Tag Archives: Bloc
Israeli PM solidifies bloc with Lieberman
Binyamin Netanyahu announces union with far-right party in advance of January 2013 parliamentary elections.
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Trade bloc suspends Paraguay over impeachment
Mercosur regional organisation withdraws membership over Paraguay parliament’s vote to oust President Fernando Lugo.
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Shanghai bloc seeks Afghan role
The China- and Russia-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is seeking a bigger role in Afghanistan ahead of the planned Nato pullout.
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Regional bloc rejects Mali coup leader appeal
President of ECOWAS rejects appeal for military aid against Tuareg rebellion made by Captain Amadou Sanogo.
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Arab bloc to request Syria peacekeeping force
Arab League ministers agree to ask United Nations for joint force and special Arab envoy as crackdown on Homs continues.
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Arab bloc to request Syria peacekeeping force
Arab League ministers agree to ask United Nations for joint force and special Arab envoy as crackdown on Homs continues.
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Key Iraqi bloc ends parliament boycott
A powerful political bloc in Iraq ended its boycott of the country's parliament on Sunday, describing the move as a "gesture of goodwill."
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Iraq bloc to end parliament boycott
Iraqiya, which won most seats in March 2010 vote will end boycott it began in mid-December, easing a political crisis.
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Sadr bloc calls for early elections in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The head of the political bloc of anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Monday for new elections in Iraq after the biggest crisis in a year saw Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki move against two senior Sunni…
South American bloc bans Falklands ships
Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay agree to close their ports to shipping bearing flag of disputed South Atlantic islands.
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ASEAN agrees to let Myanmar lead bloc
Country given some long-sought recognition after it holds elections, frees opposition leader and eases media curbs.
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Syria calls for Arab League meeting
President Assad requests summit of regional bloc a day after the body votes to suspend Damascus over bloody crackdown.
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Syria calls emergency meeting of Arab League
President Assad requests summit of regional bloc a day after the body votes to suspend Damascus over bloody crackdown.
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Arab League suspension angers Syria
Assad supporters target diplomatic missions after regional bloc gives country three days to implement peace plan.
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EU ready to revise treaty to stem euro crisis
President says bloc prepared to alter EU treaty if necessary in the interests of economic convergence and discipline.
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Debt woes ‘danger to all Europe’
UK Chancellor George Osborne says the eurozone debt crisis is a “real danger to all of Europe” as he arrives in Brussels for talks on the bloc’s problems.
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Blow to US airlines in emissions fight
Foreign carriers will have to pay for their carbon pollution in the EU, an adviser to the bloc’s top court has found, in a setback to a legal challenge from US airlines
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Syria dissidents form united bloc
Opposition groups in Syria join forces to announce a united National Council to challenge President Bashar al-Assad.
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Germany against euro bonds
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany strongly rejected mounting calls for the euro zone to issue joint debt at the weekend, but signaled it was open for the bloc to move toward a form of fiscal union, with the finance minister saying he personally supported a Eu…