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WORLD / NEWS Wed Apr 2, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

MSNBC -- Washington speech The announcement follows a string of embarrassing appearances by Ahern in the witness stand at an anti-corruption tribunal. Ahern said he intended to remain in office until he delivers a speech to the joint houses of U.S. Congress.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Oct 22, 2007 @ 7:06pm neoform

Reuters -- Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa said Washington must let him open a military base in Miami if the United States wants to keep using an air base on Ecuador's Pacific coast. Correa has refused to renew Washington's lease on the Manta air base,.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Aug 1, 2007 @ 11:09am neoform

www.dailystar.com.lb -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced a new $30 billion US defense package to Israel Sunday and voiced satisfaction over Washington's plan to supply state-of-the-art weapons to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states as a counterweight to Iranian influence. The.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Jul 15, 2007 @ 11:14am neoform

CNN -- New British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, seeking to quash speculation that London may distance itself from Washington over Iraq, insisted on Sunday the United States was still Britain's number one ally. "It is the single most important bilateral rela.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Jun 25, 2007 @ 10:05am neoform

USA Today -- President Hugo Chavez urged soldiers on Sunday to prepare for a guerrilla-style war against the United States, saying that Washington is using psychological and economic warfare as part of an unconventional campaign aimed at derailing his government. D.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Jun 3, 2007 @ 6:23pm neoform

Reuters -- Hustler magazine is looking for some scandalous sex in Washington again -- and willing to pay for it. "Have you had a sexual encounter with a current member of the United States Congress or a high-ranking government official?" read a full-page advertis.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Feb 12, 2007 @ 10:07am mrmdc

Yahoo News -- The United States and North Korea haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions as six-party talks looked likely to straggle into an extra day. The initially promising session of talks falte.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Sun Aug 19, 2007 @ 10:32am neoform

Reuters -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, in one of his harshest attacks on the United States in seven years in power, accused Washington on Saturday of attempting to force its will on the world. The White House said it was "surprised and disappointed" by Puti.. Read More

WORLD / OPINION Fri Aug 3, 2007 @ 12:48am neoform

Guardian Unlimited -- Gordon Brown today flies to Washington for his first summit with President George Bush, after issuing a ringing endorsement of Britain's 'special relationship' with the US. As he prepares the Labour party for a possible election next spring, the Prime.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Wed Aug 1, 2007 @ 12:34pm neoform

New York Times -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert voiced satisfaction on Sunday over Washington's intention to offset a package of arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states with increased military aid for Israel. He said he and U.S. President George W. Bush, in talks.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Jun 29, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- Ambassadors from European Union nations on Friday backed a deal with the United States on the sharing of trans-Atlantic air passenger data that Washington says is needed to help fight terrorism, diplomats said. Envoys from the EU's 27 nations reached a.. Read More

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

BBC News -- Washington says it will not agree to climate change targets ahead of a G8 summit in Germany already marred by a row over US missile defence plans. Rejecting proposals to slash emissions, a top US climate official said the G8 should not dictate members'.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon May 14, 2007 @ 3:14pm neoform

USA Today -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday there's no "new Cold War" between Washington and Moscow, though she acknowledged growing strains ahead of contentious talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "It's time for intensive diplomacy," said.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Feb 9, 2007 @ 10:27am mrmdc

Guardian Unlimited -- Relations between Japan and the US will come under renewed pressure next week when the US Congress debates a resolution calling on Tokyo to issue a formal apology for forcing tens of thousands of "comfort women" to work in military brothels before and dur.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Dec 4, 2006 @ 10:29am mrmdc

Guardian Unlimited -- When 12 bodies were found buried in the garden of a Mexican house, it seemed like a case of drug-linked killings. But the trail led to Washington and a cover-up that went right to the top. David Rose reports from El Paso... Read More