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15:18, november 7, 2008

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Britain lauds Gurkha killed in Afghanistan

Britain paid tribute Thursday to a Gurkha soldier killed in Afghanistan this week, the first of the Nepalese fighters to die in the conflict.

14:45, november 5, 2008

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Obama wins U.S. presidential election

Barack Obama will be the 44th president of the United States, winning an historic election to become the first African American in the White House.

14:43, november 5, 2008

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Iran warns U.S. not to violate Iranian airspace

Iran's military has warned U.S. forces in Iraq that U.S.

14:42, november 5, 2008

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Russian, Japanese FMs held informative talks in Tokyo

Japanese and Russian foreign ministers Hirofumi Nakasone and Sergei Lavrov held very informative talks on Wednesday.

14:41, november 5, 2008

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Top US general takes tour to Afghanistan

The new commander of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan arrived in Kabul Tuesday to assess efforts against insurgents, the US military said.

14:27, november 5, 2008

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Obama wins historic US election

Democratic Senator Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States.

14:38, november 4, 2008

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Obama, McCain joined by 255 other candidates for president

All the news may be about Barack Obama and John McCain, but there are 255 other candidates running to be president of the United States in Tuesday's election.

14:36, november 4, 2008

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Medvedev to raise Caucasus crisis in state of nation address

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will speak about the situation in the Caucasus in his state of the nation address next Wednesday.

14:35, november 4, 2008

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Iran FM condems US raid on solidarity visit to Syria

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and denounced last week's US helicopter raid on a Syrian village as he made a solidarity visit to Damascus on Monday.

14:33, november 4, 2008

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U.S. war aims in Afghanistan grow doubtful

U.S. war aims in Afghanistan that call for the defeat of the Taliban and a strong central government in Kabul have become increasingly unrealistic in the face of growing violence and corruption.

14:54, october 31, 2008

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Russians support U.S. presidential candidate Obama - online poll

An international online survey has found that 44% of Russians want Democratic candidate Barack Obama to win the U.S. presidential election, while only 9% support Republican John McCain.

14:53, october 31, 2008

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Iran feels economic pain as oil prices fall

Three weeks ago, a hard-line cleric close to Iran's president gloated publicly that the world financial crisis was God's punishment on the United States. The laughter, however, was short-lived.

14:52, october 31, 2008

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Russia, Venezuela to hold joint air force drills in 2009

Venezuela and Russia are planning to conduct joint air force exercises in 2009, the Venezuelan air force chief has said.

14:51, october 31, 2008

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In the hands of Afghanistan's Taliban, life is cheap

"We will behead him," threatens a 25-year-old, self-proclaimed Taliban , as day-long negotiations on the fate of a shopkeeper abducted five days ago reach a critical point.

14:45, october 29, 2008

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USA trying to set Ukraine, Russia against each other - Churkin

The United States is trying to set people of Ukraine and Russia against each other with the Great Famine issue, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said on Tuesday.

14:44, october 29, 2008

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Iran's UN envoy says no surrender to enrichment halt demand

Iran's envoy to the UN told its General Assembly on Tuesday that his country would not give in to UN Security Council demands to suspend uranium enrichment.

14:43, october 29, 2008

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RF, China premiers discuss int’l problems, economic relations

The prime ministers of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Wen Jiabao, discussed topical international problems and bilateral economic relations.

14:41, october 29, 2008

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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on contacts with militants: official

Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to make contact with militant groups through a tribal council, an Afghan official said Tuesday, after two days of talks on tackling a Taliban-led insurgency.

15:02, october 28, 2008

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Russia-EU cooperation pact talks may resume in November

The European Union could resume in November talks on a new cooperation pact with Russia, temporarily put on hold last month over Russia's military operation in Georgia, the French foreign minister

15:01, october 28, 2008

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Feds disrupt alleged plot targeting Obama

Two white supremacists allegedly plotted to go on a national killing spree, shooting and decapitating black people and ultimately targeting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, federal

15:00, october 28, 2008

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UN nuclear chief says Iran blocking progress

The U.N. nuclear chief said Monday that Iran is blocking his watchdog agency from verifying whether the nation has any ambitions for nuclear weaponry.

14:59, october 28, 2008

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Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan

Insurgents shot down a U.S.

14:05, october 24, 2008

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Iran's oil party is over, economists warn

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will have a hard time meeting his election pledge of "putting oil money on people's tables" as crude prices tumble, industrial investment shrinks and spending on

14:03, october 24, 2008

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U.S. imposes sanctions against Russian state arms exporter

The U.S. has imposed sanctions against the Russian state-run arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in connection with the alleged proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

14:02, october 24, 2008

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Russia can avoid crisis, emerge stronger: Medvedev

Russia may avoid a full-scale crisis despite global financial turmoil and can emerge from it with a more effective economy, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.

14:01, october 24, 2008

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US, UN differ on Afghan opium ebb

U.S. and U.N. experts agree that Afghanistan will harvest fewer poppy plants bound for the drug trade in 2008 after two years of record crops.

14:50, october 23, 2008

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Iran rejects idea of U.S. NGO presence: media

Iran will refuse any request by U.S.

14:49, october 23, 2008

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Russia welcomes U.S. summit on global financial crisis

Russia welcomes Washington's decision to host an international summit on the global financial crisis on November 15, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.

14:48, october 23, 2008

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USA signs agreement with Georgia on $250 mln economic aid

The United States will provide to Georgia 250 million US dollars within the framework of an economic aid package, the total volume of which will reach one billion dollars.

14:47, october 23, 2008

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Pentagon sees fewer foreign fighters slipping into Afghanistan

Fewer foreign fighters are slipping into Afghanistan since Pakistan launched its offensive in August against Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants in border tribal regions, the Pentagon said Wednesday.