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14:59, december 23, 2008

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History will vindicate Bush administration, Rice says

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Monday that the Bush administration fell short of goals it had set for itself but maintained that history would prove it right.

14:57, december 23, 2008

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US wants SKorea troops in Afghanistan: report

The United States has asked South Korea to redeploy to Afghanistan the troops it has just withdrawn from Iraq, a report said Tuesday.

15:09, december 22, 2008

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Dmitry Medvedev and Mahmoud Abbas to hold talks at Kremlin

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will receive Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas at the Kremlin on Monday.

15:08, december 22, 2008

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Iran using Venezuela ties to duck UN sanctions: report

Iran is using its warm relations with Venezuela to dodge UN sanctions and use Venezuelan aircraft to ship missile parts to Syria, an Italian newspaper reported Sunday.

15:06, december 22, 2008

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Obama boosts plans to speed US economic recovery

President-elect Barack Obama has boosted plans to kickstart the ailing US economy with an ambitious goal to create three million jobs and unveiled a task force to protect working families.

15:05, december 22, 2008

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Afghanistan could get 30,000 new US troops

The top U.S.

14:58, december 19, 2008

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Russia hopes to agree new cooperation pact with EU in 2-3 years

Russia hopes to conclude a new cooperation agreement with the European Union in two or three years, a deputy foreign minister said Thursday.

14:57, december 19, 2008

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Bush considering 'orderly' auto bankruptcy

The Bush administration is looking at "orderly" bankruptcy as a possible way to deal with the desperately ailing U.S.

14:55, december 19, 2008

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Treasury moves against alleged bank front for Iran

The Bush administration moved Wednesday to clamp down financially on a New York City business suspected of acting as a front company for Iran's Bank Melli, which has been accused of providing support

14:52, december 19, 2008

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Australia's PM visits troops in Afghanistan

Australia's prime minister made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to wish Australian troops a merry Christmas and thank them for their service.

14:34, december 18, 2008

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Russia to test Obama on missile shield: U.S. envoy

Russia has become more rigid in dealing with the United States on issues such as Washington's plans for a missile shield in Europe and looks set to test the new administration of President-elect

14:32, december 18, 2008

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Russia to deploy new missiles by 2020: military

Russia will by 2020 replace its Soviet-era arsenal with new nuclear-capable intercontinental missiles that can overcome defence systems like the US missile shield, the military said Wednesday.

14:31, december 18, 2008

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Nuclear engineer jailed over Iran software plot

An engineer at the largest nuclear power plant in the United States who illegally transported software to Iran was jailed for 15 months, justice officials said Tuesday.

14:30, december 18, 2008

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Kerry: US must win hearts, too, in Afghanistan

The United States can gain security by adding more troops in Afghanistan, but only if they work to gain the trust of locals, Sen. John Kerry told.

15:01, december 17, 2008

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Russia claims US plans new bases for Central Asia

Russia's top military officer warned that Moscow felt threatened by U.S.

15:00, december 17, 2008

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U.S. under Bush embraced U.N. more than ever: Rice

Many U.N. officials and diplomats see the Bush administration as an enemy of the United Nations, but U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday cooperation with the U.N.

14:59, december 17, 2008

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Arabs want meetings on Iran's nuclear program

Arab nations concerned about Iran's nuclear program want to meet regularly with the six international powers trying to ensure that it remains peaceful, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said

14:58, december 17, 2008

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Afghanistan piles pressure on a war 'fatigued' world

The US military machine is building up its presence in Afghanistan after paying what its leaders admit is a "frightful" cost in Iraq, while no one in the West can wants to predict where the next

15:21, december 16, 2008

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Russian Federation FM Lavrov to attend two UNSC meetings, and meet Arab FMs

Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov is to attend a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting scheduled for Tuesday morning to discuss a draft resolution on the Middle East.

15:20, december 16, 2008

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Obama focuses on alternative energy, environment

Insisting on the need to develop new forms of energy, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose as his energy secretary a Nobel physics laureate who is a major promoter of alternative fuels.

15:18, december 16, 2008

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Family: Shoe thrower hates both US, Iran role

The Iraqi TV reporter who hurled his shoes at George W. Bush was kidnapped once by militants and, separately, detained briefly by the U.S. military.

15:17, december 16, 2008

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No relief in sight for war-wracked Afghanistan

Afghanistan won commitments of additional aid and more troops from the international community in 2008, but a deadly Taliban insurgency, rampant crime and an unchecked drugs trade show no sign of

14:46, december 15, 2008

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Bush pays surprise visit to Afghanistan

U.S. President George Bush paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan early on Monday morning after a five-hour stop in Iraq that saw a journalist hurl his shoes at the outgoing leader.

14:44, december 15, 2008

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Iran to urge OPEC to cut oil output by 2 mln bpd

Iran will call on the world's oil cartel at its extraordinary meeting next week to cut oil output by further 2 million barrels per day, Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari said on Sunday.

14:43, december 15, 2008

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Lavrov arrives in New York for Mideast Quartet, UN SC meetings

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in New York to participate in a ministerial meeting of the Middle East Quartet. The meeting of the Middle East Quartet mediators will begin at 15.

14:42, december 15, 2008

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Karzai says Afghanistan, Britain facing common threat

Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed his thanks in a newspaper article Monday for British support in Afghanistan and said the two countries were facing the same "disease" of violent extremism.

15:09, december 12, 2008

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White House: US can't stand fall of auto industry

The White House says the weak economy can't afford the collapse of the nation's automakers.

15:07, december 12, 2008

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China, Russia vow to step up military ties: report

Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for stronger military ties with Russia in talks with visiting Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, state media reported.

15:06, december 12, 2008

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Iran protests France over Sarkozy’s criticism of Ahmadinejad

Tehran expressed an official protest to Paris over sharp pronouncements by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, addressed to his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

15:04, december 12, 2008

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Attacks expose weakness of key Afghanistan supply route

Two sophisticated Taliban raids on NATO trucks in Pakistan have exposed the dangerous vulnerability of the vital supply route for international troops in Afghanistan through the legendary Khyber Pass.