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A suicide bomber targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed six police bodyguards and the governor’s son on Monday, the provincial police chief said.
Read More »Israel, Palestinians to announce economic projects – Blair
The Palestinian prime minister and the Israeli defence minister will announce a number of economic projects that could create tens of thousands of jobs for Palestinians and give a sense of progress on the ground, international Mideast envoy Tony Blair said Sunday. Among the projects will be a Turkish-sponsored industrial …
Read More »Blast kills 3 US soldiers, 17 Iraqis
Three American soldiers were killed in a suicide attack on Sunday during combat operations in the Iraqi city of Baqouba, north of Baghdad, the US military said.
Read More »Abbas sends team to US to narrow gaps
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas dispatched top aides to Washington on Sunday to try to narrow differences with Israel and ensure wide Arab participation in a US-led peace conference.
Read More »Arab participation to be decided Friday
Key Arab governments will announce Friday if they will attend a US-backed Mideast peace conference aimed at relaunching the stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, said an Arab League official Sunday.
Read More »US army desertion rates rise 80 per cent
After six years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, American soldiers are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980. The number of US army deserters this year shows an 80 per cent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003.
Read More »IAEA Board of Governor to Discuss ElBaradei’s Iran Report
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors is due to discuss a recent report by the IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran’s nuclear activities later this week, a spokesman of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said.
Read More »Iran Ready to Aid Cambodia with Development
Iran’s Ambassador to Cambodia Seyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi voiced Tehran’s preparedness to assist Phnom Penh in developing and renovating the country, in oil, gas and petrochemical sectors in particular.
Read More »Iranian FM to Visit Qatar to Discuss N. Issue
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Doha later this week to discuss the nuclear issue with Qatari authorities, Iranian Ambassador Mohamed Taher Rabbani said on Sunday.
Read More »Bakhtyari Appointed as Iran’s Ambassador to S. Korea
Proposed by foreign minister and approved by the president, Mohammad Reza Bakhtyari was appointed as Iran’s ambassador to South Korea.
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