Politics

West African bloc condemns 'violent repression' in Guinea - 09/29/2009

ABUJA- West African regional bloc ECOWAS Tuesday condemned what it called "violent repression" in Guinea a day after more than 150 people were killed in a crackdown by junta troops on opposition...

Iran promises UN inspections 'soon' but no enrichment freeze - 09/29/2009

TEHRAN, Jay Deshmukh - Iran said on Tuesday that it will offer a timetable soon for UN inspection of its controversial new uranium enrichment plant but again rejected demands for a freeze on the...

Serbia jails Bosnian convicted in killing Yugoslav troops - 09/28/2009

BELGRADE - Serbia's war crimes court Monday sentenced a Bosnian to 12 years in prison for involvement in a 1992 attack that killed 51 soldiers of the Yugoslav army, the Beta news agency reported....

US to open dialogue with Myanmar - 09/28/2009

WASHINGTON, Shaun Tandon- The United States said Monday it will open dialogue with Myanmar aimed at improving relations but insisted it would keep sanctions and keep pressing the military regime on...

Pentagon plays down questions over Obama-McChrystal talks - 09/28/2009

WASHINGTON- The Pentagon said Monday that the top US military commander in Afghanistan was not complaining when he said he had spoken to President Barack Obama just once in the past 70 days....

Guinea junta leader faces 'dead city' on first visit outside capital - 09/26/2009

LABE - Guinea's military ruler headed Saturday in an armed convoy for the country's second city, the opposition stronghold of Labe, on his first trip outside the capital since seizing power in...

Iran to allow IAEA inspectors into new uranium plant - 09/26/2009

TEHRAN, Jay Deshmukh - Iran said on Saturday it would allow UN inspectors into its newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant, as US President Barack Obama led a global outcry against Tehran for...

Mao's grandson no general yet: spokesman - 09/26/2009

BEIJING - A spokesman for Mao Zedong's grandson has denied media reports that the revolutionary leader's descendant had been made a general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), a report said...

Ban fears violence will mar Afghan vote result: UN - 09/26/2009

KABUL - United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon fears violence will mar the announcement of the Afghan presidential election results, the organisation said in a statement Saturday. In his...

Gaza militant group vows revenge for deadly Israeli raid - 09/26/2009

GAZA CITY, Sakher Abu El Oun - Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza on Saturday, firing guns into the air and vowing revenge at the funeral of three fighters killed in an Israeli air...
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