Archive for November 18th, 2009

Obama, South Korea’s Lee urge North to end provocation (Reuters)

Written by on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 in 518455.

Anti-North Korea and pro-U.S. activists scuffle with policemen as the latter attempt to take away North Korean flags and portraits of the North's leader Kim Jong-il which the protesters were trying to tear, at a rally to denounce the North and to welcome U.S. President Barack Obama near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters – U.S. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart pressed North Korea on Thursday to return to dormant nuclear talks and said it was time for the reclusive state to break a pattern of provocative behavior.

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Iran rejects talk of sanctions over nuclear fuel deal (Reuters)

Written by on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 in 366275.

Reuters – Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday dismissed the possibility of sanctions over Tehran’s rejection of a deal to send enriched uranium abroad for further processing.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Troubled Afghan president readies inaugural speech (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 in 366259.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, front left, walks with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, front right, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Zardari arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, Pool)AP – Under intense pressure to fix his corrupt government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to strike a balance in his second inaugural speech Thursday: answer international demands for reform while appeasing political allies who returned him to power.

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