Treaties

U.S. faces challenges trying to charge Edward Snowden

2013-06-13 04:00:00

WASHINGTON – Experts said the Justice Department faces challenges in bringing criminal charges against self-proclaimed leaker Edward Snowden but probably was moving as quickly as possible to take the 29-year-old former National Security Agency...

Hong Kong may not be asylum NSA leaker Edward Snowden hoped for

2013-06-10 06:05:00

BEIJING -- Of all the places in the world for man on the run from the U.S. government, Hong Kong was an unlikely destination for Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old contractor identified as the source of leaks about the U.S. electronic surveillance program....

Russia, Japan renew quest for elusive WWII peace treaty

2013-05-01 05:00:00

World War II lingers for Russia and Japan. Nearly 68 years after the fighting ended, the two Asian powers have yet to sign a peace treaty. That could change now that the leaders of both countries have solid nationalist credentials and could pull off...

Power of global arms treaty hinges on next steps, activists say

2013-04-02 14:27:00

A new United Nations pact to regulate the global weapons trade was cheered by human rights and humanitarian groups, but its power will depend on how stringently it is followed. Like many international agreements, the arms trade treaty does not have a...

U.N. passes treaty regulating arms sales

2013-04-02 10:10:00

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands...

Global arms trade treaty still has a shot, backers say

2013-03-29 17:34:00

A groundbreaking pact to regulate the global weapons trade still has a chance of� success after Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked the draft treaty at the United Nations this week.� But even if the treaty passes, its power will hinge on how nations...

Britain blocks extradition of hacker who broke into Pentagon computers

2012-10-16 06:13:31

France approves European treaty on public-spending limits

2012-10-09 10:32:42

Clinton visits Egypt for first meeting with Islamist president

2012-07-14 16:35:18

Mexico signs anti-piracy treaty, setting up battle with activists

2012-07-13 21:34:42

Clinton urges Egypt's military chief to cooperate with new president

2012-07-15 16:34:03

Global arms treaty hits resistance as deadline ticks down

2012-07-27 15:33:43

Kyrgyz soldiers take part in the joint military exercises of Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian nations, members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), at the Ala-Too training ground, some 20 km outside the capital Bishkek.

2011-09-21 00:00:00

Kyrgyz soldiers take part in the joint military exercises of Rapid Deployment Forces of the Central Asian nations, members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), at the Ala-Too training ground, some 20 km outside the capital Bishkek.

2011-09-21 00:00:00

A tourist poses under the 'Broken Chair' sculpture by artist Daniel Berset at the Place des Nations near the offices of the United Nations in Geneva. The sculpture commissioned by Handicap International was installed on 1997 to urge all countries to sign the Mine Ban Treaty and to honor their

2011-02-23 00:00:00