Tehran faces UN nuclear deadline - BBC News

" Iran says its nuclear programme is entirely peaceful The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed on a draft resolution giving Iran until 31 August to suspend uranium enrichment. The draft was circulated to the full 15 members of the Council and could...

US, Nine Countries Meet on North Korean Nuclear Issue - Voice of America

" The United States and nine other countries will discuss how to move the stalled North Korea nuclear disarmament negotiations forward. Pyongyang earlier rejected requests to hold informal multilateral talks on the sidelines of a regional security forum in Kuala Lumpur. The...

Venezuela's Chavez thanks Russia for arms

"MOSCOW - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that Russia had helped his country break a U.S.-imposed "blockade" by agreeing to sell Caracas fighter planes and helicopters worth billions of dollars. Neither Chavez nor Russian leaderVladimir Putin gave details...

Venezuela's Chavez thanks Russia for arms (AP)

" MOSCOW - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that Russia had helped his country break a U.S.-imposed "blockade" by agreeing to sell Caracas fighter planes and helicopters worth billions of dollars. Neither Chavez nor Russian leader Vladimir Putin " /> SEARCH...

Russian Reporter Found Slain in Apartment

"The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the murder of Yevgeny Gerasimenko, a correspondent for the independent weekly Saratovsky Rasklad, who was found dead this morning in his apartment in Saratov in southeastern Russia, according to local press reports. Saratov...

Exploiting an Unbiblical 'Rapture'

"I hate to break it to them, but not only isn't China mentioned in the Bible, but they really couldn't give a hot bowl about Israel.""Another thing that's not in the Bible is this whole 'rapture' thing, According to Barbara Rossing, a New Testament scholar and an associate...

Many in Russia skeptical of Basayev death (AP)

" MOSCOW - The special forces members that Russia credits with killing Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev have been awarded some of the country's highest honors, but their names have not been made public. President Vladimir Putin " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web "...

Truthdig - Reports - Robert Scheer: What Bush’s Open Mike Revealed

Editor’s note: In the midst of a Middle Eastern crisis that threatens to destabilize the entire region and perhaps beyond, it was unnerving that what most seemed to interest President Bush at the G8 summit is that China is a long flight from Western Russia.

Two Leaders Whose Friendship Has an Edge - New York Times

American officials are always wary of being spied on when they come to Russia. But on this visit, officials said they had very little doubt that their suspicions were correct: the attic and basement of Mr. Bush’s “cottage” were sealed off from him and his security detail.

Yo Blair! New T shirts celebrate Middle Eastern diplomacy Bush style

The UK US relationship is special, so special that GW Bush greets Tony Blair with the old school welcome ‘Yo Blair!’ Learn about GW Bush’s approach to Middle Eastern diplomacy! Celebrate these moments of political honesty with a T shirt from www.conceptTshirts.co.uk ...