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US to press China, UAE, others on Iran sanctions

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States announced Thursday that top officials will fan out starting next week to China, the United Arab Emirates, and other key countries in support of tighter sanctions against Iran.
“China is of concern to us in this regard,” Robert Einhorn, the US State Department’s special adviser for [...]

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Britain, India unite to pressure Pakistan over terror

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Britain and India pressed Pakistan on Thursday to tackle militant groups operating from its soil as British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up a two-day, trade-driven visit to the country.
Cameron’s trip, seen as test of his much-hyped business-oriented foreign policy, was engulfed from the start by the [...]

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British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties

NEW DELHI – British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that his visit to India had deeply strengthened the bonds between Britain and its former colony, whose burgeoning economy he wants to help his own country recover from a brutal recession.
Cameron and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed a string of agreements [...]

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South Korea’s prime minister offers to resign

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital.
Chung Un-chan, an academic appointed in September, has led the charge to abandon the project, thought up by the previous [...]

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US envoy ambassador to attend Hiroshima ceremony

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Obama administration said Wednesday it is sending its ambassador in Tokyo to a ceremony next week marking the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first time a US ambassador has attended the event.
“Ambassador John Roos will represent the United States at the August 6 Hiroshima Peace Memorial, to [...]

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British PM in India warns Pakistan over ‘export of terror’

BANGALORE, India (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off a trade-focused visit to India on Wednesday with a warning to neighbouring Pakistan against promoting the “export of terror.”
Speaking to reporters after a speech pitching for investment and open trade with India to boost Britain’s fragile post-recession recovery, Cameron [...]

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North Korean FM visits Myanmar amid nuke concerns

YANGON, Myanmar – North Korea’s foreign minister visited Myanmar on Thursday for high-level talks that come on the heels of a U.S. warning against any cooperation between the two nations on nuclear technology.
Officials and diplomats confirmed the arrival of Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun, who is on a four-nation tour and making [...]

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US: Drills sent ‘clear message’ to NKorea

SEOUL, South Korea – For four days, U.S. and South Korean troops fired artillery into the skies and dropped anti-submarine bombs on underwater targets — dramatic exercises meant to warn North Korea not to strike again.
The South Korean military said the show of force, which ended Wednesday, succeeded in sending a [...]

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Thai army to reinforce Cambodian border if needed

BANGKOK – Thailand’s army is prepared to defend its border with Cambodia if a territorial dispute heats up, the prime minister said Wednesday, as the two nations were set to tussle on the diplomatic front at a U.N. meeting in Brazil.
Deadly clashes have flared in the past over the Preah Vihear [...]

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British PM visits India to boost trade links

BANGALORE, India – British Prime Minister David Cameron and a massive delegation of Cabinet ministers and dignitaries fanned out across India on Wednesday in a visit aimed at rebuilding trade relations and other ties between the two nations.
As the former colonial power here, Britain has had a complicated bond with India. [...]

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