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US, Israeli officials meet amid rising concern over Iran
07/02/2012 - DIPLOMACY

US, Israeli officials meet amid rising concern over Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman met for talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington Tuesday amid speculation that Israel is considering a military solution to international concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.
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Clinton urges support for UN resolution on Syria
01/02/2012 - SYRIA

Clinton urges support for UN resolution on Syria

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (pictured) urged the UN Security Council on Tuesday to support a Western-Arab resolution endorsing an Arab-League plan that calls for a power transfer, amid worsening violence.
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Moscow stalls diplomatic offensive on Syria
31/01/2012 - SYRIA

Moscow stalls diplomatic offensive on Syria

A senior Russian diplomat warned that the push to adopt a Western-Arab draft resolution on Syria was a “path to civil war” there, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday, but stopped short of explicitly threatening to veto the draft.
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Western powers press Russia on Syria resolution
31/01/2012 - SYRIA

Western powers press Russia on Syria resolution

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé and Britain's William Hague are pressing Russia to back a UN resolution Tuesday demanding that the Syrian leadership call a ceasefire and hand over power ahead of talks.
Clinton ‘encouraged by progress’ in Ivory Coast
17/01/2012 - IVORY COAST

Clinton ‘encouraged by progress’ in Ivory Coast

U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton met President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast Tuesday while on a diplomatic tour of Africa. Clinton told reporters she admired the government's commitment to hold human rights abusers "accountable."
Clinton praises Liberia's progress at Sirleaf's inauguration
16/01/2012 - LIBERIA

Clinton praises Liberia's progress at Sirleaf's inauguration

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended the swearing-in ceremony of Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia Monday. Clinton praised the turbulent nation's progress, saying democracy had "taken root."
US to begin exchanging ambassadors with Burma
13/01/2012 - BURMA

US to begin exchanging ambassadors with Burma

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday the United States will "start the process" of exchanging ambassadors with Burma after almost two decades following recent reforms by Yangon, including the release of hundreds of political prisoners.
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Kim Jong-un: 'a callow, paper general'
28/12/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Kim Jong-un: 'a callow, paper general'

Analysis on North Korea varies from optimism the country could change radically to fears the country could come under Chinese influence which, if lasting, might spark a Cold War between China and the US. Also in this international press review: is Putin's house about to fall down, and is Syria at a turning point? That's the focus for today, Wednesday 28th December, 2011.
Iraq agrees to resettle thousands of Iranian political refugees
26/12/2011 - IRAN - IRAQ

Iraq agrees to resettle thousands of Iranian political refugees

Iraq and the UN signed a deal on Sunday to resettle some 3,400 Iranians who have been living since the 1980s Iran-Iraq war in Camp Ashraf, an Iraqi refugee camp for Iranian dissidents, a decision hailed by the US.
World leaders honour former Czech president Havel
23/12/2011 - CZECH REPUBLIC

World leaders honour former Czech president Havel

World leaders gathered in Prague on Friday for the funeral of former Czech president Vaclav Havel, who died last Sunday at the age of 75. Havel was an architect of the 1989 Velvet Revolution that ended Soviet rule of what was then Czechoslovakia.
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