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 Washington (AFP) Sept 18, 2009 
Five US Senators urged President Barack Obama on Friday to deny Boeing's commercial rival Airbus a politically charged contract to build a fleet of US aerial refueling tankers. The bipartisan group of lawmakers called on Obama in a letter to act based on an early September World Trade Organization (WTO) interim ruling that the European consortium had benefited from illegal subsidies. ... read more 
Quito (AFP) Sept 18, 2009The US military on Friday returned to Ecuador a base it has been using for a decade for regional anti-drug operations, as critics seethe over its controversial replacement in neighboring Colombia. Ecuadoran authorities took control of the US Forward Operation Location (FOL) at the Eloy Alfaro Air Force base in the Pacific port of Manta to Ecuador following a brief ceremony at the base. ... more
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Polish PM hails Macron's 'very promising' nuclear comments
Russia calls Macron nuclear comments a 'threat' Russia says Macron address 'detached from reality' Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised Iran appoints new envoy to UN nuclear watchdog Macron proposes French nuclear extension, Ukraine troop deployment Nuclear monitor defends Ukraine plant visit via Russia-controlled territory Iran's former top diplomat Zarif resigns from VP post Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear North Korea held 'strategic cruise missile' launch drill this week: state media 
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Moscow (AFP) Sept 20, 2009President Dmitry Medvedev said Israel had given Russia assurances it plans no strike on Iran and reserved Moscow's right to sell Tehran arms, in an interview released by the Kremlin on Sunday. Medvedev described an Israeli attack as "the worst thing that could be imagined" but said President Shimon Peres had ruled out such fears when the two leaders met in the Russian resort of Sochi in ... more  
Diyarbakir, Turkey (AFP) Sept 18, 2009The trial of a Turkish colonel and six others over the alleged summary killing of 20 Kurds took a new turn Friday as two prosecution witnesses said they were forced to implicate the defendants. "My testimony is invalid. I signed it without knowing the content," Firat Altin, a former Kurdish militant, told the court in Diyarbakir, adding that he had faced "threats and blackmail" by judicial ... more 
United Nations (AFP) Sept 20, 2009US President Barack Obama chairs an unprecedented summit at the UN Security Council Thursday to rally world support for nuclear non-proliferation and advance nuclear disarmament. The summit -- the first time the 15-member council will be chaired by an American president -- comes as world powers step up efforts to curb Iran and North Korea's nuclear ambitions just as the United States and ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2009US President Barack Obama on Sunday denied that "paranoid" objections from Russia influenced his decision to abandon plans by the former Bush administration to site a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. "Russia had always been paranoid about this, but George Bush was right, this wasn't a threat to them," Obama said in an interview on CBS show "Face the Nation" days before he is set to ... more 
Washington (AFP) Sept 19, 2009US President Barack Obama geared up Saturday for whirlwind meetings next week with counterparts from China, Japan and Russia, but Iran's firebrand leader looked set to be left out in the cold. As world leaders converge on New York for the annual United Nations general assembly, officials said Obama would kick off a flurry of high-profile bilateral encounters by meeting Chinese President Hu ... more 
Moscow (AFP) Sept 18, 2009Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised US President Barack Obama's "brave" move to axe a planned missile shield in Europe as NATO's chief called for a new strategic partnership with the Kremlin. Russia had condemned the anti-missile radar facility being placed in the Czech Republic and missile interceptors in Poland under plans drawn up by Obama's predecessor George W. Bush ... more |
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