Israel's prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday urged Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to continue with peace talks, despite the end of the West Bank construction freeze. Meanwhile, the US tried to wring a last-minute compromise to keep a Middle East deal on track. The 10-month moratorium on new building in settlements ended at midnight tonight, after Netanyahu had earlier called on Jewis
North Korean TV broadcasts the arrival of delegates for a rare Workers' party meeting, which is expected to hear the confirmation that Kim Jong-un will succeed Kim Jong-il Reuters The fruit crop is expected to be excellent. The apples are plump and the grape clusters heavy. Farmers smile as they toil in the fields, and people wave flags on their way to work. Tractors are bringing in another good h
【北京・浦松丈二】中国の胡錦濤国家主席は27日午前、訪中したロシアのメドベージェフ大統領と北京で会談。会談後、第二次世界大戦終結65周年を記念する共同声明を発表し、歴史問題で共同歩調を取る見通しだ。 中露首脳会談は今年5回目。メドベージェフ大統領は26日、中国東北部の旅順港を訪れ、日露戦争や第二次大戦で旧日本軍と戦った兵士の墓地に献花した。中露の元兵士らと面会して「歴史をねじ曲げようとする勢力がいるため、真実を主張しなければならない」と訴えた。 ロシアは北方領土について「第二次大戦の結果としてソ連(現ロシア)に移った」と主張し、領有権を主張する日本と対立。旧ソ連のスターリン時代の人権弾圧を非難する東欧諸国との間でも歴史問題を抱えている。 中国は尖閣諸島(中国名・釣魚島)付近での衝突事件で、領有権を主張して日本と対立している。歴史問題での共同歩調には、中露それぞれが日本との間で抱える「領土問
Apache helicopters were said to have taken part in the operations at the weekend Nato-led forces say they have killed more than 50 insurgents on Pakistani soil after rare pursuits across the border from Afghanistan. Apache helicopters are said to have taken part in the operations at the weekend. They followed an attack by insurgents on an Afghan security outpost in the eastern province of Khost. I
The Chinese trawler was seized after the collision in the East China Sea Japan will ask China to pay for damage to two patrol vessels caused by a collision with a Chinese trawler in disputed waters, Tokyo has said. "We will be asking for the boats to be returned to their original condition," government spokesman Yoshito Sengoku said at a news conference. The collision earlier this month led to the
Japan is heading toward a savings crisis. The potential financing crunch caused by a combination of rising fiscal deficits and a plummeting household saving rate could have powerful negative effects on both the Japanese and the global economy. CAMBRIDGE – Japan is heading toward a savings crisis. The potential future clash between larger fiscal deficits and a low household saving rate could have p
A UK aid worker and three local staff were kidnapped in Afghanistan on Sunday, security officials have said. They were in a two-car convoy in the eastern province of Kunar when the vehicles were stopped by armed men. The woman, who was employed by US aid group DAI and is thought to have worked for the UN before that, has not been identified. The Foreign Office has confirmed a UK citizen is missing
A complex computer worm has infected the personal computers of staff at Iran's first nuclear power station, the official IRNA news agency reported. However, the operating system at the Bushehr plant - due to go online in a few weeks - has not been harmed, project manager Mahmoud Jafari said. The Stuxnet worm is capable of seizing control of industrial plants. Some Western experts say its complexit
Aid supplies on board the boat include nets for Gaza's fishing community A boat carrying a group of Jewish activists has set sail from northern Cyprus with the aim of breaching Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. The 10m (32-foot) catamaran is carrying supplies including medical equipment, textbooks, nets and children's toys. The activists - from Israel, the US, Germany and the UK - say they will
Jewish activists set sail for Gaza from Cyprus By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS (AP) – 1 hour ago FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus — A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the U.S. and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Israel's naval blockade there.Richard Kuper, an organizer with the British group Jews for Justice for Palestinians, said one goal is to show that not all Jews support Is
FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus (Reuters) - A group of Jewish activists set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday, intent on defying an Israeli blockade and highlighting the suffering of Palestinians who live in the territory. Nine activists from Israel, Britain, Germany and the United States left Famagusta port in northern Cyprus with a small quantity of aid aboard their British-flagged catamaran, “Irene.” Uninter
Whoever chose Coldplay for Ed Miliband’s election announcement didn’t read or understand the lyrics … I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemies’ eyes Listen as the crowd would sing “Now the old king is dead, long live the king!” One minute I held the key Next the
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米ニューヨーク(New York)の国連(UN)で会談したバラク・オバマ(Barack Obama)米大統領(右)と中国の温家宝(Wen Jiabao)首相(2010年9月23日撮影)。(c)AFP/TIM SLOAN 【9月26日 AFP】このところ自国の主張を強く打ち出すようになった中国を、米国の政策立案者たちはアジアにおける米国の影響力縮小につながるのではないかとの懸念を持って不安げに見守ってきた。 しかし、尖閣諸島(Senkaku Islands、中国名:釣魚島)沖で海上保安庁の巡視船と中国のトロール漁船が衝突し、日本側が拘束した中国人船長の釈放を中国が求めるという外交騒動を経て、中国の強硬姿勢は米国に絶好の好機をもたらしている。 中国との問題を抱えるアジア諸国が増える中、米国は今回の問題を機に、敏速にそうした国々の側に立つ姿勢を示した。 漁船衝突事件について米政府は、尖閣諸島は日
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