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US Treasury chief presses China on Iran oil imports
AFP, Published on 11/01/2012
» Beijing urged Iran to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, as US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held talks with Chinese leaders to press sanctions against the oil-rich nation.
Burma balancing act
News, Published on 08/01/2012
» A day after the 64th anniversary of Burma's declaration of independence from Britain on Jan 4, 1948, British Foreign Minister William Hague arrived in Rangoon in the interests of speeding along true independence for the Burmese people.
Britain's Hague calls for new Burma era
AFP, Published on 06/01/2012
» Britain's foreign secretary called Friday for "much more" work to be done in Burma before sanctions could be lifted, but he ended a historic visit saying the nation may be "on the cusp of a new era".
EU to open office in Burma
AFP, Published on 06/01/2012
» The European Union will open an office in Burma's main city Rangoon to manage aid programmes and play a "political role", the spokesman of the bloc's top diplomat Catherine Ashton said Thursday.
S.Korea seeks better ties with new N.Korea leader
AFP, Published on 05/01/2012
» South Korea said Thursday it wants better relations with North Korea under its new leader, despite Pyongyang's fierce criticism of Seoul since the death of longtime ruler Kim Jong-Il.
Iran rails against West's 'economic war'
AFP, Published on 05/01/2012
» Iran on Thursday said the West was waging "an economic war" through sanctions, after European diplomats said there was a preliminary agreement for an EU ban of oil from the Islamic republic.
China opposes 'unilateral' US sanctions on Iran
AFP, Published on 04/01/2012
» China said Wednesday it opposed "unilateral" sanctions against Iran, after US President Barack Obama signed into law new measures targeting the Islamic republic's central bank.
France says Iran still developing nuclear arms
AFP, Published on 03/01/2012
» French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Tuesday that Iran was continuing to develop nuclear weapons and called for stronger sanctions against Tehran.
Australia urges Fiji to restore democracy
AFP, Published on 03/01/2012
» Australia on Tuesday said Fiji's announcement that it would lift emergency laws was a "first step" but urged the Pacific state to restore democracy as soon as possible.
Iran tests missiles near key oil-transit strait
AFP, Published on 02/01/2012
» Iran on Monday tested missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, underlining its threats to close the vital oil-transit waterway as the West readies to impose more economic sanctions over Tehran's nuclear drive.