Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America. "We want to express our desire here to pursue bilateral cooperation" with Managua, Ma said at a welcoming ceremony where he was greeted by Vice President Jaime Morales and Foreign Minister Samuel Santos.
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The African Union decided Friday not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Sudan President Omar al-Beshir and again appealed to the United Nations to delay the case. "The conference decided not to cooperate in that field," the top AU official Jean Ping told reporters. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 9:14 PM GMT
Fans heading to Los Angeles for Michael Jackson's memorial extravaganza were urged to stay away on Friday as organizers said tickets for the event would be allocated by an online lottery. Pop icon Jackson's sudden death on June 25 sparked a worldwide outpouring of grief and hundreds of thousands of devotees are expected to descend on Los Angeles for Tuesday's memorial at the Staples Center. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 8:13 PM GMT
The African Union decided Friday not to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority. The refusal to arrest Sudan President Omar al-Beshir granted a continent-wide reprieve to a leader accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 5:34 PM GMT
A powerful Iranian cleric said on Friday that British embassy local staff arrested for allegedly stoking unrest after the June election will be put on trial, a move that prompted coordinated protests from European governments. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he was "urgently seeking clarification" about the announcement as governments across the 27-nation European Union called in Iranian ambassadors. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 5:43 PM GMT
Troubled British Airways said Friday that it would slash capital expenditure by one fifth in the current financial year after posting another sharp drop in monthly passenger numbers. "Market conditions continue to be very challenging with trading at levels well below last year," the struggling airline said in a trading update. Regional
Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 10:21 PM GMT
Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America. "We want to express our desire here to pursue bilateral cooperation" with Managua, Ma said at a welcoming ceremony where he was greeted by Vice President Jaime Morales and Foreign Minister Samuel Santos. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 8:33 PM GMT
The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to go all out to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their assent to his appointment. As the organisation in charge of nuclear safeguards, the task of the International Atomic Energy Agency's director general was to make sure that member countries stuck to their commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Amano told journalists. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 7:01 PM GMT
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Canada on Friday for a 11-day goodwill visit, the first since the emperor ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. The royal couple was welcomed by Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Cooperation Minister Bev Oda on their arrival in Ottawa. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 6:53 PM GMT
Vietnam, ranked as one of the world's most corrupt countries, has ratified the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the UN said Friday. President Nguyen Minh Triet ratified the convention, a UN statement said, following a report Friday in the Phap Luat Ho Chi Minh City (Ho Chi Minh City Law) newspaper, which said he ratified the pact on Tuesday. Agence France-Presse - 7/3/2009 6:48 PM GMT
A 150 million-dollar project to automate next year's Philippine elections is back on track just days after the winning bidders threatened to walk out on the deal, officials said Friday. Barbados-based Smartmatic Corp. said the firm and its local partners are to to sign the deal with the government's Commission on Elections (Comelec) next week, in time to put the system in place before the country elects a successor to President Gloria Arroyo on May 10. 
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The African Union decided Friday not to cooperate with a war crimes warrant against Sudan President Omar al-Beshir and again appealed to the United Nations to delay the case. "The conference decided not to cooperate in that field," the top AU official Jean Ping told reporters.
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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit aimed at boosting ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America. "We want to express our desire here to pursue bilateral cooperation" Ma said at a welcoming ceremony where he was greeted by Vice President Jaime Morales and Foreign Minister Samuel Santos.
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German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday. "We are going to use our New Small Family line to offer our first electric vehicle in 2013," he said in a speech, according to an advance text.
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