JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – JUNE 27: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyau (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov June 27, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Photostream : Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Still Alive: http://wp.me/pL1vT-1sO PM Netanyahu : My heart is with Shalit, family. : http://wp.me/pL1vT-1t2 […]
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – JUNE 27: In this handout image provided by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO), Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyau (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov June 27, 2010 in Jerusalem, Israel. Photostream : Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Still Alive: http://wp.me/pL1vT-1sO PM Netanyahu : My heart is with Shalit, family. : http://wp.me/pL1vT-1t2 […]
Read morePhotostream : Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Still Alive
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Noam and Aviva, the parents of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit wearing white T-shirts with the slogan: ‘Gilad is still alive,’ leave their home on June 27, 2010 in Mitzpe Hila as they set off with other family members and thousands of supporters on a 200-kilometre (120-mile) trek, which is expected to take around 12 […]
Read morePhotostream : Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit Still Alive
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Noam and Aviva, the parents of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit wearing white T-shirts with the slogan: ‘Gilad is still alive,’ leave their home on June 27, 2010 in Mitzpe Hila as they set off with other family members and thousands of supporters on a 200-kilometre (120-mile) trek, which is expected to take around 12 […]
Read moreObama, Saudi king discuss Israel, Palestinians
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June 29, 2010 (MSNBC / REUTERS) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabian King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed the importance of a two-state solution to Middle East peace that secured a Palestinian homeland alongside a strong Israel. Arab leaders are disappointed that Obama has not made more progress in pressuring Israel to give ground […]
Read morePhotostream : Saudi king visits White House
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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 29, 2010. (Photo : Getty) WASHINGTON – JUNE 29: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Saudi Arabian King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud speak to the media after their meeting in the Oval […]
Read moreGen. Petraeus : Progress in Afghanistan, but Tough Times Ahead
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June 29, 2010 (VOA) The U.S. Army General who President Barack Obama wants to send to lead American and coalition forces in Afghanistan told members of the Senate on Tuesday that there are already signs of success from the new strategy and troop surge the president announced in December. General David Petraeus told the Senate […]
Read morePM Cameron ‘agrees torture inquiry terms’
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June 29, 2010 (BBC) David Cameron has agreed the terms of a judge-led inquiry into claims British agents were complicit in the torture of terror suspects, the BBC understands. The PM is understood to have agreed it could offer compensation if it shows they were tortured and UK agents knew. The Tories and Lib Dems […]
Read moreBritish and German Defence Ministers meet
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Dr Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany (left), meets Secretary of State for Defence, Dr Liam Fox [Picture: Harland Quarrington, Crown Copyright/MOD 2010] June 29, 2010 The two ministers discussed a range of issues including the Afghan training mission and the need for further progress before transition to […]
Read moreIsrael hopes Russian leader will visit this year
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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (left) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov talk to the press after their meeting in Jerusalem on June 29. Lieberman said after a meeting with Moscow’s top diplomat that he hoped Russia’s president or prime minister would visit the Jewish state in 2010. June 29, 2010 ( FRANCE 24 / […]
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Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman (left) and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov talk to the press after their meeting in Jerusalem on June 29. Lieberman said after a meeting with Moscow’s top diplomat that he hoped Russia’s president or prime minister would visit the Jewish state in 2010. June 29, 2010 ( FRANCE 24 / […]
Read moreRussia says spying charges are Cold War throwback
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks to the Cabinet at a meeting, in Moscow’s Kremlin, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Russia angrily denounced the U.S. arrest of 10 alleged Russian spies as an unjustified throwback to the Cold War, and senior lawmakers said some in the U.S. government may be trying to undercut President Barack Obama’s warming […]
Read morePhotostream : Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and First Lady Svetlana in Toronto
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Photostream : G8 Summit Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana arrive at the G20 Summit in Toronto, Saturday, June 26, 2010. Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife Svetlana arrive at the G20 Summit in Toronto, June 26, 2010. Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during the official dinner at the […]
Read moreKenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga in hospital
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June 29, 2010 (BBC) Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga has been admitted to hospital for exhaustion, his spokesman says. Mr Odinga, 65, went to hospital on Monday after a political rally and doctors have confined him to bed. The BBC’s Peter Greste in Nairobi says Mr Odinga has been one of Kenya’s most energetic politicians. […]
Read moreAquino Names Philippine Cabinet
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June 29, 2010 MANILA (WSJ) — Philippine President-elect Benigno Aquino III Tuesday introduced members of his cabinet, a mix of old and new hands led by Cesar Purisima, who will serve anew as finance secretary and whose key task is to put the Philippines’ fiscal house in order. Mr. Aquino said Mr. Purisima’s main role […]
Read moreRepublicans bring up Kagan’s record on military
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June 29, 2010 WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans and Solicitor General Elena Kagan are facing off over whether her objection to the military’s ban on openly gay soldiers and her decision to restrict recruiters at Harvard Law School disqualify her from serving on the Supreme Court. Just minutes into Kagan’s confirmation hearing Monday, Alabama Sen. Jeff […]
Read moreBritain Coalition Cabinet’s first meeting
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(File) : LONDON – JUNE 21: (left to right) Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor George Osborne, and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg attend a meeting at 10 Downing Street ahead of the coalition government’s first budget tomorrow, on June 21, 2010 in Westminster, London. June 29, 2010 (TELEGRAPH […]
Read morePM Netanyahu : My heart is with Shalit, family.
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PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting June 27, 2010 “Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the abduction of Gilad Shalit. The Government and the security services are continuing to make constant and varied – open and secret – efforts to bring Gilad Shalit back home safe and sound. This morning, […]
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PM Netanyahu’s Remarks at the Start of the Weekly Cabinet Meeting June 27, 2010 “Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the abduction of Gilad Shalit. The Government and the security services are continuing to make constant and varied – open and secret – efforts to bring Gilad Shalit back home safe and sound. This morning, […]
Read morePhotostream : Britain’s PM Cameron meets India’s Trade Minister Anand Sharma
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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (R) speaks to India’s Trade Minister Anand Sharma during their meeting at number 10 Downing Street in London June 28, 2010. (Photo : Getty) Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (R) speaks to India’s Trade Minister Anand Sharma during their meeting at number 10 Downing Street in London June 28, 2010. […]
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