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Global expenditure on armaments should be diverted for development: advisor
вторник, 03 октября 2006 13:57:01 Bangladesh called for the diversion of part of huge global expenditure on armaments to poverty alleviation and development, local news agency UNB reported Tuesday.
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Brazilian president to be reelected in second round: poll
вторник, 03 октября 2006 13:57:01 Brazilian incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the Workers Party (PT) will win the second round of presidential elections scheduled for Oct. 29, polls said on Monday.
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One of hijackers is military deserter: Turkish official
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:25 Turkey's Istanbul Governor Muammer Guler said on Tuesday that one of the hijackers of the Turkish Airlines (THY) jet is military deserter Hakan Ekinci, the semi- official Anatolia news agency reported.
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UN chief calls for constructive engagement between Georgia, Russia
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:26 UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan commended on Tuesday the peaceful resolution of tensions, and called on all sides to engage constructively to address existing problems.
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Israeli security forces nab a Palestinian en route to attack
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:27 In search of militants en route to carry out attack, Israeli security forces stormed Tuesday noon the community of Elad, about 20 kilometers east to Tel Aviv, and apprehended an unarmed Palestinian suspect, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
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Bush vows to improve safety for American children
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:28 U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that his administration will strive to improve safety for American children a day after five girls were shot to death in a Pennsylvania school.
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Rice says DPRK's nuclear test would be "veryprovocative" act
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:28 Visiting United States' Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here on Tuesday that a nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) would be a "very provocative" act.
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U.S. urges Thailand to hold elections quickly
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:29 The United States on Tuesday urged Thailand to hold democratic elections after a bloodless coup last month deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Bush calls for "thorough" probe into Republican sex scandal
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:30 U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that he was "disgusted" by sexually explicit messages sent by a former Republican lawmaker to teenage congressional aides in his first comment on the growing scandal.
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NATO chief concerned about DPRK's nuclear test plans
среда, 04 октября 2006 12:57:30 NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer expressed concern over plans of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to conduct a nuclear test.
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