Posts Tagged ‘ Regime ’

Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

January 9, 2012
Vietnam did not invade, but revived Cambodia: Hun Sen 

  Genocidal Khmer Rouge regime was backed by the US in ‘shameful foreign policy episode’ The skulls of Khmer Rouge victims are displayed in a memorial to the genocide at the Killing Fields Museum outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Vietnam had saved his country in the 1970s, not invaded [...]

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Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia 

November 21, 2011
Khmer Rouge genocide trial opens in Cambodia 

  A Cambodian looks at pictures of former Khmer Rouge leaders “Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea (L), ex-head of state Khieu Samphan (2nd L), ex-deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs Ieng Sary (2nd R) and ex-social affairs minister Ieng Thirith (R) during their trial in Phnom Penh on November 21, 2011 Three top [...]

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Libya interim ruler urges NATO to stay till year end 

October 27, 2011
Libya interim ruler urges NATO to stay till year end 

Qatari Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (R) and Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) chairman Mustafa Abdel Jalil (L) attend the “Friends of Libya” group meeting held in Doha, Qatar. Libya’s interim leader Mustafa Abdel Jalil on Wednesday urged NATO to continue its Libya campaign until year’s end, saying loyalists of slain despot Moamer [...]

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Kadhafi plays chess as fighting rages across Libya 

June 13, 2011
Kadhafi plays chess as fighting rages across Libya 

Libyan state television has shown footage of Moamer Kadhafi, seen here in April 2011, playing chess with the head of the World Chess Federation, as fighting between his forces and rebels raged on many fronts. Libyan state television showed footage of Moamer Kadhafi playing chess with the head of the World Chess Federation, as fighting [...]

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NATO strikes Tripoli after Zuma ends peace mission 

May 31, 2011
NATO strikes Tripoli after Zuma ends peace mission 

South African army soldiers patrol at Matiga military airport in Tripoli, as part of a security delegation accompanying South African President Jacob Zuma, who held talks on ending the conflict in Libya. NATO pounded Libya’s capital on Tuesday, only hours after South Africa’s president left following talks that produced only a commitment to a peace [...]

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Idea Kadhafi will step down ‘ridiculous,’ says son 

April 12, 2011
Idea Kadhafi will step down ‘ridiculous,’ says son 

The charred hand of a pro-Kadhafi fighter is seen as Libyan rebel fighters buried him in a communal grave near the western gate of Ajdabiya. Libyan rebels rejected an African Union initiative for a truce accepted by Moamer Kadhafi, and said the only solution was the strongman’s ouster, an idea his son called “ridiculous.” The [...]

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India condemns all external action on Libya 

March 22, 2011
India condemns all external action on Libya 

Supporters and opponents of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi clash during their protests outside the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo on March 21, 2011 India on Tuesday said foreign nations should not interfere in Libya’s affairs as China also reiterated its opposition to the use of force to oust Moamer Kadhafi. India, which abstained during a [...]

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Obama says Kadhafi must ‘leave now’: White House 

February 27, 2011
Obama says Kadhafi must ‘leave now’: White House 

An armed anti goverment fighter stands at the last checkpoint of Brega, 200 kms west of Benghazi. President Barack Obama has called on Moamer Kadhafi to “leave now,” declaring that the Libyan leader had lost his right to rule after attacking his own people to put down a popular uprising. Obama’s most direct demand yet [...]

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Toll rises from Yemen crackdown on protests 

February 26, 2011
Toll rises from Yemen crackdown on protests 

A veiled Yemeni woman wears a headband with the national colours and the phrase “game over” during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Sanaa. Police gunfire killed four people as the biggest protests yet swept impoverished Yemen, demanding that President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down after three decades in power. At least 19 people have [...]

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Libya on edge as Kadhafi forces fight back in west 

February 25, 2011
Libya on edge as Kadhafi forces fight back in west 

Libyan nationals protest against Moamer Kadhafi’s regime in front of a building housing the Libyan embassy in Washington, DC. Libya was on edge on Friday as forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi’s crumbling regime staged a bloody fightback in western towns near Tripoli, as the east declared itself free of his iron-fisted rule. Outraged Western governments [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...