Bush Stifles Urge to Wring Asian Leaders' Necks (Just KIdding!)

" El Fotografo snagged this photo of U.S. President George Bush making an incriminating gesture with his hands behind the Japanese and Korean leaders at the APEC Leaders’ Summit, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. ...

Medvedev on Latin American tour

In what some analysts consider the return of a cold war era, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev starts a four-nation Latin American tour.  But, Cold War is long gone and Multi polarity seems to be the emerging...

Brazil not worried about Venezuela-Russia military exercises

Despite earlier information expressing Brazilian concerns over Venezuelan Russian military exercises, Brasilia has stated they are not a big issue. This clarification is a blunder for the Venezuelan...

APEC ministers meet in Lima

While Peru struggles to control violence that started just few days ago, it also prepares to hold the Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima over the weekend. "Twelve issues are to be...

Vietnam Prez Minh Triet arrives in Venezuela

Caracas, 18 November 2008. Today, the Vietnam President Nguyen Minh Triet arrived  to Caracas for a three day official visit. Minh Triet is accompanied by a 177 member delegation. Vietnam and Venezuela are...

Chinese Prez Hu Jintao on 2nd Cuban visit

Despite the US embargo, Cuba continues to regain its own place in international relations. No wonder, Russia, Brazil and the European Union have decided to restore or improve their bilateral relations with the...

Peru keen to sign free trade deal with China

" TRUJILLO, Peru, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian Vice President Luis Giampietri said here on Wednesday his country was looking forward to signing a free trade deal with China. According to local press, Peru will sign the agreement with China when Chinese President Hu...

Australia`s Rudd defends push for Asian EU

"Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pledged Friday to push on with his plan for an Asian counterpart to the European Union despite the proposal being lambasted by two former Australian leaders from his own Labor Party.Bob Hawke, the architect of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic...

Watch List on Children and Armed Conflict - Sri Lanka report

April 14, 2008, New York- There is virtually no safety for children in Sri Lanka as the brutal armed conflict there escalates. Every day the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE), the Government armed forces, and...

APEC must be committed to making Doha round success: minister

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum must be committed to ensuring the success of the global free trade talks known as the Doha Round rather than seeking an alternative regional agreement, an Indonesian minister said. "It is important for...

Nuclear Politics: Taking the A Train

Will Australia ride roughshod over its people, federal and state laws to facilitate the dumping (storage) of nuclear waste from around the globe.About the AuthorDr Alison Broinowski is a Visiting Fellow at ANU and...

APEC leaders promise to support RI as UNFCCC president

"The leaders of 21 APEC member countries have promised to give full support to Indonesia as president of the 13rd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to be...

Yudhoyono to convey idea on forestry eight to Bush

""President Yudhoyono would introduce the initiative at a "Forestry Eight" meeting of countries that have tropical rain forests to be held in New York," presidential spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said here on Friday...

BigT's Roundup (9-9-07)

That ice melting is not in my Wild Turkey and Coke it is melting in the Arctic. Well, it also melted enough in 1905 for a boat with a seven-man crew to sail through it. And there were many other voyages...

President Yudhoyono and 20 APEC leaders meet at Sydney Opera House

"On the first day of the meeting, the APEC leaders will meet with APEC Business Advisory Council before having lunch at Bennelong restaurant at 12.15. Howard said he would like to see the APEC leaders reaching a...

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