Alliance of Civilizations Forum to Begin
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"Zapatero is trying to leave his mark on the international scene"  The world is in urgent need of dialogue between Western and Muslim countries as a way to combat terrorism, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday as he opened an international forum.'Never in our lifetime has there been a more desperate need for constructive and committed dialogue, among individuals, among communities, among cultures, among and between nations,' Ban said in Madrid at the start of a two-day meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations, a U.N.-backed initiative aimed at encouraging dialogue between the West and Muslim countries. Read more
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Hezron Masitsa of the Alternatives to Violence Program in Nairobi, Kenya, says the time has come to find common ground.
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"There will be no solution on the question of Iran, on the question of Darfur, on the question of North Korea, without strong and positive Chinese involvement"  Top diplomats from 46 countries in Asia and Europe will meet in Germany starting today for talks ranging from the Darfur conflict and the North Korean and Iranian nuclear crises to global warming. via Taipei Times
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General Motors Corp. said Friday it would host a series of economic development forums around the globe in an effort to share the expertise it has acquired through various local projects.
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European Union leaders already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.
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DEAD SEA, Jordan, Dec. 1--The official purpose of the third annual session of the U.S.-backed Forum for the Future was to promote democracy around the world. But there were no plans for a joint statement on universal freedoms, since efforts to compose such a missive at last year's forum meeting dissolved into bickering....
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Text of report by Ghanaian GBC radio on 25 June  An official website has been set up for the forthcoming AU [African Union] summit in Accra. The website address is www dot au summit dot org dot gh [www.ausummit-accra.org.gh].
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The sixth annual meeting of the Baltic Forum opens in Hamburg on Sunday. Relations will Russia will be an item on the agenda.
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Iranian scholar Abdul-Karim Soroush is scheduled to participate in a conference cosponsored by the German-American Research Institute in Heidelberg, Germany from November 12 to 13.
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LONDON, Oct 14 (IPS) - London is preparing to host the third European  Social Forum (ESF) after meetings in Florence in 2002 and Paris  in 2003.
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Iraq News, The two-day conference in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh will start with a meeting of the foreign ministers of Iraq, its six neighbours and Egypt.
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The world&#39;s top diplomats joined officials of Iraq and its neighbors Tuesday to open a conference to discuss the future of the war-torn country.
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India and Pakistan are holding the first meeting of a joint panel to discuss ways to combat terrorism.
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A group of world figures calls for efforts to heal the growing divide between Muslim and Western societies. Send us your views.
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THE HAGUE, Nov 26 (IPS) - Parliamentarians from the African, Caribbean and  Pacific (ACP) group of countries agreed this week on setting up a  joint 'parliament' to improve internal cohesion and to  gain influence with the European Union, World Trade Organisation  and other bodies.
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HANOI, Vietnam  - An Asia-Europe forum accepted  Myanmar and 12 other new members Thursday ahead of a summit  strained by Yangon's human rights record and detention of  democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Despite earlier tussle, the two companies announce joint participation in a forum aimed at promoting security best practices.