May, 2006

• 27 May

  Deep split over Hizbollah weapons

  BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon marked the sixth anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon on Thursday, amid deep divisions among its rival leaders over the fate of Hizbollah’s weapons.

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• 24 May

  Insurgents fight US, Iraqi forces to stalemate

  RAMADI, Iraq (AP) — Whole neighborhoods are lawless, too dangerous for police. Some roads are so bomb-laden that US troops won’t use them. Guerrillas attack US troops nearly every time they venture out — and hit their bases with gunfire, rockets or mortars when they don’t.

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• 24 May

  UN seeks to persuade Sudan to accept peacekeepers

  KHARTOUM (Reuters) — Senior diplomats will seek to persuade Khartoum on Tuesday to accept UN peacekeepers in the violent Darfur region after UN chief Kofi Annan accused Sudan of violating international law.

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• 24 May

  Israel seeks cruise missiles — sources

  TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel has speeded up efforts to develop long-range cruise missiles of a type that could be used should the Jewish state try to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities, security sources said on Tuesday.

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• 24 May

  Conflicting Gulf messages to resolve atomic crisis

  ABU DHABI (AP) — Gulf officials sent conflicting messages about a new diplomatic initiative by Arab countries of the region to help resolve the dispute over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme.

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• 24 May

  UN nuclear chief seeks compromise on Iran

  VIENNA (AFP) — UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohammed  Al Baradei may be carrying a message from the Iranians on his visit to Washington this week amidst the crisis over Tehran’s atomic ambitions, diplomats told AFP. Diplomats said Baradei could play a role in secret diplomacy as he met in Vienna …

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• 24 May

  Egypt says Palestinians aided Sinai attackers

  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Tuesday accused Palestinians of helping finance and train members of an Egyptian militant group that carried out a string of bombings at Sinai tourist resorts, the first direct link it has made between the terror attacks and the stormy Gaza Strip.

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• 24 May

  Washington presses Olmert to talk to Abbas

  US House overwhelmingly backs bill to brand PA ‘terrorist sanctuary,’ further restrict aid WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met President George W. Bush on Tuesday facing US pressure to hold “serious talks” with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and bypass the Hamas-led government.

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• 23 May

  NOUL DICTATOR ROMÂN SE NUMEŞTE H5N1

  Pare un blestem, dar, oricât ai încerca să ocoleÅŸti subiectul „gripa aviară” tot cu el te întâlneÅŸti. Nici nu e greu. Românii au uitat de fotbal, politică, bârfe, telenovele ÅŸi discută doar despre H5N1. VeÅŸtile sunt alarmante, iar debandada – totală. Autorităţile nu reuÅŸesc să depăşească etapa „românească” a luptei …

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• 23 May

  RAPORTUL SRI,NEGAT DE UNGURI ÅžI SLOVACI

  Ungaria ÅŸi Slovacia neagă posibilitatea ca păsări infectate să fi ajuns în România. Potrivit Radio România Actualităţi, oficiali ai celor două ţări au declarat că este exclus ca păsările importate din ţările lor să fie infectate, pentru că la ei funcÅ£ionează sistemul de monitorizare a gripei aviare impus de Uniunea …

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