Iran Agrees to Nuclear Fuel Deal
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, director of the UN-spawned International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), announced on October 21 that Iranian negotiators have agreed to a...
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Karzai Agrees to Afghanistan Runoff
The incumbent President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, announced at a Kabul press conference on...
China to Strengthen Trade Ties With Iran
According to Xinhua News, the Chinese government’s official press agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao...
Global Police Seek More Power
During a conference in Singapore this week, delegates to the Interpol-United Nations meeting agreed:...
Obama Sending 13,000 More Troops to Afghanistan
The Washington Post reported on October 13 that the U.S. military is deploying 13,000...
McCaffrey: 10 More Years of War in Afghanistan
Retired General Barry McCaffrey told MSNBC's Meet the Press Sunday that the United States...
Bangkok Climate Talks End on “Rich-Poor” Note
A two-week-long series of UN climate-change talks in Bangkok attended by delegates from 180...
Israel’s Foreign Minister Pessimistic About Palestine Peace
Speaking in a radio interview reported by the BBC on October 8, Israel's Foreign...
Saving the Planet, One Empty Bladder at a Time
All Nippon Airways declares that empty bladders will lead to cleaner air. According to...
Communist China at 60
On October 1, the Beijing government celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of...
Iran Sends Mixed Signals on Nuclear Program
Speaking two days before Iran is scheduled to meet the five permanent members of...
Iran Tests Long-range Missiles
Iran’s state-sponsored Press TV news channel announced on September 28 that the nation’s Islamic...
Obama Condemns Iran Over Secret Nuclear Plant
Appearing at a press conference at the Pittsburgh Convention Center with British Prime Minister...
McChrystal Afghanistan Report Calls for More Troops
What had previously been suspected from reports leaked from private sources is now official:...
McChrystal Wants More Troops in Afghanistan
A Fox News report on September 16 cited sources that said U.S. Army General...
Karzai Denies Afghan Vote Fraud, Blames Media
Speaking at his first press conference since Afghanistan's August 20 presidential election, President Hamid...
Japan May Withdraw Support for Afghan War
Yukio Hatoyama took office on September 16 as Japan's new prime minister, following an...
Karzai Gets 54% of Afghan Vote, Dispute Continues
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission released figures on September 16 showing President Hamid Karzai with...
China Calls for WTO to Settle Trade Dispute
China's Ministry of Commerce on September 14 called for the World Trade Organization to...
Will the U.S. Learn From Japan?
“Imagine a team of doctors who think more poison is the solution to poisoning.”...