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Carter, Former World Leaders in N. Korea for Talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former President Jimmy Carter and other past world leaders were hoping to meet with North Korea's ruler as they began a three-day mission Tuesday to discuss dangerous food shortages and stalled nuclear disarmament talks. Children presented flowers to Carter, former Finnish President Martti...

Major Economies Pledge Support for Regime Changes

WASHINGTON -- The world's major economies neared an agreement Friday on how to measure the types of dangerous imbalances that contributed to the worst global downturn in seven decades. After an all-night negotiating session, officials said that they had resolved key issues that had blocked implementation of a rebalancing...

Clinton Presses for Reform Across the Arab World

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that the Arab world's revolutions could be remembered as "just a mirage in the desert" if leaders fail to make good on demands for greater democracy and economic opportunity. The warning from the Obama administration's top diplomat came amid increased...

Can African Union Succeed in Libya Where US, Others Failed?

Already juggling some of the world's most bloody conflicts and dire health crises, the African Union is now taking on what Washington, Europe and the Arab states have so far failed at -- trying to achieve peace in Libya. That's a tall task for the barely 9-year-old African Union, a loose organization of African delegates...

Ecuador Expels US Ambassador in WikiLeaks Flap

QUITO, Ecuador -- Ecuador said Tuesday it is expelling the U.S. ambassador over a diplomatic cable divulged by WikiLeaks that accuses a newly retired police chief of a long history of corruption and speculates that President Rafael Correa was aware of it. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino announced Ambassador Heather...

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U.S. Sources: Cyber-Attacks 'Bought Us Time' On Iran

The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work without resorting to risky military strikes against Iranian facilities, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the program said.

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Richard Attias: China and the U.S. Must Work Together

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Syria Crisis: UN Draft Resolution Considers Referring Houla Killings To International Criminal Court

The U.N.'s top human rights official warned Friday that all-out civil war could engulf Syria unless countries back international envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan and calls for an independent probe into the killing of more than 100 civilians last week in the Arab country.

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Global Leaders Gather For Shadowy Conference At Virginia Hotel

Conspiracy theorists, world leaders, protesters and lots of law enforcement officers are turning out for the annual invitation-only gathering of business and government elites being held at a Virginia hotel near Dulles International Airport outside the nation's capital.

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06/03/12 Virus fear as US admits cyberweapons Source: PerthNow - Australia The US government's dual roles of alerting American companies about these threats and producing powerful software weapons and eavesdropping systems underscore the risks of an unintended online boomerang.
06/03/12 Colonialism far from dead Source: The Herald - Zimbabwe The conviction of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, is said to have sent an unequivocal message to current leaders â that great office confers no immunity â if you run a small, weak nation, you may be subject to the full force of international law.
06/03/12 Russia-China relations at âunprecedented high' Source: The Herald - Zimbabwe Relations between Russia and China have reached unprecedented high levels, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says in an interview ahead of President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit to China.
06/03/12 Iraq oil exports surging Source: Hot Air Despite sectarian bombings and political gridlock, Iraq's crude oil production is soaring, providing a singular bright spot for the nation's future and relief for global oil markets as the West tightens sanctions on Iranian exports.
06/03/12 US-Egyptian detained in pro-democracy groups case Source: Beloit Daily News - Beloit WI Egyptian officials say a dual U.S.-Egyptian citizen has been detained on arrival at Cairo airport because he faces trial in a case of pro-democracy groups receiving foreign funds.

Background on international relations

'International Relations' (I.R.) (occasionally referred to as international studies, (I.S.) although the two terms are not perfectly synonymous) is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations (IGOs), international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and multinational corporations (MNCs).

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