Armenia and Turkey Signed Historic Protocols Treaty.

Today in Zurich, Switzerland after tensions and delays in negotiations over three hours long, Armenia and Turkey finally signed a Treaty to establish diplomatic ties between the countries after 94 years of...

US forces its will on a "friend"

U.S. Ambassador Kristie Kenney issued a not so subtle threat on a "friend", supposedly sovereign nation called Philippines. Now, that's not the way to threat a "friend". Now, if only the U.S. would respect the laws of the Philippines and hand over custody of a convicted...

World - 100 countries sign cluster bomb ban; US, Russia, China refuse

" OSLO, NORWAY: Nations began signing a treaty banning cluster bombs on Wednesday in a move that supporters hope will shame the US, Russia and China and other non-signers into abandoning weapons blamed for maiming and killing civilians. Norway, which began the drive to...

Nations sign cluster bomb treaty

The begining phases of the ratifcation of a treaty to ban cluster bombs have begun, with the intial signatures being made. Cluster bombs can be particularly damaging to civilians because they spread out so far and they can lay unexploded for some time."The first of more...

Talks start in Poland for a post-Kyoto climate treaty

On Monday, delegates from 190 countries met in Poland to start a year-long process in the development of a new, global climate change treaty.  Sponsored by the UN, these early round talks are...

An Indian in every Pakistani?

"Shireen M Mazari The writer is a defence analystLack of formal education and sheer ignorance does not by definition imply an innate sense of stupidity. On the other hand, formal education in itself is no guarantee of an intelligent and rational human...

Native American Vice President, portrayed by Ben Kingsley announced.

The final movie Ben has agreed to star in is 'Whispers Like Thunder'. He will portray Charles Curtis, the only part-Native American to serve as Vice President in a tale about three Native-American siblings and...

Ben Kingsley's new slate of films announced

Plenty for Ben Kingsley to do in the next few years. See what he's doing now, including his portrayal of Vice President Charles Curtis. Ben Kingsley's fledgling U.K.-based production shingle SBK Pictures is...

China welcomes UK Tibet decision

"China welcomes UK Tibet decision Zhu Weiqun speaks on Tibet A senior Chinese official has welcomed the UK's decision to recognise Beijing's direct rule over...

US overturns ban on nuclear trade with India

Though there were concerns that the deal allowing the UNited States to trade in nuclear materials with India would not pass before the end of President Bush's second term, it appears that the deal has gone...

Nepal Maoists PM begins India Tour

Maoists rebel turned New Nepalese Prime Minister Prachanda has begun his first official visit to India. After being elected Prime Minister this is second visit foreign visit. India and Nepal enjoys a familial but often prickly relationship. The two countries have very close...

United States Arms-Control Specialist Charles Norton Van Doren Dies

United States arms-control specialist Charles Norton Van Doren, whose life's work was to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, died August 23 at Sibley Memorial Hospital."After the United States dropped...

LISBON TREATY. It's not over yet!

Two reports on the Lisbon Treaty, by Joe Noonan–[Joe Noonan is a partner in Noonan Linehan Carroll Coffey, Solicitors, Cork.   He was an expert witness on foreign and security policy in the landmark Crotty case (1987) in which the Supreme Court decided that the...

Koshi floods continue, urgent measures required

Chief District Officer of Sunsari Durga Bhandari warns that as the flood water is spreading everywhere, more villages could be drowned in floods if immediate control measures are not taken. “If the course of the Koshi River cannot be redirected to its previous condition,...

UN Ghana climate talks begin, but time is running out

As around 160 nations convened in Accra today to resume talks on climate change, Ghana warned that time was running short to work out a climate change deal, that even now will require billions of dollars a...

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