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PLA Navy has no plan for overseas bases
PLA Navy has no plan for overseas bases
BEIJING, Mar. 11th (China Daily) - A stronger Chinese navy will not seek to build military bases overseas, a retired senior officer has said amid media reports that the country harbors such "ambitions".
 
Karzai tells Pakistan 'no proxy wars' in Afghanistan
Karzai tells Pakistan 'no proxy wars' in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Mar. 11th (Dawn) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai told Pakistan on Thursday his country did not want to become a battle ground for proxy wars and welcomed an offer from Islamabad to help with peace efforts.
 
Biden urges speedy peace process
Biden urges speedy peace process
Mar. 11th (Al Jazeera) - The US vice-president has said there should be no delay in resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
 
Iraqi PM Maliki leads in first election results
Iraqi PM Maliki leads in first election results
Mar. 11th (BBC News) - Preliminary results from Iraq elections show the grouping of PM Nouri Maliki is leading in two southern provinces, the electoral body says.
 
Greece hit by third general strike in a month
Greece hit by third general strike in a month
Mar. 11th (BBC News) - Public services and transport in Greece have ground to a halt as workers stage a third general strike in protest at the government's austerity measures.
 
Joe Biden attacks Israeli plan for East Jerusalem homes
Joe Biden attacks Israeli plan for East Jerusalem homes
Mar. 9th (BBC News) - US Vice-President Joe Biden has condemned Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes for ultra-Orthodox Jews in East Jerusalem.
 
Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in Jos
Nigerian army 'ignored warning of massacres' in Jos
Mar. 9th (BBC News) - The governor of Nigeria's Plateau state has accused military commanders of ignoring warnings of an attack on Sunday near the city of Jos.
 
US woman indicted on terror charges
US woman indicted on terror charges
March 9th (BBC News) - A Pennsylvania woman in her late 40s has been charged with terror offences including using the internet to recruit militants for deadly attacks abroad.
 
Senior Islamist Leader Assassinated in Somalia
Senior Islamist Leader Assassinated in Somalia
March 9th (BBC News) - A senior insurgent leader from Hizbul Islam has been shot to death in Mogadishu, deepening a leadership crisis inside the Islamist rebel group.  The official, Bare Ali Bare, was an outspoken critic of Hizbul Islam's one-time ally, al-Shabab, raising speculation that the militant group carried out the assassination.
 
'Grim' prospects for crippling UN Iran sanctions: Israel
'Grim' prospects for crippling UN Iran sanctions: Israel
UNITED NATIONS, Mar. 9th (AFP) - Israel's UN ambassador on Tuesday said prospects for crippling UN sanctions against Iran were "grim" because Russia and China want to use diplomacy to convince Iran to scale back its nuclear ambitions.
 
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