Eurasia Press & News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An inquiry by the U.S. military has concluded that U.S. air strikes on an Afghan village in August killed more than 30 civilians, far more than U.S. commanders have acknowledged, The New York Times said on Tuesday.
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October, 2008
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8 October
Egyptian killed in sectarian row
Egypt’s occasionally fragile sectarian ties have been shaken by the murder of a Muslim whose wife converted to Islam against her Christian family’s wishes.
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8 October
Bomber strikes Iraqi courthouse
A suicide bomber has killed nine people at a courthouse in Baquba, capital of Iraq’s Diyala province, north of Baghdad, police say.
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8 October
Sarkozy and Medvedev to meet in Evian
The city of Evian is on the border between France and Switzerland. Security there has been tightened for the inaugural three-day meeting of the World Policy Conference which began on Monday.
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8 October
Iran Surprised Over Indian PM’s Remarks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi dismissed on Tuesday as “surprising and unacceptable” remarks by the Indian prime minister that Tehran is pursuing nuclear weapons.
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8 October
Karroubi Consults Top Clerics on Candidacy
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian reformist cleric Mehdi Karroubi is to visit and consult with sources of emulation concerning his presidential candidacy.
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8 October
Hamas Official:Mecca Agreement Still Best Solution for Palestine
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Hamas representative in Tehran, Abu Osama al-Mo’ti, said here on Tuesday that the best way to resolve the internal problems of Palestinians is to return to the Mecca agreement.
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8 October
Iranian Director Wins Goteborg Fund
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian director Mona Zandi’s Bride received the Goteborg Film Festival Fund at the closing of the 11th Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP).
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8 October
Iranian President Arrives in North Khorassan Province
TEHRAN (FNA)- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, along with cabinet members arrived in the city of Bojnourd capital of the northeastern province of North Khorassan Wednesday morning.
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8 October
Iran-Germany Ties Should Reflect Two Countries’ Potentials
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s new ambassador to Germany after arriving at his mission’s place told that Tehran-Berlin ties need to improve to a level to reflect two countries’ potentials.
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