Tensions simmer at summit on Iraq
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SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- Iraq&#39;s foreign minister told an international conference Tuesday that US-led forces are &quot;essential&quot; to stabilize his war-torn country and to guarantee its national elections in January.
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World leaders gathering at the United Nations confront a depressing global agenda dominated by new terrorist threats, a humanitarian disaster in Sudan, turmoil in Iraq, and a growing gap between the richest and poorest inhabitants of planet Earth.
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PARIS, Nov 22 (IPS) - The differences between France and Iraq entered a  new phase at the summit that began at the Egyptian resort Sharm  el-Sheikh Monday.
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The United States and their adversaries in Iran and Syria may for the first time since the Iraq war began meet face to face at a conference next month to discuss the situation in Iraq.
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Differences between France and the  United States over how much of Iraq's debt to cancel hardened  on Saturday as the two attended a meeting aimed at promoting  international harmony.
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In the first regional conference on Iraq since the US-led invasion, 20 countries that had been sharply divided over the Iraq
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President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed yesterday about whether conditions are improving in Iraq as the president continued to question his opponent&#39;s ability to lead.
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The United States and its major economic allies struggled yesterday to resolve deep differences over how best to relieve the heavy debt burden for Iraq and the world&#39;s poorest countries.
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Representatives from Iraq's different communities are to holds talks aimed at curbing bloodshed in the country.
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Police clashed with rock-throwing protesters Friday as world leaders gathered for a weekend summit of 21 Pacific Rim economies to discuss trade and security and network with one another.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders on Saturday to tell them Washington was disappointed with their efforts to reconcile warring factions.
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Countries taking part in a conference on Iraq differ on how to assist the nation but strongly support the interim government&#39;s
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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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President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki postponed for a day their crisis talks on Iraq, but officials played down any link between the schedule change and a memo suggesting tensions between the two leaders.
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Halting violent sectarian strife in Iraq, especially in Baghdad, will dominate President Bush's summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki next week in the Middle East.
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LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair came under intense attack from rivals Wednesday in a parliamentary session on Iraq that demonstrated the potency of the issue and Blair&#39;s inability to turn the national agenda to domestic matters.
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Iraqi leaders met for a second day on Monday to pick an interim national assembly but fighting in Najaf dominated the event, piling pressure on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to hold more talks with Shi'ite rebels.