http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Diplomacy headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:00:20 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=467 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10631678&ref=rss This was diplomacy at its rawest. Behind closed doors and away from the glare of public declarations of friendship and goodwill, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd this week sat down with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to seek mercy... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10631478&ref=rss Britain, Malawi's main bilateral donor, has cut aid to the southern African nation this year after Malawi bought a US$13 million ($19 million) presidential jet last year, a senior British diplomat said. Gwen Hines, head of the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:10:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10631483&ref=rss Justice Minister Simon Power is heading to New York tomorrow to defend New Zealand's use of Tasers, the Bill of Rights Act, and its record on the Treaty of Waitangi at the United Nations Human Rights Committee.Mr Power will face... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10631245&ref=rss CANBERRA - Australia and Indonesia have announced new moves to boost security, economic and other key relations during a three-day state visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.The often troubled relationship between the two... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10631212&ref=rss PARIS - She is Europe's most powerful woman. But that's just in theory.Just 100 days into her job as the European Union's first foreign affairs chief, Baroness Ashton has been variously characterised as a stooge, a pygmy, a jellyfish... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10631209&ref=rss HAVANA - A Cuban dissident on a 14-day hunger strike to demand the release of ailing political prisoners has refused a Spanish offer of asylum, saying yesterday that he is determined to continue with his protest until he dies.Guillermo... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10631021&ref=rss Has New Zealand sold out to Japan by backing a compromise proposal before the International Whaling Commission which would reopen the door to commercial slaughter of whales, albeit in limited numbers?The answer is an emphatic... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10630994&ref=rss CANBERRA - Indonesia's President arrived yesterday for his first official visit to Australia, where he will attempt to ease tensions between the two countries over a surge in asylum seekers using Indonesia as a launch point for Australian... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10630887&ref=rss Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has postponed an official visit to New Zealand scheduled for next week.A spokesman from Foreign Minister Murray McCully's office said the visit had been postponed as opposed to cancelled.Overseas... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:14:18 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10630803&ref=rss RAMALLAH - A sceptical Palestinian leadership agreed yesterday to hold United States-mediated peace talks with Israel for four months, effectively ending a 14-month breakdown in communications between the two sides.Yesterday's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10630655&ref=rss Any deal with Japan to allow whaling would have to be very attractive to get New Zealand support, Foreign Minister Murray McCully says.Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has repeated his threat to take Japan to the International... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10630642&ref=rss New Zealand International Whaling Commission (IWC) representative Sir Geoffrey Palmer has defended a new proposal on commercial whaling after harsh criticism from anti-whaling groups.The proposal, presented to the IWC at a informal... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/diplomacy/news/article.cfm?c_id=467&objectid=10630334&ref=rss The next time you see an action hero save the world and get the girl, he may be wearing a blue helmet. That, at least, is the latest cunning plan from the United Nations, which wants the film industry's help in polishing its public... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200