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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.

14:26, october 22, 2008

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Turkey elected to UN Security Council for 2009-2010

Obtaining 151 votes of the 102-member United Nations General Assembly at the elections held on October 17, 2008.

14:25, october 22, 2008

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Iranian parliamentary speaker rules out 2009 presidential bid

The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, has no plans to run in the country's 2009 presidential elections, he said in an interview on Tuesday.

14:23, october 22, 2008

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Russia-NATO Council may resume work by end of 2008

The Russia-NATO Council may resume its work by the end of this year, a senior Russian military official said on Tuesday.

14:22, october 22, 2008

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Iranian parliamentary speaker rules out 2009 presidential bid

The speaker of the Iranian parliament, Ali Larijani, has no plans to run in the country's 2009 presidential elections, he said in an interview on Tuesday.

14:26, october 21, 2008

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U.N. concerned on Iran human rights

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday expressed concerns about possible human rights abuses in Iran and urged the country to do more to combat discrimination against women and minorities.

14:25, october 21, 2008

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McCain camp blames Russian donation request on 'computer error'

John McCain's campaign has taken a brief time out from pushing his case to be the next U.S. president to admit a mistake - sending a letter to Russia's UN envoy soliciting donations.

14:11, october 21, 2008

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Lavrov confirms Qaddafi to visit Moscow in near future

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed on Tuesday that Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi will visit Moscow in the near future.

14:09, october 21, 2008

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White House condemns reported Taliban attack

The White House on Monday sharply condemned a reported Taliban attack on a bus in southern Afghanistan, calling it evidence of the Islamists' "outright war" on the people they once ruled.

14:45, october 20, 2008

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Iran warns West against talks with Taliban

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned the West on Sunday not to push for talks with the Taliban militia which had stormy relations with Tehran when it ruled Afghanistan up to 2001.

14:39, october 20, 2008

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Kadhafi to visit Russia, arms on the agenda: report

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is due to visit Moscow October 31 for talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on arms purchases and other deals, the business daily Vedomosti reported Monday.

14:38, october 20, 2008

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U.S. Europe propose several summits to discuss financial crisis

U.S. and European leaders have proposed a series of world summits to discuss the global financial crisis.

14:37, october 20, 2008

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Taliban militants kill over 30 bus passengers in Afghanistan

Taliban militants killed 31 passengers travelling in a bus from Kandahar to Kabul in Afghanistan, the country's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

14:04, october 17, 2008

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Obama keeps five-point lead on McCain

Democrat Barack Obama holds a five-point lead over Republican John McCain, with little immediate indication their final public debate did much to sway the U.S.

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