Minister of Foreign Affairs visited the U.S. to Asia in April

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Washington (Reuters)-United States Secretary of State John Kerry will do in his first visit to Asia in mid-April, an official announced Thursday.

North Korea is expected to be the main agenda during the visit.

Kerry will visit South Korea, Japan and China after attending the ministerial meeting of the G8 Foreign Ministers in London on 10 and 11 April, said a spokesman for the U.s. State Department, Victoria Nuland, the AFP report.

Minister of Foreign Affairs AS it will "discuss in full the issues of bilateral, multilateral and regional economic cooperation as well as the environment," said Nuland.

North Korea nuclear test last month that increases tension on the Korea Peninsula is expected to dominate the agenda of the talks, as well as the issue concerns a matter of hacking the Internet originating from China.

Climate change, with China as one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the world, will also be discussed in the meetings.

"The Foreign Minister will continue to assert the Government's commitment to continue to expand and improve the economy, security and u.s. strategic interests in the Asia-Pasirik," said Nuland.

Kerry "can't wait for a return visit to Asia," he added.

John Kerry, the former US senator who took over the post of Foreign Minister from Hillary Clinton on Feb. 1, has done his first foreign visit to U.S. ally countries in Europe and the Gulf.

Nuland also announced that Kerry will take part in a meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers in Brunei in June and at the same time will make a visit to the Southeast Asian countries. (T008/M014)

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AS Foreign Minister in Riyadh to discuss Iran and Syria

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Riyadh (Reuters)-United States Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday arrived in the capital of Saudi Arabia for talks with the Gulf monarchy of Iran and Syria in a deadly conflict that are being churned out.

Kerry, in his first trip to the region since taking over as Foreign Minister, attending a dinner with the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a group of six Gulf monarchies, including Saudi Arabia, AFP reported.

On Monday he will hold separate talks with each of the GCC countries.

"We thank the American commitment to Kerry with respect to the security of the region and we will share our concern about relations with Iran and developments in Syria," said Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled al-Khalifa at a press conference after meeting with five GCC partners.

Some oil-rich kingdoms of the GCC, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, have supported the rebellion in the region of Syria, while Iran supported the regime remained loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.

Kerry arrived in Riyadh after a two-day visit to Cairo where he urged Egypt's political factions to bury their differences and unite for the sake of helping revive the country's economy.

After Riyadh, Kerry will go to Abu Dhabi on Monday and then on to Qatar. (AK)

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Egypt dig the grave of Pharaoh's Minister at the Luxor

Cairo (Reuters)-Minister of Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim Antiques Ali finds new findings one grave a Minister of Pharaoh (Pharaoh) of the reign of King Ramses II, who ruled Egypt from 1304 B.C. to 1237 B.C., according to the report, Egypt's official news agency MENA on Wednesday (20/2).

The Tomb belonged to an ancient Minister Upstream and downstream Egypt in Khai Gubernuran Luxor, Ali said in one taklimat.

The newly excavated tombs were found in the same axis with the Ramesseum Temple, built during the reign of King Ramses II, Ali said as reported by Xinhua. Additionaly, some other part of the graves will be dug up after one team from one University in Belgium complete the excavation activities.

Mansour Boraik, Director of Field Excavation in Luxor, said Khai, remains Minister for 15 years and its main task is to supervise the workers who are assigned to make the King's Tomb in the Valley of the Kings and Queens.

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Israel's former Foreign Minister was convicted of corruption

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Jerusalem (Reuters)-former Foreign Minister of Israel, Avigdor Lieberman, disidang in the Jerusalem Court on corruption charges and breach of trust, Sunday.

The Council dealt with the three judges, who according to the plan opened at 12 noon GMT (7: 00 pm EST), with Lieberman declared sure would be free of all charges and returned to assume the post of Foreign Minister.

Mid-December, the Attorney General of Israel, Judah, Weinstei said he was accusing Lieberman with two violations of the promotion of former Ambassador to Israel, Belarus Zeev Ben Aryeh.

Liebermean soon resigned from his cabinet position with regard to cases that occurred in October 2008 when it became a member of Parliament.

According to the indictment, Lieberman accused told police that Israel was Aryeh contacted their counterparts in Belarus to help the investigation of cases of the case.

He then allegedly sought to reward for one position in Aryeh Latvia.

Lieberman's hard wing has been investigated by the police several times since 1996, denied the allegations against him tuuduhan, and says he was defending himself in court skan.

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India minister abandons shoelaces

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23 January 2012 Last updated at 09:22 GMT An Indian minister has pledged to wear only slip-on shoes after a young man was shown tying his laces in public.

Gauri Shankar Bisen, a minister in Madhya Pradesh state, admitted he had made a mistake and apologised.

Mr Bisen, who was attending an event at Chhindwara, said doctors had advised him not to bend forwards and the son of a family friend had tied his laces.

Mr Bisen accused rival politicians of playing the caste card by wrongly saying the boy was of a local tribe.

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After television channels showed footage of the shoe-tying, Mr Bisen said two sons of a friend had accompanied him to the function.

"I was sitting on the dais with my shoelaces untied. The boys noticed it and one of them rushed to me and tied the laces.

"The boy knew that I have had a bypass surgery recently and another hernia operation. Doctors have advised me not to bend down too much."

He added: "I admit it was my mistake and I am sorry for it. I swear that from now onwards, I will not wear any shoes with laces.

"I have specially brought from Pune six pairs of shoes without laces."

He accused the state opposition Congress party of politicising the issue and "lying" that the boy belonged to a tribal community.

"He doesn't, he is... from the same caste as me. We have family relations," Mr Bisen said.

Congress minister Kamal Nath, who was at the event, said the shoe-tying was "the most obnoxious episode" he had seen in 31 years of representing his constituency.

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Afghan minister escapes bomb bid

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23 October 2011 Last updated at 14:19 GMT Bismullah Khan was appointed interior ministry last year Afghanistan's interior minister escaped an assassination attempt after a would-be suicide bomber targeted his convoy north of the capital Kabul.

Bismullah Khan had decided at the last minute not to travel in the convoy, an interior ministry spokesman said.

The bomber approached the convoy which had parked up in Parwan province, but was shot dead before he could detonate his explosives, reports say.

There have been several high-profile assassinations in the past year.

They include President Hamid Karzai's powerful half-brother, his peace envoy, the police commander for northern Afghanistan and the governor of Kunduz province.

Earlier reports suggested Bismullah Khan had been in the convoy which had stopped on the road between Sayed Khail and Gulbahar districts to pray.

The Governor of Parwan province, Abdul Basir Salangi, told the AFP news agency that the suicide attacker emerged from his hiding place under a nearby bridge and approached the convoy.

"The bodyguards saw him and shot him. He had a suicide vest on, but the explosives didn't explode," he said.

Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told Reuters news agency that the minister had been planning to travel in the convoy, but changed his plans at the last minute for unknown reasons and sent a deputy in his usual vehicle.

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Yemeni Minister survives ' attack

27 September 2011 booth 11: 21 GMT Mohamed presented in a session was Nasser Ali, in June, while a trip to South has escaped an attack Yemen's Defense Minister on his convoy in the southern city of Aden, security officials say.

One said that a suicide bomber convoy drove a car full of explosives in Mohamed Nasser Ali and other attackers on motorcycles threw hand grenades.

At least three soldiers were killed and nine others injured, he told the BBC.

Yemen challenges is more than one security, including the fighting between political groups and an al Qaeda militancy in the South.

In connection with al-Qaeda fighters have advantage of political instability of the country as a supporter and opponent of President Ali Abdullah Saleh fight with each other in the capital, Sanaa.

There were also mass protests against Mr Saleh rule in several cities.

Mr Saleh, survivors an attack in June, back to Yemen Friday.

It was attack immediately unclear, which on Tuesday.

An official told AFP said that the Defense Minister convoy was hit as it a tunnel on the way back to his hotel links.

Some officials have been quoted, that less than 10 security officials in the convoy violated had.

Maj Gen Ali lived in Aden during visit to the South, where the three communes in the province of Abyan have taken militant recently.

The army has to try an offensive, again held control over the area.

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