World Briefing | Middle East: Obama Calls Palestinian President
Thursday, den 20. November 2008The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, received a courtesy phone call from President-elect Barack Obama, who said he would work for peace, a Palestinian official said Wednesday.
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World Briefing | Europe: The Hague: Ruling on Croatia
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008The United Nations’ highest court ruled that it had jurisdiction to examine Croatia’s accusation that Serbia committed genocide in the 1991-95 Croatian war.
International Court of Justice (UN), Croatia, Serbia, Hague (Netherlands), International Relations | 0 Kommentar »
World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Ethiopian Restlessness
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008Ethiopia said that it was not prepared to continue propping up Somalia’s interim government “indefinitely” and urged leaders there to embrace a peace process.
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Court in Egypt Annuls Deal With Israel on Gas Supply
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008An Egyptian court said that a 15-year contract was improperly awarded because it was not approved by Parliament.
Natural Gas, Egypt, Israel, International Relations, Politics and Government | 0 Kommentar »
World Briefing | Middle East: Syria: Uranium Traces Inconclusive, Head of U.N. Atomic Agency Says
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008Traces of uranium found at a Syrian site bombed by Israel are not sufficient evidence of undeclared nuclear activity, the director of International Atomic Energy Agency said.
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World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: 250 Palestinians to Be Released
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008Israel said that it would release 250 Palestinian prisoners next month as a gesture to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.
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General Hints China’s Navy Wants to Add Carrier
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008The acquisition of an aircraft carrier would surely stoke tensions with the U.S. military and its allies in Asia.
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Iraqi and American Critics of Security Pact Speak Up
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008Objections were voiced a day after the Iraqi cabinet approved the pact and sent it to Parliament for ratification.
Maliki, Nuri Kamal al-, Iraq War (2003- ), Status of Forces Agreements, United States Armament and Defense, Iraq, United States International Relations, International Relations, Politics and Government | 0 Kommentar »
General Hints China’s Navy May Add Carrier
Monday, den 17. November 2008The acquisition of an aircraft carrier would surely stoke tensions with the U.S. military and its allies in Asia.
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General Hints That China’s Navy May Add Carrier
Monday, den 17. November 2008The acquisition of an aircraft carrier would surely stoke tensions with the U.S. military and its allies in Asia.
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