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Kadhafi and Erdogan discuss Mideast, UN

AFP Global Edition 15 hours ago

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Tuesday held talks with visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the Middle East peace process and other "international issues," news agency Jana said. Kadhafi and Erdogan also discussed the reform of the United Nations, a ...

Big powers draft resolution to press Iran at IAEA

Reuters US Online Report Top News 15 hours ago

VIENNA (Reuters) - Six world powers have drafted a resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog urging Iran to clarify the purpose of its previously secret uranium enrichment site and confirm it has no more hidden atomic work, diplomats said. The draft text, ...

Russia expects Iran to agree to IAEA nuclear deal

AFP Global Edition 17 hours ago

Russia expects Iran to agree to enrich uranium abroad under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a Russian diplomatic spokesman said Tuesday. "We are counting on a quick positive response from Tehran. Therefore the question of adopting special sanctions ...

Iran said ready for uranium exchange on its soil

AP News 19 hours ago

Official: Iran ready to exchange nuclear fuel, but only on its soil Iran said Tuesday it was ready to exchange its low-enriched uranium with a higher enriched material, but only on its own soil, to guarantee the West follows through with promises ...

Sudanese woman praised for fighting pants law

AP News 22 hours ago

Sudanese woman praised by French foreign minister for fighting pants law France's foreign minister has praised the courage of a journalist who has led a fight against a law in Sudan allowing for women to be flogged for wearing pants. Bernard Kouchner ...

Brazil's president urges West to work with Iran

AP News 23 hours ago

Brazil's leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute Iran's leader got a welcoming bear hug from the Brazilian president, who urged Western nations to drop threats of punishment over the Iranian nuclear program and instead ...

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Visits West Bank

Getty Images yesterday

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 24: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) meets Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad (R) during his visit to the West Bank on November 24, 2009 in Ramallah. The new German foreign minister made the short journey to ...

Israel official secret meet with Omani FM: report

AFP Global Edition yesterday

A senior Israeli official has met with the foreign minister of Oman on the sidelines of a water meeting in Muscat, the Haaretz daily reported on Tuesday. Yossi Gal, director general of the Israeli foreign ministry, met with Omani Foreign Minister Yusef ...

Obama administration urged to join Mine Ban Treaty

Reuters US Online Report Politics News yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. acceptance of a treaty banning landmines is "long, long overdue" and President Barack Obama should use a 10-year review this weekend to announce plans to join the accord, anti-landmines campaigners said on Monday. The treaty, which went into ...

Cuba, Australia boost ties during FM visit

AFP Asian Edition yesterday

Cuba and Australia have decided to strengthen their 20-year relationship, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith said Monday at the start of a two-day visit to Havana. "I see my visit here very much as the first step in our relationship to ...

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