Tag: World Politics
Turkish warplanes target Kurdish rebels
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq on Wednesday and Thursday, the Turkish army said, a day after militant attacks left 10 Turkish soldiers dead.[MORE]
Deadline looms for Fiji's Pacific suspension
Fiji's military government is under pressure to announce democratic elections as a midnight Thursday deadline looms for the country's suspension from the 16 nation Pacific Islands Forum.[MORE]
Russia signs border pacts with Georgian rebels
Russia has signed treaties with the rebel Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia under which it formally assumes responsibility for the defence of their borders with Georgia.[MORE]
Obama promises 'whatever it takes' on swine flu
US President Barack Obama says he will do whatever it takes to limit the spread of swine flu.[MORE]
'We don't torture': Obama invokes Churchill
US President Barack Obama marks 100 days, evoking Winston Churchill and his rejection of torture.[MORE]
Kenyan women on sex strike
Women's groups in Kenya have declared a week-long sex strike in protest against the infighting crippling the national unity government.[MORE]
Hariri death suspects released
A United Nations tribunal set up to investigate the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister Rafik Hariri has been forced to release four key suspects because of a lack of evidence.[MORE]
Zimbabwe gets $500m credit
The Government of Zimbabwe says it has secured $500 million in credit from African states as it struggles to rebuild its economy.[MORE]
Russia passes teen curfew law
Russia's teenagers may have to stay at home at night, with President Dmitry Medvedev approving what is seen as a curfew law.[MORE]
Britain to boost troops in Afghanistan
Britain will temporarily increase its forces in Afghanistan by 700 and direct more aid to border areas of Pakistan to counter a growing Taliban threat, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.[MORE]
N Korea threatens new nuke test
North Korea is threatening to conduct another nuclear test and says it will go ahead with the detonation if the United Nations does not apologise for its condemnation of Pyongyang's rocket launch earlier this month. [MORE]
Obama marks 100 days
Barack Obama marks his 100th day in office as America gets more bad economic news.[MORE]
Sarkozy unveils 'Green Paris' plan
Nicolas Sarkozy unveils a 10-year plan to transform Paris into a green metropolis.[MORE]
British MPs in Gurkha rebellion
British PM Gordon Brown suffers rare parliamentary defeat over immigration rights for Gurkhas.[MORE]
100 days: taking stock of Obama's tenure
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US President Barack Obama is marking 100 days in office and analysts are taking the chance to grade him so far.[MORE]
Tutu confident of lasting peace in Solomons
Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, has officially opened a truth and reconciliation commission in the Solomon Islands, saying he is confident of lasting peace in the region.[MORE]
Thai tourism to lose $4b from riots: PM
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says tourism income is likely to fall by more than 102 billion baht ($4.04 billion) after deadly anti-government protests in April.[MORE]
North Korea threatens nuclear test
North Korea is threatening to conduct another nuclear test unless the United Nations apologises for censuring it over its recent rocket launch.[MORE]
100 days on, Obama faces flurry of crises
Barack Obama is to mark his first 100 days as US President facing a long list of crises.[MORE]
Polish PM leaves Brown red-faced
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been embarrassed on a visit to Poland, after his host used the occasion to deliver a lecture on the perils of excessive public borrowing.[MORE]
Indiana Jones 'trivialises' nuke threat
Japan's Foreign Minister has taken a swipe at the latest sequel of Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones blockbuster series for trivialising the devastation of a nuclear bomb blast.[MORE]
Obama: New York flyover a 'mistake'
Barack Obama says sorry after his spare plane sparks panic over New York.[MORE]
US senator switches sides
Veteran US Republican Senator Arlen Specter is switching sides in boost to Barack Obama.[MORE]
Sri Lanka made 'grave mistake' denying visa: EU
The European Union has responded to Sri Lanka's decision to deny a visa to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, with a senior official saying the government had made a "grave mistake".[MORE]
PNG gas talks to proceed, won't be binding
A court in Papua New Guinea has ruled negotiations over the country's biggest resource project can go ahead but they will not be legally binding.[MORE]
