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  • U.S. to Raise Nuclear Issue in First North Korean Talks Since Kim’s Death

    Updated 58 minutes ago

    The U.S. is “cautiously optimistic” about talks in Beijing today with North Korea, the first such meeting since Kim Jong Il died in December and his son inherited leadership of the isolated, nuclear-armed country.

  • Iran’s Snub of United Nations Inspectors Dims Prospects for Nuclear Accord

    Updated 18 minutes ago

    Iran’s refusal to let United Nations experts investigate allegations of illicit nuclear activities at a military base doesn’t inspire confidence for a return to negotiations with the international community, U.S. officials and nuclear-proliferation specialists said.

  • ‘Friends of Syria’ Seek to End Assad Campaign

    Updated 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

    The “Friends of Syria” gather tomorrow in Tunisia to seek ways to oust President Bashar al- Assad, who has dug in with increasing violence against civilian opponents after two failed UN Security Council measures.

  • O’Sullivan: Sanctions Alone Won’t Topple Assad

    Updated 58 minutes ago

    On Feb. 24, the U.S., European nations, members of the Arab League and other sympathetic countries making up the newly established “Friends of Syria” group will gather in Tunisia for an emergency meeting on how to stem the bloodshed in Syria. Their deliberations are almost certain to involve calls for more crippling sanctions to bring about regime change and debates over providing military support to the fractured opposition groups inside the country.

  • Most Emerging Stocks Advance as Oil Gain Offsets Europe, China Slowdown

    Updated 3 hours, 13 minutes ago

    Most emerging-market stocks climbed as higher prices for oil boosted producers, offsetting data showing a contraction in manufacturing in Europe and China.

  • Ukraine’s Jailed Ex-Premier to Get German Doctors’ Health Report

    Ukraine’s jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will receive a preliminary health report from German doctors in the coming days after her daughter said the politician’s condition is deteriorating.

  • Gazprom Gas Pipeline Projects Mean ‘Zero’ Need for Ukraine

    OAO Gazprom, Russia’s natural gas export monopoly, claimed that slated pipeline projects, such as seabed lines directly to the European Union, will eliminate reliance on Ukraine to transit the fuel to Europe.

  • Ukraine Fans Default Risk in Russia Bet as Vote Molds Policy

    Updated 12 minutes ago

    Ukraine’s efforts to seek cheaper natural gas from Russia rather than comply with the terms of a bailout have alarmed investors, propelling the former Soviet republic’s credit risk above Argentina’s for the first time in two years.

  • German Clinic to Complete Report on Health of Tymoshenko in Days

    A team of German doctors will complete a preliminary report on the health of Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko in the coming days amid speculation that her condition is deteriorating.

  • Kazakhs Urged to Channel Money From Oil Fund to Aid Businesses

    A Kazakh business lobby group is asking the government to channel resources from the country’s $45.5 billion National Oil Fund, which is managed by the central bank, to help finance small and medium-sized businesses.

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