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Russia and the United States are making "substantial progress" on negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty, according to a Kremlin statement.
Russia and the United States will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly, the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday.
The United States and Russia said Friday they had agreed to maintain the provisions of a major nuclear arms control treaty just hours before the pact expired after being in force for 18 years.
The main points of the Lisbon Treaty which aims to simplify how the 27-nation bloc will be run in the decades ahead. The treaty came into force Tuesday.
Top European Union officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to mark the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which is designed to ensure the bloc has a more influential say in world affairs.
Russia stepped up its campaign for a new trans-Atlantic security treaty that would bolster Russia's global influence, saying Sunday that President Dmitry Medvedev had sent a draft proposal to foreign leaders.
President Barack Obama's top military adviser attended the latest talks with Russia to replace an expiring Cold War-era arms control agreement, the U.S. said Tuesday.
The United States and Russia have agreed on the broad outlines of a deal to replace a major Cold-War era arms control agreement and are trying to work out remaining technical issues, U.S. officials say.
A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.
The European Union's stalled reform treaty overcame a crucial hurdle Thursday after EU leaders agreed to last-minute demands from the Czech Republic in return for the country's ratification of the ambitious deal.
Seven countries have launched a campaign for the U.N. to start negotiations on a new treaty regulating the global arms trade to help prevent the illegal transfer of guns that kill and maim thousands every day.
Poland's president approved the European Union reform treaty on Saturday, ratcheting up the pressure on the Czech Republic as the only nation yet to sign off on the agreement designed to sharpen EU decision-making and increase its influence.
Ireland's recession-hit voters have overwhelmingly approved the European Union's ambitious and long-delayed reform plans, electoral chiefs announced Saturday in a referendum result greeted with wild cheers in Dublin — and nervous sighs of relief in Brussels.
German President Horst Koehler's office says he has signed the European Union's reform treaty — completing its ratification by the 27-nation bloc's most populous nation.
Saying America's "glad to be back," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday rejoined a U.N. conference on the nuclear test-ban treaty after a 10-year U.S. absence from the biennial meeting.
Iran, Israel and the five nuclear powers that are permanent Security Council members are part of a global network to detect signs of testing of a new atomic bomb, a positive sign of cooperation in the bid to halt the spread of such weapons, the head of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty organization said Friday.
Small island nations gained North America's powerful backing Tuesday for a plan to convert the U.N. ozone treaty into a tool for phasing out some of the globe's most powerful climate-warming gases.
The Senate is making it clear to the Obama administration that it will look askance at concessions, particularly on missile defense, that the United States might make to conclude a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia.
The first talks among governments about how to limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a class of powerful greenhouse gases commonly used as coolants in refrigerators and air conditioners, have been promising, officials said Friday.
Irish voters who rejected the European Union's Lisbon Treaty last year will be asked to vote again Oct. 2 on the EU's long-delayed blueprint for reform, the government announced Wednesday.
Russia said Thursday it was proposing a new version of a key European arms-control treaty it suspended more than a year ago, and could once again honor the agreement if the U.S. and its NATO allies accept the changes.
In a major shift, the United States committed itself to reaching agreement on a new global climate treaty this year and told the U.N. it wants strong targets for cutting greenhouse gases as long as other heavily polluting nations do their part.
A nearly 150-year-old treaty between the United States and a number of Indian tribes requires the U.S. government pay for the treatment and other losses of a Sioux woman sexually assaulted by an Army recruiter, a federal judge ruled.
Obama, Medvedev Discuss Expired Nuclear Weapons TreatyWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talked Saturday about ongoing negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty. The Kremlin said the two sides are making "substantial progress."
Germany still paying off WWI reparations More than 90 years after Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles to end the First World War, the country continues to pay off reparations, daily Bild reported on Wednesday.
Cooking the History Books: The Thanksgiving MassacreThanksgiving is a holiday where families gather to share stories, football games are watched on television and a big feast is served. It is also the time of the month when people talk about Native Americans.
Spiritus Legis & the Larrañaga Prison-Exchange-with-Spain Case[Manila, Philippines] In respect of the 1997 rape-slaying of two sisters which saw the conviction of Francisco Larrañaga and six others, you raise the point that Larrañaga's transfer of confinement to some penitentiary in Spain was not a miscarriage of justice because it was …
Parentalrights.org - Protecting Children by Empowering Parents -- The Solution: The Parental Rights AmendmentThe group ParentalRights.org is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that protects the rights of parents. They see the United Nations Charter on the Rights of Children (UNCRC) as a threat to our rights.
Back in March, Declan McCullagh reported that the Obama Administration cloaked its draft section of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) under "national security" wrappers -- for the general public.
EU reform treaty passes last test - agreement creates a President of EuropeThe president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, has signed the EU's Lisbon Treaty, the final step in the charter's ratification. The treaty was drawn up to streamline decision-making in the EU, and is a watered-down version of a draft EU constitution rejected four years ago. …
EU clears hurdle to Lisbon treatyEU leaders meeting in Brussels have agreed a deal designed to win Czech backing of the Lisbon Treaty, clearing a major hurdle to its ratification. The Czechs were granted an opt-out from the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, similar to that of the UK and Poland.
If they would legalize drugs and tax them this sort of violence would stop and poor nations would have new revenue channels boosting their infrastructure.
Holdout Ireland votes to back EU reformIreland's electoral office confirms overwhelming voter approval for the EU Lisbon Treaty, with two-thirds voting "yes" to the long-delayed blueprint for reform of the 27-nation bloc.
Has Obama Given Up on Global Warming Treaty? Has President Obama decided that it won't be possible to craft a comprehensive treaty to reduce global warming emissions when the nations of the world gather in Copenhagen in December for what's been billed as a critical climate summit?
Climate change negligence will lead to 'benign genocide'An alliance of the world's small island states have issued a joint plea to global leaders to take drastic measures to combat climate change or be complicit in what they say is "benign genocide".
Jump-Starting the Space ProgramStar-gazing may be free, but the Human Space Flight Plans Committee, a panel of luminaries and experts appointed by President Obama to assess the future of America's manned space efforts, has found that space exploration is not.
Bike Tour to Pressure US to sign Climate Change treaty[Manila, Philippines] An unprecedented global alliance of civil society organizations, trade unions, faith groups and other organizations concerned with climate change made its local presence known by mounting a bike tour for the climate last 8 September.
Vancouver Island natives sign historic treatyThe federal government passed a long-awaited treaty with a group of Vancouver Island First Nations on Tuesday. As part of the Maa-nulth treaty, five aboriginal groups will receive $73 million and 24,550 hectares of land over a 10-year period.
Native Americans claim right to cross freely into CanadaDozens of Native Americans from both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border gathered this afternoon in Niagara Falls to draw attention to tribal rights under stricter crossing regulations enacted June 1.
By Law, The United States of American is NOT a Christian Nation (1797)A few Christian fundamentalists attempt to convince us to return to the Christianity of early America, yet according to the historian, Robert T. Handy, "No more than 10 percent-- probably less-- of Americans in 1800 were members of congregations."
I have said many times over many years that I think that The Constitution of The United States is broken. I have recently been asked to give specific examples of what I mean when I say that. This is, of course, a very fair question to ask.
Breaking faith with IsraelWill the United States sell out its strongest ally in the Middle East to cozy up to its worst enemy? The Washington Times reports today that the Israeli government is increasingly worried that the Obama administration will break a 40-year understanding between Washington and Tel …
Florida Senate to offer 'substantial' gambling compromiseTALLAHASSEE -- The Legislature's focus shifted to South Florida and its blackjack tables Monday as House and Senate leaders finished budget negotiations and started to address the major issue left undone: the gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe.
U.S., Russia nuclear talks set for MayThe first full-format talks by Russia and the United States on devising a replacement for the START arms-reduction treaty will take place May 18-20 in Moscow.
Senator Seeks to Ratify Nuclear Test Ban Pact | t r u t h o u tThe chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, John Kerry, said on Friday he had begun laying the groundwork for Senate ratification of a global pact banning nuclear tests.
Breakthrough deal to end global mercury pollution | Environment | guardian.co.ukThe White House said it would press hard for a legally binding treaty when negotiations get under way later this year.
Obama administration proposes binding international mercury treaty The administration of US President Barack Obama on Monday proposed the development of a binding international treaty to regulate global mercury levels.
Strengthening the Global Environmental Treaty SystemDespite the huge media attention environmental treaties receive, the system of making and implementing them is barely functioning.
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