Eurasia Press & News
NAZRAN, Russia (Reuters) – Armed men drove into Russia’s Ingushetia region and abducted up to 15 people including policemen from a checkpoint and a slot machine parlour, police and witnesses said Friday.
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October, 2008
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24 October
Georgia seeks to isolate Russian-backed regions
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia has outlawed investment in its breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions and imposed entry restrictions on foreigners, under legislation designed to isolate the two Russian-backed territories.
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24 October
PM ‘undermined’ Turkey secularism
Turkey’s prime minister was involved in anti-secular activities, the country’s Constitutional Court has said.The court was explaining why it it imposed financial sanctions on the governing AK Party in July.
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24 October
Russian lawyer ‘was not poisoned’
Fears that a lawyer representing several critics of Russia’s government may have been poisoned appear unfounded, French authorities say.
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24 October
Croatia to ‘get tough’ on terror
The Croation prime minister has pledged to mobilise the power of the state to combat terrorists and criminals after a bomb attack that killed a renowned investigative journalist and one of his colleagues.
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24 October
Iran, Germany Sign Petrochemical Deal
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Germany signed a contract for construction of a petrochemical plant in Imam Khomeini Port in Iran’s Khuzestan province.
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24 October
Armenia Hails Iran’s Regional Role
TEHRAN (FNA)- Armenian Parliament Speaker Ovik Abramian on Thursday hailed Iran’s principled stance on regional issues.
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24 October
Iran: US Seeks Modern Barbarism in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran urged the international community to respect Iraqi interests, saying the pact the US wants Baghdad to sign encourages “modern savagery”.
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24 October
Iran Chamber of Cooperatives to attend ICA Expo 2008
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iran Central Chamber of Cooperatives (ICCC) will represent the country in the first World Cooperatives Exhibition (ICA Expo 2008) which kicks off in Lisbon on Wednesday.
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24 October
Minister: No Taliban Militia in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Interior Minister Ali Kordan said here Thursday that no Taliban militia is in Iran and in custody there.
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