| Japanese PM Rules Out Cabinet Reshuffle For Now 1/4/2008 1:05:26 AM Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Friday dismissed reports appearing in the media that he would reshuffle his cabinet in January in a bid to bolster flagging support for his government. |
| Benazir`s Party Rejects Scotland Yard Help, Insists On UN Probe 1/4/2008 12:36:23 AM Adding to the discomfiture of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, the party of slain former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, on Thursday rejected a government announcement that Scotland Yard anti-terror detectives would help in the investigation. |
| Huckabee, Obama Win Iowa Caucuses 1/3/2008 10:44:43 PM Early results of Thursday`s Iowa caucuses showed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee took first place on the Republican side. Illinois Senator Barack Obama was projected as the Democratic winner. These results largely conformed with pre-caucus expectations. |
| US Pained By Sri Lankan Decision To Withdraw From Ceasefire Agreement 1/3/2008 10:33:04 PM The United States has said that it is pained by Sri Lanka`s decision to withdraw from a 2002 Norway-brokered cease-fire agreement with the Tamil Tiger rebels. |
| Obama Projected As Winner In Iowa Democratic Caucuses 1/3/2008 10:22:16 PM In Thursday`s Iowa caucuses, the first nomination event in the presidential primary season, Illinois Senator Barack Obama inched ahead of the competition on the Democratic side, beating out former Senator John Edwards of North Carolina and New York Senator Hillary Clinton. |
| Huckabee Projected Winner Of Iowa Republican Caucuses 1/3/2008 10:17:14 PM Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is projected to win Thursday`s Republican caucuses in Iowa. Huckabee had 31 percent support with 41 percent of precincts reporting. |
| Hamas`s Haniyeh Calls For French Help In Mideast Crisis 1/6/2008 10:41:52 PM Beleaguered Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday wrote to French President Nicholas Sarkozy, seeking his help for the Palestinian people while at the same time welcoming `all international efforts` aimed at improving regional security. |
| Hamas: Bush`s Mideast Visit Will Focus On Iran, Not Mid-East Peace 1/6/2008 9:37:51 PM US President George Bush`s forthcoming visit to the Middle East has more to do with Iran and how to deal with the Islamic regime than about pushing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process forward, a senior Hamas official said Sunday. |
| Chavez Puts On Hold Revolutionary Change In Venezuela 1/6/2008 9:29:46 PM In a significant reversal of policies, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez put on hold his drive for revolutionary change and instead is focusing on everyday problems from soaring crime to trash-strewn streets. |
| Mikhail Saakashvili Gets Majority In Preliminary Results Of Georgia President Election 1/6/2008 4:01:52 PM Sunday, Georgia election commission said Mikhail Saakashvili won 52.8% of the vote in the presidential poll, with overseas results pending. The most ballots counted indicated that he would not have to contest a second-round run-off. |
| A Retaliatory Move? - Iran Expels German Diplomat 1/6/2008 9:56:40 AM In what is believed to be a retaliatory move, Iran expelled a German diplomat for `non-diplomatic activities”, Iran`s foreign ministry confirmed on Sunday. No further details are available. An Iranian diplomat was expelled from Germany in July, 2007 after he reportedly tried to buy components for Tehran`s disputed nuclear program. |
| Bush: Markets Are Strong And Solid 1/4/2008 5:24:24 PM Despite an ongoing housing crisis, rising unemployment and crude oil prices near $100 a barrel, President Bush said the U.S. financial markets `are strong and solid` on Friday. |
| Dodd Pulls Out Of Race For Democratic Bid 1/4/2008 3:42:44 PM After a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses, Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd withdrew his nomination for the Democratic presidential nomination. Despite moving his entire family to Iowa for the last several weeks, Dodd finished seventh in Thursday`s caucus with just 0.2% of the vote. |
| Biden Pulls Out Of Presidential Race 1/4/2008 3:19:22 PM Delaware Senator Joe Biden withdrew his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, following a tough showing in the Iowa caucus on Thursday. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee received less than 1% of the vote in Iowa. |
| Kosovo`s Legislators Sworn In; To Elect The Prime Minister On Wednesday 1/4/2008 2:17:50 PM On the road to forming a government before declaring independence from Serbia early this year, Kosovo`s legislators were sworn in at the first session of a new parliament on Friday. |
| Georgia Elects Its President On Saturday Amid Election Rigging Charges By Opposition 1/4/2008 10:57:27 AM Georgia goes to the polling booths Saturday to elect the President amidst fears from the opposition that the authorities have planned to rig the vote. |
| Hugo Chavez Announces A Major Cabinet Reshuffle 1/4/2008 9:21:58 AM Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has announced a major cabinet reshuffle. The hawkish South American leader, who was dealt a blow in December when his constitutional reform proposals were rejected in a referendum, has hinted that the axe will fall on Vice-President Jorge Rodriguez, who has been blamed for the defeat. |
| US-Libya Bilateral Relations Forge Ahead Despite Lingering Concerns 1/4/2008 5:57:32 AM US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel-Rahman Shalqam amid warming ties between the two countries ever since the African nation renounced weapons of mass destruction in 2003, the State Department said. |
| Syria Pitches For Bigger Share Of Euphrates Water From Turkey 1/4/2008 4:14:25 AM Visiting Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Dardari pitched for a bigger share of Euphrates River water during a meeting with Turkish officials, citing the drought that affected wheat production in his country all through last year. |
| Bush Not Holding Three-Way Meeting With Olmert, Abbas 1/4/2008 3:36:46 AM Thursday, the White House ruled out President George Bush holding a three-way meeting with Israel`s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during Bush`s visit to region next week. |
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