BERLIN — Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti will travel to Berlin next Wednesday to hold talks on the euro zone crisis withGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel, the German government announced. “The talks will focus on bilateral and international themes, the situation in the euro zone as well as economic developments in Europe,” the government said in a […]
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US envoy visits China after Kim Jong Il’s death
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BEIJING — Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats on Wednesday discussed North Korea following leader Kim Jong Il’s death and whether that will delay resuming talks on the country’s nuclear disarmament and deliveries of U.S. food aid. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell is the highest level U.S. official to visit the region since Kim’s unexpected death two weeks ago raised new concerns about poor, […]
Read moreRomney Wins Narrow Victory In Iowa
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IOWA — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has won the Iowa caucuses, narrowly beating social conservative Rick Santorum in the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. A Republican party official announced on Wednesday that longtime front-runner Romney beat recent favorite, Santorum, by only eight votes, making it one of the closest […]
Read moreJapan PM vows to bring rebirth of Fukushima
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TOKYO — Japan’s prime minister pledged Wednesday in his traditional new year’s press conference to bring “rebirth” to the area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said authorities would work to decontaminate the region from radioactive fallout, while ensuring compensation and health checks for those affected by the disaster. “These three pillars will bring the […]
Read moreObama Rallies Supporters in Iowa
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Washington — U.S. President Barack Obama is urging his supporters to fight for him in the 2012 presidential campaign, as they did to get him elected in 2008. President Obama spoke from Washington in a video teleconference to attendees at the Iowa caucuses. Iowa is holding Republican and Democratic Party caucuses Tuesday, the […]
Read moreIowa caucuses: Romney and Santorum tie Republican race
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IOWA — Preliminary results from the Iowa caucuses show Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney locked in a tie, with Ron Paul finishing third. With 99% of votes counted, Mr Santorum led by five votes. Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann have settled firmly into a second tier of candidates. The caucus meetings are the […]
Read moreSouth Korean President Lee Myung-bak to visit China
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SEOUL — South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak will meet Chinese President Hu Jintao next week during a state visit. The leaders will discuss stability on the Korean peninsula and ”bilateral strategic partnership”, said a statement from Mr Lee’s office. This is the first major meeting between the two leaders since the death of North Korean […]
Read moreU.S. Military Dialogue Continues With Pakistan
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. relationship with Pakistan is important, and military dialogue between the countries continues despite recent serious setbacks, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said on Tuesday. The United States has expressed deep regret over the NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers near Afghanistan’s border with that nation Nov. 25-26, and offered […]
Read moreJordan’s King Abdullah to visit US this month
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AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah is due to hold talks with US President Barack Obama mid-January, according to official sources. Talks will focus on bilateral relations in the political and economic fields and prospects of cooperation between the two sides, the sources said. The two sides will also look into ways to break the […]
Read morePalestinians, Israelis hold ‘positive’ round of peace talks in Amman
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AMMAN — Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday said the talks Amman hosted between the Palestinians and Israeli negotiators were held in a “positive atmosphere and reflected the seriousness of both sides to reach substantive results”. Chief negotiator Saeb Erekat represented the Palestinian side, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s envoy, Yitzhak Molcho. Judeh announced […]
Read morePalestinians give borders, security proposal at Amman meet
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AMMAN — Palestinian envoys handed Israeli officials a proposal for resolving border and security issues at a meeting in the Jordanian capital on Tuesday attended by international Quartet delegates. Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Juda said Israeli representatives promised to respond to the proposals in future meetings, which were agreed to be held in Amman […]
Read moreIsraeli, Palestinian Delegates to Meet Again Next Week
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AMMAN — The meeting in Amman on Tuesday between Israeli delegate Yitzhak Molcho and the Palestinian Authority’s chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat, was positive, Channel 10 News reported. According to the report, the parties have agreed to meet again next week in Jordan. The Israeli side had expressed interest that future meetings be held between leaders, the report said, […]
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