Archive for March 6th, 2008
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) supported Venezuela Wednesday in its dispute with U.S. oil company Exxon Mobil in international courts.
The organization's support was unanimous, Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minis ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Russia on Wednesday called for immediate action from Armenia and Azerbaijan to restore peace in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh area.
According to a statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia is seriously concerned about ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director General Jacques Diouf on Wednesday called on Arab countries to increase investment in agriculture to ensure food security in the region.
At the end of the five-day meet ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Deteriorating security in Somalia in recent months is hindering efforts to assist people uprooted by fighting in the strife-torn nation, a senior United Nations relief official said Wednesday.
The UN Office for the Coordination of H ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy Thursday urged the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to release French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt.
Sarkozy said he had taped an appeal to be shown on Colombian television urging ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
U.S. President George W. Bush nominated James Cunningham to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, according to a statement of the White House released on Wednesday.
Cunningham currently serves as Consul General of the United States in Kong ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Indonesia urged all concerned parties on Thursday to settle Iranian nuclear disputes through dialogues involving EU, France, Germany, UK, U.S., China and Russia, the country's state spokesman Dino Patti Djalal said here.
"As there h ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he has ordered a probe into the leaking of a government memo outlining U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's position on NAFTA.
Last week, U.S. and Canadian media ...
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