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Turkey Getting US Intelligence on Kurds

The U.S. acknowledged Wednesday it has undertaken military moves against Kurdish rebels in Iraq after asserting for weeks that their strikes in Turkey were a diplomatic matter. Pentagon officials are now starting to say publicly that

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Musharraf faces up to an emergency

KARACHI – With Admiral William J Fallon, US commander of CENTCOM, due in Pakistan on Thursday to finalize collaboration on pressing issues concerning the “war on terror” in Pakistan and Afghanistan, besides addressing the tension over Iran, top decision-makers in Islamabad are in a quandary. The issue is

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Russia determined to keep tactical nuclear arms for potential aggressors

Tactical nuclear weapons will remain in the arsenal of the Russian Armed Forces, a top Defense Ministry official, Colonel-General Vladimir Verkhovtsev said. “The situation that we have on our southern borders is quite complicated. We border on nuclear powers. That is why Russia’s possession

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Aoun and Hariri try to break Beirut logjam with Paris talks

The much-awaited meeting between parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri and Change and Reform Bloc leader MP Michel Aoun was held in Paris Wednesday at a hotel away from the media spotlight. Reports indicated a positive mood after the first of two scheduled meetings, which went on for three hours. …

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Andrei Lugovoy and his business partner Dmitry Kovtun have been holding a press conference in Moscow

Andrei Lugovoy, the ex-KGB bodyguard turned businessman, accused in the United Kingdom of killing ex-Russian security service officer Alexander Litvinenko, and his business partner Dmitry Kovtun have been holding a press conference in Moscow today. Lugovoy announced during the press conference that he and his relatives fell under “nuclear terrorism”

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Falak-ol-Aflak for Iran-Morocco Stamp Theme

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Falak-ol-Aflak Citadel in Lorestan province has been chosen as the theme of a joint stamp to be issued by Iran and Morocco. Announcing this, Latif Rohani, head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization’s (ICHHTO) Culture and

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Ahmadinejad Stresses Iran’s Support for Iraq

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Wednesday that support for Iraq’s government, integrity and security sets Iran’s definite policy. The president further reiterated Iran’s assistance with Iraq, and said, “The form of these aids is not important, and it depends on the conditions.” Ahmadinejad’s words …

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