Archive for: foreign-affairs

Taliban claim to have captured Canadian

Taliban insurgents claim they have captured an Ontario man who is missing in Afghanistan. The Taliban published a statement Sunday that claimed a Canadian “spy”...

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Response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand

Earlier this week, Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published a second statement in response to our work, and as with the first one, I am providing...

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Israel allows UN chief Ban EU’s Ashton to enter Gaza

Israel said on Monday that it has authorised a visit to the Gaza Strip by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton through...

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EU foreign ministers in show of support for Ashton

European foreign ministers on Saturday gave a show of support for beleaguered EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton, hoping to move forward with the building...

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EU’s top diplomat praises Chile’s quake response offers support

EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has praised Chile’s quake response and told Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez, by phone, that Europe stands ready...

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Israel says Iran nuclear plant immune to conventional strike

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday that Iran's recently diclosed second uranium enrichment plant is “immune” to conventional bombing....

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Iranian police shoot at unarmed protesters during Tehran demonstrations

ranian police shoot at unarmed protesters during Tehran demonstrations Iranian police fired tear gas and live bullets as they fought back thousands of unarmed protesters...

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EU president: Tony Blair out of the running (Gordon Brown throws him under the bus)

Tony Blair was out of the running as Europe's first president on Thursday after Gordon Brown dropped the former Prime Minister as his candidate. The Prime Minister...

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