Situation Reports

Afghanistan: Clinton Arrives In Kabul
November 18, 2009 1328 GMT
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived Nov. 18 in Kabul, CNN reported. Clinton met with... [more]
Gabon: President Visits France
November 18, 2009 1304 GMT
Gabonese President Ali-Ben Bongo Ondimba set out to France on Nov. 18 for a two-day visit, during... [more]
Serbia: World Bank Approves $200 Million Loan
November 18, 2009 1233 GMT
As part of agreements made with the International Monetary Fund, Serbia has secured a $200... [more]
Turkmenistan: Foreign Investment In LPG Plants Encouraged
November 18, 2009 1222 GMT
Turkmenistan is interested in building new plants with "Western partners" to produce liquefied... [more]
China: Wen Seeks To Reassure Obama On Trade
November 18, 2009 1140 GMT
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told U.S. President Barack Obama his nation does not seek a trade... [more]
China: Wen Disagrees On G-2 Reference Regarding U.S.
November 18, 2009 1135 GMT
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama that China... [more]
Russia: Medvedev To Travel To Slovenia
November 18, 2009 1039 GMT
President Dmitri Medvedev will travel to Slovenia after his visit to Sweden for the EU-Russia... [more]
Iran: Russian Activities Examined At Bushehr Nuclear Station
November 18, 2009 0929 GMT
The Iranian Energy Commission will study Russian activities at the Bushehr nuclear station due to... [more]
Iran: New Plan Unveiled To Counter Fuel Sanctions
November 18, 2009 0828 GMT
Iranian Oil Minister Masoud Mir Kazemi unveiled a plan to counter possible fuel import sanctions... [more]
Taiwan: China Trade Pact Talks To Start After December Meeting
November 18, 2009 0739 GMT
Taiwanese Minister of Economic Affairs Yen Shiang Shih said Taiwan and China will begin formal... [more]
Yemen: Kidnappers Recapture Japanese Hostage After His Release
November 18, 2009 0729 GMT
A government official said Yemeni tribesmen recaptured a Japanese engineer shortly after they... [more]
Nicaragua: Hundreds Of Students Protest, Attack Legislature
November 18, 2009 0720 GMT
Hundreds of students lobbed homemade bombs at the Nicaraguan Congress in Managua to protest... [more]
South Korea: FTA Talks With Colombia Set For December
November 18, 2009 0700 GMT
Trade representatives from South Korea and Colombia agreed to launch free trade agreement (FTA)... [more]
China: Court Rules Against Microsoft
November 18, 2009 0608 GMT
A Chinese court ruled that Microsoft infringed a Chinese software maker’s intellectual property... [more]
Iran: ElBaradei Denies Reports Of Secret Deal
November 18, 2009 0020 GMT
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei has dismissed allegations that... [more]
U.S., Iran: Time For Response Is 'Very Short' - State Department
November 18, 2009 0007 GMT
The U.S. State Department said Iran's time to respond to a U.N.-brokered nuclear fuel deal is... [more]
Russia, Sweden: Medvedev, Reinfeldt Meet
November 17, 2009 2359 GMT
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev arrived in Stockholm on Nov. 17, RIA Novosti reported.... [more]
Israel: Defense Ministry Wants Increased Arrow Interceptor Production
November 17, 2009 2259 GMT
The Israeli Defense Ministry intends to significantly increase the production of Arrow missile... [more]
Iran: Ahmadinejad Favors Nuclear Fuel Deal?
November 17, 2009 2252 GMT
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly sees a U.N.-written nuclear fuel proposal as "in... [more]
India: Prime Minister To Visit Switzerland, Washington
November 17, 2009 2220 GMT
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will begin a nine-day tour to Switzerland, the United States... [more]
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