Diplomacy News

7:59 PM EST
2/9/2012 Germany, Libya expel Syrian diplomatsGermany’s foreign ministry ordered Thursday four Syrian diplomats to leave the country within three days after two of them were arrested for espionage. Libya also ordered the Syrian mission to leave.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Demonstration

7:34 AM EST
2/9/2012 EU official sets first-ever Myanmar visit before April electionsJust days after the European Union eased sanctions on Myanmar, EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is scheduled to begin his first-ever trip to the Southeast Asian nation.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Parties And Movements

9:06 PM EST
2/8/2012 Secretary Clinton welcomes delegation, paves way for international money to flow into BurmaUnited States diplomatic machinery is working in top gear to take advantage of democratic changes taking place in Burma and in an rapid chain of moves, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday welcomed a Burmese civil society delegation.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Politics, Democracy, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, International Economic Institution

3:06 PM EST
2/8/2012 New Merida Initiative anti-drug program starts while Mexican support weakensThe United States and Mexico announced a new program this week under the Merida Initiative intended to coordinate prosecutions of drug cartel associates.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, Alliances, Crime, Law And Justice, Organized Crime, Prosecution, Defendant

12:18 PM EST
2/8/2012 Iraq, U.S. drift apartPlanned downsizing of the Baghdad embassy marks the latest setback to American hopes for close ties with Iraq.

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Economy, Business And Finance, Business

7:25 AM EST
2/8/2012 Russian foreign minister: I didn't tell Assad to step downRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday dismissed claims that he had directly told Syria President Bashar al-Assad to step down amid calls from the West to stop the violent civil crackdown.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Revolutions

10:58 PM EST
2/7/2012 Ambassador-designate to India presents rosy picture of bilateral relationsThe next top American diplomat to India batted confidently as the Obama administration nominee while fielding questions from lawmakers on subjects ranging from trade agreements to Iran sanctions at a confirmation hearing on Tuesday.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Government, Government Departments, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Exports

10:46 PM EST
2/7/2012 U.S. criticizes Iranian harassment against foreign-based Iranian journalistsThe United States lambasted the Iranian regime Tuesday for intimidating journalists working inside and outside Iran as Tehran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency reported arrests of several people over alleged links to the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Farsi-language service.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Censorship, Diplomacy, International Relations, Freedom Of The Press

12:11 PM EST
2/7/2012 U.S. to help re-integration of ex-Maoist fightersNepal will receive $2 million in direct help from the United States to help ex-Maoist fighters re-integrate into the nation's armed forces. Nepal began discharging the former combatants on Friday from cantonments in which they have lived since the peace accord that ended a 10-year civil war was signed in 2001.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Social Issue, Reconstruction, Diplomacy, International Relations

10:45 AM EST
2/7/2012 Russia moves to save face over SyriaForeign Minister Lavrov gets hero’s welcome in Damascus after Russia vetoes a United Nations resolution on Syria

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Revolutions, Politics, Diplomacy, Alliances