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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

Statements Clarifying the Meaning of U.N. Security Council Resolution 242

as mentioned in the Resolution), the Arab States insisted that Security Council Resolution 242 called for a total withdrawal of Israeli forces from territories occupied in the Six-Day War. Israel held that the withdrawal phrase in the Resolution was not
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

United Nations: Part 1--Member States Consider Ways to Energize, Fully Engage Powers of General Assembly, Pledge to Restore Institutional Balance with Other United Nations Bodies

The General Assembly's powers to discuss issues of the greatest concern to its Member States -- from international peace and security, to development, human rights and international law -- should be completely engaged to take advantage of the 192-member
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT

Erekat: PA wants UN Security Council to replace "secure" borders of 242 with complete withdrawal to '67 lines

[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: The Palestinians don't want to admit it - but they know that 242 doesn't dictate the of negotiations between Israel and the Arabs. 242 doesn't require full withdrawal ('from territories' rather than 'from the territories') and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT

State Department Spokesman: U.S. "dismayed" overs Jewish construction in Jerusalem

QUESTION: On the peace process, Israel has approved today the construction of 900 new housing units in East Jerusalem. How do you view this approval at this specific time? MR. KELLY: Well, I think, Michel, you've heard us say many times that we believe
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT

Training for mass-casualty events: first-time cooperation between MASHAV and NATO

Participants from all over the world will attend a workshop on the best ways to handle mass-casualty events. (comunicated by MFA Spokesman's Bureau) Israel's National Agency for International Cooperation - MASHAV, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs -
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:00 GMT

U.S. Department of State: We support a Palestinian state that arises as the result of a process between the two parties

QUESTION: Yes. Do you have more details about Senator Mitchell's meetings with the Israeli negotiators in London? MR. KELLY: No, I don't. I just - I mean, I know that they had meetings today, but I don't have any readout of it. QUESTION: A follow-up on
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Sarkozy, Ban Ki-moon to attend Commonwealth meet

Port-of-French President Nicholas Sarkozy and UN chief Ban Ki-moon will be attending the Commonwealth of Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29 as special guests, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said. Danish Prime
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Even Iraqi prisoners hate Packers fans

As if Brett Favre isn't already a source of shame for denizens of Wisconsin, now Iraqi detainees are trying to use the sore spot to their advantage. Iraqi prisoners at a detainment camp run by the Wisconsin National Guard have learned some English,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

5 Things to Be Thankful For This Year

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT

US ambassador-designate Warlick addresses senate confirmation hearing

Warlick, left, at the Unesco. Photo: state.gov The future US ambassador to Bulgaria, James Warlick, has addressed the US senate committee on foreign relations, the committee due to approve Warlick's official nomination. Warlick, a senior member of the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:00 GMT

Social media and social memory

I am getting increasingly interested in studying the role that new media plays in shaping social memory (e.g. how do blogs and social networks  impact how societies remember and forget? how will historical narratives be written in the age of data
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:19:00 GMT

British ambassador forced to apologise after Royal Navy ship 'used Spanish flag buoy for target practice'

The incident allegedly occurred on Tuesday, about five nautical miles from Gibraltar, a British colony located on Spain’s southern tip, over which the country claims sovereignty.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:16:00 GMT

U.S. Troops In S. Korea May Be Redeployed

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Ban optimistic on climate change measure

The political will to embrace a comprehensive climate change agreement at a December conference in Denmark is growing by the day, the top U.N. official said. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been stumping for a climate change measure to replace
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT

Ambassador: U.S.-China relations more focused on global issues

BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China-U.S. relationship that by large was entering a period where our focus would be more and more on global issues, said U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman on Friday. Huntsman made the remarks at the Forum for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT

NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Israel

BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (KUNA) -- The Deputy Secretary General of NATO Claudio Bisogniero will pay an official visit to Israel on Monday and Tuesday, said a NATO statement here Friday. He will lead a NATO delegation which will conduct high level talks with
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT

US Supports BiH, Montenegro for NATO MAP

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:00 GMT

NATO seeks to deepen strategic partnership with new EU leadership

BRUSSELS, Nov 20 (KUNA) -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmusssen congratulated very warmly here Friday Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy for being named as the first ever President of the European Council, and Catherine Ashton EU trade
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:00 GMT

Industrialization Will Help Africa Fully Join World Economy, Says Ban

Africa needs to fully join the global economy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today. 'Efforts to address these challenges must be rooted in a shared global responsibility for our planet's prosperity,' he said in a message marking Africa
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:00 GMT

OSCE calls upon Ukraine to dispose of rocket fuel in 3-4 years

KALYNIVKA (Vinnytsia region), Nov. 18 - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe hopes that the disposal of the components of liquid rocket fuel (melange) in Ukraine will take three or four years. OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:47:00 GMT

N. Korea offers talks with S. Korea on suspended Mt. Kumgang tours

North Korea has proposed talks with South Korea on ways of resuming lucrative cross-border tours to the North's scenic Mt. Kumgang that were suspended after a shooting incident last year, Yonhap News Agency reported Friday.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:46:00 GMT

British ambassador forced to apologise after Royal Navy ship ‘used Spanish flag for target practice’

The incident allegedly occurred on Tuesday, about five nautical miles from Gibraltar, a British colony located on Spain’s southern tip, over which the country claims sovereignty.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:43:00 GMT

State Department Press Briefing On Iran

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:41:00 GMT

NATO: NATO Deputy Secretary General to visit Israel

The Deputy Secretary General of NATO H.E. Ambassador Claudio Bisognierowill pay an official visit to Israelon 23-24 November 2009. He will lead a NATO delegation which will conduct high level talks with Israeli officials in the framework of the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:39:00 GMT

Ban urges lawmakers to work with UN to pull developing countries out of recession

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 — National parliaments are key allies of the United Nations in its efforts to haul the world's most vulnerable people out of the global economic crisis, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday told an international
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT

Obama says U.S. troops in S. Korea will be sent to Afghanistan

By Sam Kim SEOUL, Nov. 20 — U.S. President Barack Obama said during his recent trip to South Korea that some American troops stationed here will be re-deployed to Afghanistan, according to a transcript of his speech. "The story of your service
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:35:00 GMT

United Nations: Dismissing Reports That Copenhagen Climate Talks Will Come up Short, Secretary-General Says Stage Will Be Set for Binding Treaty 'As Soon as Possible in 2010'

Only 17 days ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon today refuted reports that the talks on reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions would fall short of expectations, and called on Member
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:00 GMT

Poll: Majority in US now see Afghan war as not worth fighting

Support for the US mission in Afghanistan has slipped to a new low, with 44 percent of Americans now saying the war there has been worth the cost, according to a recently released poll. Amid mounting divisiveness over what was once one of President
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:21:00 GMT

MacKay casts doubt on ex-diplomat's torture allegations

Opposition members are pushing for a public inquiry into the Afghan torture issue, while the Conservative government seeks to undermine the diplomat who repeatedly warned Ottawa about the problem. In a set of explosive allegations made public earlier
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:00 GMT

Sarkozy, Ban Ki-moon to attend Commonwealth meet

Port-of-Spain, Nov 20 (IANS) French President Nicholas Sarkozy and UN chief Ban Ki-moon will be attending the Commonwealth of Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29 as special guests, Prime Minister Patrick
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:00 GMT