Archive for November 16th, 2009

Outrage in Washington over Obama’s Japan bow (AFP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

US President Barack Obama (L) bows as he shakes hands with Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and as Empress Michiko (R) looks on upon Obama's arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on November 14. News photos of President Barack Obama bowing to Japan's emperor have incensed critics here, who said the US leader should stand tall when representing America overseas.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP – News photos of President Barack Obama bowing to Japan’s emperor have incensed critics here, who said the US leader should stand tall when representing America overseas.

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UN: Once-secret Iran nuke plant to start in 2011 (AP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Map locates uranium enrichment plant in IranAP – Iranian construction of a previously secret uranium enrichment site is at an advanced stage, with high-tech equipment already in place at the fortified facility ahead of its 2011 startup, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report Monday.

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UN nuclear watchdog wants more answers from Iran (AFP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Satellite image shows Iran's suspected facility in Qom. The UN atomic watchdog on Monday demanded more information from Iran about the purpose of a previously secret nuclear site and indicated that the Islamic Republic could be hiding other facilities.(AFP/DIGITALGLOBE/File)AFP – The UN atomic watchdog demanded Monday more information from Iran about the purpose of a previously secret nuclear site and indicated the Islamic republic could be hiding other facilities.

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UK plans Afghan handover talks

Monday, November 16th, 2009

British PM Gordon Brown plans to hold talks in London to discuss a timetable for the handover of power in Afghanistan.

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IAEA sees risk Iran hiding more nuclear activity (Reuters)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Reuters – The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is concerned that Iran’s belated revelation of a new uranium enrichment site may mean it is hiding further nuclear activity, an agency report said on Monday.

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Iran must show world it wants to be ‘responsible’ (AFP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

AFP – The United States said Monday “now is the time” for Iran to show it wants to be a responsible member of the world community after the IAEA criticized Tehran for refusing to meet international obligations.

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Families seek support for 3 hikers jailed in Iran (AP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Missing American hiker Sarah Shourd is seen here in this undated photo released by freethehikers.org, August 20, 2009.  REUTERS/freethehikers.org/Handout/FilesAP – The families of three American hikers held in Iran say they are growing increasingly concerned about the mental health of the trio after 16 weeks in custody.

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Saudi cleric accuses Iran of ties to Yemeni rebels (AP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

AP – Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric accused Iran on Monday of supporting Shiite rebels whose war with the government of neighboring Yemen has spilled across the border and drawn in Saudi firepower.

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Schwarzenegger drops in on US troops in Iraq (AP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, hands out cigars to U.S. soldiers during a visit to Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped in on U.S. troops in Iraq on Monday, thanking them for the sacrifices they and their families are making.

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Obama says world urgently watching US-China talks (AP)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to a question from a woman during a town hall-style meeting with future Chinese leaders at the Museum of Science and Technology in Shanghai November 16, 2009.      REUTERS/Jason Reed                     (CHINA POLITICS)AP – President Barack Obama declared Monday the world is urgently watching for a “meeting of the minds” between the U.S. and China as he meets with President Hu Jintao on the globe’s biggest issues — climate change, economic recession, nuclear proliferation and more.

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