AFP - Lithuanians were voting Sunday in a general election likely to mark the comeback of two disgraced populists, ex-president Rolandas Paksas and former political star Viktor Uspaskich.
AFP - President Robert Mugabe's allocation of key ministries to his party will be discussed when former South African president Thabo Mbeki meets Monday with Zimbabwe's political leaders, Mbeki's spokesman said.
KOREA'S NUKE DEAL WITH US
North Korea has agreed to American demands to inspect nuclear reactors, the US revealed last night. In return President Bush is to remove the Communist state from a terrorism blacklist. Hardline US politicians criticised the move. One said: 'By rewarding
China will soon influence us too
Mehmet Ali Birand Two current events have served to reinforce China's incredible development as well as boost its people's self-confidence. They no longer identify themselves with the hundreds of thousands of poor masses. For the first time in years,
G7 nations face going cap in hand to China
The G7 club of rich nations was this weekend facing up to a seismic shift in the global economy, as the International Monetary Fund predicted that emerging markets would soon be sitting on $6.5 trillion of foreign currency reserves. After Wall Street
North Korea nuclear deal gets mixed reviews in Asia, US
: 'This government welcomes these moves as an opportunity that would lead to normalisation of the six-party talks and North Korea's eventual abandonment of its nuclear programmes.' Kim said he believes the North should be moving back to disablement this
Pakistan and China to sign Investment Protocol next week
: Pakistan and China will ink an agreement on Investment Protocol during President Asif Zardari's visit to China next week. Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan told newsmen on Saturday that negotiation between senior officials of Ministries of
S.Korea hails US decision of deleting DPRK from terrorism list
SEOUL -- South Korean government on Sunday hailed US decision to delete the Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) from its terrorism blacklist and expected an early resumption of six-party talks. Related readings: DPRK off US blacklist after nuke
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