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14:04, august 25, 2009

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Israel bombs Gaza smuggling tunnels

The Israeli Air Force on Tuesday bombed tunnels used for smuggling between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, killing at least three Palestinians and injuring another nine.

14:03, august 25, 2009

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Afghanistan's first election results due

First results are due Tuesday in Afghanistan's hotly contested election, which has been marred by allegations of fraud and tensions as President Hamid Karzai and his main rival claimed the lead.

14:13, august 24, 2009

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President Medvedev arrives in Buryatia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived for a working visit in Buryatia to discuss social and economic development of the Siberian Federal District.

14:06, august 24, 2009

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Iran says cooperating with IAEA, West skeptical

Iran will continue to cooperate with the U.N.

14:05, august 24, 2009

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Afghanistan poses tough choices for Obama

With the nation's top military officer calling the situation in Afghanistan dire, President Barack Obama soon may face two equally unattractive choices: increase U.S.

11:29, august 24, 2009

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Afghan challenger alleges fraud

DUSHANBE, August 24, 2009, Asia-Plus – The main challenger in presidential elections held in Afghanistan last week, Abdullah Abdullah, has alleged widespread fraud, BBC News reported on August 23.

13:49, august 21, 2009

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UN Security Council praises Afghanistan elections

The UN Security Council on Friday congratulated Afghanistan on holding presidential and provincial elections despite a series of terrorist acts throughout the country.

13:37, august 21, 2009

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More dead confirmed in Russia power plant accident

Harrowing details are emerging of the explosion and flood that devastated Russia's largest hydroelectric plant, killing at least 17 people and leaving 57 missing.

13:31, august 21, 2009

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U.S., Uzbekistan sign military cooperation agreement

The U.S. and Uzbek ministries of defense have signed an agreement on military cooperation, including training and educational exchanges, a U.S. embassy spokesman said on Thursday.

13:27, august 21, 2009

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Three US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Three US soldiers were killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, the military said Thursday, with security forces on alert for Taliban attacks during voting in presidential and provincial elections.

14:24, august 18, 2009

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Russia says arrests 8 hijackers of merchant ship: reports

Russia has arrested eight people who hijacked the merchant ship Arctic Sea, Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Tuesday.

14:20, august 18, 2009

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Israel agrees to halt West Bank construction until 2010

Israel will freeze construction in the West Bank until the beginning of 2010, the Israeli prime minister's office has said, according to Israeli media.

14:18, august 18, 2009

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Georgia’s membership of CIS ends August 18 - CIS Executive

In accordance with a decision of the CIS Foreign Ministersâ€™ Council on Georgiaâ€™s membership of the Commonwealth of Independent States of December 9, 2008 Georgia as of August 18 will be not a

14:17, august 18, 2009

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US weighs bolstering combat troops in Afghanistan

The US military was looking at freeing up more troops for combat in Afghanistan as President Barack Obama warned there would be no "quick" victory in the war.

13:36, august 17, 2009

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RF may supply large number of tanks to Venezuela – Sechin

Russian Vice Prime Minister Igor Sechin said he did not rule out that Russia would supply a large number of tanks to Venezuela.

13:35, august 17, 2009

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North Korea puts troops on alert over U.S.-South Korean drills

North Korea on Monday ordered its troops onto a state of full combat readiness as the United States and South Korea started military drills, Yonhap reported, citing the North's official KCNA agency.

13:29, august 17, 2009

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U.S. formally announces start of military training in Georgia

The United States has formally announced that it is sending a group of marines to Georgia to train its battalion for service as part of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

13:28, august 17, 2009

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Notorious warlord returns to Afghanistan to help Karzai

A notorious Afghan warlord accused of allowing the murder of hundreds, if not thousands, of prisoners and then destroying the evidence returned to Afghanistan Sunday night as part of what appears to

14:21, august 13, 2009

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Washington for constructive relations between Russia, Ukraine

Washington wants to see constructive relations between Ukraine and Russia, and supports Kiev's right to make its own choices, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.

14:16, august 13, 2009

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Medvedev, Putin meet in Sochi, take a walk

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took a walk along the Sochi embankment after a working meeting on Wednesday.

14:13, august 13, 2009

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Iran calls for ban on striking nuke facilities

Iran, whose nuclear facilities are under threat of possible Israeli military strikes, proposed Wednesday that a 150-nation conference convening in the fall ban such attacks.

14:12, august 13, 2009

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Bombs kill 14 civilians in southern Afghanistan

Two separate roadside blasts in southern Afghanistan killed 14 civilians, including three children, underscoring the high price paid by ordinary people in the conflict with the Taliban, officials

14:02, august 12, 2009

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US State Secretary arrives in Nigeria to discuss coop'n

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday to discuss matters concerning the development of democracy, anti-corruption efforts, and cooperation in the petroleum sector.

13:57, august 12, 2009

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Iran speaker rejects prison rape claims

Iran's parliament speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday rejected claims that some election protesters had been raped in custody and rapped the opposition leader who raised the allegations.

13:55, august 12, 2009

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Minister in Russia's Ingushetia shot dead

The minister of construction in Russia's turbulent Ingushetia region, Ruslan Amerkhanov, was shot dead Wednesday inside his ministerial office, officials said.

13:53, august 12, 2009

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U.S. Marines storm Taliban-held town in Afghanistan

Helicopter-borne U.S.

13:55, august 11, 2009

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Michael Jackson autopsy complete, results withheld

Coroners have finished the autopsy report in the death of Michael Jackson, but it will not be released while detectives continue their investigation, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

13:52, august 11, 2009

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Hamas, Fatah to attempt to solve problems before talks

Hamas hopes to resolve all its disputes with Fatah before inter-Palestinian talks scheduled for August 25, Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar said in Cairo.

13:47, august 11, 2009

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N. Korea awaits international response to S. Korea rocket launch

North Korea said on Monday it will closely watch the international reaction on South Korea's planned launch of a carrier rocket with a satellite on board following criticism of a similar launch

13:44, august 11, 2009

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U.S. commander seeks civilian 'surge' in Afghanistan

In addition to requesting some 45,000 additional U.S. troops in Afghanistan , the country's top American military commander will ask the Obama administration to double the number of U.S.