Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she wants her government to lift a ban on exporting uranium to India. Ms. Gillard told reporters in Canberra Tuesday exporting uranium to India makes economic sense and will strengthen relations between the two countries. Australia holds 40 percent of the world’s known uranium reserves. It exports the nuclear […]
Australian PM Moves to Allow Uranium Sales to India
Posted November 15th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
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Taliban in Afghanistan Vows to Disrupt Loya Jirga
Posted November 15th, 2011 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says it is confident that this week’s traditional assembly of Afghan leaders will affirm the close ties between the United States and Afghanistan. More than 2,000 Afghan politicians, tribal elders and community leaders are gathering in Kabul on Wednesday to begin a several day loya jirga to discuss relations with the […]
ASEAN Ministers Begin Week of High-Profile Diplomacy
Posted November 15th, 2011 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Indonesia Tuesday for the start of a four-day diplomatic extravaganza that will peak with an 18-nation summit later in the week. Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa welcomed fellow ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to the resort island of Bali before the group disappeared behind closed doors. […]
Security Council Condemns LRA Rebels
Posted November 15th, 2011 at 2:40 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned the actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army saying the rebel group continues to commit human rights abuses. In a statement Monday, the Council demanded the LRA end all attacks, particularly against civilians, and insisted the rebels disarm and surrender. It also condemned the group’s recruitment of children. The […]
Taliban in Afghanistan Vows to Disrupt Loya Jirga
Posted November 15th, 2011 at 2:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says it is confident that this week’s traditional assembly of Afghan leaders will affirm the close ties between the United States and Afghanistan. More than 2,000 Afghan politicians, tribal elders and community leaders are gathering in Kabul on Wednesday to begin a several day loya jirga to discuss relations with the […]
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan Tribal Area
Posted November 15th, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC-5)
Pakistani security officials say a suspected U.S. drone attack has killed at least six militants near the country’s border with Afghanistan. The officials say unmanned aircraft fired two missiles Tuesday at a suspected militant compound in Miranshah, the main town in Pakistan’s tribal area of North Waziristan. The area is known as a stronghold of […]
