The Vermont Senate and House both passed resolutions Aurging the President and Congress to commence immediately the orderly withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq.@ FULL STORY...
Mogadishu residents living in constant danger
Society + Culture
By MWC NEWS
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Maryan Aliyow Isse had hoped the security situation in Mogadishu would stabilise after the Ethiopian-backed transitional government took control of the Somali capital in December. FULL STORY...
Resolution opposing US troop increase in Iraq expected to pass in lower house.
Rice sceptical about PA unity deal
Arab World
By Agencies
Friday, 16 February 2007
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has said the unclear character of the new Palestinian government has complicated her meeting next week with Palestinian and Israeli leaders.
Japan has decided to impose trade sanctions on Iran in an effort to block the country's nuclear development programme, Tokyo's top government spokesman said.
Japan's annual whaling season could be cut short if the lead ship in the Japanese fleet which was crippled by fire on Wednesday, has to dock for repairs, fisheries officials in Tokyo have said.
The United States military and the al-Qaeda linked group Islamic State in Iraq have both denied that the man believed to be the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded.
Militia fighters and insurgents responsible for much of the internecine violence in Iraq are also offering humanitarian assistance to their own communities to fill a vacuum left by the government and aid agencies.
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Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has said the unclear character of the new Palestinian government has complicated her meeting next week with Palestinian and Israeli leaders.
A Milan judge has ordered 26 US citizens, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial on charges of the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian imam.
Japan has decided to impose trade sanctions on Iran in an effort to block the country's nuclear development programme, Tokyo's top government spokesman said.
Japan's annual whaling season could be cut short if the lead ship in the Japanese fleet which was crippled by fire on Wednesday, has to dock for repairs, fisheries officials in Tokyo have said.
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