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India says wants 40 suspects from Pakistan

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India wants Pakistan to hand over 40 people it believes are behind militant attacks and other crimes, India’s foreign minister said on Thursday, but ruled out military action against its neighbor as a solution. “We have given them lists of 40 persons not one, not 20 …

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Greek protests go global

Demonstrations against the response of the Greek police have spread well outside the country’s border. In Italy, police blocked off roads around the Greek embassy as protestors tried to gather. The Greek police have been violent and cowardly said demonstrators from the Italian communists and some anarchist parties.

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Gazprom Neft Keen to Invest in Iran’s Oil Sector

TEHRAN (FNA)- Gazprom Neft, Russia’s fifth largest crude oil producer company and the oil arm of gas export monopoly Gazprom, has voiced interest in developing oil fields in southern Iran. Displaying an interest to win the Iranians’ consent on its wholesale participation in developing the fields, Boris Zilbermints, Deputy General …

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IAEA Chief Describes Iran’s N. Program as “Legal”

TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei reaffirmed that Iran’s nuclear activities are “legal”. “Iranians are working under a legal framework. They have permitted the international (atomic energy) agency to monitor their imported materials,” ElBaradei said in a telephone interview with the London-based Al Hayat …

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Iranian FM Arrives in Belarus

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday. During the two-day visit, Mottaki and senior Belarusian officials are to review avenues to bolster bilateral ties and discuss regional and international developments. The Iranian minister is slated to attend meetings with Belarusian …

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