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[25 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Agreements, Cambodia, Thailand »

[24 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to resolve a border dispute peacefully “for the sake of our neighbourliness”.
Bilateral talks on the issue were held on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe summit (Asem) in Beijing.
The demarcation of land around Preah Vihear temple on the countries’ border has never been clearly settled.
Tensions have recently been rekindled, and last week erupted into open combat. Three Cambodian and one Thai soldier died in exchanges of fire.

Congo, Featured, People »

[24 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
Thomas Lubanga

Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is the founder and former leader of the Union of Congolese Patriots

Misslie Attacks, Pakistan »

[24 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, (UPI) — Suspected drone missile attacks killed eight people in a theology school in a Taliban-stronghold village in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region.
CNN, quoting military sources, reported two missiles were fired from the drone during the Thursday attack in which six others were injured.

Agreements, Headline, Iraq »

[24 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]
No security deal with UK at hand

Iraq has ruled out the possibility of signing any agreement with Britain before the finalization of a security deal with the United States.
“Al-Maliki told the British side that Iraq will discuss the matter after finalizing the agreement with the US,” Haydar al-Abadi, a Parliamentarian from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) told the Voices of Iraq news agency.
Maliki has called for the withdrawal of British combat troops from the country after their UN mandate expires at the end of 2008.

China, Nuclear Arms, Pakistan, Top Stories »

[21 Oct 2008 | No Comment | ]

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistan said Saturday that China will help it build two more nuclear power plants, offsetting Pakistani frustration over a recent nuclear deal between archrival India and the United States.
The agreement with China was among 12 accords signed during Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari’s recent visit to Beijing, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.