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Britain offers to reduce nuclear arsenal in disarmament deal
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear arsenal as part of a drive to reduce the number of atomic weapons around the world, Gordon Brown announced yesterday.
PM warns Iran over nuclear ambitions
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
The threat of Iran developing nuclear weapons has reached a "critical" level and risks undermining stability in the Middle East, Gordon Brown will warn today.
War on drugs 'has enriched cartels'
Thursday, 12 March 2009
Campaigners criticise draft paper for not including harm reduction tactics
UN summit torn over pursuit of 'war on drugs'
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
A landmark UN summit in Vienna opens today to review the 10-year-old global "war on drugs" policy amid tensions between the US and European governments over what many see as a flawed approach.
Brown's pledge to give all children an education
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Drive to tackle poverty heads G20 agenda in London next month
US complains to China after ship 'harassed'
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
The United States yesterday urged China to observe international maritime rules after the Pentagon said five Chinese ships, including a naval vessel, harassed a US Navy ship in international waters.
US complains to China
Monday, 9 March 2009
Five Chinese ships manouvered dangerously close to harass a US Navy crew, it is claimed.
Clinton rebukes Israel over demolition plan
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Orders to bulldoze Palestinian apartments in East Jerusalem spark first criticism by US Secretary of State
Brown takes gift to Obama and hopes for finance pact
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Pen holder to match President's desk symbolises 'historic ties'.
Two leaders, one priority: the economy
Monday, 2 March 2009
The two men who will meet tomorrow have the same political headache.
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