World News Tuesday, 14 Mar. 2006
Posted by Salim M on Wednesday, 15 March, 2006
Condoleezza Rice negotiates with US Congress to have the India-US nuclear deal approved. She also visits Indonesia, aiming to improve realtions with the the country. Over 400 Indonesians participate in an anti-US rally upon her arrival.
George Bush says that Iraq still has a hard road to follow and asks Iraqis to make some compromises while forming the new united government. He is, however, confident things will work out. Iraqi Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr says that the US has been creating the civil war environment. 80 more bodies have been found in Baghdad over a two-day period.
Britain is reducing its number of troops deployed in Iraq to 7000, down 800.
Russia says that Iran has been blocking its diplomatic efforts to sort out the nuclear power debacle and expresses disappointment with Iran’s behaviour. Meanwhile, there are unconfirmed reports that a fresh round of talks between the two nations have started. Iran threatens the US with “harm and pain” for its part in sending the issue to the UN Security Council. The Council remains split on the issue.
Israeli troops surround and raid a Palestinian jail to capture militants it calims are responsible for the assassination of an Israeli cabinet minister.
As the death of Slobodan Milosevic is reported as being a heart attack, it is revelaed that he had been taking potentially harmful drugs. Russia is sceptical and sends its own team of doctors to The Hague to investigate. Serbia will not let him be buried in Belgrade.
Creation of the proposed UN Human Rights Council is delayed. Oddly enough, the USA and Cuba stand together in opposition of the creation of the council.
