November, 2008

• 14 November

  Iran Dismisses Freeze-for-Freeze Offer

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian official said that the 5+1 brokered ‘Freeze-for-freeze’ package is against the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

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• 14 November

  Acid attacks keep Afghan girls away from classes

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – No students showed up at Mirwais Mena girls’ school in the Taliban’s spiritual birthplace the morning after it happened.

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• 14 November

  Taliban kill mullah critical of suicide attacks

  KABUL, Afghanistan – Suspected Taliban militants killed a religious leader in western Afghanistan after he criticized the use of suicide attacks as a weapon of war in the country, an Afghan official said Friday.

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• 13 November

  Bomb Attacks in Croatia and Macedonia Connected

  13 November 2008 Skopje – The method used in the recent murder of Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanic and his marketing chief, Niko Franjic, is similar to the one used in the attempt on a former Macedonian President’s life in 1995, local media have reported police sources as saying.

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• 13 November

  Karadzic Arrest Boosts Mladic’s Vigilance

  13 November 2008 Belgrade – The arrest of former Bosnian Serbs leader Radovan Karadzic created difficulties for the investigation into the whereabouts of fugitive Ratko Mladic, Serbian Labour Minister Rasim Ljajic said in an interview published today in Belgrade’s Politika newspaper.

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• 13 November

  Albanian MPs on Hunger Strike over Election Code

  13 November 2008 Tirana – Ten lawmakers from Albania’s smaller parliamentary parties are continuing the hunger strike they began on Monday in the parliament building to protest against proposed changes to the electoral code.

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• 13 November

  Croatian Officials Call for ‘New Deal’

  13 November 2008 Zagreb – Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader called for what media have dubbed “a Croatian New Deal”, a national strategy to battle the country’s economic crisis.

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• 13 November

  Surroi: ‘Kosovo’s reaction very late’

  13 November 2008 Pristina – Veton Surroi, leader of the Reformist Party, ORA, has described Pristina’s rejection of the United Nation’s six-point plan as very late and incomplete.

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• 13 November

  Skopje Celebrates Anniversary of Liberation

  13 November 2008 Skopje – The Macedonian capital Skopje on Thursday marks the 64th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation during World War Two.

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• 13 November

  Bosnian Serb Government Cuts Ministers’ Salaries

  13 November 2008 Sarajevo – The government of the Serb-dominated entity of Republika Srpska has cut minister’s salaries and introduced savings in the rest of the administration as part of a plan to re-allocate resources for increased social support.

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