BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from October 2009, page 5

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Afghan Speaker, UK envoy discuss runoff vote - TV.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 31 October The speaker of the lower house of parliament, Mohammad Yunos Qanuni, met the British ambassador to Afghanistan [Mark Sedwill] today. They discussed security situation in...

Afghan gathering calls for answer to journalist's death in UK forces operation.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Afghan Ariana TV on 31 October [Presenter] The advocate institutions of journalists in Afghanistan have once again urged the necessity that the UK embassy in Afghanistan should clarify the murder of Soltan...

Iraqi Kurdish official discusses Diyala's problems, prospects.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Muhammad Ali Walit entitled: "Alwand water is released in return for the protection of [Iranian] visitors"; published by Iraqi Kurdish privately-owned weekly newspaper Awene on 20 October The head of Diyala Governorate...

Iran politician calls for 'anti-hegemonic' slogans on embassy siege anniversary.
October 31, 2009... Text of report headlined "Spokesman for the Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader front: Shouting any slogan that lacks an anti-hegemonic theme on 13 Aban is a deviation" published by Iranian newspaper Resalat on 31 October In a...

Yemeni forces launch "painful strikes" against Huthi rebels.
October 31, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run Yemeni news agency Saba website Sanaa, 31 October: An official military source in the northwest region stated on Saturday [31 October] that military forces in Al-Malahidh area have launched, in...

Iran's speaker: America and Israel, 'recognised enemies' of the nation.
October 31, 2009... Text of report headlined "Larijani: America and Israel are the recognised enemies of the nation" published by Iranian newspaper Siyasat-e Ruz on 31 October Criticising some movements in the country, the speaker of the Majlis said: What does...

Uranium import a "win-win strategy" for Iran and the West - Expert.
October 31, 2009... Text of the commentary by Ali Ahmadi headlined: The end of the win-lose strategy" published by Iranian newspaper Etemad on 18 October Two points are of paramount importance in relation to importing uranium from a third country which has been...

Afghan editorial calls for serious security measures.
October 31, 2009... Text of editorial by independent Afghan newspaper Cheragh on 29 October Yesterday's [28 October] successful attack by the Taleban on the UN establishments in Kabul demonstrated that unfortunately this group can realise its threats and take...

Afghan observers warn of crisis if runoff fails.
October 31, 2009... Text of analytical report in Dari entitled "Changes in government institutions will take the country to crisis" by state-owned Afghan newspaper Anis on 28 October Experts believe holding election normally will be in favour of the Afghan...

Daily urges Pakistan, Afghanistan, world to pursue common goals.
October 31, 2009... Text of article by M Khabaryal in Pashto: "Afghans in Kabul, Peshawar are united" by pro-government Afghan newspaper Weesa on 29 October When some suicide bombers entered a guesthouse in the Sherpur area in Kabul and Kabul Serena Hotel came...

Iranian Al-Alam TV "With the Event" on Egypt's ruling party congress.
October 31, 2009... The Iranian Al-Alam TV covered in its 31 October edition of "With the Event" Egyptian ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) sixth congress. The guests were leading figure of the Egyptian Movement for Change, Kifayah (Enough), George Ishaq, via...

Ukrainian premier assumes full responsibility for fighting swineflu outbreak.
October 31, 2009... Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko has said that she is assuming full responsibility for all measures to fight the H1N1 flu epidemic in Ukraine. In an address to the nation broadcast on several Ukrainian TV channels on 31 October, Tymoshenko...

Six explosions hit US military base in Al-Fallujah in Iraq - Al-Arabiya TV.
October 31, 2009... At 2027 gmt Al-Arabiya TV news reader said: "Al-Arabiya TV's correspondent in Iraq said six explosions had taken placed at a US military base in western Al-Fallujah." Source: Al-Arabiya TV, Dubai, in Arabic 2027 gmt 31 Oct 09 BBC Monitoring

Two men killed, one wounded in Russia's Ingushetia.
October 31, 2009... In Nazran in Ingushetia, two local men were killed and a third wounded when unknown persons opened fire on the car they were travelling in, Interfax has reported. "In the attack, Magomed Merzhoyev and Magomed Barkinkhoyev were killed and the...

Iran president eulogizes eighth Shi'i Imam.
October 31, 2009... Starting his new round of provincial visits, Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad and his cabinet paid a visit to Mashhad, in north-eastern Iran, on 29 October. The president attended a closing ceremony of Razavi Festival which was held on the...

Six killed during rebel attack in eastern DRCongo.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by DRCongo's UN-sponsored Radio Okapi website on 30 October More than 150 huts were burnt and at least six people killed, during an attack by armed men during the night of Thursday to Friday [30 October] in the Busekera...

Article criticizes stands of Palestinian Hamas, Haniyah's remarks.
October 31, 2009... Text of report by Saudi-owned leading pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat website on 31 October [Commentary by Tariq al-Humayd: "Haniyah Wants the United States"] It seems that the fanfare of the Goldstone report is over, and the evidence...

Iran politicians on moves to reconcile factions, curb "extremists".
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Maryam Ja'fari of political desk entitled "Secretary-general of Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and Leadership - Some people want to create a new Ayatollah Montazeri or Banisadr every day" published in Iranian...

Visiting top official says US for long term investment policy for Pakistan.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Lahore, 29 October: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday [29 October] said that the American government wanted to introduce a long term and sustainable...

Afghan president telephones Pakistani counterpart, condemns Peshawar blast.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 October: President Hamed Karzai of Afghanistan telephoned President Asif Ali Zardari late Thursday [29 October] night. The Afghan president condemned...

Pakistan Navy concludes maritime exercise.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Karachi, 29 October: Pakistan Navy's major maritime exercise Seaspark 2009 concluded on Thursday [29 October]. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Noman Bashir,...

Pakistan PM greets Turkish counterpart on National Day.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 October: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani Thursday [29 October] felicitated his Turkish counterpart Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the National Day of...

Pakistan forces secure "strategic area" during Waziristan operation.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Wana, 29 October: The security forces backed by gunship helicopters and jet fighters have secured important strategic area of Sherongai during ongoing military...

Top US official calls on Pakistan Army chief.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 29 October: US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton called on Chief of Army Staff General Ishfaq Parvez Kayani on Thursday [29 October]. The visiting...

Four arrested with explosive-laden vehicle in Pakistan's Punjab.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by leading private Pakistani satellite TV channel Geo News website on 29 October Dera Ghazi Khan: An explosive-laden vehicle has been captured in Dera Ghazi Khan (DGK) and four alleged terrorists travelling in the van have been...

Pakistan TV show discusses US official's visit, Peshawar blast.
October 30, 2009... Karachi Geo News television in Urdu at 1600 GMT on 28 October relays live regularly scheduled "Today with Kamran Khan" program. Noted Pakistani journalist Kamran Khan reviews, discusses, and analyzes major day-to-day developments with government...

Pakistan TV show discusses US official's visit, aid bill.
October 30, 2009... Karachi Geo News television in Urdu at 1600 GMT on 23 October relays live regularly scheduled "Today with Kamran Khan" program. Noted Pakistani journalist Kamran Khan reviews, discusses, and analyzes major day-to-day developments with government...

Swine flu death toll reaches 463 in India.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 28 Oct: One more person succumbed to swine flu on Thursday [28 Oct] even as 75 fresh cases the disease were reported from across the country. Maharashtra reported the swine flu death,...

Seychelles Coast Guard confirms hijack of Thai boat by Somali pirates.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Seychelles Nation newspaper website on 30 October [Unattributed report: "Pirates Hijack Thai Fishing Boat"] A Thai-registered fishing boat was hijacked yesterday by Somali pirates 200 miles north of Mahe, the...

South African province records 1,222 measles cases.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by non-profit South African Press Association (SAPA) news agency Another 188 measles infections have been reported in Gauteng, bringing the total in the province 1,222 cases, the health and social development department said on...

Zimbabwe finance minister projects rise in government's revenue in 2010.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned weekly newspaper The Zimbabwe Independent website on 29 October [Report by Bernard Mpofu: "Govt Revenue Set To Increase - Biti"] Finance Minister Tendai Biti has projected a rise in government revenue next...

South Korean agency reports North leader's visit to hydropower station.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il [Kim Cho'ng-il] visited a hydropower station in the western area of the country, along with Workers' Party officials, the...

Afghan paper urges candidates to take part in runoff elections.
October 30, 2009... Excerpt from editorial in Dari entitled "Do not play with cognizance and understanding of people" by Afghan newspaper Daily Afghanistan, part of the Afghanistan newspaper group, on 27 October At a time when only we are 11 day from the runoff...

Arabic commentary advises Hamas to take part in Palestinian election.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Saudi-owned leading pan-Arab daily Al-Sharq al-Awsat website on 28 October [Commentary by Abd-al-Rahman al-Rashid: "Why Does Hamas Fear the Election?"] When Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas announced a date for the...

Taleban report attack on Rodat District in Afghan east.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Shahamat website on 30 October Rodat District comes under attack [Taleban spokesman] Zabihollah Mojahed: The mojahedin of the Islamic Emirate carried out a large-scale attack on Rodat District [in Nangarhar...

Taleban say foreign soldiers killed in mine explosion in Afghan west.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Shahamat website on 30 October Explosion in Bakwa District killed 31 invaders [Taleban spokesman] Qari Yusof Ahmadi: The mojahedin of the Islamic Emirate report that at least 31 foreign soldiers were killed...

North Korea on alert over flu pandemic - Yonhap.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap By Kim Hyun SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) - North Korea emphasized Friday that no Influenza A (H1N1) cases have been reported in the country and that thorough quarantine systems are in...

Taleban report fighting in Afghan north.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Afghan Taleban Shahamat website on 30 October Face-to-face fighting took place with enemy in Sar-e Pol [Taleban spokesman] Qari Yusof Ahmadi: According to a report from Sar-e Pol Province, heavy face-to-face fighting took...

Flash floods displace thousands in southern Somalia.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Nairobi-based online news service of UN regional information network IRIN on 29 October Nairobi, 29 October 2009: Flash floods caused by four days of torrential rains have displaced more than 15,000 people in the...

UN to send humanitarian aid to Angolans expelled from DRCongo.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Nairobi-based online news service of UN regional information network IRIN on 29 October Johannesburg, 29 October 2009: The UN is preparing to airlift tents and emergency response equipment to assist 60,000 Angolans expelled...

Russia commentator suggests ending secrecy of ballot to prevent vote rigging.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by anti-Kremlin Russian current affairs website Yezhednevnyy Zhurnal on 29 October [Article by Aleksandr Podrabinek: "To make manifest that which is secret"] Even the softest and most accommodating people among those with a...

Two Iran hardliners warn of split with government.
October 30, 2009... Two prominent members of the principle-ist faction have been reported by Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) to agree with the warning of former Islamic Guidance minister that the faction of which the government is a component part, may split. The...

South African police urged to ditch "apartheid-era tactics".
October 30, 2009... Text of report by South African privately-owned, established daily newspaper The Star website on 30 October [Opinion piece by Jovial Rantao: "Time to Ditch Apartheid-Era Tactics" -"One Wonders if Our Force Knows of other Means of Dealing with...

North Korean radio lauds Kim Il-song's achievements.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by state-run North Korean radio on 2 September Great leader [suryo'ng] Comrade Kim Il Sung [Kim Il-so'ng] is with us forever. On this land where the 150-day battle, which is to open a turnabout phase for the construction of...

Russian migration chief says foreigners commit only 3.6 per cent of crimes.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 October: The director of the Federal Migration Service [FMS], Konstantin Romodanovskiy, says that there is no surge in illegal immigration or crimes committed by...

African Union imposes travel ban on Guinean junta.
October 30, 2009... Excerpt from report by Guineenews website, based in Canada but with editorial team in Guinea, on 29 October The military junta led by the self-proclaimed chairman, Moussa Dadis Camara, is finding itself more and more isolated in the world....

Sri Lankan president in Nepal for three-day visit.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by private Nepalese eKantipur.com website on 30 October Kathmandu, 30 October: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, who arrived here in the capital on a three-day official visit, went to Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord...

PBC sale of airtime to VOA strictly under rules - Director General.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 Oct (APP): Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has entered into an agreement for professional and technical cooperation with Voice of America strictly...

Kosovo preparing "spectacular welcome" for Bill Clinton visit on 1 Nov 09.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Pristina-based independent internet news agency KosovaLive ["Bill Clinton To Visit Kosovo on Sunday" -- KosovaLive headline] Pristina, 29 Oct (KosovaLive) -- The former President of the United States of America...

South African union "absolutely shocked" by loss of 484,000 jobs.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by South African newspaper Business Report website on 30 October [Report by Samantha Enslin-Payne with Ethel Hazelhurst: "SA Job Losses this Year Hit One Million" -"Unemployment almost Hits 25 per cent from 23 per cent Last...

South Korean daily: College instructor charged with spying for North.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean newspaper Choson Ilbo website on 30 October [Original headline: "College Instructor Charged With Spying for N Korea"] (CHOSUN ILBO) -Prosecutors on Thursday arrested a college instructor on charges...

Iraqi Kurdish leaders urge unified stance on Kirkuk issue.
October 30, 2009... Text of "exclusive" report entitled: "Kurds in Baghdad"; published by privately-owned Iraqi Kurdish newspaper Hawlati on 21 October Several Arab factions in the parliament of Iraq have embarked on a big plan to repeat the 23 July scenario so...

Putin tells Tymoshenko Ukraine should honour gas contract.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 October: The prime ministers of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Yuliya Tymoshenko, discussed the issues of interstate contacts planned for the nearest future in...

South Korea offers emergency aid for typhoon-hit Cambodia.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap S Korea-Cambodia assistance S. Korea offers $200,000 in emergency aid for typhoon-hit Cambodia SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) - South Korea's foreign ministry said Friday that Seoul...

Kosovo official denies neglecting migrants' drowning incident due to election.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Pristina-based independent internet news agency KosovaLive ["Kuci Denied That Tragedy in River Tisa Is Left Behind Due To Election Campaign" -- KosovaLive headline] Prishtina [Pristina], 29 Oct (KosovaLive) --...

Nigeria to take part in formulation of global policies on climate change.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Nigerian newspaper This Day website on 30 October [Report by Sufuyan Ojeifo: "Climate Change: 'Nigeria Will Be Part of Policy Formulation'"] Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has said Nigeria would play her...

Croatian deputy premier says he is "victim of lynch-mob atmosphere".
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA Zagreb, 30 October: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, Damir Polancec, held a press conference on Friday [30 Oct] to announce his...

Iran: Violence in Iraq instigated by sinister triangle, says editorialist.
October 30, 2009... Text of editorial headlined Iraq: Electoral explosions published by Iranian newspaper Jomhuri-ye Eslami on 27 October The blast of two powerful explosions on Sunday [25 October] once again rocked Baghdad and, according to the latest casualty...

Combat robot and round-the-corner gun sight at Russia's Interpolitex expo.
October 30, 2009... Hardware and firepower demonstrations have been held at a range outside Moscow as part of the Interpolitex defence and technology expo, Russian TV channels reported on 29 October 2009. State-controlled Channel One (video footage from 1514...

Russian governor may continue to lead interregional union if not reappointed.
October 30, 2009... Sverdlovsk Region governor Eduard Rossel may be able to continue his political career as president of the Greater Urals interregional association if its members agree to amend the association's charter, the Yekaterinburg-based Nakanune.ru news...

Russia: explosives rendered harmless in Dagestan.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Russian internet news agency Regnum, specializing in regional reporting 30 October: The Russian FSB [Federal Security Service] directorate in Dagestan have rendered harmless a homemade explosive. Regnum Novosti news...

Georgia's Abkhazia to request Ecuador to recognize its independence.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Sukhumi, 30 October: In the coming days, the Abkhaz authorities intend to request Ecuador's president to recognize the republic's independence. "In the near future, possibly...

Kyrgyzstan tightening screw on Islam under cover of fighting terror -clergyman.
October 30, 2009... Too much fuss about religious problems is nothing but speculations under the cover of fighting terrorism and extremism, as well as tightening the screw on traditional Islam, Kyrgyz Deputy Mufti Lugmar Guokhulov has said at a conference on...

Mogadishu demonstration calls for jihad against Israel.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Somali independent Radio Gaalkacyo on 30 October Reports reaching us from Mogadishu say that thousands of angry people have demonstrated against Israel's attacks on the people of Palestine in Mogadishu's Bacaad livestock...

Putin tells Russia's dominant party to plan for period after downturn.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Novo-Ogarevo, 30 October: Post-crisis economic development and social policy will be high on the agenda for the congress of the [dominant] One Russia party due in November, Prime...

Albanian interior minister introduces new police chief.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Albanian state news agency ATA [Report by M. Shkurta: "Minister Basha Introduces New Director of State Police Hysni Burgaj"] Tirana, 29 October (ATA) -- Minister of Interior Lulzim Basha introduced today the...

Taiwan president attends opening of travel fair, notes EU visa plan.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website [By Chen Shun-hsieh and Y.L. Kao] Taipei, Oct. 30 (CNA) - President Ma Ying-jeou on Friday became Taiwan's first head of state to appear at the opening of the Taipei...

North Korean ministry behind July cyber attacks - spy chief.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap N. Korean ministry behind July cyber attacks: spy chief SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) - Seoul's intelligence agency has named North Korea's telecommunications ministry as the origin of...

Bosnian leaders fail to show up for reforms talks in Banja Luka.
October 30, 2009... Excerpt from report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA Banja Luka, 30 October: The meeting of leaders of the parliamentary parties in the Bosnia-Hercegovina Parliamentary Assembly, scheduled by SNSD [Alliance of Independent Social Democrats]...

Albanian media problems due to party, state control, informality - analyst.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Albanian privately-owned right-wing pro-PD party newspaper Tema, on 29 October [Report by Ani Ruci: "Informality, Government Control: Factors for Shrinking Freedom of Press in Albania"] The media sector shows impressive...

India sets up expert panel to meet nuclear energy target.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai, 30 October: The Department of Atomic Energy has formed a broad-based group of experts to achieve the ambitious target of adding a capacity of 59,000 MW nuclear power by 2032, Chairman of Atomic...

Russia: Ingush authorities pledge independent inquiry into activist's killing.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Russian state news agency RIA Novosti Moscow, 30 October: An international public commission will conduct an independent inquiry into the killing of Ingush politician and businessmen Maksharip Aushev, a supporter of Aushev...

Armenian, Belarussian ministers discuss development of ties.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by private Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 30 October: The Armenian and Belarussian foreign ministers, Edvard Nalbandyan and Syarhey Martynaw, discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues today in Yerevan, in...

Ukraine's nine regions quarantined due to swine flu - premier.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Interfax-Ukraine news agency Kiev, 30 October: Quarantine is being introduced in nine regions of Ukraine, Prime Minister Yuliya Tymoshenko said at an extraordinary meeting of the cabinet on Friday. The situation in three...

Azeri media rights organization protests at state inspection.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by private Azerbaijani news agency Turan 30 October, Baku: The Institute for Freedom and Security of Reporters (IFSR) issued a statement today that described the audit of its activities that the Justice Ministry has suddenly...

India to set up panel for nuclear waste management.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai, 30 October: The government of India has approved setting up of a Nuclear Recycle Board (NRB) to carry out an expansion programme for reprocessing of spent fuel from nuclear power reactors and...

Two more presidential candidates registered in Ukraine.
October 30, 2009... The Ukrainian Central Electoral Commission has registered two more presidential candidates: the leader of the far-right Freedom Association, Oleh Tyahnybok, and the leader of the Ukrainian People's Party, Yuriy Kostenko, the Interfax-Ukraine...

Somalia's premier says his government ready for talks with insurgents.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Somali independent Radio Gaalkacyo on 30 October The Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Umar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, says his government is ready to hold dialogue with insurgents to end the...

Kyrgyz MPs want return of gas, oil fields reportedly used by Uzbekistan.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by privately-owned Kyrgyz news agency 24.kg website Bishkek, 30 October: Parliament is raising the issue of oil and gas fields and facilities located in Kyrgyzstan but being used by Uzbekistan. A number of MPs have criticized...

Iraqi Kurdistan parliament, factions reject special status for Kirkuk.
October 30, 2009... Text of article by Hastyar Ghamgin, Botan Sherwani and Luqman Sherwani entitled: "Kurdistan parliament takes stance and the Alliance threatens to boycott the elections"; published by Iraqi Patriotic Union of Kurdistan-funded daily Aso on 21...

Indian troops ready to face Taleban threat - army chief.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Indian news agency PTI Agra, 30 October: Indian security forces are ready to face any challenge from Taleban, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said Friday [30 October], adding that asymmetric warfare where non-state actors...

Senate votes to remove Haitian premier.
October 30, 2009... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website PORTAU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC - Haiti's Senate voted during the early hours of Friday to dismiss Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis in a move observers say could imperil efforts...

Armenian minister says Russian troops to stay after border with Turkey opens.
October 30, 2009... Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan has said Russian military bases are to stay in Armenia after the possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, the A1plus website reported on 29 October. Asked about the presence of a Russian military...

US says no formal bilateral talks with North Korea set yet.
October 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Washington, Oct. 29 Kyodo - The United States on Thursday dismissed a news report that said US Special Representative for North Korea Policy Stephen Bosworth will visit Pyongyang...