>>Iran – The IAEA announced yesterday that it had reached a “dead-end” in its efforts to ascertain whether there is a military dimension to Iran’s nuclear program. In addition, the agency reported that Iran had increased the number of centrifuges it operates by a factor of six since May and now had roughly 300kg of low enriched uranium, an amount that some analysts saw is half of what they’d need to produce a nuclear weapon. China called on Iran to cooperate with the IAEA, but stopped short of joining those looking for new sanctions.
>>Ukraine – The Ukraine’s governing coalition officially collapsed today due to infighting between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko. In the next 30 days either a new coalition must be formed or elections will be held. There have been three such votes in three years. Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine bloc pulled out of the coalition on September 3 after Tymoshenko joined with the pro-Russia opposition to curtail the powers of the President.
>>Georgia – Today in Tblisi, NATO’s secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Georgia remains on a “trajectory” toward eventual membership, a move likely to keep tensions high with Russia. The NATO SG was in Tblisi along with the alliance’s 26 other ambassadors to inaugurate the NATO-Georgia commission. It is unclear whether Georgia will be given a “Membership Action Plan” when NATO meets in December.
- Update On TSF in Georgia
- Tragedies for UN Personnel in Afghanistan, Somalia
- UN Plaza: Modernizing Foreign Aid
- Bolivia – Neighbours back Bolivian leader
- U.S. – Odierno Succeeds Petraeus as Iraq Commander
- Pakistan – Afghans Free Son of Pakistani Al-Qaeda Suspect
- Russia – Nato envoys on Georgian mission
- Russia – Georgia Offers Fresh Evidence on War’s Start
- Russia – Russian business doubts stability pledge
- Russia – Georgians Blame Russia for Fires in Beloved Preserve
- Iraq – Suicide bombing kills 22 in Iraq
- Zimbabwe – US and EU keep Zimbabwe sanctions
- Australia – Australia’s biggest terror trial ends, 7 found guilty
- Australia – New head for Australia opposition
- Pakistan – Pakistan aircraft bomb militants as U.S. drones prowl
- Pakistan – Pakistan leader in UK for talks
- Pakistan – Confusion Over Afghan Border Clash
- China – As Economy Slows, China Eases Monetary Policy
- China – China Arrests Brothers in Milk Powder Probe
- Malaysia – Malaysia’s Anwar says he has majority to rule
- Malaysia – Malaysia PM rebuffs Anwar claim
- India – US hopeful on India deal
- Nigeria – Upsurge of violence in Niger Delta
- Georgia – U.S. Envoy Says Conflicts With Enclaves Shouldn’t Keep Georgia Out of NATO
- Georgia – Calls Intercepted From Georgian Cellphone Network
- Korea – North Korea tests missile engine at new site: report
- France – France frees sailors from pirates
- Thailand – Thai party rallies behind Somchai
- Thailand – Court issues second arrest warrant for ousted Thai premier
- Mexico – Blasts at Mexico national day, three dead
- Cambodia – U.S. gives first funding to Khmer Rouge trial
- Somalia – Nearly 9,500 Somalis die in insurgency: group
- Sri Lanka – Aid groups begin S Lanka retreat
- Lebanon – Lebanon factions launch dialogue
- Myanmar – Myanmar’s Junta Eases Restrictions on Opposition Leader Under House Arrest
- Mauritania – Militants Kill 12 Mauritanian Soldiers in Ambush
- Bosnia – Three-Year Sentence for War Crimes
- Cuba – U.S. Urges Cuba to Accept Aid