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Wed 9 Apr 2008

Iran Says It’s Installing New Centrifuges

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Iran announced on Tuesday a significant expansion of its plans to enrich uranium despite the United Nations Security Council’s demand that it halt the program. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to Iran’s main enrichment complex at Natanz that the (more…)

 

Fri 28 Dec 2007

America faces a Diplomatic penalty as the Dollar dwindles

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At the end of a year in which the dollar has endured a marked decline against other currencies, an unsettling question is beginning to be voiced: can the troubles of the US currency be confined to the financial world or are (more…)

 

Thu 27 Dec 2007

Update: Bhutto Killed in Attack on Political Rally

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An attack on a political rally killed the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto near the capital, Islamabad, Thursday. Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto was fired upon before the blast, and an official from her party said Ms. (more…)

 

Sat 8 Dec 2007

Iran still a threat to World, says Gates

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Robert Gates, US defense secretary, stressed on Saturday that Iran remained a threat to the US and the world despite a new American intelligence report that Tehran suspended its nuclear weapons program four (more…)

 

Thu 6 Dec 2007

Chinese Banks put curbs on Iran

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US pressure on Beijing to impose financial sanctions on Tehran over its nuclear program is showing signs of yielding results, with Iranians who import goods from China complaining about restrictions on (more…)

 

Mon 3 Dec 2007

US Downgrades Iran’s Nuclear Threat

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US intelligence has downgraded its assessment of the risks posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions with a surprise declaration on Monday that Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and may not have (more…)

 

Sat 24 Nov 2007

Australia’s Prime Minister Defeated after Four Terms

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Prime Minister John Howard of Australia suffered a comprehensive defeat today, with a coalition led by his Liberal Party losing its majority in parliament. After four terms in office, he will be (more…)

 

Sat 17 Nov 2007

Realigning the Yuan: Resistance from G-20

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At a Group of 7 meeting this autumn in Washington, the United States persuaded Europe to join its strategy of leaning on China to revalue the Yuan upward, a step that would help ease the pressure on (more…)

 

Sun 11 Nov 2007

Martial law in Pakistan: Time’s up, Mr. Musharraf

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As military dictators go, Pakistan’s General Pervez Musharraf has always seemed rather a decent sort. An affable man who gives the appearance of speaking his soldierly mind, he prompted quiet cheers from many of his countrymen when he (more…)

 

Wed 7 Nov 2007

US ‘at Start of Struggle’ for Image

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Karen Hughes, one of the most prominent figures in the US administration, on Tuesday said that it would take “decades” to overcome the intense hostility around the world towards the US, arguing that Washington (more…)

 

Sat 13 Oct 2007

Putin Dismisses US Missile Shield Plan

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The US on Friday vowed to plough ahead with plans to build a controversial missile shield in Europe despite Russian threats to take retaliatory measures to “neutralize” the system (more…)

 

Thu 11 Oct 2007

US Urged to Engage with Syria

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Several former senior US officials on Wednesday warned President George W. Bush that next month’s conference on the Middle East risked having “devastating consequences” if it failed – and called on the administration to engage more with (more…)

 

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