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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:44:00 GMT

Nigeria may review ties with Libya over Gaddafi's split talk

High-level diplomatic sources in Abuja told The Guardian at the weekend that the government is determined to use the current row with Libya to demonstrate its approach to the principle of reciprocity under its Citizens Diplomacy policy. Last Thursday,
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:44:00 GMT

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) waves from the rooftop of a new house in Khan Yunis

Palestinian school boys hold up banners with slogans protesting the Israeli blockade of Gaza
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:34:00 GMT

US-Russian deal on nukes nearly completed

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, second right, and U.S. Secretary of Stat... Nearly a year after President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered negotiators to work on a new treaty to reduce their nuclear arsenals, the two
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:15:00 GMT

Obama repeats offer of talks on Iran's nuclear programme

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:56:00 GMT

China warns U.S. that 'trade war'will hurt Americans even more

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:49:00 GMT

At UN, Ban and Pachauri Take No Questions on IPCC and Outside Income, Transparency Charade

By Matthew Russell Lee www.innercitypress.com/ipcc2pachauri031010.html UNITED NATIONS, March 10 -- Seeking to dampen controversies about the Inter governmental Panel on Climate Change's use of NGO press releases as science and about IPCC chairman
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:02:00 GMT

Portuguese PM in Libya for energy talks

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates arrived on Sunday night in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the first leg of a North African tour that aims to boost energy ties with the country's major oil suppliers. Besides Libya, Socrates, who is accompanied by
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:31:00 GMT

Dandenong hires man as women’s ambassador

GREATER Dandenong’s new ambassador for the Year of Women in Local Government is married with three kids and works in disabled care. Oh, and he’s a man: Craig Robinson. Cr Maria Sampey called the appointment outrageous. “Why send a man to do a
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:28:00 GMT

India and Russia revive Cold War ties

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Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:17:00 GMT

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Jane and her jihad (03/19/2010)

Evil is not a color. It has no particular religion nor creed, nor style of dress, nor gender nor geographic home. Evil is an equal opportunity employer. One hopes we learn at least that much from the adventures of Jihad Jane. That, according to federal
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:04:00 GMT

India and Russia revive Cold War ties

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:52:00 GMT

Fight jihadist forces'

SHIMOGA: International general secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishat Praveen Togadia said here on Sunday that the interests of Hindus could not be safeguarded unless a new law based on their hopes was brought in. Addressing the Pranteeya Virat Hindu
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:37:00 GMT

China warns U.S. 'trade war' will hurt Americans

BEIJING -- China's commerce minister warned the United States on Sunday that if it launches a "trade war" against China by levying punitive tariffs on Chinese imports, the United States will suffer the most. Chen Deming also said the U.S. government's
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:27:00 GMT

Korean American Prepares to Run Across U.S.

Retired Korean-American businessman Kwon Yi-joo, 65, is in the spotlight after announcing an ambitious plan to run across the U.S. Kwon, who is the president of the Korean Road Runners Club of New York, said in a ceremony in Flushing, New York, on
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:25:00 GMT

UN's Ban in Gaza, calls on Israel to end closures

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza, March 21 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged Israel to end a three year-long blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and called on Palestinians to heal their political rifts. Ban's visit to the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:13:00 GMT

UN's Ban in Gaza, calls on Israel to end closures

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) gestures during a visit to Palestinian houses destroyed... Khan Younis--United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday urged Israel to end a three year-long blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and called on
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:13:00 GMT

'Jihad Jane' discarded it all

The head of a coalition of citizens concerned about the spread of radical Islam finds it difficult to understand how an American woman could become so angry that she would convert to Islam and allegedly become involved an assassination plot. According to
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:48:00 GMT

Israeli settlements must stop, says Ban Ki-moon

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:47:00 GMT

British ambassador in Riyadh reassigned to Kabul

DAMMAM: British Ambassador Sir William Patey leaves next month for Afghanistan to become the UK's envoy to Kabul. Speaking to Arab News on the sidelines of the Saudi-British Week at the Asharqia Chamber, he said: "This is my last visit to the region as
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:42:00 GMT

Aussie uranium for Russia won't be used in nukes: PM

Anti-nuclear campaigners are still to be convinced, citing security concerns and Russia's poor disarmament record. The nuclear fuel material appears set to be exported to Russia after the government brushed aside concerns raised in a parliamentary
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:31:00 GMT

Ban in West Bank pushes for peace talks

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Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:27:00 GMT

Greater Dandenong hires man as women’s ambassador

GREATER Dandenong’s new ambassador for the Year of Women in Local Government is married with three kids and works in disabled care. Oh, and he’s a man: Craig Robinson. Cr Maria Sampey called the appointment outrageous. “Why send a man to do a
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:21:00 GMT

Central China province denies GM rice accusation

( ) CHANGSHA, Mar 20, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Central China's Hunan Province said on Saturday rice on sale at its supermarkets was not genetically modified and refuted environmental group Greenpeace's accusation. The provincial agricultural
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:20:00 GMT

Ban appoints US diplomat as new head of UNICEF

'Pakistan Times' UN Bureau UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the United States foreign policy adviser, diplomat and academic Anthony Lake as the next Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “He
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:04:00 GMT

Ban Ki-moon seeks to revive Middle East peace process

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) waves from the rooftop of a new house built by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) for a Palestinian family who lost their home in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:03:00 GMT

Taliban trained to kill NATO forces

Hundreds of insurgents have been trained in Iran to kill NATO forces in Afghanistan, two Taliban commanders have told a British Sunday newspaper. The unnamed commanders have told The Sunday Times Iranian officials paid them to attend three-month courses
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:56:00 GMT

US says it is open to nuke deal with Pakistan

Amid reports of massive 16-20 hour power outages across Pakistan causing public unrest, the Barack Obama administration has indicated it is open to Islamabad's plea for a civilian nuclear deal akin to the US-India agreement, notwithstanding continued
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:44:00 GMT

US-Russian deal on nukes nearly completed

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (Reuters) Medvedev: Russia must tap Arctic resources Russia criticised by UN over Olympics construction Russia moves closer to Iran sanctions over nukes Top Russian newspaper’s website hacked, paralysed Russian police
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:33:00 GMT

UN chief Ban visits Gaza

GAZA CITY: United Nations (UN) chief Ban Ki-moon crossed into the Gaza Strip on Sunday, expressing solidarity with the plight of the Palestinians and urging an end to an Israeli blockade of the Hamas-run territory. Ban was making his second visit to the
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:26:00 GMT

Obama continues Bush's Iran policy - Part II

Written by Daan de Wit Contributor, Atlantic Free Press. Part I is located here. The battle against Iran has already begun. War is only one phase of this process - just as it was with Iraq. The preparation is the most important part of the battle.
Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:20:00 GMT