Cote d'Ivoire expels British and Canadian ambassadors
2011-01-07 09:59:32
A top advisor to incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo said Thursday that the British and Canadian ambassadors have been asked to leave the country in retaliation for Cote d'Ivoire's ambassadors in London and Ottawa being expelled.
Bosworth in Beijing for Peninsula solutions
2011-01-06 07:17:43
The US envoy for policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in Beijing on Wednesday as part of a flurry of diplomatic activity to defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
DPRK proposes unconditional dialogue with ROK
Iranian FM arrives in Baghdad for visit
2011-01-05 15:13:50
Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali- Akbar Salehi arrived Wednesday on an official visit to Baghdad with the aim of promoting bilateral ties, an official Iraqi television reported.
Pakistani PM meets opposition
2011-01-04 09:31:13
The beleaguered Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday launched efforts to save his government after a major partner of the ruling coalition decided to sit on the opposition benches.
A busy first day for Brazil's new president
2011-01-04 08:10:50
Brazil's new President Dilma Rousseff held a flurry of talks with foreign envoys Sunday during her first full day in office after succeeding her hugely popular predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Chavez, Clinton shake hands, chat amid tensions
2011-01-02 21:50:08
President Hugo Chavez and US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton shook hands and chatted briefly Saturday in a rare cordial encounter amid a diplomatic dispute that has left Venezuela and the United States without ambassadors in each other's capitals.
Gbagbo says UN troops must leave Cote d'Ivoire
2011-01-02 10:51:22
Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire said Saturday that UN peacekeeping troops must leave the country as they "fired on civilians."
Brazil bids farewell to Lula as Rousseff steps in
2011-01-02 09:14:49
Brazilians spilled on to the streets of the capital on Saturday to witness the swearing in of the first woman to become Brazil's president and bid farewell to the most popular leader in the country's modern history.
Former Israeli President Katsav convicted of rape
2010-12-30 16:29:22
Israel's former president Moshe Katsav arrives at Tel Aviv District Court to hear the verdict on charges of rape and sexual misconduct against him Dec 30, 2010.
Putin praises nuclear arms treaty with US
2010-12-30 09:46:55
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised the New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States on Wednesday in his first remarks on the pact since the US Senate approved it last week.
Chavez dares US to cut diplomatic ties
2010-12-29 13:04:16
President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday dared the US government to expel his ambassador from Washington in response to Venezuela's rejection of the White House's choice for ambassador in Caracas.
Iran becomes nuclear state: Ahmadinejad
2010-12-29 08:32:33
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that Iran is now a nuclear country implying that Iran has achieved nuclear know-how for energy purposes.