China and Taiwan Agree to Closer Economic Ties
The governments of the Republic of China on Taiwan and the communist regime on mainland China signed four agreements on November 4 that...
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Melamine Concerns Widen
In the last several weeks, Romer Labs, an international diagnostic testing lab for the agricultural, food, and feed industries, discovered 30 samples of...
Read moreU.S. Embassy in Damascus Closed to Public
The United States closed its embassy in Damascus to the public on October 30 because of security concerns stemming from anti-U.S. demonstrations in...
Read morePakistan Complains to U.S. About Attacks
A Pakistani government spokesman announced on October 29 that the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, Anne Patterson, had been summoned to receive a formal...
Read moreIraq Government Wants Kurds Out of Mosul
According to a New York Times report of October 28, the U.S.-backed, Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki has been forcing...
Read moreSyria Protests Reported U.S. Raid
The Syrian government has condemned what it said was a U.S. helicopter raid inside its territory on October 26, resulting in eight civilian...
Read morePakistan Plans to Arm Militias Near Afghan Border
Pakistani officials in Washington announced on October 23 that their government will supply arms to tribal militia in its northwestern tribal region, which...
Read moreEU to “Educate” Irish Voters to Accept Constitution Treaty
Last June, in a national referendum, voters in Ireland rejected the European Union Lisbon Treaty, which was, said opponents, merely a rehashed version...
Read moreU.S. Forces Hand Over Babil Province to Iraqis
The U.S. military aind Iraqi authorites held a ceremony on October 23 marking the transfer of security responsibility for the province of Babil...
Read moreIraqi Cabinet Wants Security Agreement Altered
Iraq's cabinet said on October 21 it would demand changes in the proposed security agreement between the United States and Iraq, raising doubts...
Read moreBailout Mania Hits Even the Swiss
On October 16, the Swiss government — despite previous assurances that its banking system was largely immune from the worldwide banking crisis —...
Read moreEU Leaders Push For Climate Change
During a two-day European Union summit held in Brussels from October 15-16, French President Nicolas Sarkozy (whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency)...
Read moreDissension Within the African National Congress
Mbhazima Shilowa, the former premier (equivalent to a U.S. governor) of South Africa’s wealthy Gauteng province, announced in a press conference on October...
Read moreViolence Grows Against Iraqi Christians in Mosul
In recent days, as many as 15 Christians have been slain in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, prompting the Iraqi government headed...
Read moreAbout-face in North Korean Nuclear Monitoring
One day after the United States announced on October 11 that it was removing North Korea from its list of state sponsors of...
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