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Tue, 13 May 2008 10:27:00 GMT

US NATO ambassador urges nations to pool military capabilities

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Tue, 13 May 2008 10:27:00 GMT

Lebanese Parties Must Resume Dialogue, Ban Says

- Deploring the violence that has engulfed Lebanon over the past week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties in the fractured country to resume dialogue as part of a process that should culminate in the election of a president and a
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:16:00 GMT

What India gets under IAEA

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Tue, 13 May 2008 10:02:00 GMT

US envoy heads home with North Korean nuclear documents

A US diplomat is heading back to Washington with documents detailing North Korea's nuclear activities. The US Embassy in Seoul says State Department official Sung Kim left Seoul today with documents he received from North Korea during his visit to
Tue, 13 May 2008 10:02:00 GMT

Iran, G5+1 to exchange packages to end dispute on nuclear program

Iran and the Group 5+1 will exchange packages to resolve the dispute on nuclear program in the next few days. Longstanding negotiations between Iran and the European Union has turned to package exchange indicating the resolve on both sides to uphold
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:59:00 GMT

Free Tibet- a far cry: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal

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Tue, 13 May 2008 09:44:00 GMT

United Nations Assures Support For China

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Tue, 13 May 2008 09:43:00 GMT

Bush tempers upbeat optimism about Mideast peace

WASHINGTON --When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. 'I'm optimistic,' he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:41:00 GMT

Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes

President George W. Bush heads back to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad skepticism over his chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office in less than nine months. His second trip to the region this year will get
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:32:00 GMT

India backs Iran''s peaceful nuclear program

ABU DHABI: India has backed Iran's 'peaceful' nuclear program and said New Delhi would continue its 'significant' engagement with Tehran since the oil-rich nation is an important-role player in the Middle East. Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:32:00 GMT

Ban Ki-moon voices sorrow after deadly earthquake hits China

NEW YORK: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his sorrow for the victims of the earthquake that struck southwestern China today, killing thousands of people, and pledged U.N. support in any humanitarian efforts.In a statement
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:32:00 GMT

Bush has missed targets on Middle East peace

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has a faulty calendar and questionable optimism when it comes to the Middle East. By his original reckoning, an elusive peace should have happened three years ago and a democratic Palestinian state should now be living in
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:29:00 GMT

Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush heads back to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad skepticism over his chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office in less than nine months. His second trip to the
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:29:00 GMT

Bush tempers upbeat optimism about Mideast peace

WASHINGTON: When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. 'I'm optimistic,' he said over and over about the prospects for ending one of the
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:22:00 GMT

The United Nations can save Burma

THE MILITARY junta in Burma is failing the most basic responsibility of any government to take care of its citizens. In the wake of the devastating typhoon that killed at least 28,000 people and left many thousands more destitute, the international
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:18:00 GMT

Russia's Security Council should take part in shaping strategic course -Medvedev

MOSCOW. May 13 (Interfax) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has tasked the Russian Security Council to work out measures to strengthen the Armed Forces, to fight corruption, terrorism and to guarantee international security. The Security Council has
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:18:00 GMT

United Nations fails in promise to protect people in need

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Tue, 13 May 2008 09:15:00 GMT

The Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, on the Chinese earthquake

Residents run on a debris-covered road following an earthquake in Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan province, Monday, May 12, 2008. Thousands of soldiers and police were dispatched to central China after a massive earthquake Monday killed at least 107
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:11:00 GMT

Arab League appeals for end to Lebanon violence

Arab foreign ministers holding crisis talks in Cairo on Sunday appealed for an end to violence in Lebanon after fierce clashes erupted in mainly Druze areas southeast of Beirut.
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Arab League holds Lebanon crisis talks without Syrian FM

Arab foreign ministers were holding talks on the Lebanon crisis on Sunday in the absence of Syria's top diplomat whose country has been blamed for the troubles of its smaller neighbour.
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:07:00 GMT

Lebanon tense as Arab League tries to end crisis

Lebanon was on a knife-edge on Monday after days of deadly sectarian battles that have driven the nation to the brink of civil war, as Arab ministers prepared to send in a team to try to end the crisis.
Tue, 13 May 2008 09:07:00 GMT

United Nations for Taiwan? How will China and the U.S. React?

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Tue, 13 May 2008 08:36:00 GMT

Nuclear Jazz at The United Nations

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Tue, 13 May 2008 08:35:00 GMT

US Has Confidence In Turkey And Israel, Rice

WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. State Secretary Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that the United States has confidence in Turkey and Israel, while commenting on the talks held between Israel and Syria with Turkey's mediation. Rice replied to questions of reporters
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:33:00 GMT

Briana Walker: Featured in First Wheelchair Hip Hop Dance Team, LRO Ambassador, Triathlete, Author, Spokesperson & International Speaker

When Briana Walker joined Colours Wheelchairs as a model, she met Auti Angel, who was a wheelchair dancer and pioneer in the hip hop world. Auti opened the door for Briana to wheelchair dancing. 'Auti introduced me to wheelchair dancing and it's
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:31:00 GMT

Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush heads back to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad scepticism over his chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office in less than nine months. His
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:30:00 GMT

Iran, IAEA to resume discussions on N-plan

TEHRAN: Iran and the UN nuclear agency watchdog will resume talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme in the Iranian capital today, an Iranian official was quoted as saying yesterday. The head of the Iranian delegation, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, did not
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:29:00 GMT

Interview: Sudan's U.S. Ambassador Says Darfur Crisis Exaggerated

Interviewee: John Ukec Lueth UkecInterviewer: Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor The Council on Foreign RelationsJune 5, 2007 Sudan's ambassador to the United States, John Ukec Lueth Ukec, was a member of the rebellion in his country's South until the
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:28:00 GMT

Iran summons British ambassador over court decision

Tehran - Iran on Monday summoned the British ambassador to Tehran in protest at a court decision to remove the Iranian rebel group People's Mujahedin, widely known as MKO, from the terrorist list. During the meeting with Geoffrey Adams, Iran's Deputy
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:22:00 GMT

Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes

WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush heads back to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad scepticism over his chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office in less than nine months. His second trip to the region this year
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:22:00 GMT