August, 2008

• 26 August

  Iran to host 7th birds and domesticated animals’ Int’l fair

  TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (ISNA)-Tehran is to host the 7th international birds and domesticated animals’ fair aiming at representing the latest achievements on the industry.

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• 26 August

  Armenia’s High Fest to host “Three Points”

  TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (ISNA)-Ali Akbar Alizadeh, an Iranian theater director is to show his “Three Points” in the International Performing Art Festival of High Fest in Armenia.

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• 26 August

  Afghans clash with abductors of Japanese aid worker

  JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan police clashed with the kidnappers of a male Japanese aid worker in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, freeing the man’s local driver, a police spokesman said.

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• 26 August

  Pakistani stability hope fades with coalition split

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Prospects for political stability in Pakistan faded on Tuesday, a day after a split in the ruling coalition, with a battle looming over who will become the next president of the nuclear-armed U.S. ally.

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• 26 August

  Pakistani stocks at new 2-year low on coalition split

  KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistani stocks fell over 4 percent on Tuesday to a new two-year low as investors sold blue chips such as OGDC on fears a break-up in the coalition government would raise political uncertainty.

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• 26 August

  Medvedev convenes security chiefs over Georgia

  SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev convened security chiefs on Tuesday to consider a plea from parliament to recognize two separatist regions of Georgia as independent, a move Washington says would be unacceptable.

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• 26 August

  Blast at Pakistan rally, shots fired at U.S. vehicle

  PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A blast hit a rally promoting autonomy for Pakistan’s gas-rich Baluchistan province on Tuesday, wounding more than 20 people, while in the city of Peshawar shots were fired at U.S. consulate staff.

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• 25 August

  Russia warns Moldova against “Georgian mistake”

  SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned ex-Soviet Moldova on Monday against repeating Georgia’s mistake of trying to use force to seize back control of a breakaway region.

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• 25 August

  Pakistan’s Sharif pulls party out of coalition

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party out of the ruling coalition on Monday over disputes with his main partner over the judiciary and who should be the next president.

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• 25 August

  U.N. troops calm Lebanon, but tensions remain

  SHAQRA, Lebanon (Reuters) – French soldiers take off their body armor but keep their FAMAS rifles slung over their backs before moving off on a leisurely foot patrol through this pro-Hezbollah Shi’ite Muslim village in south Lebanon.

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