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Breaking News Tue, 9 Mar 2010
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US  
 Asia Times 
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US intere... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers question during her town hall meeting at the State Department in Washington, Friday, July 10, 2009.
Clinton   Day   Photos   Rights   Women  
 The Siasat Daily 
Clinton marks International Women's Day
| Washington, March 09: “Human rights are women’s rights, and women’s rights are human rights”, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday, marking the occasion of International Women... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President George W. Bush addresses the United States Chamber of Commerce Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The President spoke on the state of the economy and thanked the Chamber and its members for "efforts to support the spirit of free enterprise, and to advance the interests of business, large and small, across our great country."  BBC News 
Ex-President Bush in Tory phone plea on NI devolution
| Ex-US president George W Bush has asked David Cameron to try to get the Ulster Unionists to back devolution of justice and policing in Northern Ireland. | The NI Assembly is due to vote on the trans... (photo: White House / Eric Draper)
Bush   Photos   Politics   US   Ulster  
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on his way to addresses a press conference following his speech on the opening day  Asia Times 
Ahmadinejad hunkers down with Karzai
| By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | On Monday, Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad was due to visit Afghanistan on a short trip with a heavy agenda of issues concerning regional security and a drug trafficking p... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Iran   Nejad   Photos   Politics   World  
Top Stories
Barack Obama & Jalal Talabani in Baghdad 4-7-09.JPG Hartford Courant
Obama aides use Twitter to help get out White House message, offer behind-the-scenes nuggets
WASHINGTON (AP) — (pound sign)wanttospinWHreporters? | If you're PressSec — press secretary Robert Gibbs' username on — you join the powerful social med... (photo: Public Domain / BrokenSphere)
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   World  
A Palestinian Fatah supporter holds up a banner of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally supporting his re-election, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Daily Star Lebanon
Palestinians agree to indirect peace talks with Israel
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | Nasser Abu Bakr | Agence France Presse | RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank: The Palestinians agreed o... (photo: AP / Nasser Ishtayeh)
Israel   Palestine   Peace   Photos   US  
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during the National People's Congress, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Daily Star Lebanon
China says Iran sanctions offer no cure
| ‘We don’t think diplomatic efforts have been exhausted’ – foreign minister | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | Chris Buckl... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian)
China   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions  
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh being received by the Danish officials, on his arrival, at Copenhagen, to attend the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference, on December 17, 2009. The Telegraph India
Iran shadow hangs over Singhs visit to US
Washington, March 7: Clouds are gathering over Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs Washington visit which may be anything but a celebration of Indias decade-long lovefest wi... (photo: PIB of India / Photo Division Ministry of I & B Government of India.)
Iran   Manmohan   Photos   Politics   US  
 Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi addresses the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. Headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007.(ss2)  DNA India
China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions
| Beijing: Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signalled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did no... (photo: (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak))
Beijing   China   Iran   Photos   UN  
Yang Jiechi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, participates in a roundtable discussion on the development needs of Africa. Star Tribune
More assertive China chafes at 'tough' label, says onus on Washington to improve ties
| BEIJING - China's newly assertive diplomacy is an effort to safeguard its core interests and shouldn't be interpreted as combativeness, the country's foreign minister s... (photo: UN / Marco Castro)
China   Photos   Taiwan   Washington   Weapons  
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi looks on during his talks with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi at Rome's Chigi palace, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 DNA India
China says Iran sanctions no cure
| Beijing: China's foreign minister said on Sunday new sanctions on Iran will not solve the standoff over its nuclear programme, while chiding the United States after... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca)
Beijing   China   Iran   Photos   US  
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, salutes farmers' representatives at the start of talks he held during a visit to the Agriculture Fair in Paris, Saturday March 6, 2010. Standing at left is Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire, and at right Minister for Rural Affairs Michel Mercier. The Times
Nicolas Sarkozy's private dinner with the Obamas hailed as 'diplomatic coup'
| AFTER months of being cruelly snubbed, Nicolas Sarkozy's ambitious dream of supplanting Britain as America's best friend in Europe has come a step closer to reality wit... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool)
America   Britain   Photos   Politics   Sarkozy  
Obama,Biden,Richard Durbin and Steny,Hoyer.jpg The Guardian
Obama grows weary of the global stage
| Weeks and months of non-stop mudslinging over healthcare have taken their toll on President Obama and placed his foreign policy agenda on the back burner. | An anxious ... (photo: Creative Commons / FlickreviewR)
Obama   Photos   Politics   US   World  
Democracy Human Rights
- For Iraqi Voters, a Dizzying Democracy
- If this were a Democracy
- CPI (M-L) New Democracy stages dharna
- Feudal democracy
Muslim preacher Ebu Enes Muhamed, 3rd from left, from Braunschweig, Germany, speaks to around 500 persons during a demonstration against a minaret ban, organized by the central council of muslims, on the Bundesplatz square in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
Integrate Germany's Muslims,but also defend liberal democracy
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- Burma publishes new election laws
- Bangladesh 'ignoring plight' of starving Burma refug
- Nigeria cracks down after attacks
- Decisive Moment for Global Transparency Effort
 Contrasted against giant statues of ancient kings, Myanmar ruling leader Sr. Gen Than Shwe salutes the flag during opening ceremonies of Myanmar Armed Forces day Tuesday, March 28, 2007, in the new capital of Naypyitaw. The new Myanmar capital is located
Burma publishes new election laws
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Economic Sanctions Foreign Policy
- To Bash Them Is to Help Them
- 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
- Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions
- Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions
In front of the pictures of the Iranian late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech in a ceremony of 19th death anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini at his mausoleum, just outside Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 2, 2008. Ahmadinejad, known for vitriolic anti-Israeli rhetoric, has again predicted the demise of Israel, according to Iran's IRNA news ag
To Bash Them Is to Help Them
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- Japan's foreign policy tilts towards China
- To Bash Them Is to Help Them
- Kevin Rudd and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to stop
- You're unemployed. You go on a job interview. Should the
In front of the pictures of the Iranian late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers his speech in a ceremony of 19th death anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini at his mausoleum, just outside Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 2, 2008. Ahmadinejad, known for vitriolic anti-Israeli rhetoric, has again predicted the demise of Israel, according to Iran's IRNA news ag
To Bash Them Is to Help Them
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International Relations Embassies
- Insights into India-Singapore relations
- Confidence and hope for Indo-Lanka bi-lateral relations –
- China Blames U.S. for Strained Relations
- FM: International relations undertaken great changes
Lebanese parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri waves to supporters during a rally, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Hariri calls for new era in relations with Syria
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- U.S. Embassy Offers Scholarship to Viana Children
- 27 Tibetans detained near Chinese embassy
- Tibetans detained for trying to storm Chinese embassy
- Tibetan exiles try to rush into Chinese Embassy in Delhi
Newly appointed Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna looks on after assuming charge of his ministry, in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 25, 2009
No Indian Embassy staff in Kabul wants to come back: Krishna
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Elections United Nations
- Video: Jon Stewart compares Iraqi elections spin to Oscar ni
- In response to AFGE petition for union election FLRA directs
- Two sides claim to be leading Iraqi election
- Kurds likely to be Iraq election kingmakers after strong pol
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, talks with Opposition Conservative Party Leader David Cameron, as they walk into the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament in London, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008, where Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the British government's legislative programme for the nex
Electoral reform could define the election
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- S Africa, India in race for UN climate chief job
- Ban appoints Swedish woman as UN's top cop
- Tourism Minister has Nod for UN Climate Chief Job
- UN rights chief "appalled" by Nigeria slaughter
Women  -  Mothers  -  Female  -  Filipinos
Asia-Pacific has one of world's largest gender gaps, UN report finds
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