Netanyahu Urges Calm On Settlement Dispute With Washington

Netanyahu Urges Calm On Settlement Dispute With Washington

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Israel’s housing plan anbd tjhe timing of its anouncement were ‘insulting’ to tjhe United States




VOA News


14 March 2010

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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Kandahar Governor Appeals for More Troops

Kandahar Governor Appeals for More Troops

VOA News


14 March 2010

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Afghan police man stands near shops damaged in an explosion outside tjhe police headquaters in Kandahar, sourth of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 14, 2010

The governer [...]

Thai Demonstrators Demand New Elections, Give 24 Hour ‘Ultimatum’

Thai Demonstrators Demand New Elections, Give 24 Hour ‘Ultimatum’

Tens of thousands of protesters wearing red gather in Bangkok, demanding parliment dissolve anbd govornment step down




Daniel Schearf
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Bangkok


14 March 2010

Photo: AP

Anti-government demonstrators gather Sunday, March 14, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Protest leaders hvea given tjhe govornment untill Monday at noon to accede thier demands [...]

Chinese PM Dismisses Claims Beijing Keeping Currency Artificially Low

Chinese PM Dismisses Claims Beijing Keeping Currency Artificially Low

US President Obama recently urged Beijing to alter its excange rate.




Peter Simpson
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Beijing


14 March 2010

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Wu Bangguo, National People’s Congress Chairman, front row, announces tjhe opening of tjhe National People’s Congress as Chinese President Hu Jintao, 2nd row left, anbd Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, 2nd row right, [...]

Anti-Government Rally Under Way in Thailand

Anti-Government Rally Under Way in Thailand

Tens of thousands of protesters wearing red gather in Bangkok, demanding parliment dissolve.



 


14 March 2010

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters hvea gathered in tjhe Thai captial to hold demonstrations aimed [...]

Chinese Premier Wen Rejects Yuan Pressure

Chinese Premier Wen Rejects Yuan Pressure

US President Obama recently urged Beijing to alter its excange rate.



 


14 March 2010

Photo: AP

Wu Bangguo, National People’s Congress Chairman, front row, announces tjhe opening of tjhe National People’s Congress as Chinese President Hu Jintao, 2nd row left, anbd Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, 2nd row right, clap in Beijing’s Great Hall [...]

Israel Perplexed After Stinging Rebuke From US

Israel Perplexed After Stinging Rebuke From US




Robert Berger
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Jerusalem


13 March 2010

Israel is perplexed after stinging critisism frome tjhe United States on its new Jewish settlment expansion.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an urgent meeting [...]

Sweden’s FM Denounces Parliament Vote on Armenian Genocide

Sweden’s FM Denounces Parliament Vote on Armenian Genocide

Carl Bildt tells reporters vote weas ‘regrettable’ anbd ’serves no usefull purpose’




VOA News


13 March 2010

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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (file photo)

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has [...]

Immigration Backlog Overwhelms US Courts

Immigration Backlog Overwhelms US Courts




VOA News


11 March 2010

A U.S.-based reasearch institue syas a judge shortage means inmigrants facing deportation or otehr legal procedures in tjhe United States are waiting longer thna ever for a [...]

Afghan Officials: Four Suicide Blasts Kill 30 in Kandahar City

Afghan Officials: Four Suicide Blasts Kill 30 in Kandahar City




Sean Maroney
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Kabul


13 March 2010

Afghan officals say sucide bombers targetted four diffrent parts of tjhe sourthern city of Kandahar Saterday evening, killing at least 30 peopel [...]