Pakistan: Trapped In The US GameSource: Pakistan Ka Khuda Hafiz
Musharraf proved excessively compliant from the beginning and this came as a shock even to the Bush Administration, but they realised his limitations in terms of compromises at the tactical level because of the military - which often put a spanner in the US agenda for Pakistan.
Kashmir organisation reactivated in UKSource: Kashmir Watch
London, August 17: World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM), an organistion founded by late Dr Ayub Thakur, has been reportedly re-activated in United Kingdom after five years.
China urges world to respect Myanmar's sovereignty - ReutersSource: Yahoo! News
YANGON (Reuters) – China urged the world on Wednesday to respect Myanmar's judicial sovereignty, suggesting Beijing would not back any U.N. action against the junta for returning opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi into detention.
What You Can Do About DarfurSource: Human Rights Watch
Problems in Africa often don't get as much attention as probems in the rest of the world. And even when they do, people often express sympathy-- and move on. Well-- here's a website for people who actually want do something.
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A pulverised Muslim leadershipSource: The News
Once again the tragic pulverization of the Muslim leadership has revealed itself in the mumblings and fumblings that have followed the launch of the new Israeli military campaign to annihilate the Palestinian people that dare to seek an end to Israel's illegal occupation of their …

A leading member of the Pakistan civil society has exposed the war-mongering ideology of the Jamaat ud Daawa, or JuD, the umbrella organization of the Lashkar-i-Toiba or Army of Pure—the terror outfit responsible for the Mumbai mayhem in November that left 200 people dead and o …
NATO chief: I'm not positive Iran can be stoppedSource: JPost.com
"In what is seen as a rare statement of support for Israel, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said Monday that there was no reason for Israel to surrender its alleged nuclear capabilities in the face of Iran's continued race towards nuclear power.
Fury as Zimbabwe sanctions vetoed Source: BBC News
"Britain and the US have condemned Russia and China for vetoing a draft UN Security Council resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe's leaders. The measures had included an arms embargo and a travel ban for Robert Mugabe and 13 of his key allies.
Drumbeats for war Source: New Zealand Herald
European nations are watching with a mixture of bemusement and disquiet as talk grows of a United States or Israeli strike against Iran to derail its nuclear weapons programme.
Vietnam seeks solutions to conflicts in AfricaSource:
Vietnamese Ambassador Le Luong Minh, working as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Chairman, received Ugandan Defense Minster Chrispus Kiyonga in New York on June 23 to discuss several issues relating to conflicts in Africa.
Vietnam calls for peaceful dialogue on Zimbabwe issueSource:
A Vietnamese representative to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called all concerned parties in Zimbabwe to put the mutual interest of the Zimbabwean people above all partisan interests and engage in dialogue and peacefully resolve their differences
ICC links Sudanese government to Darfur genocideSource: Genocide Intervention Network
"In a report delivered Tuesday to the UN Security Council, the ICC has expanded its list of suspects charged with crimes against humanity for the atrocities in Darfur.
India, China pledge nuclear cooperation Source: The Hindu India
Breaking new grounds, India and China on Monday decided to promote bilateral cooperation in civil nuclear energy and expedite resolution of the festering boundary issue.
Georgia Offers Evidence That Russia Fired MissileSource: The New York Times
The Republic of Georgia presented what it called a mounting body of evidence today that a Russian warplane had entered deep into its airspace and fired an air-to-ground missile.

UNSC-Membership Debate
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US Treasury sanctions Congo firms for arms tradeSource: alertnet.org
The US Treasury Department, weighing into international efforts to quell fighting in Congo and stabilize the central African state, on Friday announced sanctions against companies and individuals for supplying arms and money to warring militias.

When the American mainstream media does throw a quick glance at Iran - which on the rare occassion it does - it paints such an abstract simpleton's view of the problem as to be completely void of merit. Now is not the time for jingostic bravado and bull-headed pride.