http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:20:47 -0700 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:06:41 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Pyongyang-requests-nuclear-talks?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Stepehn Bosworth (left) AP After months of testy relations with the Washington, Pyongyang is reported to have invited the US to a fresh round of nuclear talks.Sources from Washington have indicated that the invitation was accepted and that the US s... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:06:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Pyongyang-requests-nuclear-talks?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Secretary-Clinton-tours-Africa?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Nairobi, Kenya Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a multi-nation tour of Africa this week in an effort to reinvigorate relations between the US and the continent.The Obama administration realizes the im... Africa Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:35:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Secretary-Clinton-tours-Africa?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m8d4-North-Korea-pardons-detained-journalists?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Fmr. US President Bill Clinton and Kim Jong-il In an unannounced trip, former US President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea on Tuesday to secure the release of two detained American journalists.Laura Ling and Euna Lee had been sentenced to 12 y... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:56:51 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m8d4-North-Korea-pardons-detained-journalists?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Investment-in-East-Africa-to-decline-amid-global-downturn?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Rwandan President and EAC chairperson Paul Kagame (AP) The Kenya Investment Authority forecasts a 47 percent decline in investment as firms seek to cut costs amid the global economic downturn. Kenya is East Africa’s largest economy with a nom... Africa Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:44:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d29-Investment-in-East-Africa-to-decline-amid-global-downturn?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Tanzania-opens-a-bank-aimed-at-empowering-women?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Wordpress) The bank will be based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Although the bank will target women, it will be open to men as well.To open an account, one needs 3,000 Tanzanian shillings ($2), and an ID card or a passport.Th... Africa Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:12:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Tanzania-opens-a-bank-aimed-at-empowering-women?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Many-feared-dead-in-Haitian-boat-tragedy?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Rescued Haitian migrants (Al Jazeera) The US Coast Guard has declared 15 drowned, 67 missing and 118 rescued on the second day of searching in the Atlantic Ocean near the Turks and Caicos Islands.A sailboat carrying 200 Haitian migrants capsized ea... Haiti Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:27:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d28-Many-feared-dead-in-Haitian-boat-tragedy?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d21-UN-in-need-of-5-billion-for-humanitarian-efforts?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Displaced Congolese in North Kivu (UN) Due to continuing crises and the global recession, UN agencies are projecting a $5 billion shortfall in funding for humanitarian efforts.Some of the most serious crises are taking place in Somalia, Sri Lanka, ... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:35:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d21-UN-in-need-of-5-billion-for-humanitarian-efforts?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Secretarygeneral-addresses-NonAligned-Movement-summit?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Raul Castro (left) Hosni Mubarak (center) Ban Ki-moon (right) In a speech to the 15th Non-Aligned Movement summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the importance of NAM’s participation in resol... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:59:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d15-Secretarygeneral-addresses-NonAligned-Movement-summit?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d13-IMF-World-Bank-update-200910-forecasts?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Global GDP forecast (IMF) In the World Economic Outlook Update published on Wednesday, July 8, the IMF predicted a ½ percentage point increase in 2010 world economic growth. This increase marks a shift from the 1.9 percent prediction in Apri... Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:15:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d13-IMF-World-Bank-update-200910-forecasts?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Government-forces-retake-Mogadishu?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Two fallen Somali government soilders in Mogadishu (AP) In a ‘show of force’, AU peacekeepers have helped government forces repel anti-government rebels in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The AU, whose remit only allows for the protect... Africa Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:36:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d13-Government-forces-retake-Mogadishu?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Kenya-to-address-human-rights-issues?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner President Kibaki (left) and Prime Minister Odinga A top Kenyan delegation has agreed to the International Criminal Court’s timetable for the establishment of a tribunal to address the 2008-2009 post-election conflict.Widespread violence follo... Africa Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:14:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d7-Kenya-to-address-human-rights-issues?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d1-12-billion-of-Haitis-debt-canceled?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Haitian school children at St. Louis de Mariac primary school in Haiti (Photo: Mark Dormino/ World Bank) In a long-awaited move, about two-thirds of Haiti’s outstanding debt was canceled this week after decisions by the International ... Haiti Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:39:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m7d1-12-billion-of-Haitis-debt-canceled?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d25-USAID-to-fund-Zambezi-River-project?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Zambezi River search and rescue operation in '08 (Reuters) USAID said it will commit $1 million to a climate change project in the Zambezi River basin. The river runs from Zambia to Mozambique and dumps out at the Mozambique Chanel in the Indian Oc... Africa Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:28:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d25-USAID-to-fund-Zambezi-River-project?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Venezuela-and-US-to-return-ambassadors?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Spokesman Ian C. Kelly Caracas and Washington are currently working to reinstate top diplomats. On the issue of reinstatement, State Department spokesperson Ian C. Kelly said that the two countries are “currently taking the necessary measures&r... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:08:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Venezuela-and-US-to-return-ambassadors?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Somalia-in-state-of-emergency?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (AFP) The President of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed declared his country “under a state of emergency” at a news conference in Mogadishu on Monday.For six weeks, violence between government forces and ... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:44:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Somalia-in-state-of-emergency?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Tensions-escalate-before-Haitian-runoff-elections-Sunday?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner UN peacekeeping troops in Haiti (AFP) In one of a growing number of incidents preceding Senate runoff elections in Haiti on Sunday, an unarmed and unidentified man was shot and killed on Thursday, June 18. The tragedy occurred during a procession f... Haiti Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:47:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Tensions-escalate-before-Haitian-runoff-elections-Sunday?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Iran-to-review-disputed-ballots?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Iranian opposition rally in Tehran (Reuters) Iran’s Guardian Council has approved a review of disputed ballots and if irregularities are found, they will order a recount.The incumbent Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winn... Middle East Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:50:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Iran-to-review-disputed-ballots?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Netanyahu-agrees-to-Palestinian-state-with-conditions?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Palestinian woman watches Netanyahu speech (AP) In a key policy speech at Bar-Ilan University in Tel Aviv on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu agreed to the formation of a Palestinian state for the first time.Although the announceme... Middle East Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:17:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Netanyahu-agrees-to-Palestinian-state-with-conditions?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Obama-announces-73m-in-aid-for-Zimbabwe?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner Prime Minister Tsvangirai (left) and President Obama (AP) After a meeting at the White House with Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, US President Barack Obama announced $73m in aid for Zimbabwe. Obama also added that the US is concerned abo... Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:56:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d13-Obama-announces-73m-in-aid-for-Zimbabwe?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d13-North-Korea-to-weaponize-plutonium-stocks?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner UN Security Council (AFP) In a unanimous vote on Friday, the United Nations Security Council imposed tighter sanctions on North Korea in response to the country’s nuclear test on May 25. The sanctions will ban all weapons exports from North Ko... Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:15:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9208-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner~y2009m6d13-North-Korea-to-weaponize-plutonium-stocks?cid=exrss-Philadelphia-Foreign-Affairs-Examiner