Eurasia Press & News
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stopped short of recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia on Monday, leaving Nicaragua the only state to join Russia in recognizing them.
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September, 2008
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8 September
Taliban commander alive after attack in Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A relative of Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani was among three people killed in a suspected U.S. drone attack in a Pakistani border village on Monday, but Haqqani and his militant son, Sirajuddin, were not present, a younger son said.
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8 September
Three killed in strike on Pakistani village: witness
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least three people were killed and up to 20 wounded when suspected U.S. drones fired missiles on Monday into a Pakistani village used by Taliban commander Jalauddin Haqqani, witnesses said.
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8 September
Buffer zone sticking point in Caucasus talks
French President Nicolas Sarkozy will demand Moscow complies with a month-old peace plan for Georgia or risk demaging relations with the EU when he meets his Russian counterpart for talks today.
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8 September
Georgia seeks Hague judgement against Russia
Georgia will seek a ruling from the UN’s highest court in the Hague later today ordering Russia to stop what it is claimed are human rights violations against ethnic Georgians in the breakaway provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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8 September
Serbia’s opposition in disarray after EU revolt
Serbia’s main political opposition party is in disarray after the resignation of its leader.Tomislav Nikolic stood down after hard-line colleagues in the Serbian Radical Party refused to back his call for closer EU ties.
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8 September
Iraq Palestinians head to Iceland
About 30 Palestinians living in a refugee camp in the desert region along the Iraqi-Syrian border are due to leave for resettlement in Iceland.
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8 September
Cairo rockslide death toll climbs
The death toll from a rockslide that crushed dozens of houses in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, has reached 43.
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8 September
Larijani: No Decision yet on US Interests Section in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Republic has not made any decision on establishing ties with the United States or allowing the US to open a diplomatic outpost in Tehran, Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said here on Sunday.
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8 September
Iran Welcomes Liberation of Occupied Lands
TEHRAN (FNA)-Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the country welcomes any measure that will lead to the liberation of occupied lands belonging to Muslims.
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