Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Monday that Israel stands to gain by reducing tensions with Turkey, VOA reports. His comments came in response to Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s comments Sunday rejecting a demand from Turkey that Israel apologize for its attack on a Turkish ship last May that killed nine people.
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K. Albanians “don’t expect tensions”
July 20th, 2010 |
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Kosovo Albanian government’s Interior Minister Bajram Rexhepi said he does not expect tensions in northern Kosovska Mitrovica to escalate. Rexhepi spoke about the period after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers its advisory opinion on Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence, on July 22.
Tensions between two islamic communities
July 13th, 2010 |
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Police stopped a potential clash in Novi Pazar between the members of two rival Islamic communities during the visit of President Boris Tadić on Monday. The incident occurred when Tadic and his guest, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were heading toward the town hall, where Erdogan was opening the new Ataturk Cultural Center.
Tensions between two islamic communities
July 13th, 2010 |
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Police stopped a potential clash in Novi Pazar between the members of two rival Islamic communities during the visit of President Boris Tadić on Monday. The incident occurred when Tadic and his guest, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, were heading toward the town hall, where Erdogan was opening the new Ataturk Cultural Center.
UN Security Council on tensions in Kosovo
July 7th, 2010 |
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The UN Security Council held an emergency session called by Serbia in New York on Tuesday. The meeting came in order to review the situation in Kosovo after a bomb attack which left one person dead during a Serb protest rally in Kosovo Mitrovica last week. The Serbs were protesting against the opening of a Kosovo Albanian government office there. The Serbs do not recognize the authority of that government.
Tensions rise on Lebanese-Israeli border
April 16th, 2010 |
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Around 50 villagers from the southern Lebanese town of Abbasiyeh removed on Friday a barbed wire which was set up by Israel three days earlier. The incident happened on the so-called Blue Line border separating Lebanon and Israel, a Lebanese security source said.
Netanyahu downplays tensions with U.S.
March 28th, 2010 |
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Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has moved to ease tensions with the U.S., describing the two countries’ relations as those of “allies and friends”. Netanyahu also dismissed reports one of his confidants called U.S. President Barack Obama a “disaster” for Israel.
Building tensions
March 17th, 2010 |
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Relations between America and Israel reach a low point
After a raucous public slanging match, America and Israel are attempting to heal the worst rift between the countries in years. The row erupted during Joe Biden’s visit to Jerusalem last week after the Israeli government approved plans to build 1,600 new homes in a Jewish suburb located in East Jerusalem. America’s vice-president, sent to shore up relations and reassure Israel over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, took this as a gross and gratuitous insult both personally and to his boss, Barack Obama.
Hillary Clinton, America’s secretary of state, berated Mr Netanyahu on the phone and went on television to inform the world what she had done. The next day tensions rose higher after Israel’s ambassador to Washington was reported to have said that the crisis was the worst between the two countries in 35 years. He later claimed that he was misquoted. On March 16th Mrs Clinton, now trying to fight the flames, said that America had “an absolute commitment to Israel’s security. We have a close, unshakeable bond.” …
Feith: Less tensions after ICJ ruling
March 9th, 2010 |
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The ruling of International Court of Justice (ICJ) could make room for alleviation of “tensed relations†between Belgrade and Priština, Pieter Feith stated. “After the ICJ gives the advisory opinion about the legality of the (Kosovo Albanian unilateral) independence declaration, I suppose and I hope that communication, contacts and over time, negotiations could start between Belgrade and Priština,†EU Special Representative in Kosovo and International Civilian Office chief Pieter Feith told Reuters.
Aid delay gives rise to tensions in Haiti
January 17th, 2010 |
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Tensions rose among desperate Haitians awaiting international aid and hunting for missing relatives yesterday as aid began to trickle in four days after an earthquake that Haitian authorities say killed 200,000 people. Haiti’s shell-shocked government gave the United States control over its main
Pakistan releases 11 Iranians detained amid tensions over deadly suicide attack
October 27th, 2009 |
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Pakistan has released 11 Iranians detained near the countries’ border amid tensions over a deadly suicide attack in Iran that Tehran alleges has links to Pakistani intelligence officials. Authorities had first said the 11 were members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, but then reversed
Iran missile tests stoke tensions
September 27th, 2009 |
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Iran has tested two short-range missiles and announced plans for a controversial long-range missile test, state TV reports. It says the short-range missiles were the Tondar and Fateh, with a reported range of up to 170 kilometers.
Tensions high in Brđani again
September 2nd, 2009 |
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A group of Albanians, accompanied by EULEX police, entered the suburb of Brđani in northern Kosovska Mitrovica this morning to resume work on their homes. A EULEX spokesman said that UNMIK had authorized a number of Albanians who own houses there to resume reconstruction work, while EULEX police are on hand to avert any possible outbreaks of violence.
Two Koreas to restart family reunions as tensions ease
August 28th, 2009 |
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South and North Korea agreed Friday to restart a reunion programme for families divided by their 1950-53 conflict, in the latest sign of an easing of tensions after more than a year of hostility. The reunions will be held from September 26 to October 1, the two sides said in a joint
Flashpoint Kosovska Mitrovica neighborhood tense again
August 7th, 2009 |
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Tensions are running high once again in the Brđane settlement of northern Kosovska Mitrovica, reports said on Friday. Serbs and ethnic Albanians have gathered at the same location in order to build houses.
Georgia, Russia tensions flare ahead of war anniversary
August 2nd, 2009 |
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South Ossetia has accused Georgian forces of firing at it while Russia has warned Tbilisi it’s ready to use force to defend civilians. The renewed tensions come just one week ahead of the first anniversary of the war.
Navy Commander Accuses Miami Herald Reporter Of Sexual Harassment
July 25th, 2009 |
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Tensions between journalists and military officials are nothing new. But a bitter series of clashes between a top Navy spokesman and a Miami Herald military reporter reached a new, eye-opening level this week.
Karzai ‘to review foreign forces’
July 24th, 2009 |
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Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said that he will review agreements with foreign forces operating in Afghanistan if he is re-elected.
He said he would make international forces sign an agreement governing how they operate, in an effort to limit civilian casualties.
President Karzai is seeking re-election in next month’s presidential poll.
The Afghan government has long been concerned about the civilian death toll as foreign troops battle insurgents.
The new commander of US and Nato-led troops in Afghanistan, Gen Stanley McChrystal, has recently echoed this concern.
Last month he said troops must make the shift from conventional warfare strategies to protecting Afghan civilians.
The move came after a US military inquiry found that a US air strike in May in which Afghan civilians died had breached guidelines.
The number of civilian casualties has been a potent issue for many Afghans and for candidates campaigning ahead of next month’s presidential and provincial council elections.
Tensions high
Mr Karzai was speaking at a campaign rally in the capital, Kabul.
He said that foreign forces too often took decisions without consulting the Afghan government.
"It should be clear who is the owner of the house and who is the guest," Mr Karzai was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying at the rally.
Tensions between Kabul and Washington have been high in recent months over the numbers of civilian casualties.
The UN says US, Nato and Afghan forces killed 829 civilians while fighting Taliban insurgents last year.
US and British troops have recently launched a major offensive against insurgent strongholds in southern Afghanistan.
President Karzai’s campaign rally comes one day after he refused to take part in a televised debate between two of the main presidential candidates.
He is facing challenges from 40 other candidates.
Correspondents say the front runners in the vote are President Karzai, former finance minister Ashraf Ghani, former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former deputy speaker of the lower house of parliament, Mirwais Yasini.</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
“Govt. working well, harmoniously”
July 13th, 2009 |
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Ruling Democratic Party (DS) deputy leader Dragan Å utanovac said on Monday that the government is working “well and in harmony”. The defense minister in the Cvetković cabinet also stated that “there are no inter-party tensions, despite public reports to that effect and the polemics on the relations within the government instead of its results”.