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Peter Mackler
US in policy shift on Iran nuclear talks
The United States, in a policy shift, is ready to join direct talks on Iran’s nuclear programme if Tehran suspends all uranium-enrichment activities, US Secretary of State…
UK, US dispatch big guns to Iraq
United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her British counterpart, Jack Straw, made a surprise visit on Sunday to Iraq, carrying a sharp message of international…
Coming months critical for Bush Iraq policy
As United States President George Bush appealed on Sunday for patience with his Iraq policies, analysts agreed the coming months were crucial to his hopes of getting out of an…
‘A lot of progress’ on Rafah border deal
Israel and the Palestinians appeared on Monday on the verge of a crucial deal to open up Gaza’s border with Egypt after a new round of intensive talks with United States…
Katrina casts shadow on 9/11 anniversary
Americans mark the fourth anniversary of the September 11 2001 terror attacks on Sunday nagged by new burning questions about their readiness to confront a major disaster after…
Tough road ahead for US in Iraq
While basking in the apparent success of Iraq’s national elections, the United States still faces some tough hurdles in fashioning an exit strategy from the country it invaded…