INTERNATIONAL

A. Norman Hallgren can provide assistance with a variety of concerns however he is particularly conversant in matters of international finance and trade. He is licensed to practice law both in Alberta (Canada) and Hawaii (USA) and has prepared many documents and instruments related to law that governs relations between organizations and individuals.

Having lived in other countries and traveled extensively he is conscious and respectful of cultural differences.

Pressure mounts over IMF role in Greek crisis

Europe split over IMF intervention for debt-ridden Greece on Friday, upping pressure on national leaders to resolve crisis plans just days from a crunch summit.

Russia, U.S. on 'brink' of new arms treaty: Clinton

Russia and the United States are "on the brink" of signing a new nuclear disarmament treaty after resolving all outstanding issues, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday.

Turks protest PM's Armenian deportation threat

More than 100 protesters took to the streets of Istanbul Friday, accusing Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of racism over his threat to deport illegal Armenian workers.

Allawi edges ahead of PM again in Iraq election

Secularist Iyad Allawi edged ahead of Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday in a neck-and-neck election race that has laid bare the ethnic and sectarian divisions threatening Iraq’s fragile stability.

UN chief backs Palestinian state in visit to West Bank

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday said the international community "strongly supports" Palestinian efforts to build a state as he kicked off a regional tour aimed at reviving peace talks.