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IAEA reviews Iran aid amidst UN sanctions

VIENNA (Reuters) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is reviewing its technical aid projects in Iran to see if any might violate a new UN resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran over concerns it is secretly trying to build atom bombs.

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Somalia battle nears border

GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) — Kenyan soldiers and helicopters beefed-up defences at the Somali border on Wednesday after Ethiopian warplanes and ground forces attacked fleeing Islamists on the other side of the frontier. The Islamists, which left their last stronghold on Monday after two weeks of war with Somali government troops …

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Ethiopia gives US New Year gift

NAIROBI — Under fire at home for costly military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US government has managed to achieve a major policy goal in strategic Somalia without firing a shot —  thanks to Ethiopia. The Ethiopian military, one of the continent’s strongest, decisively routed Islamists both Washington and …

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