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14:01, july 27, 2009

Taliban under 'tremendous pressure' in Afghanistan: Clinton

The Taliban is under "tremendous pressure" in Afghanistan, where US forces have stepped up their war as Washington touts a new strategy to root out extremism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

14:04, july 23, 2009

Iran president defies supreme leader over deputy

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad showed rare defiance of his strongest backer, Iran's supreme leader, by insisting on his choice for vice president Wednesday despite vehement opposition from hard-liners

14:03, july 23, 2009

Mongolia to send troops to Afghanistan

Mongolia will send at least 150 soldiers to Afghanistan in its biggest contribution to the international coalition fighting Taliban militants there, the defense ministry said Thursday.

14:02, july 23, 2009

Russia offers to work with NATO in pirate patrols: officials

Russia has offered to coordinate the movements of its vessels hunting Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden with NATO, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.

13:54, july 23, 2009

Another round of Honduras talks fails in Costa Rica

Talks between Honduras' interim government and representatives of ouster President Manuel Zelaya have again broken down in Costa Rica.

13:45, july 22, 2009

Yanukovich holds talks with Biden

Leader of the Ukrainian Party of Regions Viktor Yanukovich in a conversation with US Vice President Joe Biden said he is interested in â€œfairness and transparency of the forthcoming presidential

13:40, july 22, 2009

Ousted Zelaya announces plans for Honduran return

Honduran ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya has pledged to return home on Wednesday, Argentina's state channel Canal 7 reported.

13:39, july 22, 2009

China's top brass concerned over N.Korea nuclear weapons

China is concerned that the development of nuclear weapons by North Korea could lead to South Korea acquiring its own nuclear arsenal, a senior chief military official said on Wednesday.

13:33, july 22, 2009

US diplomat to hold talks in Pakistan, Afghanistan

The Obama administration's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan is traveling to those countries this week for talks.

14:19, july 21, 2009

EU foreign policy chief in Afghanistan for talks

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana visited Afghanistan on Tuesday for talks with President Hamid Karzai and some of his rivals contesting landmark elections next month, an EU statement said.

13:44, july 21, 2009

Lavrov begins visit to Thailand for ASEAN Regional Forum

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday begins his visit to Thailand to participate in annual events of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) that will take place on Phuket

13:34, july 21, 2009

Yushchenko, Biden to focus on strategic partnership plans

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and visiting U.S.

13:31, july 21, 2009

Japanese PM dissolves parliament, sets race for snap polls

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, forcing early elections to be held on August 30, the Kyodo News agency reported.

14:14, july 17, 2009

Dmitry Medvedev urges to develop RF-German civil dialogue

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting of the Petersburg dialogue forum on Thursday urged to develop the Russian-German civil dialogue.

14:12, july 17, 2009

Iran could 'set off a uranium bomb within 6 months' - German media

Iran has the capacity to build a nuclear bomb and conduct a nuclear test similar to North Korea's by the end of this year, a popular German magazine has said.

14:09, july 17, 2009

Senior US envoy to visit Seoul for talks on NKorea

US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will hold talks on the North Korean nuclear standoff during his first visit to South Korea starting Saturday, Seoul officials said.

14:08, july 17, 2009

Gates: More US troops could head to Afghanistan

The Pentagon's chief said Thursday he could send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan this year than he'd initially expected and is considering increasing the number of soldiers in the Army.

14:08, july 13, 2009

US: Russia can participate in Nabucco but not Iran

US officials say Russia can take part in Nabucco gas pipeline project but not Iran.

14:06, july 13, 2009

Iran arrests 7 opposition activists over unrest

Iran has arrested seven members of the main opposition group over the post-election unrest that swept the Islamic republic in June, the official IRNA news agency reported.

14:04, july 13, 2009

Israel rejects proposal on UN recognition for Palestinian state

The Israeli foreign ministry dismissed on Monday a proposal by the EU foreign policy chief that the UN should recognize Palestinian statehood, if the two sides failed to reach a deal, Israeli media

14:02, july 13, 2009

Obama orders probe of killings in Afghanistan

US President Barack Obama said in an interview to be aired Monday that he has ordered a probe into attempts to quash an investigation into the mass execution of Taliban prisoners in Afghanistan.

13:51, july 10, 2009

China accuses rebels of lying to foreign media over riots

A Chinese state newspaper has accused rebels linked to this week's riots in the Xinjiang province of deceiving foreign media by providing misleading photos.

13:48, july 10, 2009

Criminal case could be launched into Jackson's death

Michael Jackson's family has been informed that a criminal investigation could be launched into the King of Pop's death, a source close to the family told CNN on Friday.

13:46, july 10, 2009

Israeli strike on Iran would be 'catastrophe': Sarkozy

A unilateral attack by Israel against Iran to thwart the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions would be an "absolute catastrophe", French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Thursday.

13:44, july 10, 2009

Petraeus: Tough fight still ahead in Afghanistan

The head of U.S. Central Command in Afghanistan warned that months of fighting lie ahead in what will likely be the biggest military operation there since the American-led invasion of 2001.

14:06, july 9, 2009

Chinese authorities ask Urumqi residents to stay indoors

Police in west China's riot-hit city of Urumqi have urged residents to remain in their homes, the China News Service said on Wednesday.

14:05, july 9, 2009

Medvedev, Brown discuss bilateral cooperation, intl issues

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown discussed bilateral partnership, above all in energy, and international issues.

14:04, july 9, 2009

G8 leaders voice concern over post-election unrest in Iran

The Group of Eight nations have agreed a joint statement on Iran â€˜deploringâ€™ the crackdown on post-election protests but pledging to solve the Iranian nuclear dispute through dialogue, the French

14:02, july 9, 2009

U.S. push in south Afghanistan lacks Afghan troops

A U.S. Marine offensive in southern Afghanistan has too few Afghan forces for the task of winning popular support in the Taliban heartland and only four U.S.

13:52, july 8, 2009

Medvedev, Obama meet for about one hour on visit’s second day

The Kremlin meeting of Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama lasted for about one hour on the second day of Obamaâ€™s Moscow visit, Medvedevâ€™s press secretary Natalia Timakova told the media.