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Obama Seeks to Quiet Outrage over Gaza Flotilla Killings
Amid nearly universal condemnation of Monday's pre-dawn Israeli assault in international waters on a flotilla carrying humanitarian and reconstruction aid bound for Gaza, the administration of President Barack Obama has steadfastly avoided assigning blame.Obama Security Strategy Stresses Economy, Multilateralism
In his first National Security Strategy (NSS), President Barack Obama Thursday pledged to maintain Washington's "military superiority" but stressed that the persistence of the nation's global power will depend more on the health of its domestic economy and international cooperation.U.S Congress Slows Unilateral Sanctions Drive Against Iran
President Barack Obama's efforts to gain greater flexibility in dealing with Iran received a small but potentially important boost here Tuesday when a key Congressional committee announced that the deadline for a unilateral U.S. sanctions package will be put off until next month.NGOs Call on Obama to Move Swiftly Against LRA
A coalition of nearly 50 Western and African human rights and humanitarian groups is calling on President Barack Obama to "move swiftly" in implementing a law he signed Monday committing Washington to step up U.S. and regional efforts to defeat Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).Obama Fails to Reverse Militarisation of Latin America Policy
President Barack Obama has largely disappointed hopes for an "equal partnership" with the countries of Latin America, according to the latest in a series of annual reports on U.S. relations with the region released here Monday.US-MEXICO: State Visit Highlights Ties, Frustrations
With no major new initiatives on the agenda, President Felipe Calderón's state visit here this week appeared designed primarily to highlight increasingly close ties between the United States and Mexico despite growing frustrations on both sides of the border over immigration, economics and security cooperation.U.S.: Momentum Builds to Ratify Land Mine Treaty
More than two-thirds of U.S. senators have signed a letter calling on President Barack Obama to develop a plan to join a 17-year-old international treaty banning the production, transfer, and use of anti-personnel land mines.IRAN: Brazil-Turkey-Mediated Deal Puts Ball in U.S. Court
The administration of President Barack Obama has reacted sceptically to the nuclear swap accord signed Monday by Iran, Turkey and Brazil, suggesting that Tehran would have to take significant additional steps to satisfy U.S. and Western demands to curb its nuclear programme.UGANDA: U.S. Congress Clears Anti-LRA Bill
The U.S. Congress has cleared legislation requiring President Barack Obama to devise a strategy over the next six months to help capture the leadership of the Lord's Revolutionary Army (LRA) and protect the civilian population in four eastern and central African countries from its rampages.World Bank Boosts Commitment to Lower Maternal Mortality
The World Bank intends to ramp up spending on family-planning and related initiatives to reduce maternal mortality, improve reproductive health, and reduce fertility rates in nearly 60 developing countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new five-year plan released by the Bank here this week.Aborted Bomb Plot Tests US-Pakistan Ties
Amid mounting evidence that Saturday's aborted car-bombing in New York's Times Square was linked to violent Islamist groups in Pakistan, observers here are expressing concern that recently enhanced cooperation between Washington and Islamabad could be negatively affected.U.S. House Clears Haiti Trade Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday approved a major trade bill designed to boost U.S. and other investment in Haiti's textile and apparel industry following January's devastating earthquake in which at least 200,000 people are believed to have been killed.US-CUBA: Radio, TV Marti Seen as Bust
Despite spending more than half a billion dollars over the last quarter century, U.S. government broadcasts to Cuba have gained only a tiny audience and have had virtually no effect on the island's politics, according to a new report by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.U.S./IRAN: Sanctions Debate Heats Up
Wednesday's highly unusual public launch of a "conference committee" of both houses of Congress to hash out differences in long-pending legislation to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran marks a new stage in the escalating debate over what to do about Tehran's nuclear programme.U.S.-MIDEAST: To Peace Plan or Not to Peace Plan, and When?
Reports earlier this month that President Barack Obama may present a comprehensive U.S. peace plan for resolving the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict have spurred a growing public debate over its wisdom and timing.“Radical Reform” Urged for Private-Sector Development Support
Policies and initiatives by multilateral development banks (MDBs) to support the private sector in developing countries need to be carefully reviewed and reformed to ensure they are reducing poverty and protecting human rights and the environment, according to a new report by a coalition of six major non-governmental organisations (NGOs).Developing Countries Leading Economic Rebound
Led by growth in developing countries, the global economy is rebounding more quickly than expected, according to the latest 'World Economic Outlook' (WEO) released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) here Wednesday.
Activists Dismayed at U.S. Reaction to Sudan Polls
Activist groups called here Tuesday for the administration of President Barack Obama to hold the Sudanese government accountable for what the White House itself called "serious irregularities" in carrying out the past week's elections.Anti-Government Sentiment Mounting in U.S.
Public hostility toward the government has reached record highs, according to a major new survey released on the 15th anniversary of the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, the worst deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. territory before 9/11.U.S. Breathes Sigh of Relief Over Manas Base for Now
The administration of President Barack Obama is breathing a sigh of relief that the past week's successful insurrection against former President Kurmanbek Bakiyev appears unlikely to result in any curbs - at least, for now - on its use of Kyrgyzstan's Manas Air Base.Zoellick Sees End of “Third World”
The 2009 global financial crisis marked the definitive end of longstanding paradigms of the global economy and development, such as the "Third World" and "North-South", according to World Bank President Robert Zoellick.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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