Jul

25

Dalai Lama to visit Japan in November

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Dalai Lama, will visit Japan in November for a series of lectures and meetings on Buddhist themes.

the Fukuoka Prefectural Buddhist Association said, The Nobel laureate, whose travels overseas are opposed by China, will visit Japan from November 1 to 7 and speak in the southwestern city of Fukuoka about compassion and happiness.

Buddhist group said that supporters are also arranging other events for the Dalai Lama.

The 73-year-old Dalai Lama, who has lived in India since fleeing Tibet after a failed uprising in 1959, is a frequent visitor to Japan where he enjoys an active following.

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Jul

25

A female Suicide bomber kills at least 8 US-allied fighters in Iraq

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Police said, a female suicide bomber blew herself up as she approached US-allied Sunni fighters walking in a crowded area north of Baghdad. Near Around 8 members of the group and wounding 24 other people.

The woman, who was shrouded in a traditional black Islamic robe, detonated her explosives belt at about 8:30 pm (local time) as she approached the group of awakening council guards in the central New Baqouba area, a police officer said.

The US military in northern Iraq said troops were investigating the bombing and it could not immediately confirm the attacker was a woman.

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Jul

25

Rice defends US-India nuclear deal

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Condoleezza Rice US Secretary of State said that the US deal with India on nuclear energy cooperation will be good for both countries and for global efforts and also to prevent the spread of atomic technology that could be used to make bombs.

The pact would end more than three decades of nuclear isolation for India by opening its civilian reactors to international inspections in exchange for the nuclear fuel and technology. Previously, India has been denied such outside help because of its refusal to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and its testing of atomic weapons.

Rice said, while on her way to Australia, that India has a good record of not spreading its nuclear technology and that safeguards are built into the deal.

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Jul

24

Obama said: A nuclear Iran ‘grave threat’

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Barack Obama said on that a nuclear Iran would pose a “grave threat” and that the world must prevent it from obtaining the atomic bomb.

Obama said, “A nuclear Iran would pose a grave threat and the world must prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,”

He added, “I will take no options off the table in dealing with this potential Iranian threat,”

“A nuclear Iran would be a game-changing situation, not just in the Middle East but around the world.”

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Jul

23

Iran`s President `no retreat` in nuclear row

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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran will not “retreat one iota” over its disputed nuclear program. on Wednesday.

At a meeting with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator in Geneva on Saturday, 6 world powers gave Iran two weeks to answer calls to rein in its nuclear activities, which they suspect may be aimed at producing atom bombs, or face tougher sanctions.

President said, “The Iranian nation … will not retreat one iota in the face of oppressing powers,”

Iran said, that its nuclear program is a peaceful drive only to generate electricity so that the world’s fourth-largest crude producer, can export more of its oil and gas.

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Jul

23

Attack in Israel near Obama’s hotel

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A Palestinian rammed a bulldozer into vehicles on a busy Jerusalem street on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, and wounded 16 people before being shot dead.

The attack near the Obama’s hotel, just down the road from the hotel. This was the second such incident in Jewish west Jerusalem in three weeks.

It occurred while Israeli President Shimon Peres hosted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his official residence less than a kilometre away.

Officials said that the driver was a Palestinian from a village in an area of the occupied West Bank that Israel considers part of Jerusalem. Its residents have freedom of movement throughout the city and Israel.

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Jul

23

US hopes to wrap up N-deal in time

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US said that governments of the two countries would be able to wrap up the civil nuclear pact before the time runs out.

Dana Perino White House Press Secretary said, ”We think we can move forward with this. If their legislature lets it move forward then we can do the same here and then we’ll be able to get this wrapped up,”

She said that there weren’t that many days left where Congress was going to be in session and enough US lawmakers backed the agreement to secure its ratification. The US-India civil nuclear arrangement is a good one for everybody.

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Jul

22

US waiting for India to decide on N-deal

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With the UPA Government on Tuesday facing a trust vote in the Lok Sabha, the United States has said the two countries can move forward with the ”unique” Indo-US civilian nuclear deal once a ”decision” has been made in India.

Gonzala Gallegos State Department said, ”My understanding is there may be a vote (of confidence), so I guess well have to wait and see where we go with this,”

He said, ”…This is a pretty unique agreement important for us. Indians have to decide whether or not they wish to proceed with this agreement. We have said that we continue to support it, and we’ll do all we can to move forward with it once we hear from the Indians,”

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Jul

22

US ready for rare talks with Syria

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US said it was ready to hold rare talks with two visiting key Syrian officials this week, in another signal of Washington’s recent policy shift to engage directly with its enemies.

Syria is on a US blacklist of state sponsors of terrorism. Riad Daoudi, Syrian lead negotiator with Israeli officials in Turkey and legal adviser to the Syrian foreign ministry, and Ahmad Samir al-Taki, a consultant to the Syrian prime minister, are in Washington on a private trip.

The four-member group from Damascus, they will participate at a forum “Engaging Syria: new negotiations, old challenges” at Washington-based Brookings Institution tomorrow.

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Jul

22

British PM warns Iran in landmark Israel speech

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Gordon Brown British Prime Minister warned Iran that it must freeze sensitive nuclear work or face more sanctions, in the first address by a British premier to the Israeli parliament.

He also railed against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ”abhorrent” threats against Israel and declared that Britain stands alongside the Jewish state.

Brown said peace was within their grasp, but only if Israel withdraws from settlements in the occupied West Bank and the Palestinians stamp out ”terrorists”.

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