TEHRAN (FNA)- Â A leading security think tank said Tuesday the threat of US military action against Iran has decreased.
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Iraq, Afghanistan, and the U.S. Economy
Introduction  Expert opinion varies wildly on the relevance of U.S. war spending in Iraq and Afghanistan to the health of the U.S. economy. At the most basic level, economists disagree whether these wars will have a positive or negative long-term economic impact. Total military spending (including spending on support …
Read More »Rice heads to London to discuss Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to fly to London Tuesday to discuss the stakes in Afghanistan as the United States and Britain pressed their allies to do more to crush a resurgent Taliban.
Read More »Turkish warplanes strike 70 PKK targets in Iraq: army
ANKARA – Turkish warplanes struck some 70 Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Monday in the latest in a series of strikes, the General Staff said.
Read More »Russia lawmaker warns Poland, Czechs on U.S. shield
MOSCOWÂ – Poland and the Czech Republic could become targets for the Russian military if they agree to host elements of a U.S. missile defense system, Russian news agencies quoted a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Monday.
Read More »Suicide bomb attack on Pakistani military, 5 dead
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – A suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani military bus taking medical corps staff to work in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Monday, killing himself and four military personnel, security officials said.
Read More »FACTBOX: Boris Tadic, re-elected as Serbia’s president
Serbia’s pro-Western President Boris Tadic won a narrow re-election against nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic on Sunday in a vote seen as a referendum on the nation’s future ties with the West as it faces the loss of Kosovo.
Read More »FACTBOX: Tadic victory a relief for Serbia’s economy
The re-election of pro-Western liberal Boris Tadic as president of Serbia on Sunday is expected to soothe investor concerns about the country’s stability ahead of the imminent declaration of independence by its Kosovo province.
Read More »FACTBOX: Functions of the Serbian presidency
Serbia’s pro-Western president Boris Tadic narrowly won re-election on Sunday in a vote seen as a referendum on the country’s future ties with the European Union as it faces the loss of the breakaway province of Kosovo.
Read More »FACTBOX: Tadic narrowly beats Nikolic in Serbia election
Serbia’s pro-Western President Boris Tadic won re-election on Sunday against nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic in a vote that will determine the country’s future ties with the European Union.
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