SEOUL: North Korea called on Mondayfor direct talks with its long-time foe, the United States, and gave theclearest signal so far it was ready to return to nuclear disarmament talks ithas boycotted for almost a year.The comments follow last week'srare visit by a North Korean official to the United States and what has been a"charm" offensive by the ostracised state which some analysts say is lookingincreasingly...
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China today, say many analysts, is in a comparable position to U.S. at the beginning of the 20th century an emerging power that the dominant global power of the time is trying to downplay. Then it was Great Britain vs. the United States. Now it is the United States vs. China.2: China's rapid economic expansion continues to outpace growth in the United States, 8.9 percent in the last quarter versus...
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Singh expressed hope that the US would be 'more liberal' in transferring technologies to India and clear the way for implementing the landmark agreement on nuclear cooperation.The Prime Minister also said that he has no apprehensions about the United States viewing India differently because of a change of administration in Washington."I have no apprehension that our relationship with the United States...
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Colombia and the United States signed an agreement Friday that allows U.S. personnel to be stationed at seven military bases in the South American nation.The United States says it needs the bases to help in its fight against terrorists and narcotraffickers, especially since the closure a few months ago of a U.S. base in Ecuador. The United States maintains similar "forward operating locations" in El...
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North Korea's foreign ministry called on Monday for direct talks with its long-time foe, the United States, and said it was ready to return to stalled six-country nuclear disarmament negotiations.Last month, leader Kim Jong-il said he was ready to consider a return to the nuclear talks his state once declared dead provided it had direct discussions with Washington. The foreign ministry spokesman's...
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Beijing, Nov.17 (ANI): China and the United States have...
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For the 18th year in a row, the U.N. General Assembly has voted to condemn the 47-year U.S. embargo against Cuba.Washington severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in '61, has had embargo since '62-- For the 18th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to condemn the 47-year embargo against Cuba by the United States.Only the United States, Israel and Palau voted against...
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The United States said it was open to sending an envoy to Pyongyang but insisted that North Korea prove it is serious about giving up nuclear weapons for good.North Korea has stepped up pressure on the United States to agree to meet one-on-one, announcing this week it had produced more bomb-making plutonium.Jeff Bader, the senior director for East Asian Affairs on the White House's National Security...
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said on Monday it is time for the United States to decide whether to hold bilateral talks, and vowed to "go our own way" if Washington refuses dialogue."As we have made it clear that we are ready to take part in multilateral talks, including the six-party talks, depending on the results of talks with the United States, it's time for the United States to make a determination," a foreign ministry spokesman...
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