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Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Womens Rights

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

CHICAGO - As world leaders gather in Chicago to discuss the future of Afghanistan, human rights groups say Afghan women are being left out of the conversation. Afghan act

The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Memogate case Memo investigation comes to an end after fou

in National - Sat May 19, 2012

ISLAMABAD: After four arduous months, proceedings of the Memo Commission finally concluded at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday.

During the final proc

Sri Lanka rejects call to pull troops in ex-war zone

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

COLOMBO Sri Lanka\'s president on Saturday rejected international calls to withdraw troops from the island\'s former war zone as he marked the third anniversary of crush

Chen trip to U S apparently set to start

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

(CBS/AP) BEIJING A blind Chinese activist whose escape from a rural village set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington said Saturday that he was at an ai

China allows N.Koreans to leave for Seoul: reports

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

SEOUL China has allowed six North Korean refugees to leave for South Korea after they spent months holed up in Seoul\'s consular offices in China, news reports said Friday.

UN Chief Blames al-Qaida for Syria Attack

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he believes al-Qaida is behind twin bombings in Damascus, last week, that killed 55 people.

He said Thursday the terror

Bob Carr backs Taliban role in Afghanistan

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr says Afghanistan\'s prospects of stability will be boosted if the Taliban is involved in a post-transition government.

Senat

IMF chief warns on cost of Greek exit from euro

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned of "extremely expensive" consequences were Greece to leave the euro zone, a once taboo possibility that European leaders have

US sees no peaceful solution in Syria

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

The US has scripted things in a way that peace is impossible in Syria, anti-war activist Brian Becker believes. Reports that Washington is coordinating material support t

G8 and NATO athon with Pakistan at the table

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

(CNN) It\'s the diplomatic equivalent of hosting both the World Cup and the World Series in the same country on the same weekend.

S Korea Asks China Let Activist See Lawyer

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

The South Korean government is urging China to allow a South Korean activist detained by Chinese authorities access to his lawyer.

The Foreign Ministry made

How to Write About Israel

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

At a time when international desks are being cut to the bone, this is the one bone that the newshounds won\'t give up. Wars can be covered from thousands of miles away, g

Inept policies caused energy crisis says CM

in National - Wed May 16, 2012

LAHORE, May 15: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif says the energy shortage problem is the result of non-serious attitude as well as "inept" policies of rulers.

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Frances Hollande veers left for new cabinet

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

French President Francois Hollande is to unveil his government today, likely rewarding key players from his election campaign with top positions and placing a woman in ch

UN convoy attacked in Syria

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

A convoy of UN truce observers came under bomb attack in a Syrian town on Tuesday during a funeral procession in which a monitoring group said regime forces "massacred&

Opinion The Philippines and US Pivot to Asia

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

AS AN American ally, the Philippines has always been supportive of United States" military presence in Asia. Thus, it is no longer surprising to see the Philippines warml

Frances Hollande meets Merkel on 1st foreign trip

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

France\'s new President Francois Hollande has arrived in Berlin for a keenly anticipated first meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

His arrival was

NATO Invites Pakistan to Summit in Chicago

in National - Wed May 16, 2012

NATO on Tuesday invited Pakistan\'s president to the upcoming Chicago summit on Afghanistan, the strongest sign yet that Islamabad is ready to reopen its western border to U

Iran Tough Nuclear Stance Masks Struggles

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

(TEHRAN, Iran) The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel. But embedded in the

China dismisses Dalai Lama murder plot claim

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

BEIJING China has accused the Dalai Lama of "deceiving the world" and "spreading false information" after Tibet\'s exiled spiritual leader said h

Iran urges West to correct its manner ahead of talks

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

 

EHRAN (May 14, 2012): President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday urged the West to "correct its manners" if it wants to win the respect of I

15 killed in Nepal plane crash

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

KathmanduA plane carrying 21 people has crashed while trying to land at an airport in the north of Nepal, leaving 15 dead.

Police say that six survivors are

Hollande to be sworn in as French president

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

PARIS: Socialist Francois Hollande is to be sworn in as France\'s president Tuesday before naming a prime minister and dashing to Germany to battle with Berlin over how t

Time to move on over Nato supply lines Hina

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

Islamabad Pakistan"s foreign minister indicated Monday the time has come to reopen the country"s Afghan border to Nato troop supplies, saying the government had made its