TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it would let U.N. nuclear investigators visit a military complex where they had been refused access to check intelligence suggesting Tehran has pursued explosives research relevant to nuclear weapons. Western diplomats dismissed Iran’s statement as a time-buying gambit – rather than a genuine shift towards nuclear transparency – with Israel talking increasingly stridently of […]
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G-8 summit moved from Chicago to Camp David
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WASHINGTON (CBS) - The White House abruptly announced Monday that it had scuttled plans to hold the upcoming G-8 economic summit in Chicago, and would instead host world leaders at the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland. It was an unusually late location change for a large and highly scripted international summit and […]
Read moreMore than half of Americans back Obama’s Koran apology
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than half of Americans supportPresident Barack Obama’s apology for U.S. troops burning copies of the Koran, an incident that triggered a spate of bloody protests and attacks on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, 56 percent of those surveyed backed Obama, who has been criticized by U.S.Republican […]
Read moreIAEA Director General expresses Iran concerns
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( NHK) — The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency has expressed concern over Iran’s nuclear program. Yukiya Amano urged the country to cooperate with his organization. Amano spoke at a Board of Governors meeting in the Agency’s headquarters on Monday. Amano said Iran is still enriching uranium and has started a […]
Read moreBritain will work to mend Russia ties with Putin: PM David Cameron
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(AFP) – Britain will work with Russian president-elect Vladimir Putin to overcome differences between the two countries, Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday after Putin’s controversial election victory. Cameron said in a telephone conversation with Putin that he “looked forward to working with Mr Putin to overcome the obstacles in the relationship between Britain and Russia and build deeper political and trade links.” The two […]
Read moreU.S. to host separate G8, NATO summits
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WASHINGTON, March 5 (Xinhua) — President Barack Obama will have the G8 summit separated from the NATO summit this year, with different periods of time and sites for the important annual gatherings, the White House said on Monday. “To facilitate a free-flowing discussion with our close G8 partners, the president is inviting his fellow […]
Read morePrince Harry to visit Brazilian favela, watch samba
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Britain’s Prince Harry was due in Brazil Friday for his first visit to the South American giant to launch the GREAT campaign promoting his country ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Making his first solo tour, the third in line to the British throne will launch the campaign from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain following festivities with samba dance and capoeira martial […]
Read morePrince Harry in Jamaica for Queen’s Jubilee tour
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in Jamaica’s capital Monday for a four-day visit amid a push by the country’s new prime minister to sever ties with the British monarchy and turn the page on its colonial past. The 27-year-old prince arrived by private jet to Kingston’s international airport, receiving a 21-gun salute from members of the Jamaica Defense […]
Read moreNew Haiti govt panel to help clear army camps
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government is trying to reclaim training camps, including an old military base, taken over by former soldiers calling for the restoration of the armed forces, President Michel Martelly said Monday. Martelly didn’t give a deadline for when the ex-soldiers need to leave the areas outside the capital but said a newly formed commission will be in […]
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