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Palestinian Said Eid stands next to his house, not seen, as construction continues on a new housing development in the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in east Jerusalem, background, Wednesday, June 3, 2009.
France   Israel   Palestine   Photos   US  
 Daily Star Lebanon 
Israel approves new settler homes as Biden talks peace
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | - Powered by | Gavin Rabinowitz | Agence France Presse | OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday approved the construction of 1,600 new sett... (photo: AP / Sebastian Scheiner)
The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) enters Yokosuka, Japan
Defence   Japan   Nuclear   Photos   US  
 The New York Times 
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
| TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed war... (photo: U.S. Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau )
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks at Moscow's President Hotel, Friday, March 27, 2009. Friday's conference on coordination of global efforts to combat terrorism and drug-trafficking in Afghanistan, whose participants include United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which includes Russia, China and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekista  Star Tribune 
Russian foreign minister says nuclear arms treaty could be signed by April
| MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says a new treaty limiting U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear arsenals could be signed within two or three weeks. | Russian state news agencies cite L... (photo: AP / Misha Japaridze)
Moscow   Nuclear   Photos   Politics   Russia  
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, walks with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.  The Guardian 
Biden urges Israel to take risks for peace
| JERUSALEM (AP) — Vice President Joseph Biden has told Israel that the U.S. is willing to stand by those who will "take risks for peace." | Biden also told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... (photo: AP / Debbie Hill, Pool)
Israel   Mideast   Peace   Photos   Politics   US  
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Press Conference: Joint press conference by the Secretary-General; H.E. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia (left); SG; and Mr. Yvo De Boer (right), Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to brief correspondents on the High-level Event on Climate Change m&c
President Yudhoyono's visit highlights Australia-Indonesia friendship
| Sydney - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived Tuesday in Australia for a 48-hour visit that will see the recently re-elected leader of the world's four... (photo: UN / Evan Schneider)
Australia   Diplomacy   Indonesia   Photos   President  
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa looks on before a special parliament session in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Rajapaksa delivered a victory address to parliament Tuesday, declaring that his country had been "liberated" from terrorism after defeating the Tamil Tiger rebels on the battlefield. DNA India
Certain Indian officials worked against Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan minister
| COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan federal minister today alleged that "certain Indian officials" wanted president Mahinda Rajapaksa to lose the recent polls and worked to... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
Colombo   Media   Photos   Politics   Srilanka  
President Barack Obama, with President Joe Biden at his side, makes a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington about the elections in Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010. "I have great respect for the millions of Iraqis who refused to be deterred by acts of violence, and who exercised their right to vote today," Obama said. "Their participation demonstrates that the Iraqi people have chosen to shape their future through the political process. " The News International
Obama's nuclear rebuff
Monday, March 08, 2010 | Asif Ezdi | The writer is a former member of the Pakistan | Foreign Service. | According to a report of the Indian news agency PTI on Feb 28, the... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)
Government   India   Nuclear   Obama   Photos  
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during the National People's Congress, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Daily Star Lebanon
China says Iran sanctions offer no cure
| ‘We don’t think diplomatic efforts have been exhausted’ – foreign minister | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | Chris Buckl... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian)
China   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions  
Lebanese majority leader lawmaker Saad Hariri speaks during a press conference. Daily Star Lebanon
Hariri meets Kuwaiti emir for talks on bilateral cooperation
| By Nafez Kawas | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Premier Saad Hariri discussed Sunday regional and international developments with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh S... (photo: AP / Grace Kassab)
Beirut   Cooperation   Hariri   Kuwait   Photos  
 Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi addresses the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. Headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007.(ss2)  DNA India
China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions
| Beijing: Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signalled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did no... (photo: (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak))
Beijing   China   Iran   Photos   UN  
Hezbollah fighters parade during the funeral procession of Hezbollah top commander Imad Mughniyeh, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. Hezbollah's chief on Thursday vowed to retaliate against Israeli targets abroad after accusing Israel of taking the fight beyond Lebanese borders by assassinating militant commander Imad Mughniyeh in Syria Middle East Online
Hezbollah disarmament not for discussion
BEIRUT - A Lebanese minister said on Sunday that disarming Hezbollah was not "a subject for discussion," two days before Lebanon's national dialogue on defence strategy i... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Beirut   Disarmament   Hezbollah   Photos   Weapons  
Internally displaced Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil refugees come out of camps for displaced in Manik Farm, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Zeenews
India assures Sri Lanka support for Tamil resettlement
Colombo/New Delhi: India Sunday assured Sri Lanka of its support in resettling nearly 300,000 Tamil civilians displaced by the civil war in the island-nation and pushed f... (photo: AP / Sanath Priyantha)
Aid   India   Lanka   Photos   Tamils  
Former Sen. George Mitchell testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, on Capitol Hill in Washingt The Press Democrat
PLO gives approval for indirect talks with Israel
| Sunday's decision marks a first achievement for U.S. diplomacy in the Israeli-Palestinian arena. | The announcement was made as the U.S. mediator, George Mitchell, was ... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Israel   Jerusalem   Photos   President   US  
Yang Jiechi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, participates in a roundtable discussion on the development needs of Africa. Star Tribune
More assertive China chafes at 'tough' label, says onus on Washington to improve ties
| BEIJING - China's newly assertive diplomacy is an effort to safeguard its core interests and shouldn't be interpreted as combativeness, the country's foreign minister s... (photo: UN / Marco Castro)
China   Photos   Taiwan   Washington   Weapons  
Politics & Politicians British Government
- David Miliband to seek Afghanistan political drive
- Drink price plan 'will cost jobs'
- Lord Paul to give up "non-dom" status
- Belfast celebrates 'final end to decades of strife'
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, speaks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a meeting at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009.
David Miliband to seek Afghanistan political drive
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- Community and local government questions
- Shadow London minister will lead Tory charge to win over wom
- UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown honors Britons for helping pr
- Somali government would welcome U.S. air role in push
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, center right, talks to journalists in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 about Sunday's suicide attacks on the Burundian contingent of the African Union peacekeeping forces in Mogadishu which left 11 dead.
Somali government would welcome U.S. air role in push
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Parliament Commonwealth Affairs
- UK complained to US about terror suspect torture, says ex-MI
- Poll: Britain's main parties are very close in key UK el
- Poll: Britain's main parties are very close in key UK el
- Britain heads for hung parliament -polls
File - Detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, sit on prayer rugs as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009.
UK complained to US about terror suspect torture, says ex-MI5 boss
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- Replace grass with turf at Commonwealth: Eskimos
- Vijender, Akhil look to make it count in Commonwealth Champi
- UK students to work as volunteers during Commonwealth Games
- Prince Charles' Commonwealth succession
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan addresses a press conference in Mumbai, India, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. Khan's directorial debut film "Taare Zameen Par", or Stars on the Earth, has been nominated as India's entry to next year's Oscar awards.
Aamir Khan, Javed Akhtar to promote Commonwealth Games in New Delhi
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Foreign Affairs Terrorism
- Britain: Former Top Spy Accuses U.S.
- U.S. kept Britain in dark over torture -- ex spy chief
- Prince Harry hit by charity resignation
- Venables was 'trivial' risk: report
England's Prince Harry looks on, while playing for The Prince of Wales team against Hurlingham during The Golden Jubilee Trophy polo match at The Guards Polo Club, in Windsor, England Sunday July 30, 2006.
Prince Harry hit by charity resignation
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- US woman charged for plotting terrorism in Europe, South Asi
- US misled allies over terror detainees: Ex-MI5 chief
- US woman charged for plotting terrorism
- U.S. 'deliberately hid torture of terror suspects',
File - Detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, sit on prayer rugs as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009.
UK complained to US about terror suspect torture, says ex-MI5 boss
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