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14:03, october 17, 2008

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Iran's Khatami stays mum over mooted presidential bid

Iranian former reformist president Mohammad Khatami is keeping mum about whether he will run again in next June's election, despite pressure from other politicians and from friends to go for it.

14:02, october 17, 2008

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Russia to start pumping billions into banks

Russia will start pumping more than $80 billion into Russian banks early next week to help ease a growing credit crunch, the finance minister said Thursday.

14:01, october 17, 2008

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Chains or drugs: treatment for Afghanistan's mentally ill

The mentally ill in Afghanistan, a country destroyed by three decades of conflict, have been counted at about two million, according to the World Health Organisation.

14:41, october 16, 2008

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McCain, Obama get tough, personal in final debate

John McCain repeatedly assailed Barack Obama's character and campaign positions on taxes, abortion and more Wednesday night, hoping to transform their final presidential debate into a launching pad

14:40, october 16, 2008

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Iranian leader calls financial crisis payback for West's 'crimes'

The current global financial crisis is payback for the West's "crimes" and "aggressive" policies, Iran's president said on Wednesday.

14:39, october 16, 2008

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Russian, NKorean diplomats to discuss political, trade cooperation

Sergei Lavrov and Pak Ui Chun will discuss prospects for bilateral cooperation in politics and trade, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said on Tuesday, in connection with the

14:37, october 16, 2008

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Winter letup by Taliban unlikely in Afghanistan

Taliban insurgents probably won't ease up on attacks in Afghanistan this winter as they have in the past, because their influence has spread beyond traditional strongholds to provinces around Kabul,

14:00, october 15, 2008

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Iran ready to resume talks on Iraq with U.S.

Tehran is ready to resume talks with Washington on security problems in Iraq, a spokesman for the Iranian embassy in Baghdad said Tuesday.

13:58, october 15, 2008

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Russia says Geneva talks pointless without S.Ossetia, Abkhazia

Talks on the Georgia conflict in Geneva this week will produce no meaningful results if officials from breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia do not participate, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman

13:56, october 15, 2008

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Bush announces new measures to help banking sector

The U.S. government will buy shares of U.S. banks and financial institutions to help stabilize the economy amid the ongoing global financial crisis, President George W. Bush said on Tuesday.

13:54, october 15, 2008

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Taliban attacks won't ease in winter, UN rep says

Taliban insurgents probably won't ease up on attacks in Afghanistan this winter as they have in the past, because their influence has spread beyond traditional strongholds to provinces around Kabul,

14:36, october 14, 2008

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Tehran hopes for continuation of Iran Six talks

Tehran is counting on the continuation of talks with the Iran Six group of world powers despite a new UN resolution being passed against the country, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said on

14:34, october 14, 2008

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RF fulfils obligations on withdrawal of troops from Georgia – Kouchner

Russia fulfilled its obligations on the withdrawal of troops from Georgia, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Monday.

14:30, october 14, 2008

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U.S. to take part in Russia-Georgia talks: diplomats

The United States will join the talks Russia and Georgia are holding on Wednesday following their war in August, diplomats said on Monday.

14:29, october 14, 2008

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Afghan violence kills 14 Taliban, 8 civilians

Afghan and foreign troops killed 14 Taliban insurgents and eight civilians died in a string of attacks, Afghan officials and the U.S. military said on Monday.

14:14, october 13, 2008

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US announces removal of N Korea of terrorist blacklist

The United States announced on Saturday it would take North Korea off its terrorism blacklist amid faltering denuclearisation talks in the final months of the Bush administration.

14:13, october 13, 2008

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Iran says ready to answer 'valid' questions on nuclear program

Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said Saturday it was ready to answer any questions the UN nuclear watchdog had about the Iranian nuclear program, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

14:12, october 13, 2008

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Russia fires long range missiles

Russia fired three long-range missiles and pronounced its nuclear deterrent strong in an extraordinary show of force experts said had not been seen anywhere since the days of the Cold War.

14:11, october 13, 2008

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Afghan war not lost: US general

The commander of international forces in Afghanistan, US General David McKiernan, said Sunday that the West had not lost the war against Islamic insurgents but more troops and equipment were needed

14:41, october 9, 2008

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Russia completes troop pullout from S.Ossetia buffer zone

Russia completed the withdrawal of its peacekeepers from a buffer zone near South Ossetia on Wednesday, two days ahead of the agreed deadline, the commander of the Russian peacekeepers in the region

14:40, october 9, 2008

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Six powers to discuss Iran in a few days: US

The six powers trying to scale back Iran's nuclear ambitions will consult soon via telephone about the "next steps" to take at the United Nations, a State Department official said Wednesday.

14:39, october 9, 2008

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U.S. pledges support for any new political coalition in Ukraine

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday Washington is ready to work with any political coalition in Ukraine that might emerge in the wake of the country's political crisis.

14:37, october 9, 2008

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U.S. to call for more NATO troops for Afghanistan

The United States will appeal to NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, despite the prospect of spending cuts because of the global financial crisis.

14:09, october 8, 2008

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Obama, McCain assail Russia in presidential debate

The U.S. presidential candidates assailed Russia on Tuesday, with Democrat Barack Obama saying Moscow had engaged in "evil" behavior and Republican John McCain saying it was "maybe" an evil empire.

14:07, october 8, 2008

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Iran: six powers "unreasonable" in nuclear row

Iran has accused six major powers of "unreasonable behavior" over its disputed nuclear program, but the European Union said on Tuesday it would stick to a dual approach combining diplomacy with the

14:06, october 8, 2008

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Russia's Lavrov to attend CIS foreign ministerial meeting

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend a CIS foreign ministerial meeting in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on October 9, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday .

14:05, october 8, 2008

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NATO allies face call to step up opium battle

NATO's top commander and Afghanistan's defence minister will urge allies Thursday to take new steps to crack down on the opium trade as the trafficking generates vital funds for the Taliban-led

14:37, october 6, 2008

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Rice: US not trying to undermine Russia

U.S. efforts to build closer ties to this energy-rich former Soviet republic are not meant to undermine Russian influence in Central Asia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.

14:36, october 6, 2008

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Iran does not believe Israel, US will attack: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, in an interview published Monday, said his country did not believed Israel or the United States would launch a military strike against Iran over its

14:35, october 6, 2008

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Russia starts pull-back from Georgian war zones

Russian forces in Georgia removed a first checkpoint Sunday and began dismantling others as part of an expected troop pull-back after August's war over the South Ossetia rebel region.