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14:18, september 26, 2008

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Putin said he is sure that diplomatic relations with Georgia would be restored in the future

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he is sure that diplomatic relations with Georgia would be restored in the future.

14:18, september 26, 2008

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Russia offers Chavez nuclear help amid US tensions

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was to meet Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Friday after Russia risked Washington's wrath by offering the fierce US foe help developing nuclear energy.

14:16, september 26, 2008

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Ahmadinejad speaks with church groups in New York

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had dinner on Thursday with around 200 people of various faiths including Mennonites, Jews and Zoroastrians who said they wanted to promote peace by meeting such

14:15, september 26, 2008

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Afghan army slowly pulls itself up by bootstraps

Afghan army recruit Mohammad Sediq is sitting out his class at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul because his feet became swollen after he wore ill-fitting military boots without socks.

14:20, september 25, 2008

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Lavrov to hold a series of meetings in New York

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will on Thursday meet U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.

14:19, september 25, 2008

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U.S. military experts discuss missile radar in Prague

U.S. military experts have started consultations in Prague on the deployment of a missile-defense radar in the Czech Republic, the Czech Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

14:18, september 25, 2008

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Iran Six ministerial officials to meet in coming days

The six negotiators on the Iranian nuclear issue will meet in the coming days at the level of foreign ministries' political directors due to the postponement of ministerial talks, France's Foreign

14:17, september 25, 2008

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Return to Kabul, in a cordon of fear

The rows of bombed-out and upturned Soviet era-planes that littered the ground at Kabul airport when I left five years ago are gone.

14:55, september 23, 2008

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Top U.S. officer pleads for cooperation with Moscow

The top U.S. military officer pleaded on Monday for continued cooperation with Russia despite Moscow's widely condemned military action in Georgia.

14:54, september 23, 2008

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Russia's Lavrov to push new European security deal at UN

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will promote the idea of a new European security treaty this week when he attends the UN General Assembly, a RIA Novosti correspondent said Tuesday.

14:52, september 23, 2008

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IAEA makes little progress on Iran's nuclear program – ElBaradei

The UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday it had not been able to make much progress on the issue of a possible military aspect to Iran's nuclear program.

14:48, september 23, 2008

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Gates: Building Afghan forces is biggest challenge

The biggest challenge in Afghanistan is building reliable and capable Afghan security forces, and U.S. commanders still have too few troops to do the job, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.

14:28, september 22, 2008

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Iran will stop any aggression, if attacked – president

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic's military will "break the hands" of any aggressor, if attacked.

14:27, september 22, 2008

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Russian warships head to the Atlantic, Caribbean

A Russian naval task force departed Monday on a tour of duty in the Atlantic Ocean, including joint naval drills with the Venezuelan navy in November, a Navy spokesman said.

14:26, september 22, 2008

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At least 53 killed in hotel blast in Pakistan

At least 53 people were killed and another 226 injured in a suicide bomb attack on the Marriott hotel in Pakistan's capital on Saturday, Pakistani officials said on Sunday.

14:24, september 22, 2008

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Account' of ambush of French troops in Afghanistan: minister

France's defence minister confirmed Monday the existence of a NATO officer's "account" of a deadly ambush of French soldiers last month, after a newspaper cited what it said was a report that said

15:06, september 19, 2008

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Rice says Russia will fail in bid for regime change in Georgia

Russia will fail to attain its strategic goal of ousting the government of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, U.S. State Secretary Condoleezza Rice said Thursday.

15:05, september 19, 2008

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Iran completes large-scale Air Force, air defense drills

Iran has completed a three-day series of Air Force and missile defense exercises throughout the country, the Air Force commander said Thursday.

15:03, september 19, 2008

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Russia’s OSCE envoy calls for inviting S Ossetia to OSCE sessions

Western partnersâ€™ non-recognition of South Ossetiaâ€™s independence cannot create an obstacle for Tskhinvalâ€™s officials to be invited to different OSCE discussions concerning their country,

15:01, september 19, 2008

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NATO force to investigate friendly fire claim

The NATO-led force said it would investigate with Afghan authorities claims that its soldiers may have killed three Afghans, including a district chief, after mistaking them for Taliban.

14:34, september 18, 2008

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Russia may sell more air defense systems to Iran

Russia is negotiating the delivery of more air defense systems to Iran despite Western demands for a halt in sales to Tehran over its refusal to stop uranium enrichment, the head of Russia's arms

14:32, september 18, 2008

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Iran seeks to encourage dialogue in Georgia-Russia standoff

The Iranian foreign minister, currently visiting Georgia, said Wednesday that his country is closely following events in the Caucasus and wants Russia and Georgia to consider all possibilities to

14:29, september 18, 2008

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U.S. could use Georgia as bridgehead to attack Iran – Rogozin

Georgia would be an ideal bridgehead for a U.S. invasion of Iran, Russia's NATO envoy said Wednesday.

14:23, september 18, 2008

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France criticizes lack of European arms spending

A shortage of international troops in Afghanistan reflects insufficient defense spending across most of Europe, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said Wednesday during a visit to Australia.

15:16, september 17, 2008

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NATO chief: Russia can't block Georgia from NATO

NATO's chief declared Tuesday that Russian tanks and troops cannot block Georgia from joining NATO, but he acknowledged internal disagreement over how long the pro-Western nation must wait for

15:13, september 17, 2008

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AIG rescued by Fed, Barclays buys Lehman U.S. unit

Capping an extraordinary day in financial markets, U.S. authorities pieced together an emergency $85 billion rescue of insurance company American International Group Inc (AIG.

15:11, september 17, 2008

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Iran scoffs at U.S., Israeli military threats

Israel and the United States lack the ability to commit an act of aggression against Iran in an effort to destroy its nuclear installations, the Iranian president's senior military advisor said

15:09, september 17, 2008

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Gates expresses regret for civilian deaths

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday expressed "personal regret" for recent U.S. airstrikes that killed Afghan civilians, and pledged more accurate targeting in future.

14:59, september 16, 2008

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63rd session of UNGA to open in NYC Tuesday

A regular, the 63rd, session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) begins its work at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday.

14:58, september 16, 2008

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UN nuclear watchdog says Iran blocking arms probe

A new International Atomic Energy Agency report said Monday that Iran has repeatedly blocked a U.N. investigation into allegations it tried to make nuclear arms and the probe is now deadlocked.