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Satellite images support North Korea reactor claim (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

North Korean soldiers salute from atop tanks during a military parade to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, October 10, 2010. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - Satellite images of activity at North Korea’s main nuclear complex support Pyongyang’s claims it is constructing an experimental light water reactor in defiance of global pressure to denuclearize,…

Vows of EU support but no bailout yet for Ireland (AP)

November 17th, 2010

A newspaper seller in Dublin, Ireland, Monday, Nov. 15, 2010. Debt-burdened Ireland is talking with other European Union governments about how to handle its troubled finances, officials said Monday as the continent's debt crisis plagued markets and policymakers across Europe. Irish officials however denied they were seeking a lifeline from the EU's bailout fund, while Greece revealed revised figures showing a bigger budget deficit.  (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - An anxiously awaited meeting of European finance ministers ended Tuesday without an agreement to bail out Ireland’s debt-stricken government, though both Irish and EU officials vowed to stabilize…

Iraq breaks deadlock, PM wins support for new term (Reuters)

November 10th, 2010

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attends a meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Iraqi politicians appeared to have broken an eight month political impasse on Wednesday when the Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance agreed to take part in a new government headed by…

Iran’s top leader seeks to secure clerics’ support (AP)

October 19th, 2010

In this photo released by the official website of the Iranian supreme leader's office, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waves to the crowd in a public gathering during his visit to the city of Qom, 78 miles (125 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010.  (AP Photo/Office of the Supreme Leader) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP - Iran’s supreme leader pushed defiant senior clerics to throw their support behind the government Tuesday as he began a 10-day visit to the holy city of Qom, hoping…

Australian Labor Party wins enough support to rule (AP)

September 7th, 2010

AP - Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s center-left Labor Party will form a minority government to rule Australia for a second three-year term, after two independent lawmakers joined her coalition Tuesday…

US military chief seeks Turkish support over Iran (AP)

September 4th, 2010

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen, right, and Turkey's Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner inspect a guard of honour at the Turkish army headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The United States is seeking Turkish permission to withdraw noncombat military equipment from Iraq through its territory and Turkey is likely to agree to the request, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said Friday.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - The United States’ top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from…

Afghan govt wants donors to support its priorities (AP)

July 18th, 2010

Afghan firefighters hose down the scene of a suicide bombing in Kabul,Afghanistan, Sunday, July 18, 2010. A suicide bombing in eastern Kabul killed three civilians on Sunday, two days before an binternational/b conference that will host representatives from about 60 nations, an Afghan official said. The bomber was on foot and his target was unclear, police official Abdul Ghafor Sayedzada said. (AP Photo/Hossein Fatemi)AP - At an international conference on Tuesday, the Afghan government will ask donors to put 80 percent of aid money behind programs that the Afghans — not foreign capitals…

Afghanistan’s Karzai seeks support for Kandahar op (AP)

June 13th, 2010

An Afghan policeman searches a car on a road leading to the US air base in Bagram, 50 kms north of Kabul, in May, 2010. Pakistan's ISI intelligence agency provides funding, training and sanctuary to the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to a study Sunday which claimed to have the strongest evidence yet of their links.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AP - President Hamid Karzai called Sunday on community leaders in Kandahar to support a NATO campaign to bolster security in this Taliban stronghold, urging people to work with his…

Karzai seeks support for Kandahar operation (AP)

June 13th, 2010

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari attends the Turkey-Afghanistan-Pakistan IV. Trilateral Summit Meeting in Istanbul, January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Osman OrsalAP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought support Sunday for the NATO campaign to ramp up security in the key southern city of Kandahar and bolster his government’s influence in…

Germany, Russia: we support for Iran nuke sanction (AP)

June 5th, 2010

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrive for bilateral talks at the government guest house Schloss Meseberg,north of Berlin, Saturday, June 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Tobias Schwarz, Pool)AP - Germany and Russia declared Saturday that the five world powers negotiating with Iran support a fresh set of international sanctions, and Chancellor Angela Merkel said they could pass soon.


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