Situation Reports

Zimbabwe: South African President To Meet With Mugabe
May 9, 2008 1355 GMT
South African President Thabo Mbeki went to Zimbabwe on May 9 for talks with President Robert... [more]
Lebanon: Jumblatt Calls For Dialogue
May 9, 2008 1346 GMT
Lebanese Druze minority leader Walid Jumblatt called for dialogue May 9 in the wake of opposition... [more]
Lebanon: Unions Shut Down Beirut's Port
May 9, 2008 1346 GMT
Lebanese labor unions shut down Beirut's port May 9 because of the fighting going on in the... [more]
Russia, Vietnam: ZarubezhNeft, PetroVietnam To Develop Siberian Oil Blocks
May 9, 2008 1339 GMT
A joint venture of Russian and Vietnamese state oil firms, ZarubezhNeft and PetroVietnam, will... [more]
Lebanon: International Reactions To Crisis
May 9, 2008 1336 GMT
Saudi Arabia urged Arab foreign ministers May 9 to meet to resolve the crisis in Lebanon after... [more]
Vietnam: Government Willing To Help Stabilize Food Prices
May 9, 2008 1326 GMT
Vietnam is willing to help support global efforts to stabilize world food prices, media reported... [more]
India, Pakistan: India To File Protest With Pakistan Over Kashmir Incident
May 9, 2008 1318 GMT
India plans to lodge an official protest with Pakistan after Indian soldiers came under heavy... [more]
Global Economy: Rice Price Continues To Rise After Myanmar Cyclone
May 9, 2008 1307 GMT
Global rice prices rose for the sixth consecutive day as Cyclone Nargis' damage to rice crops in... [more]
Israel: Opposition Calls For Olmert's Resignation
May 9, 2008 1300 GMT
Israeli opposition lawmakers and some members of the governing coalition called May 9 for the... [more]
Taiwan: President-Elect Will Not Visit U.S. Before His Inauguration
May 9, 2008 1252 GMT
Taiwanese President-elect Ma Ying-jeou will not visit the United States before his May 20... [more]
Lebanon: Hezbollah Takes Over Western Half Of Beirut
May 9, 2008 1247 GMT
The predominantly Muslim western half of the Lebanese capital of Beirut, including both Sunni and... [more]
Myanmar, Thailand: Thai PM To Go To Myanmar
May 9, 2008 1245 GMT
Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej will fly to Myanmar, following the devastating cyclone... [more]
U.S., Pakistan: Senior U.S. Commander in Pakistan To Be Reassigned
May 9, 2008 1238 GMT
The U.S. military has withdrawn Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood's assignment as senior officer in Pakistan,... [more]
Rice: Prices Rise 5.1 Percent
May 9, 2008 1233 GMT
Rice prices rose for the sixth day in a row May 8, reaching $23.45 per 100 pounds on the Chicago... [more]
China, Australia: China Huaneng Group Might Buy $15 Billion Of Australian Energy Assets
May 9, 2008 1226 GMT
China's biggest electricity producer, China Huaneng Group, might buy $15 billion of Australian... [more]
Pakistan: U.S. Action In Tribal Belt Opposed
May 9, 2008 1221 GMT
Pakistan will not tolerate U.S. attacks in its tribal areas, Pakistani legislator Mushahid... [more]
North Korea: Envoy To Bring Nuclear Documents To U.S.
May 9, 2008 1212 GMT
U.S. nuclear investigator Sung Kim is set to bring documentation of North Korea's nuclear... [more]
Pakistan: FM To Visit Afghanistan
May 9, 2008 1153 GMT
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmud Qureshi is set to visit Afghanistan on May 24for the first... [more]
Japan: Proposed Law Would Allow Military Satellites
May 9, 2008 1149 GMT
A Japanese parliamentary committee approved a bill May 9 that would allow the Japanese... [more]
China: Creating Rice Farm In Tanzania
May 9, 2008 1142 GMT
China's Chongqing Seed Corp. plans to grow rice on 700 acres of land in Tanzania beginning in... [more]
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