Topic: Gordon Duguid
The United States on Wednesday urged Thai protest leaders to rein in their supporters as it condemned a wave of arson attacks and unrest in Bangkok.Washington was "deeply concerned that 'Red Shirt' supporters have engaged in arson, targeting electricity infrastructure and ...
<div><p>The US State Department said Thursday it is "dismayed" that authorities in communist Cuba disrupted a demonstration by women relatives of political prisoners.</p><p>President Barack Obama's administration, which has tried to engage diplomatically with Havana, is "dismayed ...
Intelligence agencies have information that North Korea has assembled several nuclear warheads for its medium-range Rodong missiles capable of targeting Japan, an analyst said Tuesday.Daniel Pinkston, senior analyst with the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, said the agencies believe that probably five ...
The United States called on Madagascar's political leaders Friday to " "Madagascar's political crisis has entered a dangerous phase," warned US State Department acting deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid. "A national conference involving all sides in the dispute would be "the best ...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday to express her " deep concern" over mounting deaths in a government safe zone, a US official said.Clinton told him that Sri Lankan troops "should not fire into ...
In rare praise of Venezuela, US calls referendum democraticThe Obama administration says the referendum that cleared the way for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election was democratic. It was rare praise for a U.S. antagonist after years of criticism ...
The US State Department on Friday urged the Sri Lankan and Tamil Tigers to start negotiating over the " legitimate" demands of the Tamils after Colombo announced a key win over the rebels.Sri Lanka said Friday its troops had finally captured Kilinochchi ...
The United States hailed the resignation of Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed on Monday, but called for a swift election of his successor and formation of a national unity government.The 74-year-old stepped down following a bitter power struggle, two weeks after ...
The United States Friday called for an end to the protests at Bangkok airports urging Thai anti-government demonstrators to disperse peacefully. "While we respect the right to freedom of expression, seizing an airport is not an appropriate means of protest," the State ...