”Diplomats” News

NATO allies resist calls for more troops

BRUSSELS, Belgium - All 26 NATO nations have soldiers in Afghanistan and all agree the mission is their top priority. But the refusal of European allies to send more combat troops is forcing an already stretched U.S. military to fill the gap, and straining the Western alliance.
01 16 2008 11:23AM (...more)

Turkey pulls diplomat over U.S. Armenia bill: sources

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has recalled its ambassador toWashington for consultations following a decision by a U.S.House committee to brand Ottoman Turk killings of Armeniansgenocide, Turkish diplomats told Reuters on Thursday.
10 12 2007 4:10AM (...more)

Diplomats: NKorea bans UN staff from nuke complex

VIENNA, Austria - Diplomats say that North Korea has made all of its Yongbyon nuclear facilities off limits to international inspectors.
10 10 2008 2:23AM (...more)

U.S. offers to resume talks with Cuba on migration

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday it had offered to resume talks with Cuba about Cuban migration to the United States, a fresh sign of
05 24 2009 2:31AM (...more)

U.N. agency urged back to N.Korea despite U.S. doubt

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Members of the executive board of the U.N. Development Program would like the agency to resume its work in communist North Korea , from which it pulled out last year amid U.S. charges of financial mismanagement.
07 2 2008 12:25PM (...more)

New safety standards set for baby formula and nuts

GENEVA (Reuters) - Diplomats in Geneva have agreed new limits for bacteria in baby formula and natural toxins in nuts, setting safety standards to apply for internationally shipped food, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
07 2 2008 6:11AM (...more)

Diplomats: EU to threaten Sudan with sanctions

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Diplomats say EU leaders will threaten Sudan with sanctions if it does not cooperate fully with the United Nations and the International Criminal Court in handing over officials wanted for war crimes in Darfur .
06 21 2008 7:23AM (...more)

Four peacekeepers dead in Bosnia chopper crash

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Two Spanish pilots and two German officers of the European Union 's peacekeeping force were killed when their helicopter crashed in central Bosnia on Thursday, authorities said.
06 20 2008 2:03PM (...more)

Treaty to ban cluster bombs within 8 years

DUBLIN, Ireland - Diplomats say more than 100 nations have reached agreement on a treaty that would ban current designs of cluster bombs.
05 29 2008 4:37AM (...more)

NATO working to rebuild Afghanistan

DEH HASSAN, Afghanistan - The girl flashed a shy smile from under her white head scarf and stepped to the front of the class when the headmaster asked who could find Afghanistan on the map of the world.
03 22 2008 6:51AM (...more)