Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama accused one another of glaring errors over Iran, Iraq and the US economy in their first presidential debate.
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27 September
Ahmadinejad: World Awaiting Major Changes
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the idols of the modern era are collapsing right now.
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27 September
Burkina Faso Supports Iran’s N. Rights
TEHRAN (FNA)- President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaore Wednesday called for official recognition of Iran’s right to pursue peaceful nuclear energy.
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27 September
Tokyo to Exhibit Iranian Art Works
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian embassy in Japan is slated to mount an exhibition of Persian and Japanese calligraphy paintings in the capital, Tokyo.
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27 September
Azerbaijan Ups Iran Oil Swap
TEHRAN (FNA)- Azerbaijan Republic is sticking to plans to reduce oil exports to the EU and increase shipments to Iran, as the South Caucasus country home to another Russia-influenced frozen conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh seeks to spread the risk.
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27 September
Pakistan army says 1,000 militants killed in Bajaur fight
TANG KHATTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani forces have killed up to 1,000 Islamist militants in fighting in the strategically important northwestern region of Bajaur this month, an army commander said on Friday.
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27 September
Taliban frees 118 kidnapped Afghan laborers
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents have freed 118 laborers they kidnapped in western Afghanistan last week, Taliban commanders and Afghan officials said on Friday.
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27 September
Somali pirates grab Ukrainain ship loaded with tanks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali pirates have seized a Ukrainian ship carrying more than 30 tanks to Kenya and Russia said on Friday it was sending a warship to combat piracy in the region.
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27 September
Abbas vows to keep up peace bid but outlook bleak
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged on Friday to pursue peace efforts with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s successor but warned of a new cycle of violence if the fragile peace process collapsed.
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27 September
Belarus walks a tightrope as elections near
The President of the former Soviet state Belarus insists this weekend’s elections will be fair and democratic, despite growing scepticism. Advance voting has begun, and the Minsk hardman, President Alexander Lukashenko, who recently fell out of favour in Moscow, must balance the demands of the Kremlin with the promises of …
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