October, 2008

• 5 October

  Two U.S. helicopters collide in Baghdad

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters collided while landing at an American combat outpost in northern Baghdad on Saturday, the U.S. military said.

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• 5 October

  Russian warships prepare to pass Gibraltar

  Russia’s navy is gearing up to pass through the straits of Gibraltar.The four warships – including the nuclear-powered Russian heavy cruiser Peter the Great – will stop off in Libya before heading to Venezuela.

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• 5 October

  Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul

  Eleven people have been killed as a suicide bomber blew himself up during an American raid in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the US military says.

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• 5 October

  Frequent Quakes Hit Southern Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Three earthquakes measuring 4, 3.3 and 3.4 on the Richter scale, respectively, jolted different areas in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday.

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• 5 October

  Tehran Losing Trust in West

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran declared Saturday that it was losing trust in the six countries negotiating with it over its nuclear program following a new UN Security Council resolution against Tehran’s activities.

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• 5 October

  Iran: Gas Conference Proves Inefficiency of US pressures

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said that a high-profile gas export conference in Tehran sponsored in part by two of Europe’s largest energy companies proved that the US pressures were ineffective in preventing the country from developing its vast oil and gas resources.

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• 5 October

  Iran Criticizes US-India N. Deal

  TEHRAN (FNA)- US-Indian nuclear agreement violates the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, an Iranian nuclear official said.

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• 5 October

  Iran Launches Sun Newspaper

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A new national newspaper, the “Khorshid” or “Sun”, hit the newsstands on Saturday, published by an aide to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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• 5 October

  US still Mulling Diplomatic Outpost in Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Bush administration is still considering setting up a diplomatic outpost in Iran, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday.

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• 4 October

  Polish military marks close of Iraq mission

  DIWANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – The Polish military marked the end of its five-year partnership with U.S. forces in Iraq on Saturday and prepared to withdraw.

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