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...with Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin - both veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council. With world capitals swirling with rumors that Israel might bomb Iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon, Bush intended to press China and Russia for stiffer economic sanctions against Tehran, which has consistently refused to suspend its uranium-enrichment program. To Bush, time is critical; not only is his term running out, but the world's ability to keep Iran from nukes through diplomacy is also fading. As the Olympics began, the world's most dangerous game...
...Chinese counterpart, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin - both veto wielding members of the U.N. Security Council. With world capitals now awash in rumors about what Israel might do militarily to prevent the government in Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, Bush will press China and Russia for stiffer economic sanctions against Tehran, which is resolutely refusing to suspend its uranium enrichment program. Tehran let another informal deadline pass last weekend, and reiterated it had no intention of stopping its enrichment, which it again said is for peaceful purposes only...
...standardize and tighten their immigration and asylum policies. The pact (slated to be finalized at an October summit) was drafted by France, which has made immigration reform a centerpiece of the six-month E.U. presidency it assumed on July 1. Officials rejected criticism that the accord--which calls for stiffer border controls and expulsion policies and an alignment of asylum rules--was intended to crack down on immigration. The proposal reached consensus only after certain elements, including an "integration contract" dictating immigrants' behavior, were removed. An estimated 8 million illegal immigrants reside...
...Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said that in his call to CEO Karsten Ottenberg, Steinmeier underlined the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe and the mounting calls for stiffer sanctions on the Mugabe regime. She said the ministry had been holding talks with the company for several weeks...
...about attacking Anjouan's airport and roaring into tiny Moutsamoudou town - the entire island has a population of just 240,000 and its biggest claim to prominence is as the world's premier exporter of ylang-ylang flowers - only highlights how uneasy the organization becomes in the face of stiffer opposition...