October, 2008

• 8 October

  Russia starts troop pullback from Georgia

  KARALETI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian troops started pulling back from buffer zones outside South Ossetia on Wednesday, two months after Russia’s brief war with Georgia which increased tension with the West.

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• 8 October

  Somali pirate source: deal near on Ukraine ship

  MOGADISHU (Reuters) – An onshore associate of Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian ship with tanks and other weaponry on board said on Wednesday an $8 million ransom deal was in the offing which may enable the boat to be freed within days. “A boat will carry the money from Djibouti …

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• 8 October

  U.S. inquiry shows Afghan raid killed 30 people: report

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An inquiry by the U.S. military has concluded that U.S. air strikes on an Afghan village in August killed more than 30 civilians, far more than U.S. commanders have acknowledged, The New York Times said on Tuesday.

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• 8 October

  Egyptian killed in sectarian row

  Egypt’s occasionally fragile sectarian ties have been shaken by the murder of a Muslim whose wife converted to Islam against her Christian family’s wishes.

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• 8 October

  Bomber strikes Iraqi courthouse

  A suicide bomber has killed nine people at a courthouse in Baquba, capital of Iraq’s Diyala province, north of Baghdad, police say.

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• 8 October

  Sarkozy and Medvedev to meet in Evian

  The city of Evian is on the border between France and Switzerland. Security there has been tightened for the inaugural three-day meeting of the World Policy Conference which began on Monday.

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• 8 October

  Iran Surprised Over Indian PM’s Remarks

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi dismissed on Tuesday as “surprising and unacceptable” remarks by the Indian prime minister that Tehran is pursuing nuclear weapons.

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• 8 October

  Karroubi Consults Top Clerics on Candidacy

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi is to visit and consult with sources of emulation concerning his presidential candidacy.

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• 8 October

  Hamas Official:Mecca Agreement Still Best Solution for Palestine

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Hamas representative in Tehran, Abu Osama al-Mo’ti, said here on Tuesday that the best way to resolve the internal problems of Palestinians is to return to the Mecca agreement.

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• 8 October

  Iranian Director Wins Goteborg Fund

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian director Mona Zandi’s Bride received the Goteborg Film Festival Fund at the closing of the 11th Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP).

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