Putin & Europe, stability, energy and space. U.S. isolated ?

Investment Forum Sochi, black sea   Sept-19 Russian and French Prime Ministers, Vladimir Putin and Francois Fillon, met on the sidelines of the investment forum in Sochi on Friday and co-chair the bilateral...

No one allowed to violate territorial integrity of Pakistan: President Zardari

Addressing joint session of two houses of bicameral Parliament, Pakistan President on Saturday for the first time vowed that no one will be allowed to violate territorial integrity of Pakistan in the name of curbing...

Cuba agrees to resume political dialogue with EU

After the EU lifted sanctions on Cuba last June, bilateral relations keep improving. " HAVANA (AFP) -- The Cuban government accepted the resumption of political dialogue with the European Union (EU) Tuesday,...

Civilian Diplomacy by Bob Koehler

"Peace is no more — and no less — than the audacity of sanity, reaching past the dubious geopolitics of national self-interest and standing, as Hank Brusselback did, underneath the ancient bridge in Esfahan,...

Dialogue Between Europe and South Asia through Music

I had a most enjoyable evening yesterday, attending a jazz concert called Dialogue through Music, held at Karachi’s Arts Council auditorium. Organised by the Goethe-Insitut Karachi, together with various partners,...

Is Russia Dreaming Back Its Older Days?

When the Soviet Union was alive, it used to bag most of the medals in the Olympics. It used to use its collective strength. Today, while the Olympics is going on in Mao’s country, Russia has invaded Georgia. Georgia, one of the most important members of the former Soviet...

OAS promotes Bolivian government-oppostions talks

As the recall referendum approaches, Bolivian President Evo Morales and opposition separatist prefects continue to distance themselves. In reaction, OAS has made a call for direct talks again. This call was earlier made by the Catholic Church and OAS but to no...

South Africa ruling party backs Zimbabwe talks

As Zimbabwe announces that it will start a renewed crackdown on opposition leaders, lawmakers and activists in the coming days, South Africa's ruling party has turned on the pressure.."African National Congress leaders have urged President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party to...

Protesters return to deputy Labour leader's roof

Two men campaigning for father's rights have again scaled the home of the Labour deputy leader to bring attention to their calls for more rights for fathers in custody cases."Two protestors from Fathers 4 Justice...

China warns Dalai Lama not to disrupt Beijing Olympics

Even after rounds of peace talks with Tibetan representatives China had warned Dalai Lama and exhorted him to keep away from Olympic games."After latest fence-mending talks on Tibet issue that failed to make any...

Tsvangirai rules out African Union call for power-sharing deal with Mugabe

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai have ruled out any kind of reconcilation with Mugabe government. He also rejected any mediation conducted solely by South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, who the...

A Jewish State in Germany as an Artwork

In the name of ART everything is possible. Ron Edelman a graduate student at an art university in Weimar, relying heavily on this axiom, proposes to launch an alternative Jewish state in Germany in the state of...

‘Western Leaders Are War Criminals’

"The former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, has echoed calls for Western leaders to be charged with war crimes over the invasion of Iraq.Speaking at Imperial College in London Mahathir, who was in...

China to Meet with Representative of Dalai Lama

China has taken the historic step of agreeing to meet with a representative of the Dalai Lama, but oly time will tell whether this is an empty gesture designed to cool off international pressure ahead of the olympics or a significant change in their Tibet policy."China, in an...

China says it's ready for dialogue with Dalai Lama over Tibet

For the first time, a Chinese official says the country is willing to engage in talks with the Dalai Lama. It looks like the protests may be having an effect after all."Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi...

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