Myanmar premier to attend UN General Assembly sessionSeptember 26th, 2009 YANGON - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein left for New York Saturday afternoon to attend the 64th session of UN General Assembly, an official source confirmed. "Prime Minister General Thein Sein left from Nay Pyi Taw via Yangon international airport Saturday afternoon.
Netanyahu: Israel seeks peace with Palestinians, world alliance against Iranian nuclear threatSeptember 24th, 2009 Netanyahu: Israel seeks peace with PalestiniansUNITED NATIONS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to make peace with the Palestinians and hopes the world will rally against the Iranian nuclear threat. Netanyahu told the U.N.
Netanyahu praises Obama's push for Mid-East peace talksSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday praised US President Barack Obama's UN address, which backed Israel's right to live securely, stressed its legitimacy as a "Jewish state," and urged the Palestinians to relaunch negotiations without preconditions. "The speech was "good and positive" for Israel and for moving the peace process forward," etanyahu told The Jerusalem Post.
Kashmir should be an independent buffer state between India, Pak: GaddafiSeptember 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - In a 90-minute candid and at times vitriolic speech directed at delegates attending the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi demanded that Kashmir be declared an independent state between India and Pakistan. During his first appearance before the UNGA, Gaddafi ranted about the United States and other Western powers.
German foreign minister calls Ahmadinejad 'disgrace'September 24th, 2009 BERLIN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a "disgrace to his country", German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday, a day after Ahmadinejad's controversial speech before the UN General Assembly. Ahmadinejad accused Israel at the UN General Assembly Wednesday of subjecting the Palestinians to "genocide".
Germany to walk out at UN if Iran denies HolocaustSeptember 22nd, 2009 BERLIN - German diplomats are prepared to walk out in protest if Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeats before the UN General Assembly his past denials of the Holocaust, Berlin officials confirmed Tuesday. A foreign ministry spokesman confirmed a newspaper report that Germany would respond harshly to any anti-Semitic rhetoric during the speech this Thursday.
Israeli officials: Netanyahu will boycott speech by Iranian president at UN in New YorkSeptember 22nd, 2009 Officials: Israel to boycott Ahmadinejad UN speechJERUSALEM — Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will boycott the upcoming speech by the Iranian president at the U.N. General Assembly and encourage other leaders to do the same.
Currency worth over Rs.1 tn circulating in PakistanAugust 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Currency worth Rs.1.2231 trillion ($15 billion) is circulating in Pakistan in the form of 4.1588 billion notes, the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, was informed Thursday. State Bank of Pakistan and commercial banks had foreign exchange reserves of $11.68 billion as on Aug 4, Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen said in a written reply.
25,000 Indian, Pakistani companies engaged in mutual tradeAugust 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Notwithstanding the sour relationship between both countries, at least 25,000 companies of India and Pakistan are engaged in mutual trade. According to Pakistan's Trade Ministry, 2656 Indian companies traded with Pakistan amounting to deals worth 8.92 billion rupees.
Questioning Musharraf's martial law puts Zardari's oath under threat: Former Pak AGJuly 28th, 2009 LAHORE - The Supreme Court's decision to question the legality of former President General Pervez Musharraf's action of imposing an emergency in the country on November 3 2007, could also affect President Asif Ali Zardari's oath, former Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum has said. Qayyum said that if all actions of the then Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar were against the constitution then Zardari's oath of office is also not according to the law.
UN General Assembly condemns Honduras coupJune 30th, 2009 NEW YORK - The UN General Assembly Tuesday condemned the military coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, saying that the event interrupted the democratic and constitutional order in the Central American nation. Zelaya was present in the 192-nation assembly when that body adopted a resolution to condemn Sunday's coup.
Wrong timing given by aide created confusion about Zardari's addressJune 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's address to the nation was regarded as delayed because a close aide announced the timing of the address without consulting the president. Sources said the timing of the address was to be decided by Zardari.
Ted Kennedy got two million dollars in advance for autobiographyJune 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Senator Ted Kennedy was paid nearly two million dollars last year as an author's advance for a new autobiography. Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group (USA), has paid in advances for his yet untitled autobiography.
Obama could make $25,000 for gold necklace gifted by Saudi King AbdullahJune 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama could get as much as 25,000 dollars for a gold necklace he was given as a gift by Saudi King Abdullah, says a company that recently ran a super bowl ad about its "send your unwanted gold for cash" scheme.
Zardari's foreign visits cost whopping 157.257 million to Pak exchequerMarch 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's nine foreign visits since September 2008 have cost a whopping 157.257 million rupees to the national exchequer, the National Assembly (NA) was told. The expenditures included special remittances and daily allowances of the 246 staff, chartered flight charges and gifts to the visited countries, the Daily Times reports.
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