Situation Reports

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]
Russia: Let Diplomacy 'Do Its Job' In Dealing With Iran - Spokesman
November 19, 2009 1806 GMT
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said Nov. 19 that the Iranians have not... [more]
Armenia, Azerbaijan: Presidents To Meet Nov. 22
November 19, 2009 1751 GMT
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev are scheduled to meet... [more]
Lebanon: Nasrallah Re-Elected As Hezbollah Chief
November 19, 2009 1736 GMT
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as secretary-general of militant group Hezbollah, AP... [more]
Ethiopia: 26 People Convicted In Coup Plot
November 19, 2009 1727 GMT
Of the 31 people arrested for an alleged coup plot against the government of Ethiopia, 26 were... [more]
Iraq: Court Did Not Overturn Veto - Speaker
November 19, 2009 1659 GMT
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Iyad al-Samarraie on Nov. 19 said Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi’s... [more]
Egypt: Ambassador To Algeria Recalled
November 19, 2009 1657 GMT
One day after its soccer team lost a game to Algeria in Sudan's capital city of Khartoum, Egypt... [more]
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]
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