TOYAKO, Japan - on Sunday defended removing North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism and attending the opening ceremonies of the as world leaders assembled to address soaring gas prices, climate change and African aid. They faced major differences, especially over how far to go in trying to set limits on pollutants that contribute to global warming. The host of this year's Group of Eight summit, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, and other leaders would like to see the top industrialized nations and other fast-growing economies such as China and India pledge a 50 percent cut...
photo: White House / Joyce N. Boghosian
Blasts shake Georgia conflict zone
TVNZ
TVNZ
Jul 7, 2008 8:47 AM Georgian officials said five explosions went off on both sides of the de-facto border between Georgia and its breakaway region of Abkhazia, in the latest sign of growing tensions between Tbilisi and...
The West is ahead of the East in research
Gulf News
Gulf News
In a recent article in the Washington Post, former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger wrote about the future of the world and the new international order. He pointed out that three revolutions are simultaneously...
Vindication for Uribe
Gulf News
Gulf News
More politically breathtaking than the dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt last week is the unexpected message that the former presidential candidate delivered after six years of captivity in Colombian jungles....
