Eurasia Press & News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three men go on trial on Wednesday for involvement in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist and Kremlin critic.Politkovskaya, whose reports on Russia’s breakaway Chechnya region detailing rights abuses angered the Kremlin, was shot dead outside her Moscow apartment in 2006.
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October, 2008
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15 October
Iraq mulls new US security draft
Iraqi leaders are examining a new draft deal under which US troops would remain in the country after the UN mandate expires later this year, officials say.
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15 October
Syria and Lebanon formalise ties
A signing ceremony has been held in Damascus establishing diplomatic relations for the first time between Syria and Lebanon.
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15 October
Iran Slams US Propaganda Effort
TEHRAN (FNA)- US officials must end the practice of pointing to Iranian interference every time the Washington strategy for Iraq falters, Iranian officials said Tuesday.
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15 October
Iranian Engineers Ready to Work on N. Plant
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said its engineers trained in Russia are ready to begin work at the country’s first nuclear power plant.
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15 October
Iran Cuts Military Service Term
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Tuesday shortened the length of its mandatory military service by up to two months.
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Iran Plans Fuel Subsidies Cut on Path to Phase-out
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to gradually cut from the next Iranian year the amount of heavily-subsidized gasoline motorists can buy and completely eliminate subsidies by 2011, an Iranian official said in comments published on Tuesday.
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Iran Plans Gas Link to Europe Distinct from Nabucco
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to build a Persian Pipeline for shipping its natural gas to Europe that would be independent of the EU-backed Nabucco project, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.
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15 October
Iran Continues Successful Lobbies for Security Council Seat
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian officials embarked on an intense lobbying campaign to gather enough support to gain a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
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15 October
Iran: Financial Crisis Shows Limits of US Power
TEHRAN (FNA)- The financial crisis is the result of “mistakes” by the United States and shows the limits of Washington’s power to influence world events, Iran’s parliament speaker said Tuesday.
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