• New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
  New US-Russia nuclear deal 'soon'
  

  There has been \'substantial\' progress on a new nuclear disarmament deal with Russia, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
  19/03
• Thai 'red shirt' leaders say Bangkok protests will go on
  Thai 'red shirt' leaders say Bangkok protests will go on
  

  Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand have said that they will stay on the streets of Bangkok indefinitely to continue their push for new elections.
  19/03
• US wants to maintain base in Japan
  US wants to maintain base in Japan
  

  The US has said that it needs to maintain a base on the Japanese island of Okinawa to defend the region, as the new government in Tokyo considers scrapping a previous plan.
  18/03
• Iraqi PM takes the leads again in election race
  Iraqi PM takes the leads again in election race
  

  

  Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reclaimed the lead on March 17 over secularist challenger Iyad Allawi in results from a March 7 parliamentary election that has been affected by fraud allegations.
  18/03
• Taliban employs fear campaign in Afghan town
  Taliban employs fear campaign in Afghan town
  

  

  A month after losing control of their southern base in Marjah, the Taliban have launched a campaign of assassination and intimidation to frighten people from supporting the US and its Afghan allies.
  18/03

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• Poor women ‘bear climate burden’
  Poor women ‘bear climate burden’
  

  

  Women in developing countries are the most vulnerable to climate change, a report from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned.
  19/11
• EU-Russia talks focus on energy
  EU-Russia talks focus on energy
  

  The European Union’s Swedish president on November 11 urged Russia to do more to combat climate change and discussed Russian energy supplies to Europe, which could be threatened by a dispute with Ukraine.
  19/11
• Israeli settlement plan denounced
  Israeli settlement plan denounced
  

  The US and UN have criticised Israel\'s approval of 900 extra housing units at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.
  18/11
• NATO chief confident of big Afghan troop increase
  NATO chief confident of big Afghan troop increase
  

  

  NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on November 17 he was confident the alliance would agree to increase substantially the number of troops battling Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.
  18/11
• PM Gordon Brown plans Afghan handover talks
  PM Gordon Brown plans Afghan handover talks
  

  

  Gordon Brown plans to host talks in the new year to discuss timing for handing over the campaign in Afghanistan to the Afghan government.
  17/11