Situation Reports

Venezuela: Lawmakers Not Supporting Chavez Will Be Punished
February 10, 2010 0034 GMT
Venezuelan lawmakers of President Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party plan to punish any... [more]
U.S.: Missile-Defense Plans Not Impeding START Talks - White House
February 10, 2010 0001 GMT
The U.S. plan to deploy missile-defense systems to Europe is not an impediment to negotiations... [more]
Turkey: India To Be Invited To Upcoming Afghan Conference
February 9, 2010 2344 GMT
Turkey has invited India to a future conference on Afghanistan, Indian media reported Feb. 10,... [more]
Nigeria: VP Addresses Nation As Acting President
February 9, 2010 2326 GMT
Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office as acting president Feb. 9, and in an... [more]
Mexico: Gubernatorial Candidate Attacked
February 9, 2010 2319 GMT
Mexican gubernatorial candidate Francisco Xavier Berganza was attacked late Feb. 8 by an... [more]
Venezuela: Students Clash With National Guard Troops
February 9, 2010 2255 GMT
Students from the University of the Andes in Venezuela's Tachira state clashed on Feb. 9 with... [more]
U.S.: Clinton To Visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia
February 9, 2010 2236 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is scheduled to meet in Qatar with Qatari Emir Sheikh... [more]
Brazil: Dialogue With Iran Should Be Pursued - FM
February 9, 2010 2139 GMT
Brazil encourages Western powers to pursue dialogue with Iran rather than increase sanctions on... [more]
India: Rebels Blow Up Rail Lines
February 9, 2010 2128 GMT
Maoist rebels in India blew up railroad tracks in Orissa and Bihar on Feb. 9 in protest of the... [more]
Turkey: Armenia Must Show Positive Position On Protocols - FM
February 9, 2010 2125 GMT
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Armenia has not shown a positive position regarding... [more]
Afghanistan: Cash From Foreign Forces Promotes Warlordism - Governor
February 9, 2010 2124 GMT
The governor of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province said that U.S. assistance for local tribal... [more]
Iran: Help Offered On India-Pakistan Talks
February 9, 2010 2056 GMT
Iran said Feb. 9 that it supports moves by India and Pakistan to resume dialogue, and that it is... [more]
Afghanistan: Taliban Not Ready To Talk Peace - UK Defense Secretary
February 9, 2010 2048 GMT
British Defense Secretary Bob Ainsworth said Feb. 9 that most Taliban leaders are not ready to... [more]
Ukraine: Timoshenko's Party To Appeal Presidential Election
February 9, 2010 2043 GMT
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko's party and supporters plan to appeal "both the... [more]
Ukraine, Russia: Yanukovich Asks Gazprom For Upgrade Assistance
February 9, 2010 2029 GMT
Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yanukovich offered Russia's Gazprom the chance to participate in... [more]
Lithuania: Defense Minister Asks Russia To Trust NATO
February 9, 2010 2018 GMT
Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene said Feb. 9 that France's decision to sell Russia a... [more]
Iraq: New State Oil Firm Launched
February 9, 2010 2009 GMT
Iraq has launched its fourth state-owned oil company, AFP reported Feb. 9 citing a statement by... [more]
Iran: 2 Reformists Released On Bail
February 9, 2010 2005 GMT
Senior reformist figures Ali Reza Beheshti and Mohammad Reza Tajik were released Feb. 9 night on... [more]
Iraq: Army Prevents Chair From Entering Council
February 9, 2010 1957 GMT
Iraqi army forces, acting under orders from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office, prevented... [more]
Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Declares Regulations 'Null And Void'
February 9, 2010 1946 GMT
Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai declared regulations published Tuesday saying that... [more]
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