Yves Leterme

...provincial capital, Gardez. Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint press conference with Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. - Musadeq Sadeq /AP Photo Belgium's Prime...

In this article: Taliban, Kabul, Hamid Karzai, Suicide, Belgium, Gardez, Afghan National Army, and Afghanistan

...20, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint press conference with Belgium's Prime Minister Yves Leterme, unseen, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) Afghan President Hamid...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Kabul, Belgium, and Allegation

...faces said the nominations amounted to a list of recycled figures. Speaking at a news conference alongside Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme in Kabul on Sunday, Karzai defended his choice, saying nearly half of the nominees were new and...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Thomson Reuters, Kabul, Afghanistan, Small business, Taliban insurgency, NYSE, and Nasdaq

...for literacy that would be headed by a woman, and said he also plans to appoint women to a number of deputy minister positions. Leterme, whose country contributes more than 500 troops to the international military forces in Afghanistan,...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Afghanistan, NATO, Kabul, Allegation, and Taliban insurgency

...for literacy that would be headed by a woman, and said he also plans to appoint women to a number of deputy minister positions. Leterme, whose country contributes more than 500 troops to the international military forces in Afghanistan,...

In this article: Hamid Karzai, Kabul, NATO, Afghanistan, Taliban insurgency, and Kandahar Province

...boring meetings, was seen as a master of consensus who repaired the damage of the first Leterme leadership. The country is bracing itself for Mr Leterme's return. Belgium has a complex political scene, with no national parties, but rival...

In this article: Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, Fortis, Intrinsic value, US Secret Service, Albert II, France, White House, and Europe

A poll by top-selling Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws showed a majority of its readers believed Leterme would not succeed. Leterme was the clear winner of the 2007 federal election on a platform of devolving more powers to the regions,...

In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium, European Union, Brussels, Christian Democrat, Recession, Het Laatste Nieuws, and Fortis

Former PM of Belgium Yves Leterme to take office again Yves Leterme will have to grapple with constitutional reform Former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has been nominated to take office for a second time. Mr Leterme's previous...

In this article: Belgium, Allegation, Fortis, Jean-Luc Dehaene, and Brussels

...Herman Van Rompuy, who has been named president of the European Union. Here are some facts about Leterme. * King Albert appointed Leterme prime minister for the first time in March 2008 after months of coalition wrangling that followed...

In this article: Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, Christian Democrat, Liberation, Karel De Gucht, and Fortis

...has left the country's political arena. Van Rompuy came into office only months ago, when his predecessor and fellow party member Yves Leterme, the current minister of foreign affairs, had to resign over accusations of attempting to...

In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium, European Union, and Guy Verhofstadt