President Obama’s trip to China yielded precious little Chinese cooperation on the Administration’s key concerns, ranging from currency issues to Iran. That’s a sign of the shifting balance of power between two countries that have been locked in an uneasy embrace for more than three decades.
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In Central America, Coups Still Trump Change
If he holds his handy lead in the polls, Porfirio Lobo will be the next President of Honduras. Problem is, the last man elected to that office, Manuel Zelaya, was ousted last summer in a military coup.
Japan Protests U.S. Military Bases Ahead of Obama Visit
While more police officers patrol Tokyo’s subway and train stations in preparation for U.S. President Barack Obama’s two-day trip to Japan this week, people in other parts of the country have already sent the American President a message
Yemen-Saudi Arabia Rebel Conflict May Draw in Iran
Yemen’s President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, flew into the Gulf of Aden on Nov. 7 to celebrate the first exports of liquefied natural gas from a sprawling $4.5 billion plant — the biggest ever investment in his otherwise impoverished desert country
Overseas Turf War Between the CIA and DNI Continues
Can anyone end the dispute between the nation’s intelligence chiefs? The National Security Council tried and failed; National Security Adviser Jim Jones tried and failed.
Source: Afghan election talks break down
Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his election opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, have broken down, a Western source close to the Afghan leadership told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Friday.
Support wanes for Blair EU presidency
Tony Blair’s chances of becoming the European Union’s first full-time president were in serious trouble late on Thursday as a Brussels summit opened with a chorus of criticism from his own supposed center-left allies.
France’s Chirac to face corruption trial
Former French President Jacques Chirac must stand trial on corruption charges, French public radio reported Friday.
Honduran leadership deadlock resolved
Negotiators for deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto President Roberto Micheletti have reached an agreement to form a government of national reconciliation that could reinstate Zelaya.
Pakistan drone war takes a toll on militants — and civilians
The Obama administration has dramatically ratcheted up the American drone warfare program in Pakistan.