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Koreas talk amid UN sanction call
North and South Korea held rare talks lasting just under one hour, about their jointly managed Kaesong industrial park.
Hopes of progress were low amid tensions over the North’s nuclear programme.
Key Security Council members have agreed on the wording of a draft UN resolution to expand sanctions against North Korea, diplomats say.
The move is a response [...]
Mexico flu sparks worldwide fear
Mexican authorities have taken drastic measures to contain a new strain of the swine flu virus that has killed 81 and prompted fears of a global pandemic.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )U.S., Iraqi troops wage new offensive against al-Qaida north of Baghdad
Special Report: Tension escalates in Iraq
TIKRIT, Iraq, April 26 (Xinhua) — U.S. and Iraqi forces backed by aircraft launched a pre-dawn offensive on Sunday to flush out al-Qaida militants from their strongholds in Salahudin province, said a provincial security source.
The operation begun around midnight with heavy bombardment by U.S. [...]
Sri Lanka Rejects Tamil Tiger Ceasefire
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers rebels announced a unilateral cease-fire Sunday, saying they will halt fighting to allow humanitarian workers into the war zone to help civilian.
The Sri Lanka government immediately rejected the offer. Sri Lanka’s Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa told Reuters news agency the rebel group’s announcement is “a joke” because the rebels are [...]
Clinton reassures Lebanon on overtures to Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reassured the Lebanese people Sunday that Washington supports “voices of moderation” and will never make a deal with Syria that undermines the country’s interests. Clinton spoke on a surprise visit to Beirut ahead of a critical June 7 election that could see the pro-U.S. [...]
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