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Georgia, Ukraine’s NATO hopes wilt
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BUCHAREST: NATO’s European members were set Thursday to rebuff US
efforts to bring Ukraine and Georgia into the fold, a move that
would ease Russian concerns about the alliance closing in on its
borders.
Georgia and Ukraine’s hopes of joining
NATO’s Membership Action Plan (MAP), which grooms aspiring
European nations for entry, have wilted significantly. Despite
strong US support, France and Germany lead a bloc who fears the move
might destabilize an already volatile region on the southern flank
of Russia.
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Asean +3 talks on economic difficulties
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DA NANG, Vietnam: Finance and banking senior officials from the
10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and its
three partners China, Japan and South Korea are meeting here
Thursday to tackle the economic issues, among others, the degrading
global economy and increasing Asian inflation rates.
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Al-Qaeda No.2 names UN as Islam’s foe
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WASHINGTON: Al-Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri launched a blistering
attack on the United Nations (UN) Wednesday, calling it the enemy of
Islam and Muslims in an online audio file.
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Beleaguered Malaysian PM won’t quit—report
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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has assured
Malaysians that he will stay in power, a report said Thursday, as
some in his ruling party pressed him to resign after heavy losses in
recent polls.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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SEOUL: North Korea announced Thursday it was suspending all
dialogue with South Korea and closing the border to Seoul officials,
its toughest action in a week of growing cross-border tensions.
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