October, 2008

• 12 October

  Lithuanians begin voting in parliamentary poll

  VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuanians began voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday against a backdrop of double-digit inflation and fears its once high flying economy will be sucked into the global financial crisis.

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• 12 October

  NATO and Afghan troops kill 65 Taliban in south

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 65 Taliban militants preparing to attack the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor’s spokesman Daud Ahmadi said on Sunday.

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• 12 October

  Iraqi Christians flee killings

  Hundreds of Iraqi Christians have reportedly fled the northern Iraqi city of Mosul over the past week, following a wave of killings aimed against them.

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• 12 October

  NYC Exhibiting Iranian Calligraphy

  TEHRAN (FNA)- New York is displaying examples of Persian calligraphy in the ‘Traces of the Calligrapher’ and ‘Writing the Word of God’ exhibitions.

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• 12 October

  Iran’s Vice President Sets Two Preconditions for Talks with US

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Vice President for Media Affairs Mehdi Kalhor said on Saturday that Iran has set two preconditions for holding talks with the United States of America.

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• 12 October

  Iran Denies Signing Deal with Crescent

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran denied a recent report alleging that a $2 billion gas deal was signed by the National Iranian Gas Company and the UAE’s Crescent Petroleum on Friday.

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• 12 October

  Tokyo Hosts 2nd Iranian Saffron, Medicinal Herbs Confab

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The second seminar to introduce Iran’s saffron and medicinal herbs was held at the Ferdowsi Hall of the Iranian Embassy in Tokyo on Saturday.

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• 11 October

  Iran to Open 2 Health Clinics in Bolivia

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s top diplomat in Bolivia said his country will open two low-cost public health clinics in South America’s poorest nation.

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• 11 October

  Iran Calls for Oil Market Stability as Prices Slide

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian oil minister called for market stability on Saturday, a day after crude prices dropped more than 10 percent, stressing that the “current critical problem” is related to demand.

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• 11 October

  Pakistani Opposition Leader Asks Gov’t to Explain Vision on War on Terror

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Several parties of the country urged the Pakistani government to review the decision to support on war on terror.

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