Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems to be enjoying the visits to his neighbors. First he went to Syria and now he just arrived in Kabul, by a curious -maybe- coincidence just before the departure of the American Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Read the rest of this article »
We woke up today to the news of another earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6. It struck eastern Turkey in the pre-dawn hours killing at least 51 people. Read the rest of this article »
It would appear that in the push to win the hearts and minds of the Afghans NATO is taking good care of some of them, specially of those appointed as top officials in Marja, the area where the surge against insurgents is taking place. Read the rest of this article »
During her Latin America tour, the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, stopped in Brasilia where she did not get the news she wanted. Among talks of trade, which also did not go too well for the US, Clinton had hoped to get support from the Brazilians for a UN resolution on sanctions against Iran. Read the rest of this article »
After writing about so many disasters, natural and man-made, I found some different news that could go under a Pet Politics category! Read the rest of this article »
Towards the middle of February, President Obama moved to repair relations with Syria after five years of interruption. He announced his decision to appoint Robert Ford as US ambassador to Syria and sent US Undersecretary of State, William Burns, to Damascus. Read the rest of this article »
A couple of days ago Nicolas Sarkozy, during a tour of French-speaking African countries, visited Rwanda, the first visit by a French leader for 25 years. Read the rest of this article »
