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Moscow mayor vows to stay after Medvedev attack - Reuters

Sep 10, 2010 — Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov visit Moscow's south-western water supply station May 27, 2010. By Gleb Bryanski YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) - Moscow's powerful mayor said on Friday he plans to stay in office after

Obama says he'll stay engaged in Mideast talks - The Associated Press

Sep 10, 2010 — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged Friday to help keep fast-track Mideast peace talks from breaking down, and said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas knows "the window for creating a Palestinian state is closing." Obama said at a White House

Iran's president intervened in American's release - The Associated Press

Sep 10, 2010 — TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president intervened to secure the release of Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, in part because of her gender, a news agency reported Friday. Iranian officials have announced that on Saturday

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Philippine Hostage-Taker Releases 7 of 25 Captives

Aug 22, 2010 — Photo: AP Hostage negotiators, left and right, talk to foreign tourists taken hostage by Police Senior Inspector Rolando Mendoza after securing their release at Manila's Rizal Park Monday Aug. 23, 2010.

 

 

Sweden Rescinds Warrant for WikiLeaks Founder

Aug 21, 2010 — LONDON - Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blower Web site WikiLeaks who has been embroiled in a fight with the Pentagon over the recent release of classified documents, briefly became the focus of new attention ...

 

 

Commodities Tax Backlash May Undo Gillard Vote in Australian Mining States

Aug 19, 2010 — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard will face her biggest election fight in mining states to win Saturday's too-close-to-call ballot.

 

 

Australia faces prospect of minority government

Aug 19, 2010 — Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard greets supporters at the opening of a new shopping mall as part of her election campaign in Sydney August 20, 2010.

 

 

Blast in China's Xinjiang Was Attack on Law Enforcement, Spokesman Says

Aug 19, 2010 — By Bloomberg News - Fri Aug 20 05:38:26 GMT 2010 The explosion that killed seven people yesterday in China's Xinjiang province, the site of ethnic rioting last year, was an attack on law enforcement personnel, a police spokesman said.

 

 

France's Roma crackdown could spark xenophobia, says Romanian minister

Aug 18, 2010 — Romania's foreign minister warned about rising populism and xenophobia in France today as Paris prepared to carry out the first of its planned flights home for dozens of Roma expelled from their camps as part of a new crackdown by Nicolas Sarkozy.