TimeLine Layout

May, 2006

  • 8 May

    Criticism of UN Iran draft mounts

    Russia and China have criticised a UN Security Council draft resolution on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Russia says the draft needs rewriting with stronger emphasis put on building confidence between Iran and the UN.

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  • 8 May

    Trailblazing mother seeks to become Yemen’s 1st woman president

    SANAA — Sumayya Ali Rajja is dogged by rumours that her bid to become Yemen’s first female president is part of a shady deal struck with the incumbent leader, but she refuses to let gossip halt her fledgling campaign.

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  • 8 May

    Israeli forces evict Hebron settlers

    HEBRON (AFP) — Dozens of hardline Jewish settlers who had barricaded themselves inside a house in the West Bank city of Hebron were evicted on Sunday after Israeli police and troops stormed the building.

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  • 8 May

    Sudan says UN help to implement Darfur deal welcome

    KHARTOUM (AP) — Sudan would welcome the help of the United Nations in Darfur to implement a peace agreement between Khartoum and one of the rebel groups, despite the country’s initial resistance, a government spokesman said.

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  • 8 May

    Iran threatens to pull out of nuclear treaty

    TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s hard-line parliament threatened Sunday to pass legislation that would force the government to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — a move that would put Tehran in company with North Korea — as the United States and its allies pressed for a UN Security Council vote …

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  • 8 May

    Car bombs kill 30 in Iraq as government talks progress

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Car bombs killed 30 people in Iraq on Sunday and wounded more than 70 in one of the bloodiest spasms of violence of recent weeks as political leaders sought a deal to form a national unity government.

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  • 8 May

    Hamas, Abbas aides to hold talks on crisis

    GAZA CITY (AFP) — Ministers from the Hamas-led government and aides to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas were to hold a joint meeting Sunday in a bid to find a common path out of a deepening fiscal crisis.

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  • 2 May

    PC CERE SPRIJIN OAMENILOR DE AFACERI PENTRU ADERARE

    PreÅŸedintele Partidului Conservator, Dan Voiculescu a declarat azi în plenul Senatului că integrarea României în Uniunea Europeană trebuie susÅ£inută ÅŸi printr-un efort naÅ£ional de aderare, din partea oamenilor de afaceri responsabili din Å£ara noastră. ÃŽn viziunea sa, data de 1 ianuarie 2007 reprezintă o ÅŸansă istorică pentru prosperitate, care poate …

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  • 2 May

    ROMÂNIA PLĂTEŞTE PREŢUL ADERĂRII

    ÃŽn cursa pentru aderare, am intrat deja pe ultima turnantă. Raportul de Å£ară decisiv va fi prezentat peste exact două săptămâni la Bruxelles. Comisia Europeană va recomanda sau nu aderarea la 1 ianuarie 2007. Toate semnalele sunt că anul viitor vom fi membri ai Uniunii. Ce ÅŸtim însă despre Uniunea …

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  • 2 May

    ROMÂNIA, LOC DE ÎNTÂLNIRE PENTRU SPIONI

    Serviciile secrete ale lui Saddam Hussein foloseau România ca să facă schimb de informaÅ£ii cu sursele. Dezvăluirea a fost făcută de un cotidian din Bagdad, care a publicat recent câteva documente ale serviciilor secrete irakiene, documentele care conÅ£in numele a 101 de spioni în ţările aliate Statelor Unite. Cotidianul Al …

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