NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali pirates have seized a Ukrainian ship carrying more than 30 tanks to Kenya and Russia said on Friday it was sending a warship to combat piracy in the region.
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27 September
Abbas vows to keep up peace bid but outlook bleak
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged on Friday to pursue peace efforts with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s successor but warned of a new cycle of violence if the fragile peace process collapsed.
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27 September
Belarus walks a tightrope as elections near
The President of the former Soviet state Belarus insists this weekend’s elections will be fair and democratic, despite growing scepticism. Advance voting has begun, and the Minsk hardman, President Alexander Lukashenko, who recently fell out of favour in Moscow, must balance the demands of the Kremlin with the promises of …
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27 September
Russia ups nuclear stakes after Georgia threat
Russia is to beef up its nuclear arsenal in the next 12 years, including building its own missile shield in space and commissioning more atomic submarines.
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27 September
Shooting delays UN Syria inquiry
A UN inquiry into alleged Syrian nuclear activity has been delayed by the assassination of UN investigators’ top contact in Damascus.
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27 September
European hostages ‘not in Libya’
A Libyan official has cast doubt on claims a group of European tourists and their Egyptian guides seized in Egypt last week have been taken to Libya.
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27 September
President Stresses Iran’s Right to Produce N. Fuel
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran needs the ability to produce nuclear fuel because it cannot rely on other nations to supply enriched uranium to the Islamic Republic’s planned reactors, the Iranian president said Thursday.
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27 September
Rabbis: Iran Seeks Peace, Respects Judaism
TEHRAN (FNA)- Jewish rabbis said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is in pursuit of peace, and that Tehran opposes Zionism and not Judaism.
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27 September
Iran to Launch Satellite with Own Rocket to Space
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to launch a satellite into space soon using an Iranian-made rocket, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
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27 September
Ghana to Open Mission in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Government of Ghana by next week will open a new foreign mission in Iran to serve the country’s interests in that nation.
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