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14:04, march 9, 2010

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Ahmadinejad to visit Afghanistan, says ministry

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to head to Afghanistan on Wednesday, his first trip to Tehran's eastern neighbour since the re-election last August of his counterpart Hamid Karzai.

14:09, march 4, 2010

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Russian diplomat says talks only way to settle Iran's nuclear pblm

There is no alternative to negotiations as the way of settling the Iranian nuclear problem, the Russian envoy Grigory Berdennikov said Wednesday at a session of the Board of Governors of the

14:06, march 4, 2010

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Chairman of US Chiefs of Staff hopes new START will be signed shortly

A new strategic offensive arms reduction treaty that should replace START-1 may be adopted within weeks, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen said.

14:03, march 4, 2010

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Russia 'yet to receive Western proposals on Iran sanctions'

The Russian mission to the UN has received no proposals from Western states concerning new sanctions against Iran, a source in the Russian delegation told on Thursday.

14:00, march 4, 2010

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US denies abandoning war on drugs in Afghanistan

The United States Wednesday rejected claims by a Russian anti-drug official that it has abandoned efforts to combat opium production in Afghanistan.

14:27, march 3, 2010

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UN GA adopts resolution on UN-CSTO cooperation development

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution aimed at the development of cooperation between the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and the United Nations.

14:22, march 3, 2010

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UN secretary general to attend Mideast Quartet meeting in Moscow

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Moscow in mid-March to attend a meeting of the Quartet of international mediators in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

14:20, march 3, 2010

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No signal on Iran sanctions for Russia's UN mission – envoy

The Russian permanent mission to the United Nations has not yet received any signal to start working on new sanctions against Iran, Russia's ambassador to the UN said on Wednesday.

14:15, march 3, 2010

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Petraeus says US took needed risk in Afghanistan

The general commanding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said Tuesday the military took a calculated risk when it warned people in the Afghan city of Marjah of a major offensive designed to clear the

14:38, march 2, 2010

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Russia close to arms reductions deal with U.S. – Medvedev

President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Russia and the United States are close to completing negotiations on a new treaty on strategic arms cuts, and expressed the hope that the document could

14:28, march 2, 2010

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Russia moves closer to Iran sanctions over nukes

Russia's president said Moscow was ready to consider new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear defiance on Monday and the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned that he cannot confirm

14:20, march 2, 2010

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Russia and US close in on nuclear disarmament deal

Russia and the United States are getting close to a deal on reducing their nuclear arsenals through a follow-up to the START treaty, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and US officials said Monday.

14:15, march 2, 2010

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Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize

14:56, march 1, 2010

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High-ranking U.S. officials to visit China in bid to improve ties

High-ranking U.S.

14:53, march 1, 2010

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Medvedev, Sarkozy to discuss Iran and European security

The situation with Iran will be one of the thorniest issues in the international agenda of talks to be held between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in

14:49, march 1, 2010

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Iran: US behind IAEA charge the Iran making bomb

Iran's supreme leader charged Sunday that U.S. and its allies are behind the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency's claim that Iran may be making nuclear bombs, despite its repeated denials.

14:47, march 1, 2010

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Afghanistan protects newly rediscovered rare bird

Afghanistan's fledging conservation agency moved Sunday to protect one of the world's rarest birds after the species was rediscovered in the war-ravaged country's northeast.

14:44, february 26, 2010

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Medvedev, Lavrov, high-placed diplomat discuss new START drafting

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had working meetings with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the director of the Foreign Ministry’s department for security and disarmament, Anatoly Antonov, who

14:41, february 26, 2010

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U.S. death toll in Afghanistan reaches 1,000 troops

The Associated Press - The number of U.S. service personnel killed in Afghanistan since military operations began in 2001 has reached 1,000, the icasualties.org web site reported on Tuesday.

15:35, february 24, 2010

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Medvedev, Lavrov, high-placed diplomat discuss new START drafting

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had working meetings with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the director of the Foreign Ministry’s department for security and disarmament, Anatoly Antonov, who

15:33, february 24, 2010

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Japan offers to enrich uranium for Iran: report

Japan has offered to enrich uranium for Iran to allow it access to nuclear power while allaying international fears it might be seeking an atomic weapon, the Nikkei business daily reported Wednesday.

15:30, february 24, 2010

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Clinton urges Russia to "push hard" for arms treaty

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged her Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov to speed up work on the new arms reduction treaty, a State Department spokesman said.

15:27, february 24, 2010

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U.S. death toll in Afghanistan reaches 1,000 troops

The number of U.S. service personnel killed in Afghanistan since military operations began in 2001 has reached 1,000, the icasualties.org web site reported on Tuesday.

14:57, february 11, 2010

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Iran vows to produce nuclear fuel only for domestic use

Iran's nuclear chief has said that Iran will use 20%- enriched uranium to produce nuclear fuel solely for domestic purposes.

14:49, february 11, 2010

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China urges more diplomacy on Iran

The Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved through diplomatic means, China said on Thursday, just days after Washington had urged new "significant" sanctions against Tehran.

14:47, february 11, 2010

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Lavrov departs for Havana - 1st leg of Central America tour

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday departed for Havana - the first leg of his Central American tour during which he will also visit Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico.

14:43, february 11, 2010

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US may send more troops to northern Afghanistan: official

US commanders are weighing plans to send more American troops to northern Afghanistan, a region under the command of German forces, a US official said on Tuesday.

14:33, february 10, 2010

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International community ready to help Iran get medical isotopes

The international community is ready to help Iran import medical isotopes from abroad, which would make Islamic republic's new uranium enrichment plan "unnecessary", the U.S.

14:28, february 10, 2010

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Israel says peace talks with Palestine may resume in 'near future'

Israel and Palestine may resume indirect peace talks, which have been stalled for more than a year due to Israel's refusal to halt settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, "in the

14:25, february 10, 2010

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Ahmadinejad to visit Afghanistan, says ministry

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is to head to Afghanistan on Wednesday, his first trip to Tehran's eastern neighbour since the re-election last August of his counterpart Hamid Karzai.

Russian diplomat says talks only way to settle Iran's nuclear pblm

There is no alternative to negotiations as the way of settling the Iranian nuclear problem, the Russian envoy Grigory Berdennikov said Wednesday at a session of the Board of Governors of the

Chairman of US Chiefs of Staff hopes new START will be signed shortly

A new strategic offensive arms reduction treaty that should replace START-1 may be adopted within weeks, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen said.

Russia 'yet to receive Western proposals on Iran sanctions'

The Russian mission to the UN has received no proposals from Western states concerning new sanctions against Iran, a source in the Russian delegation told on Thursday.

US denies abandoning war on drugs in Afghanistan

The United States Wednesday rejected claims by a Russian anti-drug official that it has abandoned efforts to combat opium production in Afghanistan.

UN GA adopts resolution on UN-CSTO cooperation development

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday adopted a resolution aimed at the development of cooperation between the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and the United Nations.

UN secretary general to attend Mideast Quartet meeting in Moscow

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Moscow in mid-March to attend a meeting of the Quartet of international mediators in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

No signal on Iran sanctions for Russia's UN mission – envoy

The Russian permanent mission to the United Nations has not yet received any signal to start working on new sanctions against Iran, Russia's ambassador to the UN said on Wednesday.

Petraeus says US took needed risk in Afghanistan

The general commanding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan said Tuesday the military took a calculated risk when it warned people in the Afghan city of Marjah of a major offensive designed to clear the

Russia close to arms reductions deal with U.S. – Medvedev

President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that Russia and the United States are close to completing negotiations on a new treaty on strategic arms cuts, and expressed the hope that the document could

Russia moves closer to Iran sanctions over nukes

Russia's president said Moscow was ready to consider new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear defiance on Monday and the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned that he cannot confirm

Russia and US close in on nuclear disarmament deal

Russia and the United States are getting close to a deal on reducing their nuclear arsenals through a follow-up to the START treaty, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and US officials said Monday.

Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants, who have launched strikes around the country as NATO forces seize

High-ranking U.S. officials to visit China in bid to improve ties

High-ranking U.S.

Medvedev, Sarkozy to discuss Iran and European security

The situation with Iran will be one of the thorniest issues in the international agenda of talks to be held between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in

Iran: US behind IAEA charge the Iran making bomb

Iran's supreme leader charged Sunday that U.S. and its allies are behind the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency's claim that Iran may be making nuclear bombs, despite its repeated denials.

Afghanistan protects newly rediscovered rare bird

Afghanistan's fledging conservation agency moved Sunday to protect one of the world's rarest birds after the species was rediscovered in the war-ravaged country's northeast.

Medvedev, Lavrov, high-placed diplomat discuss new START drafting

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had working meetings with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the director of the Foreign Ministry’s department for security and disarmament, Anatoly Antonov, who

U.S. death toll in Afghanistan reaches 1,000 troops

The Associated Press - The number of U.S. service personnel killed in Afghanistan since military operations began in 2001 has reached 1,000, the icasualties.org web site reported on Tuesday.

Medvedev, Lavrov, high-placed diplomat discuss new START drafting

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had working meetings with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the director of the Foreign Ministry’s department for security and disarmament, Anatoly Antonov, who

Japan offers to enrich uranium for Iran: report

Japan has offered to enrich uranium for Iran to allow it access to nuclear power while allaying international fears it might be seeking an atomic weapon, the Nikkei business daily reported Wednesday.

Clinton urges Russia to "push hard" for arms treaty

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged her Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov to speed up work on the new arms reduction treaty, a State Department spokesman said.

U.S. death toll in Afghanistan reaches 1,000 troops

The number of U.S. service personnel killed in Afghanistan since military operations began in 2001 has reached 1,000, the icasualties.org web site reported on Tuesday.

Iran vows to produce nuclear fuel only for domestic use

Iran's nuclear chief has said that Iran will use 20%- enriched uranium to produce nuclear fuel solely for domestic purposes.

China urges more diplomacy on Iran

The Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved through diplomatic means, China said on Thursday, just days after Washington had urged new "significant" sanctions against Tehran.

Lavrov departs for Havana - 1st leg of Central America tour

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday departed for Havana - the first leg of his Central American tour during which he will also visit Nicaragua, Guatemala and Mexico.

US may send more troops to northern Afghanistan: official

US commanders are weighing plans to send more American troops to northern Afghanistan, a region under the command of German forces, a US official said on Tuesday.

International community ready to help Iran get medical isotopes

The international community is ready to help Iran import medical isotopes from abroad, which would make Islamic republic's new uranium enrichment plan "unnecessary", the U.S.

Israel says peace talks with Palestine may resume in 'near future'

Israel and Palestine may resume indirect peace talks, which have been stalled for more than a year due to Israel's refusal to halt settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, "in the

Russian foreign minister to meet with former US secretary of state

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet on Wednesday with former U.S.