August, 2008

• 27 August

  Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.

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• 27 August

  Gunmen kidnap eight Iraqis in Diyala raid

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped eight Iraqis from their homes on Saturday in a raid in the country’s volatile Diyala province, where al Qaeda militants continue to roam despite a crackdown by Iraqi security forces, police said.

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• 27 August

  Suicide bomber kills five in Iraq’s Kirkuk: police

  KIRKUK (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least five people and wounded eight more on Saturday in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk, police said.The bomber detonated a suicide vest in a car market in southern Kirkuk, said Major-General Torhan Abdul-Rahman, a senior police official in the city.

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• 27 August

  Strong quake hits Siberia, no deaths reported

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – A strong earthquake hit the Lake Baikal area of eastern Siberia on Wednesday, triggering panic, but there were no immediate signs of casualties or major damage, officials said.

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• 27 August

  Georgians angry but not shocked at Russian move

  TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgians on the streets of Tbilisi reacted defiantly but without surprise on Tuesday to Russia’s recognition of two rebel provinces, some refusing to accept they may have lost Abkhazia and South Ossetia for good.

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• 27 August

  Russian President defiant in face of West’s censure

  Russia is not frightened of another Cold War. That is the word from its President Dmitry Medvedev, who is standing firm on his decision to recognise the independence of Georgia’s breakaway regions.

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• 27 August

  Kouchner claims ethnic cleansing in Georgia

  European foreign ministers have been outraged by Russia’s actions in Georgia, and France’s Bernard Kouchner went on French television last night to make a spectacular allegation.

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• 27 August

  Russia sidelines UN on Georgia

  Before the UN has had time to act on the crisis in Georgia, the Russian president’s recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia’s independence has undermined its efforts.

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• 27 August

  Saakashvili accuses Russia of trying to redraw the map

  Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has given his country’s reaction to Russia’s decision to recognise the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

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• 27 August

  Italy’s WTD, Iran’s PPC Ink Joint Venture

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Italian WTD Company and Pars Petrochemical Company signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a desalination system unit in Pars Special Economic Energy Zone.

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