Keep off Iran: Putin Leaders of Russia and Iran spoke out strongly on Tuesday against outside interference into Caspian Sea affairs during the summit that focused on ways to divide the regions substantial energy resources....
Egypt backs Mideast push Rice and Aboul Gheit said the timing of the conference depended on progress in Israeli-Palestinian talks on hammering out an agreement to be sealed at the gathering, expected to be held in Annapolis. The Palestinians want the document to address core issues of the peace negotiations, while Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants a vaguer statement.
Libya wins seat on UNSC Libya won a seat on the powerful UN Security Council on Tuesday. Libya was virtually assured of election because it has been endorsed by the African group along with Burkina Faso and faced no opposition.
Partymen await Begums return Bhuttos Pakistan Peoples Party is planning to send caravans of its workers to this port city to greet her when she arrives in the southern port city on Thursday, undeterred by governments insistence that she put off her return till the Supreme Court decides on...
Iraq urges talks on Turkey threat Iraq urged Turkey not to send troops across the border to fight rebel Kurds, dispatching its vice president to Ankara on Tuesday and calling for a diplomatic solution to tensions that have sent oil prices soaring....
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a meeting with Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Tuesday.. Putin today warned against military action on Iran and backed its right to nuclear energy, during the first visit to the country by a Kremlin chief since World War II. Putin, attending a summit meeting of Caspian Sea states, arrived in the Iranian capital amid heavy security and secrecy over his travel plans after reports that a squad of suicide bombers planned to kill him. AFP
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