Situation Reports

Thailand: Cambodia Appoints Caretaker To Air Traffic Operation
November 19, 2009 1516 GMT
Cambodia has appointed a senior civil aviation official as a temporary caretaker of Cambodia Air... [more]
Guinea: U.N. Chief Meets With Commission
November 19, 2009 1438 GMT
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon met on Nov. 18 with a commission of inquiry that is looking... [more]
France: No Technical Meeting With Iran - Foreign Ministry
November 19, 2009 1430 GMT
France will not hold another technical meeting with Iran about providing nuclear fuel to its... [more]
Zimbabwe: Deal For $8 Billion In Foreign Investments Signed
November 19, 2009 1417 GMT
Zimbabwe and China Sonangol signed five strategic cooperation agreements Nov. 18 that will allow... [more]
Russia: Destroyer Dispatched To Horn Of Africa
November 19, 2009 1353 GMT
Russia's Adm. Chabanenko destroyer and an auxiliary vessel will resume anti-piracy patrols off... [more]
Russia: Europe To Get 116 Billion Cubic Meters Of Natural Gas Via Ukraine
November 19, 2009 1256 GMT
Ahead of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko's visit with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir... [more]
Israel: Israeli Vessel To Join NATO Mission
November 19, 2009 1246 GMT
An Israeli missile ship will join NATO's Active Endeavor mission for the first time to patrol the... [more]
China, Japan: Foreign Ministers Meet
November 19, 2009 1240 GMT
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada met Nov. 19 in... [more]
Azerbaijan: NATO In Negotiations On Afghan Flights
November 19, 2009 1236 GMT
Azerbaijan and NATO are negotiating the transport of air shipments to Afghanistan through... [more]
Iran: World Powers Must Change Their Behavior - Ahmadinejad
November 19, 2009 1223 GMT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Nov. 19 said if the world powers "have changed their... [more]
Iran: U.N. Inspectors To Visit Second Uranium Plant
November 19, 2009 1201 GMT
U.N. inspectors will visit Iran's controversial second uranium enrichment plant, AFP reported... [more]
Russia: Anti-Drug Chief Complains About Heroin Transit Through Iran
November 19, 2009 1149 GMT
Viktor Ivanov, the director of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN), noted increasing... [more]
Belgium: Russia-NATO Council To Hold Ministerial Meeting
November 19, 2009 1122 GMT
A NATO spokesman said a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council's foreign ministers will be held Dec.... [more]
Yemen: Government Forces Kill Rebel Leader, Take Town
November 19, 2009 1114 GMT
Yemeni government forces fighting rebels in the north of the country killed a rebel leader and... [more]
Iran: Police Seize 2.6 Tons Of Drugs
November 19, 2009 1104 GMT
Iranian police seized more than 2.6 tons of drugs in the southeastern province of... [more]
Indonesia: Anti-Terrorism Unit Warns Of New Cells
November 19, 2009 1020 GMT
Saud Usman Nasution, head of Indonesia's U.S.-trained anti-terrorism unit, said attacks could... [more]
Ukraine: Leader Asks Russia To Amend Gas Agreement
November 19, 2009 0935 GMT
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko urged Russian President Dmitri Medvedev to change a Russian... [more]
Pakistan: Bomber Kills 16 At Peshawar Court
November 19, 2009 0920 GMT
A bomb exploded at the main gate of a Pakistani court in Peshawar located near the five-star... [more]
Israel: Military Aircraft Hit Gaza After Rocket Attacks
November 19, 2009 0836 GMT
The Israeli military said its aircraft struck a weapons-manufacturing facility and two smuggling... [more]
Afghanistan: Karzai Sworn In To Second 5-Year Term
November 19, 2009 0801 GMT
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was sworn in for a second five-year term during a ceremony in Kabul... [more]
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