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Obama and Lee urge N Korea talks

Let see what happens to this Obama plea, at a guess not a lot. " US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Myung-bak, have urged North Korea to return to international nuclear negotiations....

Israel 'met Iran' at atomic talks

Its now October and it would seem at least to me that is someone in Iran and in Israel kept this meeting under their hat. However Iran says it never happened and that of course must be true?    " Senior...

Americans Back Iran Strike if Nuke Talks Fail

We Americans are willing to talk, but we expect results. As was pointed out in the Italian press at the onset of the War in Iraq, war is not a taboo for the American people. We will fight to defend our democratic...

Iran calls for nuclear talks as further sanctions loom

" Iran said today it was ready to resume negotiations over its nuclear programme and a broad range of other issues with a six-nation group of major powers. The brief announcement reported on state-run Iranian...

US-Israeli talks make 'progress'

" US Middle East envoy George Mitchell and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu say talks about reviving the regional peace process have made "good progress". There was no mention of Israel agreeing to halt settlement...

Talks seen as last chance to end Honduras' crisis

Zeyala will have to compromise, Congress and the courts and the military are against him.  He can not win.  There will be no civil war because Zeyala has no military forces. A third party interim person...

India: Pakistan peace talks on hold

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that peace talks with Pakistan will be on hold until action is taken against those responsible for last year's Mumbai attacks. It is to be noted that the peace talks were...

Philippines captures 'rebel base' on Mindanao

" Troops in the Philippines have seized a separatist camp and killed 30 rebels on Mindanao island, the military says. The army said its soldiers found large caches of weapons and ammunition when they entered the...

Militants take 71 Pakistani security personnel hostage in Buner

Militants have taken at least 71 Pakistani police and paramilitary security agency personnel hostage in Buner district of troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) after invited them to a mosque for talks, as the Pakistani security forces backed by jetfighters and...

Pakistan says can't cross limits; rejects Indian talks conditions

Pakistan has told the United States that it has its own limits in the "war on terror" and could not cross it."Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the US is told that Pakistan could not cross the limit in war on terror.In an interview, he said Pakistan told the US that...

Council considering sacking their 7,000 work force

A Scottish council who, over the years have had more strikes in recent years than most over pay and  working conditions is considering sacking all their staff. Renfrewshire Council, who borders with Glasgow has...

Poznan Stall Over Indigenous Rights

United Nations Climate Change talks currently taking place in Poznan, Poland, have yielded few results. Even topics that had been anticipated to be resolved quickly aren't being agreed upon. One such topic is...

Hollywood actors union seeks authority to strike

"The main union representing U.S. film and television actors said on Wednesday it would mail ballots to members in January seeking authorization for a strike over a new contract. The Screen Actors Guild,...

Mumbai attacks stall talks between India and Pakistan

The Mumbai terrorist attacks not only provided an opportunity to India to blame Pakistan but have also led to postponement of various meetings between the two countries at different levels, including the one that scheduled for next week on Sir Creek boundary dispute between...

Citi Rescue Talks Underway

"The market shrugged off the prospect of a Citigroup meltdown and focused instead on the leak that Timothy Geithner was Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary. Citi fell another 20%, its shares dropping below $4. Have banking catastrophes become so routine that it is now...

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