”Diplomats” News

India's absent minister weighs heavy on WTO talks: diplomats

GENEVA (AFP) - Ministers are set to resume crucial trade talks here after a first day slammed as "totally useless" by Brazil, while diplomats said the absence of a key Indian minister continues to fuel uncertainties.
07 22 2008 5:49PM (...more)

WTO talks hang on absent Indian minister: diplomats

GENEVA (AFP) - Ministers are resuming crucial trade talks here on Tuesday after a first day slammed as "totally useless" by Brazil, but diplomats said the absence of a key Indian minister was hindering progress.
07 22 2008 5:18PM (...more)

South African judge to take over top UN rights post: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - South African judge Navanethem Pillay, who currently serves on the International Criminal Court (ICC), is to be named as the new high commissioner for human rights, succeeding Louise Arbour, diplomats and UN officials said Friday.
07 19 2008 11:50AM (...more)

Serbia investigates diplomats who assisted escape

BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia 's state prosecutor is investigating diplomats who allegedly helped a Serbian student wanted in the United States flee to his home country.
07 17 2008 6:29AM (...more)

India, Sri Lanka to expand free trade pact: diplomats

COLOMBO (AFP) - India and Sri Lanka will expand their free trade agreement with a new pact to be signed on the sidelines of a South Asian summit in Colombo , diplomats said on Thursday.
07 10 2008 9:58PM (...more)

UN vote on Zimbabwe sanctions likely Thursday: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The Security Council is likely to vote Thursday on targeted UN sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and 13 of his cronies over a presidential election widely viewed as illegitimate, diplomats said Wednesday.
07 10 2008 2:35PM (...more)

Diplomats play down fears of Israeli attack on Iran

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S., Iranian and Western diplomats played down worries about a looming Israeli military attack on Iran 's nuclear facilities on Tuesday after reports of heightened tensions rattled nerves and helped drive oil prices near record highs .
07 2 2008 6:02AM (...more)

Diplomats plea for urgency in Mideast talks

BERLIN - Mideast peacemakers appealed Tuesday for urgent, significant progress in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations as conditions on the ground deteriorated and the two sides bickered at an international conference.
06 25 2008 12:31PM (...more)

EU to lift sanctions against Cuba: diplomats

BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU nations agreed Thursday to definitively lift their sanctions against Cuba , in the hope of encouraging democracy on the communist-controlled Caribbean island, European diplomats said.
06 21 2008 5:09AM (...more)

Diplomats eyed for possible forced service in Iraq

WASHINGTON - The State Department has begun to identify diplomats who could be forced to serve in Iraq next year unless enough volunteers come forward to fill about 300 positions, The Associated Press has learned.
06 1 2008 9:15PM (...more)