Iranians Demonstrate in Front of their Embassy in Brussels

Iranian London protest on 16/06/2008

Ahmadinejad slams presence of foreign forces in region

Daily Star 25 May 2009
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked the presence of foreign forces in the region at a summit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday aimed at tackling terrorism and other security problems. The three neighbors’ first such meeting, which ended with pledges of cooperation but without any specific measures being announced, took place as Pakistan and Afghanistan are battling the spread of Taliban insurgencies in their countries.

Sudan ‘launches attack on Chad’

Chad’s government has accused Sudan of launching a military attack, two days after the neighbours signed a reconciliation agreement in Qatar.

Darfur: Sudan rejects Darfur international conference

Sudan will not attend an international conference on Darfur attended by Britain, France and the United States, state minister for foreign affairs Ali Karti said on Saturday.

Lra: Congo town mounts own force against rebels

Rebels from the Lord’s Resistance Army sent torture victims — including a man whose back was sliced with a machete — to warn the people of Bangadi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) they would be next.

Sudan to release 24 Darfur detainees before talks

The Sudanese government will release 24 detainees involved in the Darfur conflict as a goodwill gesture before planned peace talks with rebels, the country’s justice minister said Saturday.

Darfur: former Sudanese child warrior speaks up

Written by Meaghan McAvoy

Dinner and a movie is so cliché.

On Feb. 14, an audience gathered at Miami University’s Hall Auditorium for a nontraditional Valentine’s Day evening.

Reformist blasts Iran’s president over international isolation amid warnings of economic woes

The top reformist candidate in Iran’s presidential race blamed incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the country’s isolation, while a leading global energy watchdog warned Thursday that the hard-line leader’s policies are worsening Iranian economic woes.

Zimbabwe ‘unity’ cash appeal poses dilemma for West

Morgan Tsvangirai will use his inauguration as Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister this week to appeal to the West to fund the rebuilding of his shattered country even though Robert Mugabe remains the President.