Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday he must work to repair relations with Washington after a debacle over Jewish settlements that has undermined US efforts to mediate new peace talks with the Palestinians.
Thailand’s Supreme Court rules it will seize $1.4bn of $2.3bn in contested assets belonging to the family of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. The funds were frozen after Mr Thaksin’s elected government was overthrown in a military coup in 2006. Mr Thaksin, who is living abroad, has denied any wrongdoing
Thailand’s Supreme Court rules it will seize $1.4bn of $2.3bn in contested assets belonging to the family of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra. The funds were frozen after Mr Thaksin’s elected government was overthrown in a military coup in 2006. Mr Thaksin, who is living abroad, has denied any wrongdoing
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Damascus. Both leaders agreed, not to let Israel succeed in its evil propaganda
Abbas Sticks to Demand for Settlement Freeze, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Monday he was open to peace negotiations with Israel, but that as agreed with Egypt talks could only resume when Jewish settlement activity ends. “There is no objection to returning to the negotiating table or holding any meetings in principle,” Abbas told reporters in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Merry Christmas today Comments for MySpace latest updates :- Christians around the world are celebrating Christmas today. The top Roman Catholic cleric in Bethlehem, West Bank delivered Christmas wishes for peace in the Middle East — and prayed for the day when Palestinians would no longer be confined by Israeli barriers. There was more Christmas gloom than cheer elsewhere, too.
TEHRAN : Iran on Wednesday successfully test-fired an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile which it says can reach targets inside Israel, state television announced. The two-stage Sejil, powered by solid fuel, is capable according to Iran of reaching distances of 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles), which would put arch-foe Israel, most Arab states and parts of Europe, including much of Turkey, within range
TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday it would allow UN inspectors into its newly disclosed uranium enrichment plant, as US President Barack Obama led a global outcry against Tehran for building the facility. “As the president ( Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ) said, we have no problem for inspection within the framework of the agency (International Atomic Energy Agency) regulations,” Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s atomic energy chief, said on state television
BERLIN: Nuclear assets of Pakistan are well guarded, however, the safe hideouts of Al-Qaeeda and its allies are a threat for the state, said US Secretary to State Hillary Clinton in an interview. She said that Pakistan’s political and military leadership has sensed the threat and decided to take decisive action against the terrorists.
Rajasthan: India Fuel Depot Fire 5 killed, A huge fire broke out at an Indian Oil Coporation (IOC) fuel depot in the outskirts of Jaipur, capital of the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan, killing at least 5 and injuring nearly 115 people.