Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Emami Kashani insisted on Friday that Iran’s nuclear program is in line with international law and the West lacks any reason to pressure Tehran on its nuclear case.
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October, 2008
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11 October
Iran Concerned about US Acts of Terror
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran warned against the grave peril of growing terrorism in its neighboring countries, urging global efforts to counter violence.
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11 October
Iran’s Non-Oil Exports Hit Record $20bln
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s non-oil exports hit an annual record of $20 billion in Iranian calendar year 1386 (March 2007-March 2008), an official said.
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10 October
NATO’s Afghan helicopter plan falling short
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO states have failed to provide enough money for an initiative to send dozens more badly needed helicopters to assist the alliance’s Afghan operation, officials said Friday.
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10 October
Russia only partly fulfils Georgia ceasefire: France
GORI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russia has not fully complied with the terms of a ceasefire in Georgia, France’s foreign minister said on Friday, casting fresh doubt on whether frozen EU-Russia partnership talks will resume soon.
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10 October
Libya to cut Swiss economic ties in protest
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya will withdraw $7 billion of assets in Swiss banks, cut economic ties with Switzerland and stop supplying it with oil to protest against poor treatment of Libyan diplomats and businessmen, Libyan news agency JANA said.
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10 October
Suicide attack on Pakistani tribal council kills 30
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters)PESHAWAR, Pakistan, October 10 (Reuters) – A suicide bomber drove his car into an anti-Taliban tribal council meeting in northwest Pakistan Friday, killing at least 30 people, officials said, the second suicide bombing in as many days.
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10 October
A car bomb in Baghdad has killed at least 12 people and injured more than 20, say local police.
The blast struck a market in Abu Dshir, a mainly Shia enclave in the predominantly Sunni district of Dora, in the south of the Iraqi capital. Several shops were reported to have been destroyed by the explosion and vehicles set on fire.
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10 October
Turkey hits rebel targets in Iraq
Turkish jets have bombed suspected Kurdish insurgents in northern Iraq, the army says. The raid, which also involved artillery attacks, comes just days after Turkey’s parliament voted to extend cross-border raids into Iraq for another year.
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10 October
Nato agrees deal to attack Afghan drugs trade
Nato allies meeting in Budapest have reached a compromise deal to attack Afghanistan’s drug trade, but they have given no further details.
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