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  • October 2008

    • Brits Want Diplomats' Kids Out of Volatile Pakistan

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 1, 08 10:48 AM CDT

      Brits Want Diplomats' Kids Out of Volatile Pakistan

      (Newser) - Children of British diplomats stationed in Pakistan are returning home amid security concerns following the Marriott Hotel terrorist bombing in Islamabad last month. Britain will also allow spouses and other dependents to join the 60 kids as instability grows in the volatile nation, the Daily Telegraph reports. The departures are set for the coming days, and follow similar action by other diplomatic missions. More »

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      Pakistan  • Great Britain  • bombing  • Islamabad  • Britain  • diplomats

  • July 2008

    • Obama to Take Diplomatic Ace to Israel

      Time  |  Jul 16, 08 12:13 PM CDT

      Obama to Take Diplomatic Ace to Israel

      (Newser) - In a move that should put voters at ease who are skeptical of his stance on Israel and Iran, Barack Obama has added Dennis Ross to his Middle East entourage, Massimo Calabresi writes in Time . The well-known diplomat was lead Israeli-Palestinian negotiator under Clinton and the first Bush, and his presence on the trip will be “reassuring” to Israelis and American Jews who have been skeptical of the Dem. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iran  • Bill Clinton  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Fox News  • George H. W. Bush  • diplomats

  • June 2008

    • Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

      MSNBC  |  Jun 5, 08 11:22 AM CDT

      Zimbabwe Detains, then Frees Diplomats

      (Newser) - Zimbabwe has freed 12 US and UK diplomats detained earlier today while attempting to investigate political violence, MSNBC reports. The US demanded Zimbabwe “explain its actions,” after police tried to run a car full of diplomats off the road, eventually slashing its tires and beating the driver. “We do believe this is coming directly from the top,” said US ambassador John McGee. More »

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      Zimbabwe  • Robert Mugabe  • Zimbabwe elections  • violence  • diplomats

  • March 2008

    • China Seals Off Tibetan Capital

      Reuters  |  Mar 29, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      China Seals Off Tibetan Capital

      (Newser) - Chinese police closed off Tibet's capital today after fresh protests broke out during a tightly-orchestrated visit by diplomats. “The whole area has been shut down,” said one London-based advocacy group. Authorities swarmed Lhasa’s main temples, as monks continued demonstrating and urged Beijing to begin talks with the Dalai Lama. More »

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      China  • Henry Paulson  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa  • monks  • diplomats

    • North Korea Boots Officials from S. Korea

      New York Times  |  Mar 27, 08 1:48 PM CDT

      North Korea Boots Officials from S. Korea

      (Newser) - South Korean officials left North Korea this morning, after receiving their eviction notice from Pyongyang. Relations have soured between the Koreas since the South demanded the North cease its nuclear activities, but the South said it was “undaunted” by the expulsion of its men. “We will deal with this issue in a pragmatic way,” said a government spokesman, without elaborating. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • nuclear disarmament  • diplomats

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