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  • New Zealand PM on Way to Quake-hit Region

    New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has left Whenuapai Air Force base on a flight bound for Christchurch to view the damage caused by Saturday’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake. The small King Air plane he is on will stop in Wellington to pick up other government ministers, including Civil Defence Minister John Carter and local MP Gerry […]

    S. Korean FM Offers Resignation

    South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan on Saturday offered his resignation amid criticism on the ministry’s controversial hiring of his daughter, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. Yu offered his resignation to President Lee Myung-bak through the presidential chief of staff early Saturday, the Ministry of Foreign and Trade Affairs said in a press release. Yu said […]

    Ban Ki-moon Propose to Ending UNMIN’s Nepal Mandate

    United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that he will propose termination of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), if parties here fail to reach consensus on fulfilling their commitments on the future of the Nepal Army and the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) (UCPN-M) combatants and the phasing out […]

    9 Killed in Plane Crash in New Zealand’s South Island

    Police confirmed that nine people were killed in a plane crash at Fox Glacier in New Zealand’ s South Island on Saturday. The accident happened at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday when the plane, carrying a party of skydivers and tourists, crashed at the end of the runway at Fox Glacier Airport, the NZPA reported. The […]

    Hurricane Earl Downgraded as It Approaches New York

    The National Hurricane Center downgraded Hurricane Earl to a Category 1 storm on Friday as it continued up the coast toward New York. With winds of 85 miles per hour, Hurricane Earl appeared to be fizzling out on Friday afternoon. It has been steadily weakening as it churned up the coast due mostly to cooler […]

    China, U.S. Pledge to Advance Six-party Talks

    Senior Chinese and U.S. diplomats have agreed to work together to advance the stalled six-party talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Wu Dawei, China’s special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, held separate meetings during a visit here between Aug. 31 and Sept. 3 with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, special envoy for […]

    France, Britain Rule out Sharing Aircraft Carriers

    French and British defense ministers met Friday in Paris to seek possibilities of sharing military equipment, except aircraft carriers. French Defense Minister Herve Morin said, “We are exploring things like the A400M (military transporter), refueling planes, possibly cooperation on naval capacity, but not on aircraft carriers.” His British counterpart, Liam Fox, said, “In terms of […]

    Can Middle East Peace Deal Happen Next Year?

    The latest round of Middle East peace talks kicked off Thursday, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressing optimism that the decades-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians may be resolved in a year. But some experts say that deadline is too ambitious. Previous talks over several decades and during many U.S. administrations have failed […]

    State of emergency follows powerful New Zealand quake

    A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand’s second largest city of Christchurch Saturday after a powerful 7.0 earthquake caused widespread damage, Mayor Bob Parker said. “We’ve decided to declare the state of emergency in the city. It just makes it a bit easier for us now to move people out of buildings […]

    Obama to meet NATO chief Tuesday

    US President Barack Obama will meet NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and discuss various issues related to Afghanistan on 7th September, the White House has announced. “As part of the President’s ongoing consultations with allies about our global agenda, the two leaders will discuss NATO’s role in advancing our shared interests in Europe and […]