Eurasia Press & News
Five policemen and a three-year-old child were killed this morning in Afghanistan when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a roadside bomb in the eastern province of Khost, close to the border with Pakistan.
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February, 2008
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26 February
Iraqi hospitals unable to cope with bombings: ICRC
GENEVAÂ – Iraqi hospitals remain unable to cope with mass casualties and many Iraqis still die due to ill-equipped centers, despite a drop in violence in some areas, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday.
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26 February
Bomber kills 14 in Iraq’s Mosul: security sources
BAGHDADÂ – A suicide bomber killed 14 people in an attack on a bus in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, security sources said.
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26 February
Bosnian Serbs protesters try to attack U.S. mission
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia – Hundreds of protesters tried to attack the United States consulate in Bosnia’s Serb Republic on Tuesday, smashing shops in the city centre after they were pushed away by riot police.
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26 February
Serbia should stop servicing Kosovo debt: EconMin
BELGRADEÂ – Serbia should stop servicing Kosovo’s foreign debt now the territory has declared independence, and instead spend the money on Serbian communities there, Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic said on Tuesday.
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26 February
Russia-Serbia gas deal “show of support on Kosovo”
UFA, Russia – A deal to bring Serbia into Russia’s South Stream gas pipeline project was a show of support for Belgrade over Kosovo, Dmitry Medvedev, the man likely to be elected Russia’s new president, said on Tuesday.
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26 February
Gunmen seize 21 men at fake Iraq checkpoint: police
BAGHDAD – Gunmen seized 21 men from two buses at a fake checkpoint in Iraq’s restive Diyala province northeast of Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.
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26 February
Egypt’s Mubarak says Syria part of Lebanon crisis
DUBAIÂ – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Syria was part of the problem in Lebanon, calling on Damascus to help resolve the 15-month crisis before hosting an Arab summit next month.
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26 February
Iraq condemns Turkish incursion, wants troops out
BAGHDAD – Iraq on Tuesday condemned Turkey’s incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas in the strongest terms so far and demanded an immediate end to the violation of its sovereignty.
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26 February
German Ambassador Visits FNA
TEHRAN (FNA) – Germany’s Ambassador to Iran Herbert Honsowitz paid a visit to Fars News Agency on Monday, where he was briefed about FNA’s working process, policies and strategies.
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