Court issues notice to Pakistan govt; report says Davis CIA agent

A Pakistani court has issued notice to the federal government over Diplomatic and Consular Privileges Act 1972 in a case related to the double murder case against an American national, Raymond Davis, whom Washington claims to be a diplomatic staff member whereas media reports...

Return of the Taliban

"But this cat and mouse game is not going to end anytime soon. It will suck economies dry as this war against terror will drag on for many years to come. USA has been the biggest player in this at every level....

Al-Qaeda claims Italian kidnappings

New Delhi: International anti american extremist organisation Al Qaeda, the North African branch has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Italians in Mauritania earlier this month. Al-Qaeda of the...

Thatcher dead?

No not that one its a cat called Thatcher, the bereaved owner John Baird sending a text message to a friend in Canada sparked of a lot of response. Well when the Canadian Prime Minster received the news he had to...

Hugo Chavez and Venezuela Cut Ties with Colombia

Hugo Chavez, as the President of Venezuela, has announced that they are cutting diplomatic ties with Colombia, as there are too many 'aggressions' from that country. Previously, Colombia announced that Venezuela purchased anti-tank weapons from Sweden and they ended up in...

Ottawa rips Sri Lanka for deporting ‘security threat’ Bob Rae

The government of Canada has formally registered its "dismay and displeasure" regarding unacceptable treatment of Hon. Bob Rae. and deporing him for Sri Lankan national security threat. " “It is absurd to suggest...

U.S. can't sway Canada on Afghan pullout: Cannon

Canada's foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon had stated that Canada will not extend its stay in Afghanistan beyond 2011. "Let me be perfectly clear: Canada is abiding by the motion that was adopted in our...

With Obama, what change for Mideast?

It is unlikely that Obamacan have any major impacton trhe middle east and Gazathis year, but maybe next year. "Indeed, the US will have to decide the approach it is going to take to Palestinian leadership before...

Ringed by Foes, Pakistanis Fear the U.S., Too

"By JANE PERLEZ ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A redrawn map of South Asia has been making the rounds among Pakistani elites. It shows their country truncated, reduced to an elongated sliver of land with the big bulk of India to the east, and an enlarged Afghanistan to...

Leave the smug attitudes at home. Russia is in Venezuela!

" U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack mocked the exercises, noting that Russia's navy is but a shadow of its Soviet-era fleet and reasserting U.S. dominance in the region. "Are they accompanied by tugboats this time?" he joked to reporters in Washington. "I...

'I Like Your Tan': PM's Obama Gaffe

"The Italian Prime Minister has been blasted for his blundering welcome of the US president-elect after he praised Barack Obama's "suntan". Silvio Berlusconi made the comment at a joint press conference with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev."I will try to help relations...

Pakistan takes the bazaar to diplomats’ doorsteps

" Pakistani authorities have opened a 30-shop market inside the high-security Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad housing embassies and residencies to save the diplomatic community of the security risk involved in going out for daily shopping. “The main purpose is to facilitate...

Obama, McCain, Kissinger: American Realpolitiks

I love Zoe Strauss. Here is a post she just did about an exchange between Obama and McCain about Kissinger. The post then goes on to provide links and information about the controversial career of Kissinger..."war criminal". Go Zoe! "During the presidential debate Obama and...

Kidnappers took Afghan envoy to Jamrud, says Pakistani official

"ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior, Rehman Malik Monday said the abducted Afghan ambassador embarked on a journey without prior information and security and termed it a violation of the diplomatic norms.Talking to Geo News, the Interior Advisor said the...

Sarkozy in Russia/Georgia Talks, Pushes for EU Monitors

Russia announced today it would pull its military forces back to pre-conflict positions by Oct. 1, but only if they are replaced by 200 EU monitors. Russia is also due to pull out from checkpoints between Sinaki and the Black Sea port of Poti. Georgia stated they would not...

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