Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 14-03-2010
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced regret on Sunday for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with Washington and threatens the revival of Middle East peace talks.
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Netanyahu voices regret in settlement row with U.S.
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 12-03-2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that his government was putting U.S. ties at risk by failing to take real steps toward renewed Mideast peace talks.
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Clinton warns Netanyahu on U.S. ties
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 12-03-2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday his government’s latest settlement plans were a “deeply negative signal” for U.S.-Israeli relations, the State Department said.
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Clinton calls Netanyahu over Israel settlement plans
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 12-03-2010
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged all parties to resume talks to avoid a planned strike by British Airways cabin crew later this month.
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UK’s PM Brown urges talks to stop BA strike
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 10-03-2010
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sees risks to the economic recovery and says it is not the moment to change course as he prepares for an election by June.
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UK PM Brown warns of bumpy economic road ahead
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 08-03-2010
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama sugggested at the weekend that a failure to resolve a dispute over plans to relocate a U.S. military base on Okinawa island could prompt him to resign.
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Q+A – Japan PM suggests US base row could force him to quit
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 07-03-2010
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signalled his country’s reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did not shut the door completely to the possibility.
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China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 07-03-2010
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday that all sides should keep up efforts to restart talks with North Korea, as regional powers seek to coax Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament negotiations.
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China says all sides should push for N. Korea talks
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 05-03-2010
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A year ago, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki looked unstoppable as a dramatic security turnaround and slowly improving services proved a formidable weapon for winning votes in January 2009 local polls.
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Maliki set to struggle for second term as Iraq PM
Filed Under (world updates) by admin on 05-03-2010
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told an official inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq on Friday that going to war had been the right decision and that he had provided the necessary funding for military action.
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British PM Brown tells inquiry Iraq war was right