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US lauds Philippines' apology over Taiwan incident
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The United States is optimistic that the Philippines and Taiwan will eventually thresh out their current spat over the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman within the Philippine territorial waters last week, an...Tags: United Nations, U.S. Department of State, Lifestyle and Leisure, Germany, Petroleum Industry
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A sensible caution, poorly stated
WASHINGTON -- People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign punishment for...Tags: Colin Powell, Defense Equipment, Iraq, Science and Technology, Bashar Assad
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Column: President's caution sensible, but poorly stated
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and President Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign...Tags: Colin Powell, Iraq, Defense Equipment, The Washington Post, Science and Technology
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'Real peace cannot be achieved by force'
Jordan Times, AmmanHis Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday stressed the importance of intensifying efforts to revive the stalled Middle East peace process to ultimately lead to the emergence of a Palestinian state that can exist in peace and harmony alongside Israel....Tags: Religion and Belief, Israel, Judaism, Imperial and Royal Matters, Peace Negotiations
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Diplomat killed in Afghanistan 'had a great worldview'
Tribune reportersAs strangers lined up for white ribbons and American flags to show their support, family and friends of Anne Smedinghoff mourned the loss of a young diplomat who was determined to see the world — and possibly beyond. Her brother, Mark, recalled...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Afghanistan, Politics, Television Industry, Family
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U.N. passes treaty regulating arms sales
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands...
Tags: United Nations, Emily Alpert, Military Equipment, International Relations, Weaponry
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Joel Brinkley: Settlements still blocking Middle East peace agreement
American VoicesPresident Obama's makeup visit to Israel was a great success, by most measures, but don't expect peace between Israelis and Palestinians anytime soon -- despite Obama's ringing call for it. Relations between Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...Tags: Religion and Belief, Israel, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Judaism, Genocide
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A Russian 'frenemy'
The White House is trying to revive the "reset" with Vladimir Putin's Russia. It is likely to be a wasted effort. The reset is dead not because of someone's ill will or mistakes. It is because Washington and Moscow have reached the limit of...
Tags: Afghanistan, U.S. Department of State, Summits, White House, Civil Rights
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Philippines challenges Chinese claims to waters through tribunal
The Philippines is taking a feud with China to an international tribunal, it announced Tuesday, the latest turn in the simmering dispute over a string of rocky outcroppings in the South China Sea. In a claim shared Tuesday with the Chinese ambassador,...
Tags: United Nations, Environmental Issues, Arbitration, Wildlife, International Relations
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U.N. vote on Palestine status inflicts new divides in Europe, NATO
Thursday’s overwhelming U.N. vote to elevate the status of Palestine at the world body inflicts yet another fracture in the facade of Western solidarity, exposing a divide among European Union and NATO member states over U.S. policy in the Middle...
Tags: Iran, International Criminal Court, Palestinian National Authority, Elections, International Organizations
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World of woe, little hope of relief, await U.N. General Assembly
World NowGlobal Focus: When 120 world leaders and thousands in their entourages gather at the United Nations next week, the woes of the world will be on stage in all their tragic detail: a civil war in Syria, the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, reignited ethnic... -
Sources: Obama Authorized Secret Support for Syrian Rebels
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday. The secret order, referred to as an intelligence...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Iran, Qatar, William Hague, White House
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