TAIPEI: Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, whom Beijing has
labeled a splittist, may meet the Dalai Lama when the spiritual
leader visits the island next week, a source close to Lee said
Friday.
“Former President Lee and the
Dalai Lama are old friends and they are willing to meet again, and
they certainly will if time permits,” said Chow Meili, head of the
Taiwan Friends of Tibet, a nongovernment organization.
BERLIN: Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu called Thursday for “crippling sanctions”
against Iran to stop its disputed nuclear work, on a solemn visit to
Berlin marked by Holocaust remembrance.
TOKYO: Japan’s opposition has
increased its lead over Prime Minister Taro Aso’s long-ruling
party, opinion polls showed Friday, suggesting it is on course for a
landslide win in this weekend’s election.
BANGKOK: The Thai government said
Friday it will mobilize a 5,000-strong force this weekend as it
invokes a harsh internal security law to prevent a mass protest of
“Red Shirts” escalating into riots.
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid
Karzai and US envoy Richard Holbrooke held a testy meeting over last
week’s election which underscored the fractious relationship
between Kabul and Washington, analysts and diplomats say.
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