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WORLD / NEWS Fri May 16, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- President Bush put the finishing touch on his celebrate-and-be-celebrated Israel stay, leaving the Holy Land Friday with no movement on Mideast peace but hoping to fare better in Saudi Arabia at obtaining help for soaring gas prices at home. "What's on.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Apr 1, 2008 @ 8:25am neoform

BBC News -- US President George W Bush has voiced his support for Ukraine's membership of Nato, during a visit to Kiev. Sitting beside President Viktor Yushchenko, Mr Bush said Kiev had made a bold decision to request membership and the US "strongly supported it"... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Jan 16, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

MSNBC -- Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday. Activists say the U.S. democracy.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Sep 5, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- President Bush got a boost Wednesday from his most reliable foreign ally: Australian Prime Minister John Howard pledged to keep hundreds of Australian troops in Iraq as long as the United States needs them. "They will not be reduced or withdrawn," Howa.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Jun 8, 2007 @ 8:12am neoform

Washington Post -- After days of escalating rhetoric about missile defense, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise offer to President Bush on Thursday, proposing that Russia join with the United States and some of its European allies to operate a shield intended a.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Jun 6, 2007 @ 8:56am neoform

USA Today -- President Bush on Wednesday discounted Vladimir Putin's threat to re-target missiles on Europe, saying "Russia is not going to attack Europe." Bush, in an interview with the Associated Press and other reporters, said that no U.S. military response was.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed May 16, 2007 @ 10:05pm neoform

Yahoo News -- Mobile phone calls in sections of Sydney's CBD will reportedly be blocked during US President George Bush's APEC visit in September. News Limited papers report the sophisticated counter-terrorism measure will be used to prevent mobile phone detonated r.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Apr 4, 2007 @ 9:49am neoform

SF Gate -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Syria on Tuesday for a visit that is seen as part of an attempt to sway Bush administration policy on Iraq and the rest of the Middle East. The San Francisco Democrat is the most senior American politician to visit.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Mar 9, 2007 @ 12:44pm mrmdc

Reuters -- President Bush and his left-wing nemesis Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez embarked on dueling tours of Latin America on Friday as they stepped up competition for the region's hearts and minds. Their ideological rivalry heated up as Bush visited Brazil.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Feb 1, 2007 @ 11:49pm neoform

Reuters -- President Bush should scrap his unilateral approach and respect religious diversity in his "war on terror" to resolve troubles in Iraq, a senior Chinese official said in comments published on Thursday... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Jan 22, 2007 @ 9:41am mrmdc

BBC News -- A passenger barred from a Qantas airlines flight for wearing a T-shirt depicting US President George Bush as a terrorist has threatened legal action... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Jan 11, 2007 @ 4:53pm mrmdc

Monsters and Critics -- Analysts and politicians in Europe are unhappy about U.S. President George W. Bush`s new Iraq strategy, which they say will fail as a last-ditch effort to bring stability to the restive country... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Nov 17, 2006 @ 8:29am neoform

Haaretz -- United States President George Bush was informed on Tuesday of an initiative to establish a center under his name in Israel, as a sign of gratitude for his support for the country and its security... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Nov 13, 2006 @ 10:44am mrmdc

Reuters -- President Bush was under pressure from some of his closest allies on Monday to turn to arch enemies Iran and Syria for help in stabilizing Iraq amid Iraqi government paralysis and fears of all-out civil war... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Thu Nov 2, 2006 @ 10:16pm neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals just how far the country's reputation has fallen among former supporters since the in.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Nov 1, 2006 @ 10:50am mrmdc

CNN -- Iran will offer cash incentives to travel agencies to encourage Western tourists to visit the country, giving a premium for Americans, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported... Read More

WORLD / OPINION Wed Nov 1, 2006 @ 10:47am mrmdc

Guardian Unlimited -- The annual vote in the UN general assembly on the US embargo against Cuba is back this month. Last year's result saw 182 member states oppose the blockade, with only four - the US, Israel, the Marshall Islands and Palau - voting in favour. The embargo, a.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sat Oct 28, 2006 @ 3:40pm neoform

CNN -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday referred to the boundary between himself and the United States, telling U.S. President Bush that he answers first to the Iraqi government and people, according to an Iraqi official... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Tue Oct 24, 2006 @ 3:48pm mrmdc

Xinhua -- Iraq's own security forces should be able to take over security job within the next 12 to 18 months, General George Casey, the top commander of U.S. military in Iraq said Tuesday... Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Oct 23, 2006 @ 1:02pm neoform

Alter Net -- The Lancet study that estimated 655,000 Iraqis killed since the US invasion of 2003 was based on some of the most solid research methods possible, but that didn't stop the American press from trying to say it wasn't so... Read More