World must prepare for Iran military option: Blair
| DATE: 2010-09-02
LONDON, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Former British premier Tony Blair warned in an interview Wednesday that the international community may have "no alternative" to taking military action against Iran if it develops a nuclear weapon.
"I am saying that I think it is wholly unacceptable for Iran to have..[Full Story]
For Gates the US war in Iraq is over but cloud remains
| DATE: 2010-09-02
CAMP RAMADI, Iraq, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that America's war in Iraq is over but admitted that the outcome will remain "clouded" by the reason it was waged in the first place.
Asked by reporters at Camp Ramadi, an American base about 100 kilometres..[Full Story]
Israel, Palestinians must not miss peace chance: Obama
| DATE: 2010-09-02
WASHINGTON, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pleaded with Israelis and Palestinians not to let slip a fleeting opportunity for peace, as he launched a landmark Middle East diplomatic initiative.
"This moment of opportunity may not soon come again," Obama warned after..[Full Story]
Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180
| DATE: 2010-09-02
LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Three suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, police and rescue officials said.
It was the first major attack in Pakistan since devastating floods..[Full Story]
Saudis query Sri Lankan maid's torture claim
| DATE: 2010-09-02
RIYADH, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Saudi government and private sector officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers forced 24 nails and needles into her body.
Saad al-Badah, head of the National Recruitment Committee of the Council of the Saudi Chambers of..[Full Story]
Netanyahu calls Abbas 'my partner in peace'
| DATE: 2010-09-02
WASHINGTON, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called Mahmud Abbas his "partner in peace," urging the Palestinian leader to join him in forging a "historic compromise" to end decades of conflict between their peoples.
"Our goal is to forge a secure and..[Full Story]
Trapped miners in Chile are alive after 17 days
| DATE: 2010-08-23
SANTIAGO, Aug 22, 2010 (AFP) - Chile rejoiced Sunday at word that 33 miners trapped deep below ground for more than two weeks were alive and apparently in good condition, but engineers warned that rescuing them could yet take months.
The miners were able to send up a note through a shaft drilled..[Full Story]
Australian leaders haggle to form government after polls
| DATE: 2010-08-23
SYDNEY, Aug 23, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's political leaders were Monday set to begin horse-trading with a tiny number of independent MPs after a cliffhanger election poised to deliver the first hung parliament in 70 years.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who suffered a fierce voter backlash, and..[Full Story]
Fight to save Pakistan city from flooding
| DATE: 2010-08-23
KARACHI, Aug 23, 2010 (AFP) - Authorities in Pakistan were battling on Monday to save a city in the flood-devastated southern province of Sindh after a mass evacuation as floodwaters threatened to wreak further havoc.
The near month-long floods have killed 1,500 people and affected up to 20..[Full Story]
Petraeus says Taliban momentum reversed in Afghanistan
| DATE: 2010-08-23
LONDON, Aug 23, 2010 (AFP) - US General David Petraeus said Monday that the international troops he commands in Afghanistan have turned the tide on the Taliban's "momentum" there, although he warned tough battles still lay ahead.
In an interview with the BBC, he also played down the prospect of..[Full Story]
2010-09-02
2010-08-23
| DATE: 2010-09-02
LONDON, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Former British premier Tony Blair warned in an interview Wednesday that the international community may have "no alternative" to taking military action against Iran if it develops a nuclear weapon.
"I am saying that I think it is wholly unacceptable for Iran to have..[Full Story]
For Gates the US war in Iraq is over but cloud remains
| DATE: 2010-09-02
CAMP RAMADI, Iraq, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that America's war in Iraq is over but admitted that the outcome will remain "clouded" by the reason it was waged in the first place.
Asked by reporters at Camp Ramadi, an American base about 100 kilometres..[Full Story]
Israel, Palestinians must not miss peace chance: Obama
| DATE: 2010-09-02
WASHINGTON, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pleaded with Israelis and Palestinians not to let slip a fleeting opportunity for peace, as he launched a landmark Middle East diplomatic initiative.
"This moment of opportunity may not soon come again," Obama warned after..[Full Story]
Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180
| DATE: 2010-09-02
LAHORE, Pakistan, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Three suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, police and rescue officials said.
It was the first major attack in Pakistan since devastating floods..[Full Story]
Saudis query Sri Lankan maid's torture claim
| DATE: 2010-09-02
RIYADH, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Saudi government and private sector officials have questioned the account of a Sri Lankan maid who said her Saudi employers forced 24 nails and needles into her body.
Saad al-Badah, head of the National Recruitment Committee of the Council of the Saudi Chambers of..[Full Story]
Netanyahu calls Abbas 'my partner in peace'
| DATE: 2010-09-02
WASHINGTON, Sept 1, 2010 (AFP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday called Mahmud Abbas his "partner in peace," urging the Palestinian leader to join him in forging a "historic compromise" to end decades of conflict between their peoples.
"Our goal is to forge a secure and..[Full Story]
Trapped miners in Chile are alive after 17 days
| DATE: 2010-08-23
SANTIAGO, Aug 22, 2010 (AFP) - Chile rejoiced Sunday at word that 33 miners trapped deep below ground for more than two weeks were alive and apparently in good condition, but engineers warned that rescuing them could yet take months.
The miners were able to send up a note through a shaft drilled..[Full Story]
Australian leaders haggle to form government after polls
| DATE: 2010-08-23
SYDNEY, Aug 23, 2010 (AFP) - Australia's political leaders were Monday set to begin horse-trading with a tiny number of independent MPs after a cliffhanger election poised to deliver the first hung parliament in 70 years.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who suffered a fierce voter backlash, and..[Full Story]
Fight to save Pakistan city from flooding
| DATE: 2010-08-23
KARACHI, Aug 23, 2010 (AFP) - Authorities in Pakistan were battling on Monday to save a city in the flood-devastated southern province of Sindh after a mass evacuation as floodwaters threatened to wreak further havoc.
The near month-long floods have killed 1,500 people and affected up to 20..[Full Story]
Petraeus says Taliban momentum reversed in Afghanistan
| DATE: 2010-08-23
LONDON, Aug 23, 2010 (AFP) - US General David Petraeus said Monday that the international troops he commands in Afghanistan have turned the tide on the Taliban's "momentum" there, although he warned tough battles still lay ahead.
In an interview with the BBC, he also played down the prospect of..[Full Story]
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