Arshad Mohammed

U.S. wants counterterror funds for Pakistan F-16s

washingtonpost.com     yesterday   75 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bush administration has proposed shifting $226.5 million in U.S. counterterrorism aid to Pakistan to upgrade Pakistani F-16 fighters, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The plan has provoked some...                

EU threatens to make U.S. diplomats get visas

washingtonpost.com     Jul 23, 2008   36 related          

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose forcing U.S. diplomats to get visas to travel to the European Union from January 2009 unless Washington moves toward granting citizens of all EU states visa-free entry.                

Georgia recalls envoy over Russian jet overflight

reuters.com     Jul 10, 2008   574 related          

MOSCOW/TBLISI (Reuters) - Georgia recalled its ambassador from Moscow on Thursday after Russia said it had sent its fighter jets into its neighbor's airspace to prevent Georgian troops from attacking a separatist region.                

Iran test-fires more missiles, report says

iht.com     Jul 10, 2008   1,950 related          

Iran test-fires more missiles, report says : Iran tested more missiles in the Gulf on Thursday, state media said, and the United States pledged to defend its allies against any Iranian aggression. Washington, which fears Tehran...                

Rice: We will defend allies from Iran

mg.co.za     Jul 10, 2008   22 related          

ARSHAD MOHAMMED | TBILISI, GEORGIA - Jul 10 2008 10:29 The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. The United States will defend its allies against Iranian...                

Rice gets medal for helping to free HIV medics

reuters.com     Jul 9, 2008   30 related          

SOFIA (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday received Bulgaria's top honor for helping to free Bulgarian nurses from a Libyan jail. The five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, who had been...                

Justice Dept. to follow up on passport snooping

publicbroadcasting.net     Jul 9, 2008   38 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey pledged on Wednesday to follow up on a State Department investigation into unauthorized snooping into passport records, a probe that began after the files of three...                

U.S., Czech missile deal prompts Moscow warning

reuters.com     Jul 9, 2008   807 related          

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States signed a pact on Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic, prompting neighboring Russia to warn it will react with military means if the shield is deployed.                

Major powers hold conference call on Iran's nuclear activities

canada.com     Jul 7, 2008   1,105 related          

Reuters Published:Â Monday, July 07, 2008 WASHINGTON - Senior officials from world powers held a conference call on Monday to discuss Iran's response to a package of incentives to curb its nuclear activities, said the U.S....                

Colombia rescues Betancourt (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Jul 3, 2008   3,155 related          

By Hugh Bronstein 5 minutes ago BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. hostages held for years by guerrillas were rescued on Wednesday after soldiers posing as aid workers duped their captors...                

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