Mar 4th, 2010 · The move came minutes after the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution declaring the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I "genocide." Turkey, a NATO ally, had warned that the resolution's approval could jeopardize U.S.-Turkish cooperation and set back talks aimed at opening the Turkey-Armenia border.
Mar 4th, 2010 · Al-Qaida "is an equal opportunity killer," says former U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. "But what they haven't been able to do is turn Iraqis against each other, and I don't they'll succeed this time either."
Mar 2nd, 2010 · In the wake of Saturday's deadly earthquake, Paul Simons, the U.S. ambassador to Chile, says communications equipment, field hospitals and water-purification systems are en route to the country, while the U.S. is working to deliver other items on the list.
Feb 28th, 2010 · Saturday's earthquake in Chile killed at least 300 people and has caused millions, if not billions of dollars in damage. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Chile's ambassador to the United States, Jose Goni about the Chilean government's efforts to help those in need.
Feb 27th, 2010 · Weekend Edition's ambassador to the world of kiddie literature, Daniel Pinkwater, reviews a classic book for children, The Bear That Wasn't by Frank Tashlin. Pinkwater and Host Scott Simon read from the book together and get a couple of good laughs. The Bear That Wasn't will be re-issued next month (MARCH 9th) by the New York Review of Books Children's Collection.
Feb 24th, 2010 · Nigeria's ill President Umaru Yar'Adua returned home Wednesday to his West African nation after three months abroad receiving treatment for a heart condition at a Saudi Arabian hospital. Abdullah Aminchi, Nigeria's ambassador to Saudi Arabia, told The Associated Press that Yar'Adua returned home on a flight that arrived in Abuja, the country's capital.
Jan 30th, 2010 · China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties.
Jan 30th, 2010 · China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties.