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...

U.S. Plans Soon To Ease Ban On Contacts With Iran

Reuters out of Washington is reporting that the White House will possibly relax restrictions on contacts between U.S. diplomats and Iranian officials. "But the source, who asked not to be named because a review...

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...

Pak agrees to 48-hour timetable to act against LeT

"Washington, Dec 06: Pakistan has agreed to a 48-hour timetable set by India and the United States to formulate a plan to take action against Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and to arrest at least three Pakistanis who...

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...

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...

'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...

White powder scare for U.S. in Pakistan; Envelopes sent to diplomatic outposts

Opinion Barry Artiste Certainly Terrrorists preying on the US paranoia over Anthrax scares which previously hit the USA in recent years via the US postal service has taken a new turn to cause disruptions, and much...

Cheney bashes Russia for 'brutality' in Georgia

OH sure, what does Cheney care? He's leaving office and moving to Europe. What does he care if he starts a US war with Russia? Even McCain in his acceptance speech said things to indicate he will take on Russia AND Iran as well."(CNN) -- Vice President Dick Cheney harshly...

Georgia snaps ties with Russia, woos US

The first casualty of the recent flare up between Georgia and Russia is the Russian Confederation. After tension between two countries over the Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia's relation with Russia has...

Taiwan says Paraguay ties remain secure

Despite the Paraguayan President announcement on an imminent change of its policy favouring Taiwan admission into UN, Taipei says otherwise.  It says "diplomatic ties with Paraguay will remain unchanged". This statement and their impact on bilateral...

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