Eurasia Press & News
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed nine people on Friday in an attack on police in the northwestern Pakistani town of Mardan.
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October, 2008
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31 October
Libya leader to discuss hosting Russian base: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, starting his first visit to post-Soviet Russia on Friday, will discuss opening a Russian naval base in Libya to counterbalance U.S. interests in the region, a paper reported.
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Pakistani police break up children’s marriage
KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistani police raided a child marriage ceremony in the city of Karachi and arrested a cleric who was presiding over the wedding of a 4-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, police and residents said on Friday.
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Medvedev fires Ziazikov from Ingushetian presidency
Time’s up for the president of Ingushetia, who has been sacked by President Medvedev.
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31 October
Iran Produces New Generation of Jet Fighters
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian defense official said Wednesday that the country is producing a new generation of Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) jet fighters.
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31 October
Russia Agrees to Build Choppers in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia has agreed to commence cooperation with Iran on mass producing semi-heavy choppers in the country, an Iranian official said.
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31 October
Leader: Hatred for US Runs Deep
TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that his country’s hatred for the United States runs deep and differences between the two nations go beyond a “few political issues”.
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Speaker Condemns Syria, Pakistan Raids
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani condemned Washington’s raids on Syria and Pakistan which left several civilians dead, warning that the United States’ aggressive policies toward the two Middle-Eastern states would have dire consequences.
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Iran Plans Major Gas Exports to Europe
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian gas export officials announced plans to develop a natural gas pipeline to Europe set to go online within the next six years.
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31 October
Iran to Build Mid-Range An-148 Passenger Jet
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Ukrainian aviation official said Iran intends to purchase and later produce a licensed version of a Ukraine’s Antonov 148 mid-range passenger jet.
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