Politics

White House condems 'terrorist attacks' in Iran - 05/30/2009

WASHINGTON- The White House Friday condemned "terrorist attacks" in Iran, following a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque and an assault by gunmen on a provincial campaign office of President Mahmoud...

Key powers weigh possible sanctions against NKorea - 05/29/2009

UNITED NATIONS- Ambassadors of seven key powers exchanged views Thursday on possible, tougher UN sanctions against North Korea over its latest nuclear test and agreed to continue the bargaining in...

Obama meets Abbas, ups pressure on Israel - 05/29/2009

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson - US President Barack Obama Thursday renewed pressure on Israel but rejected a timetable for his peace drive, noting domestic pressures heaped on Israeli Prime Minister...

Georgia's opposition divided over tactics - 05/28/2009

TBILISI, Irakli Metreveli- Georgia's opposition leaders on Thursday appeared deeply divided over future tactics, thus minimising prospects of quickly forcing heavyweight President Mikheil...

Obama has made US safer : top security advisor - 05/28/2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's national security advisor James Jones Wednesday rejected ex-vice president Dick Cheney's claim that dismantling Bush-era anti-terror policies had made Americans...

World's ills trigger record billion-dollar Red Cross outlay - 05/27/2009

GENEVA - A lethal cocktail of war, natural disasters and economic volatility led the international Red Cross to paint a picture of rising global instability Wednesday as it announced record annual...

Obama backs South Korea non-proliferation move - 05/27/2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama lauded South Korea's decision to join a US-backed non-proliferation program on Tuesday, as both nations managed the fallout from a North Korean nuclear test....

Former, current military chiefs back Obama on Guantanamo - 05/25/2009

WASHINGTON- President Barack Obama gained support for closing Guantanamo from a current and a former military leader Sunday despite opposition in Congress to moving "war on terror" suspects to the...

South American leaders reaffirm socialist trinity - 05/25/2009

QUITO, Hector Velasco - The presidents of Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela reaffirmed Sunday their commitment to a trilateral socialist alliance as they gathered here to celebrate Quito's anniversary...

Obama acknowledges Guantanamo 'one of our biggest problems' - 05/24/2009

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama acknowledged Saturday that figuring out what to do with detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba who are too dangerous to release "is going to be one of our biggest...
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