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Democracy will make Middle East more stable: Obama
US President Barack Obama told key foreign leaders that democracy will help stabilize the Middle East amid uncertainty about Egypt’s future after president Hosni Mubarak was toppled.Obama Saturday telephoned British Prime Minister David Cameron, King Abdullah of Jordan and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip…
Mubarak approves committee to amend constitution
Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday took another step towards democratic reforms as he approved a committee to oversee constitutional changes.“The president signed a decree to form a commission which will be tasked to oversee constitutional and required legislative amendments,” Vice President Omar Suleiman…
Clinton says US, Yemen face common threat by Al Qaeda
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday America and Yemen face a “common threat” by Al Qaeda.“We face a common threat by the terrorists and Al Qaeda,” Clinton told reporters at the Presidential Palace in Sana’a.Her remarks followed talks with Yemeni President…
Assange gets bail, says WikiLeaks to continue its work
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, was released on bail Tuesday after an extradition hearing. The former hacker said he was “happy” at the outcome and vowed that WikiLeaks would continue its work.Assange spoke to the media outside the Belmarsh magistrate’s court and…
UN and China discuss Korean peninsula situation
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi exchanged views Thursday on the situation in the Korean peninsula, expressing the need for peace and stability in the Northeast Asian region.The meeting at UN headquarters in New York followed Yang’s visit to…
Obama condemns deadly bombings in Egypt, Nigeria
US President Barack Obama condemned as “outrageous” the separate bombing attacks that took place Saturday in Egypt and Nigeria that left at least 47 people dead.“The United States extends its deepest condolences to the families of those killed and to the wounded in both…
The big freeze: New Yorkers continue to battle two feet of snow
Hundreds of people were trapped in freezing subway carriages for hours overnight after the snow took out power to their train, even as others in New York continued to battle with extreme conditions in the wake of a weekend snowstorm, media reports said Thursday.A…
Russia welcomes US Senate’s ratification of arms cut deal
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has welcomed the ratification of a new US-Russia arms reduction deal by the American Senate but said it will take some time for the Russian lawmakers to study the amendments to the treaty.The US Senate Wednesday ratified the new Strategic…
WikiLeaks: Belarus regime is ‘violent and authoritarian’
Belarus has a “criminal regime of a violent and authoritarian nature”, according to a US diplomatic assessment quoted by the Spanish daily El Pais Tuesday.The daily was quoting confidential US diplomatic cables which had been obtained by the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.In cables written…
Al Qaeda plotting poison attack in US
Terror outfit Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is planning to attack American food supplies with poisonous chemicals, officials said.A source “with knowledge of the situation” said authorities have obtained information that indicated a possible plot by the AQAP to target food at…
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