http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/politics/ Political News en-au Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Thu, 08 May 2008 14:34:32 GMT http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/politics/ 142 18 http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080508/3/16s0i.html Dr. Yahya Y. AI-Mutawakel, Yemeni Minister for Industries and Trade called on President Pervez Musharraf here Tuesday and discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries. While talking to the President the Yemeni Minister said that the relations between Pakistan and Yemen are deep-rooted and instrumental for enhancing the existing level of economic cooperation between the two countries. /080508/3/16s0i.html Thu, 08 May 2008 05:19:43 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080508/3/16rye.html The net profit of PT Bakrieland Development surged 116% to Rp30.1 billion (US$3.3 million) in the first quarter of this year, up from Rp13.9 billion in the same period last year. /080508/3/16rye.html Thu, 08 May 2008 03:48:36 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080508/3/16ryd.html As of May 7, North Korea had yet to respond to the U.S. decision to keep Pyongyang on its list of terrorism-sponsoring states. The communist country has also kept mum on the U.S. revelation on April 24 that the North proliferated nuclear technology to Syria. /080508/3/16ryd.html Thu, 08 May 2008 03:48:36 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080508/3/16ry9.html North Korea marked the 118th May Day with diverse events for workers while pledging solidarity with the world's progressives in the struggle to oppose the imperialists. /080508/3/16ry9.html Thu, 08 May 2008 03:48:36 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080508/3/16rxu.html North Korea lashed out again at South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on May 3, despite official statements from Seoul that such actions are counter-productive to bilateral relations. /080508/3/16rxu.html Thu, 08 May 2008 03:18:08 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080507/3/16rhn.html Addressing the inaugural session of the 5th two-day meeting of Pak-Yemen Joint Economic Commission (JEC) in Islamabad Monday, the Minister for Privatization and Investment Syed Naveed Qamar said Pakistan desires to have strong relations with Yemen in all fields including education, science and technology, energy, transport, banking, labour and manpower. /080507/3/16rhn.html Wed, 07 May 2008 05:17:29 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080505/3/16qc7.html After administering Thailand for nearly three months, all 36 members of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's Cabinet failed to impress the Thai public, as all scored less than fifty per cent in a new poll conducted by Bangkok University's Bangkok Poll. /080505/3/16qc7.html Mon, 05 May 2008 02:07:26 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080501/3/16ox4.html North Korea and the United States are expected to set up government offices in each other's capitals to oversee the denuclearization process, after the dispute over Pyongyang's declaration of its nuclear holdings is settled, South Korea's top diplomat said Thursday. /080501/3/16ox4.html Thu, 01 May 2008 07:51:17 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080501/3/16ox3.html More than 1,000 workers organisation representatives early Thursday celebrated the annual May Day holiday by marching to Government House where they planned to submit a variety of demands to Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej including increases in daily wages and welfare. /080501/3/16ox3.html Thu, 01 May 2008 07:51:16 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080501/3/16oqh.html Pakistan and Iran on Monday settled all issues regarding the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline and the formal agreement in this regard would be signed soon in Tehran. /080501/3/16oqh.html Thu, 01 May 2008 03:45:14 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080501/3/16oqg.html "Domestic policy including socio-economic and governance issues are inextricably linked with the foreign policy of a country, while the test of a country's foreign policy is to withstand pressure in face of crises," states Ambassador (R) Shamshad Ahmad. /080501/3/16oqg.html Thu, 01 May 2008 03:45:14 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080501/3/16oqd.html South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President George W. Bush held their first summit on April 19, 2008 at Camp David near Washington, D.C. During the summit, both presidents agreed to upgrade the ROK-U.S. alliance into a 21st century strategic alliance. /080501/3/16oqd.html Thu, 01 May 2008 03:45:14 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080501/3/16ope.html In another sign of chilly inter-Korean relations, North Korea has spurned South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's proposal for the two countries to set up liaison offices in each other's capitals. /080501/3/16ope.html Thu, 01 May 2008 02:13:34 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080429/3/16nto.html Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury Sunday stressed the need for readjustment of the country's foreign policy to the new Asian era. /080429/3/16nto.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:48:47 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080428/3/16n0u.html A senior aide to President Lee Myung-bak has offered to resign over allegations of illegal enrichment through real-estate speculation, a senior official at the presidential house said Sunday. /080428/3/16n0u.html Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:13:02 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080425/3/16m75.html Vietnam, since its World Trade Organisation accession, has emerged as a potential market of great interests from the Gulf countries, especially Oman, said Oman Minister of National Economy Ahmed Macki. /080425/3/16m75.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:49:30 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080425/3/16m58.html Businessmen should prove that government may trust them, the President of Kyrgyzstan Kurmanbek Bakiev said at the official meeting with entrepreneurs. /080425/3/16m58.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:20:33 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080425/3/16m1y.html Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Thursday hinted there will be a snap election when his government's projected constitutional amendments have been completed. Speaking to Thai expatriates at the Thai Embassy during his official two-day visit to Malaysia, he said the country's situation had gradually improved after the general election late last year. /080425/3/16m1y.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:12:23 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080424/3/16lmd.html South Korean President Lee Myung-bak wrapped up a week-long visit to the United States and Japan on April 21 with commitments to bolster joint efforts for peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. /080424/3/16lmd.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:49:18 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/politics/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/080424/3/16lm7.html North Korea on April 21 alleged that Japan is pushing for overseas military expansion by claiming that nuclear tests and missile tests by neighboring countries, apparently including the North, pose a grave "threat." /080424/3/16lm7.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:19:20 GMT