Situation Reports

South Korea: Fact Finders To Visit Afghanistan
November 20, 2009 0710 GMT
The South Korean military plans to send a fact-finding unit to Afghanistan in late November or... [more]
Honduras: Interim President May Take Leave For Vote
November 20, 2009 0703 GMT
Honduras' interim President Roberto Micheletti may step aside prior to the Nov. 29 election and... [more]
U.S.: Special Envoy To Talk With North Korea, 6-Party Talk Participants
November 20, 2009 0640 GMT
The U.S. State Department said special envoy Stephen Bosworth will visit Japan after his planned... [more]
China: Defense Chief To Visit North Korea
November 20, 2009 0630 GMT
Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie will visit North Korea, AFP reported Nov. 20. According... [more]
Japan: Government Declares Slip Into Deflation
November 20, 2009 0620 GMT
Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan stated that Japan has slipped into deflation, AP reported Nov.... [more]
U.S.: Gates Says Too Early For Afghan Handover Deadline
November 20, 2009 0606 GMT
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security... [more]
Pakistan: Police Patrol Attacked
November 20, 2009 0011 GMT
Unidentified attackers struck a police patrol in Peshawar, Pakistan, The News International... [more]
Iraq: U.S. Troop Withdrawal To Occur On Schedule - Gates
November 19, 2009 2346 GMT
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said plans are going ahead for a large troop withdrawal from... [more]
Venezuela: Army Blew Up Bridges Allegedly Used For Illegal Activity
November 19, 2009 2335 GMT
Venezuelan soldiers blew up two foot bridges stretching across the Venezuelan-Colombian border... [more]
Iran, Turkey: Ahmadinejad, Davutoglu To Meet
November 19, 2009 2315 GMT
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are slated to... [more]
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai To Visit Morocco, Libya
November 19, 2009 2029 GMT
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai is visiting Morocco and Libya, AFP reported Nov. 19.... [more]
Nigeria: Deal With EU Meant To Combat Niger Delta Violence
November 19, 2009 2026 GMT
Nigeria and the European Union signed a $1 billion deal meant to fight corruption and promote... [more]
Pakistan: Arrest And Turn Over Suspects - Iranian Official
November 19, 2009 2015 GMT
An Iranian official called for Pakistan to arrest and turn over those involved in the October... [more]
EU: Trade Commissioner Chosen For Foreign Policy Post
November 19, 2009 2002 GMT
EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton was chosen Nov. 19 to serve as the bloc's first foreign... [more]
Iraq: Sunni Militia Leader Sentenced To Death
November 19, 2009 1958 GMT
Sunni militia leader Adil al-Mashhadani was sentenced to death for murder and kidnapping, Reuters... [more]
Iran: P-5+1 To Meet
November 19, 2009 1952 GMT
The P-5+1 will meet Nov. 20 in Brussels about Iran, AFP reported Nov. 19, citing a spokeswoman of... [more]
Colombia, Venezuela: Two Bridges Destroyed
November 19, 2009 1933 GMT
Uniformed men destroyed with dynamite two bridges near Ragonvalia, Colombia, Reuters reported... [more]
EU: Belgian PM Named President
November 19, 2009 1928 GMT
EU leaders on Nov. 19 chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first... [more]
Russia: Azerbaijani President To Meet With Medvedev
November 19, 2009 1829 GMT
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow on... [more]
Argentina: Import Barriers Put On Chinese Rims
November 19, 2009 1821 GMT
The government of Argentina has put import barriers on 152.4- and 444.5-millimeter steel rims... [more]
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