September, 2008

• 7 September

  EU moves to curb Russian influence over neighbouring Belarus

  The European Union has moved to curb Russia’s influence over its border states after officials called for better relations with Belarus, a nation long seen as one of Moscow’s most enthusiastic supporters.

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• 7 September

  U.S. forces and Afghan police kill over 20 Taliban

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S.-led soldiers, backed by air support, and Afghan police killed more than 20 Taliban fighters in two separate clashes, officials said on Sunday.

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• 7 September

  Twin blasts hit Afghan police HQ, two dead, 29 wounded

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers detonated explosives inside the headquarters of the main police station in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Sunday, killing two policemen and wounding 29 people, police said.

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• 7 September

  Europe wants to work with U.S. on Georgia: minister

  CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – The European Union wants to work closely with the United States in resolving the Georgian crisis, Italy’s foreign minister said after meeting U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday.

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• 7 September

  Pakistan’s Zardari urged to change image and focus

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s new president, Asif Ali Zardari, must dispel the perception he is an artful politician and urgently address a deteriorating economy and worsening militant violence, newspapers said on Sunday.

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• 7 September

  Workers clear path to access Cairo rock fall site

  CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian workers cut through a railway embankment on Sunday to bring heavy earth-moving equipment to the site of a rock fall which killed at least 31 people in a Cairo shantytown.

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• 7 September

  Lebanese hold reconciliation talks in volatile city

  TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanese Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri held talks with an Alawite community leader in a volatile northern city overnight, paving the way for agreement to end four months of sectarian tensions, politicians said on Sunday.

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• 7 September

  Iraq says historic Kuwait visit delayed

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah will visit Iraq after Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, an Iraqi government official said on Sunday.

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• 7 September

  Olmert promotes West Bank settler buyout plan

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday it was time to consider offering compensation to Jewish settlers who volunteer to leave parts of the West Bank that Israel would hand to the Palestinians in a statehood deal.

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• 7 September

  Serb opposition leader resigns

  The head of the main opposition party in Serbia has resigned after senior colleagues refused to back the country’s efforts to join the EU.

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