Posts Tagged ‘foreign’

Lebanese pilgrims ‘to be freed’

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour announces that 13 Lebanese Shia pilgrims kidnapped in Syria have been found and should be released soon.

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Lebanese pilgrims ‘to be freed’

Debating the War on Women

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

This article, written by Leila Ahmed, appeared on Foreign Policy on April 24,2012

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Debating the War on Women

With Wal-Mart Bribery Case, More Attention on a Law

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

The bribery allegations surrounding Wal-Mart cast into relief the transformation of the once-obscure Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law enacted in 1977 that was rarely enforced.

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Wal-Mart’s Mexico Bribery Case Ripples Outward

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012

Wal-Mart said it had beefed up its internal controls to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and had created a top-level compliance official.

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Wal-Mart’s Mexico Bribery Case Ripples Outward

Formula Zero

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

This article, written by Alex Massie, appeared on Foreign Policy on April 20,2012

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Formula Zero

Yemeni Idol

Monday, April 16th, 2012

This article, written by Gaar Adams, appeared on Foreign Policy on April 13,2012

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Yemeni Idol

UK defends China death response

Saturday, April 14th, 2012

The Foreign Office defends itself over its response to the suspected murder of a British businessman in China.

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UK defends China death response

Bush Was Right

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

This article, written by Gary C. Gambill, appeared on Foreign Policy on April 09,2012

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Bush Was Right

Syria wants opposition guarantees

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

Syria wants “written guarantees” from the opposition before withdrawing troops from flashpoints parts of the country, the foreign ministry says.

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VIDEO: Lost teeth? Don’t ask the Foreign Office

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Foreign Secretary William Hague outlines the unusual requests received by the Foreign Office from Britons abroad.

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Syria rebels ‘will not beat army’

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Syria’s opposition will never defeat the country’s armed forces even if it is “armed to the teeth”.

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Syria rebels ‘will not beat army’

Israel’s Secret Staging Ground

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

This article, written by Mark Perry, appeared on Foreign Policy on March 28,2012

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Israel’s Secret Staging Ground

Libertarian Mormons Oppose Romney

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Question his foreign policy.

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Libertarian Mormons Oppose Romney

Filling Saleh’s Shoes

Saturday, March 24th, 2012

This article, written by Tom Finn, appeared on Foreign Policy on March 21,2012

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Filling Saleh’s Shoes

Iran held me hostage three decades ago. It shouldn’t hold America hostage today.

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Mock firing squads. Manacles. Blindfolds. This was not what I signed up for when I joined the Foreign Service in October 1978. But that was what I found when, assigned to Tehran as my first post, I was taken captive for 444 days by Islamic militants, along with 51 of my colleagues. I was 24 years old, and Iran was gripped by revolution. Read full article > >

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Iran held me hostage three decades ago. It shouldn’t hold America hostage today.