http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/eu-appoints-envoy-to-middle-east-quartet/27204/ http://theglobalherald.com/eu-appoints-envoy-to-middle-east-quartet/27204/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:49:03 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27204 The European Union has appointed Mr Andreas Reinicke to represent Europe in the Middle East Quartet. Currently Germany’s ambassador to Syria, Mr Reinicke has worked in diplomacy for 25 years, mostly in the Middle East. Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said of Mr Reinicke: “He is an experienced [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/eu-appoints-envoy-to-middle-east-quartet/27204/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/macedonia-and-greece-still-not-agreed-on-naming-issue/27059/ http://theglobalherald.com/macedonia-and-greece-still-not-agreed-on-naming-issue/27059/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:52:23 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27059 Macedonia and Greece are still without agreement after two days of ambassadorial talks in New York aimed at settling a naming dispute. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia wishes to be known as the Republic of Macedonia, whilst Greece refuses to recognise any reference to the term “Macedonia” as a province of its territory shares [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/macedonia-and-greece-still-not-agreed-on-naming-issue/27059/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary/26946/ http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary/26946/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 23:19:58 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26946 Mitt Romney has won the New Hampshire primary, just one week after inching a victory over Rick Santorum in Iowa. The former governor of Massachusetts has enjoyed a blistering start to the competition to become the Republican candidate for President of the United States in 2012. His campaign team, Romney for President, has reported funds [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-new-hampshire-primary/26946/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/catherine-ashton-calls-on-malaysia-to-decriminalise-homosexuality/26864/ http://theglobalherald.com/catherine-ashton-calls-on-malaysia-to-decriminalise-homosexuality/26864/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:17:48 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26864 Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, has called on Malaysia to decriminalise homosexual conduct following the acquittal of the former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, for sodomy. The crime carries a 20 year sentence in the country. Raucous scenes erupted [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/catherine-ashton-calls-on-malaysia-to-decriminalise-homosexuality/26864/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/michele-bachmann-pulls-out-of-republican-presidential-race/26788/ http://theglobalherald.com/michele-bachmann-pulls-out-of-republican-presidential-race/26788/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:20:07 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26788 Michele Bachmann has pulled out of the race to become the Republican nomination for President after a poor showing in the Iowa Caucus. The result was a disappointment for the former Congresswoman from Minnesota who had won the earlier Iowa Straw Poll. In a statement, Bachmann thanked her campaign team and God, saying “we ran [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/michele-bachmann-pulls-out-of-republican-presidential-race/26788/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/palestinian-and-israeli-negotiators-meet-tony-blair-in-jordan-for-peace-talks/26755/ http://theglobalherald.com/palestinian-and-israeli-negotiators-meet-tony-blair-in-jordan-for-peace-talks/26755/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:07:38 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26755 Palestinian and Israeli negotiators met with Tony Blair on 3rd January 2012 in Amman, Jordan, as part of Quartet talks aimed at restarting peace negotiations between the two parties. Robert Serry, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, was also present along with representative from the European Union, Russia and the [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/palestinian-and-israeli-negotiators-meet-tony-blair-in-jordan-for-peace-talks/26755/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/whats-in-a-name-macedonia-and-greece-agree-to-resume-talks-over-title/26752/ http://theglobalherald.com/whats-in-a-name-macedonia-and-greece-agree-to-resume-talks-over-title/26752/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:48:13 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26752 Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have agreed to resume talks over the naming of the Republic of Macedonia. The United Nations will mediate discussions between the two countries in New York from 16th January 2012. Ambassador Adamantios Vassilakis of Greece and Ambassador Zoran Jolevski will attempt to reach a resolution to the [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/whats-in-a-name-macedonia-and-greece-agree-to-resume-talks-over-title/26752/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-republican-caucus-in-iowa/26706/ http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-republican-caucus-in-iowa/26706/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:37:45 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26706 Mitt Romney has secured a win at the psychologically important Republican Caucus in Iowa. Now the Republican front runner for United States President, Romney won by eight votes. The former Governor of Massachusetts and committed Mormon was almost pipped to the post by Rick Santorum, who also garnered 25% of the 122,000 votes. Mitt Romney [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/mitt-romney-wins-republican-caucus-in-iowa/26706/feed/ 1 http://theglobalherald.com/just-eight-states-block-comprehensive-ban-on-nuclear-tests/26146/ http://theglobalherald.com/just-eight-states-block-comprehensive-ban-on-nuclear-tests/26146/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:57:17 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=26146 With the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty by Indonesia, there remain just eight more states needed to ratify the treaty before it can enter into force. The so-called Annex-2 states, blocking the operation of the CTBT are: China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, and the United States. 182 [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/just-eight-states-block-comprehensive-ban-on-nuclear-tests/26146/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/herman-van-rompuy-we-need-more-europe/25884/ http://theglobalherald.com/herman-van-rompuy-we-need-more-europe/25884/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:00:51 +0000 Politics Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25884 The President of the European Council, Herman van Rompuy, has issued a clarion call to Europe’s leaders to renew their faith in the European project. In an eloquent speech marking the start of the academic year at the European University Institute in Florence, he said that his meetings with leaders in the last few weeks [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/herman-van-rompuy-we-need-more-europe/25884/feed/ 0