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Monday, August 5, 2013 - 13:43
State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki addresses EU meetings with Egyptian officials, the U.S. role in peace talks between Israel and Palestine, concern about upcoming elections in Zimbabwe, violence in Tunisia, and sanctions legislation in Iran.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 13:57
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses Secretary Kerry’s travel to Pakistan, people-to-people ties in Cuba, protest in Egypt, support for Syria, Zimbabwe elections, violence in Libya and Nigeria, and sanctions legislation on Iran.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 14:06
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses the U.S.-Russia relationship, upcoming embassy closures, the Zimbabwe elections, bilateral security in Afghanistan, FARC in Colombia, the MEPP, violence in Egypt and Iraq, and counterterrorism in Pakistan.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 06:53
Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel, meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart on Monday, August 5, discussed the regional situation, among other issues, according to the Department of Defense statement.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 06:58
Speaking in Georgian, Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili cited “nostalgia” between the two neighboring peoples as the reason for his belief that diplomatic relations between them will be restored.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:07
Russia’s PM Dmitry Medvedev welcomed “pragmatic stance” of Georgia’s current government and hailed PM Bidzina Ivanishvili for “brave words” on August 2008 war.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:09
The robust growth that Georgia was experiencing until the October 2012 elections has petered out following the regime change. In June 2013, the economy contracted for the first time since the 2008 Russian invasion.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:29
Mali's election, which follows a military coup, an Islamist seizure of half the country and French military intervention, will go to a run-off, the government has announced.
No candidate gained the 50% needed for victory.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:31
Zimbabwe’s western neighbor, Botswana, says disputed elections won by President Robert Mugabe did not meet acceptable standards and has warned southern African nations against violating commitments to democracy by accepting the result.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:38
A Sierra Leone court on Monday issued an arrest warrant for one of the most notorious arms dealers of its brutal 11-year civil war, but a justice official later said the ally of imprisoned former Liberian President Charles Taylor had already been kicked out — raising Western fears he will never be tried.
Adding to the confusion, his native Senegal denied it had received him.