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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/1122807.htmlenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/32GV_kdzRNk/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~3/32GV_kdzRNk/index.htmlThe United States will deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to assist with border protection starting August 1, the Obama administration announced Monday.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-9014255df30feaaaae01bc7e2a5e2aa0cnnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/10618206.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/10618206.stmA missing Iranian nuclear scientist, who Tehran says was kidnapped a year ago by the CIA, has taken refuge in Iran's section of the Pakistan embassy in Washington.Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-video-2f65b8abccb21c3f0b9fbd6df6ac62d6bbc-videoenhttp://www.b92.net//eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=30&nav_id=68153http://www.b92.net//eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=06&dd=30&nav_id=68153A former senior agent with the Soviet KGB has suggested that the arrests of alleged Russian spies in the United States is just the tip of the espionage iceberg. Oleg Gordiyevsky, a British-based former senior agent with the Russian Federal Security Service's (FSB) predecessor, told RFE/RL's Russian....Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200b92net_en-a291104cfbefafe3c151f0a0c0e42d16b92net_enenhttp://www.economist.com/node/1820315?story_id=1820315&source=most_readhttp://www.economist.com/node/1820315?story_id=1820315&source=most_readIsrael’s leader, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, have set an optimistic note ahead of their meeting with President Bush to discuss the latest peace plan ....Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200economist-7fa016fe6f0d383b73ac6d05a42630bceconomistenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/06/201068154045399747.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/06/201068154045399747.htmlThe United Nations Security Council is hours away from a scheduled vote on a new package of economic sanctions against Iran. The vote is expected to come at 10am local time (1400 GMT) on Wednesday morning. Delegates will vote on a final resolution agreed to on Tuesday night; it includes more than....Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-14ef5fda7d94257811a36de71b3c9c1faljazeera-enenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7815477/BP-oil-spill-BP-shares-fall-on-dividend-fears-amid-increased-flow.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/7815477/BP-oil-spill-BP-shares-fall-on-dividend-fears-amid-increased-flow.htmlRenewed fears over whether BP will pay a dividend sent the shares down a further 4pc as it was accused by US officials of delaying compensation for its Gulf of Mexico spill.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-fc57c3119ecc8ebf64a17ad8d4db9de6telegraphenhttp://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=41http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=41WASHINGTON, June 8 (APP): The United States desires Pakistan and India to continue their recent momentum towards restoring a comprehensive dialogue for improvement in relations between two important friends of Washington, a senior Obama Administration official noted.Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200Infopak-en-53965be8c4628af126c1e0a9fe6eb3fcInfopak-enenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/06/04/contact-lost-with-new-gaza-aid-ship/http://www.euronews.net/2010/06/04/contact-lost-with-new-gaza-aid-ship/The organisation behind the Gaza aid flotilla says it has lost contact with another ship trying to bring supplies to the Palestinian territory. The Free Gaza movement says it suspects the Israelis of having sabotaged the communication links. The Rachel Corrie, chartered by an Irish group with....Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-c0198d2dc30976ee625687ade4c8b763euronews-enenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/7801245/Air-India-crash-bodies-given-to-wrong-families.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/7801245/Air-India-crash-bodies-given-to-wrong-families.htmlThe bodies of a dozen victims of last month's Air India Express crash may have been given to the wrong families for burial or cremation, according to the airline.Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200telegraph-c662c740c658c051dabdb00d2569d121telegraphenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/k35h5rCbiH8/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/k35h5rCbiH8/index.htmlChina and the United States kicked off two days of high-level talks Monday -- with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking Beijing to support sanctions against North Korea, and Chinese President Hu Jintao showing a willingness to reform the yuan but offering no timetable.Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-868969cf566c3d673276b5adbff1f9c1cnnenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64K3JO20100521?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64K3JO20100521?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20reuters/topNews%20%28News%20/%20US%20/%20Top%20News%29NIRIM, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed two armed Palestinians who crossed into Israel on Friday from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-465a9b0814f4507e8fce49f67b747116reutersenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8685846.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8685846.stmTurkey says a deal on Iran's nuclear programme is close, as PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins talks in Tehran.Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-62316cf04629a1382b64ef9ecd8583e2bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8686584.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8686584.stmAn Afghan passenger plane carrying about 40 people crashes between Kunduz and Kabul, officials say.Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-1244eb34baa8e790da4036aa49e3e0c3bbcenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/05/20105143182312945.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/05/20105143182312945.htmlUS president hits out at oil firms, urging more action to tackle Gulf of Mexico spill.Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-ec277b055d666fea233040e85cd668a7aljazeera-enenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article7127296.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/bronwen_maddox/article7127296.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093Is Brazil’s President astonishingly naive, or could he actually have a chance of persuading Iran to halt its nuclear programme when he turns up in Tehran today?Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-d999394c5d1dc036c93a813f40282b7fthetimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8681919.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8681919.stmBarack Obama is to ask the US Congress for an extra $200m in military aid for Israel to help install a rocket defence system.Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-aa32446bbec5109f6510392b7d304badbbcenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/04/20104306378904582.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/americas/2010/04/20104306378904582.htmlUS secretary of state warns Syria and Iran against actions that threaten Israel.Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-cdcd2dd22b2066ee1810c5eda78cc65ealjazeera-enenhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Ahmadinejad-Applies-to-Visit-US-for-UN-Nuclear-Meeting-92333344.htmlhttp://www1.voanews.com/english/news/Ahmadinejad-Applies-to-Visit-US-for-UN-Nuclear-Meeting-92333344.htmlState Department says the U.S. has a responsibility as host of the U.N. headquarters to accept the Iranian president's visa requestWed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200voanews-9624e01d0e5392f6b3497fcc8757dd02voanewsenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100423/pl_nm/us_palestinians_israelhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100423/pl_nm/us_palestinians_israelReuters - U.S. peace envoy George Mitchell began talks on Friday with Israel and the Palestinians in a bid to revive stalled peace negotiations amid tension in U.S.-Israeli relations.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-147ea564c9ea75a4632506576bcdcbb5news-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100422/pl_afp/usmideastlebanonsyriahezbollahweaponshttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100422/pl_afp/usmideastlebanonsyriahezbollahweaponsWASHINGTON (AFP) US President Barack Obama 's administration has warned that "all options" are on the table if Syria supplied Scud missiles to Hezbollah but defended its pursuit of dialogue with Damascus Israel believes that Syria has supplied Hezbollah with the ballistic missiles , which could....Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200austrianews-caf2cccbc430869fd68a7f9a925ed366austrianewsenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100420/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gates_export_reformhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100420/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gates_export_reformAP - The government will update a Cold War-era rule book that decides which U.S. technologies and widgets may be sold abroad, revamping a system criticized as too strict and one that doesn't always keep sensitive technology out of enemy hands, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-7413aa04dabedd23a8c6b924e8c1694fnews-yahooenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100410/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistanhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100410/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistanAP - Disagreements between Washington and Kabul are natural and should be taken in stride, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan said Saturday, as the sides sought to move past friction that surfaced after President Hamid Karzai's harsh criticism of the West.Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-ce180fd313ee85e1f04da1d983ed8af4news-yahooenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/04/20104265845904380.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/04/20104265845904380.htmlHamas told to stop rocket attacks as Israeli air raids injure three Palestinian children.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-ffec1fc3a5f353ac5df404068c7e4705aljazeera-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8575745.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8575745.stmThese days, the once thriving outpatient clinic at Afghanistan's leading hospital in the capital, Kabul, is shut - and the doctors are away. A dozen Indian doctors and paramedics who run the clinic at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health have also left, leaving the patients in a lurch.Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-f7961753fa876990e3732fee417517b9bbcenhttp://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=27877http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=27877WASHINGTON: US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke has said the strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the United SSat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100NewsJang-en-63e927a00a62479915940f7327206154NewsJang-enenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8565627.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8565627.stmAt least six people are killed in a suicide car bombing at a security checkpoint in north-west Pakistan, police say.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-4c001e97e3627ae2ac39f8cba73522c1bbcenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/10/new-us-math-english-standards-drafted/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/10/new-us-math-english-standards-drafted/SEATTLE -- Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform -- and more rigorous -- standards Wednesday as a draft of new national guidelines was released. Supporters of the project, led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School....Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-8be285c0e4a34debc88813524d0fc8f9washtimesenhttp://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/14-us-sees-critical-role-for-japan-on-iran-zj-11http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/14-us-sees-critical-role-for-japan-on-iran-zj-11Japan who maintains relatively cordial ties with Iran, next month takes the rotating chair of the UN Security Council.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100dawn-bd38b449ad650142f6f46df4552e151fdawnenhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7338318/School-admissions-best-comprehensives-using-covert-selection.htmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7338318/School-admissions-best-comprehensives-using-covert-selection.htmlMiddle-class families are monopolising places at the best state schools, despite a Government drive to overhaul admissions rules, research has found.Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100telegraph-fca2a5823bca161648b67af91ddd553atelegraphenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8533860.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8533860.stmArgentina asks the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to bring Britain into talks over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-cabaa745d19772fd5b95689e4e31ba3fbbcenhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123951025&ft=1&f=1007http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123951025&ft=1&f=1007Endeavour and its six astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, making a rare nighttime landing to end a mission that resulted in the virtual completion of the International Space Station.Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100NPRnews-750a0e655aaf0f7604444c23ec8b795cNPRnewsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/I_8cUhPaZP8/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/I_8cUhPaZP8/index.htmlThe Department of Justice on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule a lower court decision denying the government the right to seek $280 billion from the tobacco industry for ill-gotten gains.Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100cnn-e459c83c128130eaa6e878467b24722ccnnenhttp://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=113107http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=113107The United States and Bulgaria are currently in the stage of unofficial talks over the possibility of the latter joining the US missile defense in Europe. This has been stated by US Ambassador to Bulgaria, James Warlick, during his lecture at the Atlantic Club in Sofia, as cited by BTA.Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100novinite-b9109bc14f558fe0e3af9b1e23d2a819noviniteenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/02/08/iran-defies-west-with-new-nuclear-programme/http://www.euronews.net/2010/02/08/iran-defies-west-with-new-nuclear-programme/Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has set his sights on enriching his country’s uranium stockpiles. Speaking at a laser technology exhibition, he told state media that production of high grade nuclear reactor fuel will begin on Tuesday. It will be used to power a medical research reactor in....Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-78c4849d30f43ad40bcccb4f09665c67euronews-enenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7010364.ecehttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article7010364.eceTensions in the Gulf between the US and Iran are set to rise further after it emerged that American-made anti-missile systems are to be deployed to Washington’s Arab allies in the region.Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100thetimes-64341c18a67be71af3a12b64bcfe6514thetimesenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0130/afghanistan.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0130/afghanistan.htmlAn interpreter in Afghanistan shot dead two US soldiers, a military official said, adding that the attacker appeared to be a disgruntled employee rather than a militant.Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100RTERadio-467f17872e25631494824da17e5f858bRTERadioenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8471922.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8471922.stmChina's says its dispute with Google over online censorship should not be linked to Beijing's relations with Washington.Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100bbc-tech-2ef6c7e58355ade65c94603bf063e654bbc-techenhttp://www.euronews.net/2010/01/16/earthquake-in-haiti-us-to-impose-order-on-overwhelmed-haitian-airport/http://www.euronews.net/2010/01/16/earthquake-in-haiti-us-to-impose-order-on-overwhelmed-haitian-airport/Haiti’s fractured government has handed over control of the country’s main airport to the United States to impose order on the sheer volume of air traffic flying into Port-au-Prince. Waves of civilian and military planes poured into Haiti following Tuesday quake overwhelming the airport and filling the skies with aid flights unable to land.Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100euronews-en-16559cce14ee51b9a705eae18fd60a00euronews-enenhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/16/dhs-grants-short-term-legal-status-illegal-haitian/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/16/dhs-grants-short-term-legal-status-illegal-haitian/Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday granted an 18-month amnesty to Haitians who were in the U.S. as illegal immigrants or legal visitors at the time of this week's earthquake. Miss Napolitano said the order for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) only applies to those who were already in the U.Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100washtimes-a7e614585a9f301fac35b9e6bddc67fawashtimesenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1222/iran.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1222/iran.htmlDocuments revealed that appear to show Tehran is working on a nuclear bomb trigger were ‘forged’, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said.Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100RTERadio-1092892f49c1d72b6c03898deda7328eRTERadioenhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10614512&ref=rsshttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10614512&ref=rssWASHINGTON - The Obama Administration has proposed spending more than US$3 billion ($4.23 billion) to settle a lawsuit with Native American tribes that claim they were swindled out of billions of dollars in royalties for oil, gas,...Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100nzherald-b58276ab7fa67fe509097eda7ed5fe15nzheraldenhttp://www.state.gov/t/us/133335.htmhttp://www.state.gov/t/us/133335.htmMr. Chairman, distinguished delegates, thank you for your warm welcome. Before I begin, I want to recognize our Chairman, Ambassador Grinius, for his personal commitment to this issue. His skill in bringing ideas and expertise together to explore opportunities, and to improve international disease....Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100state-gov-7dd98d24ab4291b0f15b6599725180e2state-govenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/BejISwzf6qw/la-fg-israel-settlements26-2009nov26,0,4911885.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/BejISwzf6qw/la-fg-israel-settlements26-2009nov26,0,4911885.storyThe 10-month hiatus in building new homes for Jewish settlers is aimed, the Israeli prime minister says, at restarting peace talks with the Palestinians, who say his move falls short. Israel imposed a 10-month moratorium Wednesday on approvals for new homes in Jewish settlements across the West Bank.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-962cedb977e4e2af95415902af745c57latimesenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/22/stories/2009112252420700.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/22/stories/2009112252420700.htmParallelism in views expressed by India and China on several issues on world securitySat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100Hindu-6898e619dcd62454ff59cf7f05fc7a46Hinduenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/CLh5jyDLIQg/la-sci-screenings21-2009nov21,0,6713570.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/CLh5jyDLIQg/la-sci-screenings21-2009nov21,0,6713570.storyRoutine cancer testing saves lives, but it also leads to biopsies, surgeries, radiation, even deaths that otherwise would not have occurred. But experts' reevaluations are met with public angst. It seemed like a good idea at the time.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-6a92125d2bd03ddb2b0bad14189b88cclatimesenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8364243.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8364243.stmThe head of the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat valley tells the BBC he is alive and has escaped to Afghanistan.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100bbc-1176b9fef0fe20e3fda5c2e26d11b41cbbcenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/GFAVy3sMVhw/la-fg-honduras7-2009nov07,0,4292258.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/GFAVy3sMVhw/la-fg-honduras7-2009nov07,0,4292258.storyManuel Zelaya says the accord to end the national crisis collapsed after the de facto rulers formed a new 'reconciliation government' without him. The political crisis in Honduras deepened Friday after ousted President Manuel Zelaya declared "totally dead" a U.S.-brokered agreement that he believed would restore him to power.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-3f517e8ba2cf057c1ffa3e446bce3149latimesenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_couphttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coupAP - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact failed to end a four-month political crisis after a deadline for forming a unity government passed.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100news-yahoo-9224fb6033555349f7cb02deff63b830news-yahooenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/2bBpK2MZ2Us/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_world/~3/2bBpK2MZ2Us/index.htmlProtesters clashed with police at a central Tehran square on Wednesday while government supporters nearby marked the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy capture with chants of "Death to America."Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100cnn-01bb7601c48979604520c9919350c15ccnnenhttp://article.wn.com/view/2009/10/30/IAEA_awaits_urgent_Iran_govt_reply_on_fuel_deal/http://article.wn.com/view/2009/10/30/IAEA_awaits_urgent_Iran_govt_reply_on_fuel_deal/VIENNA/LONDON (Reuters) - Iran has yet to give a formal response to a U.N.-drafted proposal after signalling it would do so this week, then leaking demands for major changes that could unravel the tentative pact. Western diplomats complained of stalling tactics by Iran, suggesting it had scant....Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100eirepost-9848b5a49313c7d017bdc361faf3679eeirepostenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/-xMOJBx_8yY/la-fg-afghan-helicopter-crashes27-2009oct27,0,4240197.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/-xMOJBx_8yY/la-fg-afghan-helicopter-crashes27-2009oct27,0,4240197.storyTwo copters collide in midair. In a separate incident, a chopper goes down following a firefight with insurgents. Three U.S. civilians and 11 troops are killed. Eleven U.S. troops and three American law-enforcement officials were killed in two separate helicopter crashes today, one of the war's heaviest one-day losses for U.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100latimes-828b185bab8901fc2090eec1570add3clatimesenhttp://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=19495http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=19495WASHINGTON, USA (Reuters) -- US President Barack Obama asked Spain to pass Cuba a message on the need for democratic reform when he met Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero earlier this month, according to a US official. Obama has pledged a "new beginning" in relations with Cuba.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100caribbeannetnews-fd4e521ac8d406021adba99b0874d498caribbeannetnewsenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/kI3BmdNH1Bg/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/kI3BmdNH1Bg/index.htmlA presidential runoff between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his main challenger Abdullah Abdullah will take place November 7, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission told CNN. The runoff was accepted by Karzai at a news conference with U.S. Sen. John Kerry and United Nations representative Kai Eide.Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-cd55446921cdc98bff5851946cd81df1cnnenhttp://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=25http://www.infopak.gov.pk/newsDetail.aspx?NewsId=25ISLAMABAD, Oct 16 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need to adopt innovative approaches to meet the challenges of achieving food security. In a message on the World Food Day being celebrated on October 16, he said Pakistan has already started mobilizing democratic resources in....Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200Infopak-en-74c08297c2bfb927b4e5a383895ecfb2Infopak-enenhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90858/90864/6785951.htmlhttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90778/90858/90864/6785951.htmlThe U.S. federal deficit of the 2009 fiscal year reached a record high of 1.42 trillion U.S. dollars, the Treasury Department announced Friday. The U.S. government imbalance for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2009, more than tripled last year's record.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200peopledaily-5d0f40686d7444b092921691b65ca4bcpeopledailyenhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43185056-b3ce-11de-98ec-00144feab49a.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43185056-b3ce-11de-98ec-00144feab49a.htmlBy Matthew Green in Kabul Published: October 8 2009 07:10 | Last updated: October 8 2009 07:10 A car bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in Kabul on Thursday morning, killing at least five people and wounding more than 40, according to intelligence and hospital sources.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200ft-b280fb58718eda4d58ec6daf42df9fc0ftenhttp://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/08/stories/2009100859591700.htmhttp://www.thehindu.com/2009/10/08/stories/2009100859591700.htm— Photo: AFP Simmering rage: Anti-war protesters in front of the White House in Washington D.C. on October 5. ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday asserted its position as the country’s pre-eminent power centre by openly coming out against the conditions laid down in a U.S.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200Hindu-e79016f73001acfe614fe5862f0e2e77Hinduenhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10846/s/66b3d6c/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Cworld0C20A0A90C10A0A20C1224255680A9760Bhtml/ia1.htmhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/851/f/10846/s/66b3d6c/l/0L0Sirishtimes0N0Cnewspaper0Cworld0C20A0A90C10A0A20C1224255680A9760Bhtml/ia1.htmPRESIDENT BARACK Obama hailed yesterday’s talks between six world powers and Iran in Geneva as a “constructive beginning” but warned that “hard work lies ahead”.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-e9a29dbdb89f7641a052f3f4292d1e53irishtimesenhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/32313/f/440158/s/669a224/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cnews0Cworld0Cmiddle0Ieast0Carticle68569480Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F7970A93/ia1.htmhttp://da.feedsportal.com/c/32313/f/440158/s/669a224/l/0L0Stimesonline0O0Ctol0Cnews0Cworld0Cmiddle0Ieast0Carticle68569480Bece0Tcid0FOTC0ERSS0Gattr0F7970A93/ia1.htmHigh-stakes talks over Iran’s nuclear ambitions opened in the tranquil setting of a lakeside villa outside Geneva this morning with world powers demanding a freeze on uranium enrichment and Tehran defending its right to a civilian nuclear programme.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-1b32ade017f305cb50948e53c96f6531thetimesenhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0925/iran.htmlhttp://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0925/iran.htmlThe Presidents of the US and France and the British Prime Minister have demanded that Iran comply with nuclear non-proliferation rules.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200RTERadio-5e82404496caeb03603a758a46323771RTERadioenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8272078.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8272078.stmThe top US military commander in Afghanistan denies a rift with the White House over sending more troops to Afghanistan.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-48585ff212c682e18d917a6f09873bd0bbcenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP431731.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP431731.htm23 Sep 2009 05:38:15 GMT Source: Reuters (For full coverage of Pakistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK] Sept 23 (Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari will meet his country's backers, including U.S. President Barack Obama, at a " ...Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-887444f02a8ce8bb20066b380c5a594calertnetenhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0905/1224253906079.htmlhttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2009/0905/1224253906079.htmlNORTH KOREA said yesterday it was closer to finding a second way to enrich uranium to make nuclear weapons, the latest statement to send a shiver of fear around a region already on high alert over the isolated Stalinist state’s nuclear ambitions.Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200irishtimes-c79e352406507193f0ae8433ff47ea93irishtimesenhttp://sofiaecho.com/2009/09/04/779329_sofia-synagogue-celebrating-100th-anniversary?ref=rsshttp://sofiaecho.com/2009/09/04/779329_sofia-synagogue-celebrating-100th-anniversary?ref=rssShalom, the organisation of the Jewish community in Bulgaria, announces a programme of celebrations around the September 9 centenary of the Central Sofia Synagogue.Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200sofiaecho-6c9f8011cf780c2aded7ac45182367b2sofiaechoenhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090901/wl_sthasia_afp/healthfluindiahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090901/wl_sthasia_afp/healthfluindiaAFP - A total of 100 people have died from swine flu in India since the first fatality was recorded one month ago, the government said.Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0200news-yahoo-658bbadb718148dd8afbd804e5265a30news-yahooenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8229182.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8229182.stmA suspected suicide bomb attack in Pakistan's Swat valley has killed at least 12 police recruits, officials say.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-c0c826a2d93655e5bc54629cf0a9831ebbcenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=8433641http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=8433641The two nations share many burdens: Colombia is the largest supplier of cocaine in the world, Afghanistan of opium. Both have impoverished rural communities easily enticed into trafficking webs . Both are vulnerable to the sway and command of insurgent groups that finance their fight with proceeds from the drug trade.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-7982442897a64ee3c2b6a7c2aca55cc6ABCnewsenhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6808584.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6808584.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093The Palestinian Prime Minister’s plan to build a functioning state, no matter what happens in negotiations with Israel, is a sign of the deep anger and frustration on both sides at almost two decades of peace talks that have failed to provide any result.Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200thetimes-09437db3f2625f4dc9f5256c73b9b4eathetimesenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/_t75CJLMT8Q/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/_t75CJLMT8Q/index.htmlIran has released a French academic from prison, though it's not clear when Clotilde Reiss can return home, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office announced Sunday.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-4ddd75b0c12a586b9ee207689c0e96cecnnenhttp://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/CelebrityCafe/popup?id=7556200http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/CelebrityCafe/popup?id=7556200Semi-nude photos of "Twilight's" Ashley Greene, aka Alice Cullen, leaked on Web.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-ff742415b44a09a0f149d03e09ec90f9ABCnewsenhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/10/content_11859417.htmhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-08/10/content_11859417.htmJERUSALEM, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Israel Interior Minister Eli Yishai said on Monday that Israel must continue with a settlement construction plan near Jerusalem, even though the United States opposes it. Yishai and Knesset (parliament) Speaker Reuven Rivlin visited the E1 region which is between....Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200xinhuanet_en-adb6abf225ad2911b8482d3cfeece42fxinhuanet_enenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/08/08/uk-in-afghanistan-for-4-years-says-general/http://www.euronews.net/2009/08/08/uk-in-afghanistan-for-4-years-says-general/A former commander of NATO's ISAF Afghan mission and the incoming head of the British army General Sir David Richards says Britain could have a role…Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-9cb272c8c82548eb9922b2438952def0euronews-enenhttp://www.euronews.net/2009/08/05/north-korea-frees-us-journalists-after-clinton-trip/http://www.euronews.net/2009/08/05/north-korea-frees-us-journalists-after-clinton-trip/Two American journalists are heading home from North Korea after former US leader Bill Clinton won their release from custody. Euna Lee and…Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200euronews-en-8f4e8e0dacbef5a5a1b09aad07f14c71euronews-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/iWOvuAstnEU/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/iWOvuAstnEU/index.htmlWith hundreds of protesters gathering and riot police out in force on the streets of Tehran, hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the oath of office Wednesday, beginning a second term in a bitterly divided Iran.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0200cnn-4d21e7724e281d6f8d7b7b10d444d62bcnnenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8169876.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8169876.stmA special court in the Indian city of Mumbai finds three people guilty of bombings that killed 55 people in 2003.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200bbc-bd401ff8ea49931ffba31d5ee16239b5bbcenhttp://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=17547http://www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=17547The U.S. Vice President’s “historic visit” in Tbilisi and Washington’s strong support expressed towards Georgia has “now really foiled Putin’s plan to completely occupy and to destroy Georgia,” President Saakashvili said on July 24. Speaking at a meeting with lawmakers from the ruling party,....Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200geotimes-0017afd7aaa0a2fae4c8cd24aedfefa9geotimesenhttp://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/07/23/236935.htmhttp://www.sana.sy/eng/21/2009/07/23/236935.htmDamascus, (SANA)- Denunciation of the Israeli occupation authorities' decision to judaize the names of Palestinian cities, towns and villages continues at a time when Israel decided to abolish the word ''Nakba'' from school curricula in the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200Sana-en-b45b6312eef3ea48938048cd61c95496Sana-enenhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LM549133.htmhttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LM549133.htm22 Jul 2009 20:03:35 GMT Source: Reuters By Allyn Fisher-Ilan JERUSALEM, July 22 (Reuters) - Israel has ordered its diplomats to use an old photograph of a former Palestinian religious leader meeting Adolf Hitler to counter world ...Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200alertnet-f9e67f7a823b30ae601152ee94801cd6alertnetenhttp://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/07/20/nb-04http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/07/20/nb-04SOFIA Bulgaria -- The national council of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) decided on Saturday (July 18th) to keep outgoing Prime Minister Sergey...Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200setimes-56565d9681cfca22261a0bdddc77972esetimesenhttp://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8066608http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=8066608After weeks in sweltering camps, refugees from Pakistan's Swat Valley boarded buses and began heading home Monday — the first day of an official repatriation program for those uprooted by fighting between the army and Taliban militants. Pakistan's military launched an operation this spring to clear....Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200ABCnews-44a5cf15b176bb18d4921bd353cd8f71ABCnewsenhttp://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=8b85daa78e948ec20355dd4c7ff7e845http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=8b85daa78e948ec20355dd4c7ff7e845RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is not a fighter by trade, but when control of the Gaza Strip fell to the Islamist Hamas movement two years ago, he sensed the need to learn fast.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200WashingtonPost_B-ebd86390c2f581d3a95a61ecfea9439fWashingtonPost_Benhttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10584230&ref=rsshttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10584230&ref=rssWASHINGTON - On his first trip to the Middle East as Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner's message this week will be similar to the one he delivered to Chinese officials a month ago: your investments in the United States are safe. Geithner...Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0200nzherald-fca852eb2306b7b006dedb4274b1a07anzheralden