August, 2008

• 5 August

  Karadzic sees no chance of fair trial

  AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has said it is unimaginable he could get a fair trial at the U.N. war crimes tribunal because the world’s media have already branded him a war criminal.

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• 5 August

  Rising Afghan violence threatens aid effort: NGOs

  KABUL (Reuters) – Violence in Afghanistan has reached its worst level since 2001 with more than 260 civilians killed in July alone, a group of 100 aid agencies said on Friday, calling on all sides to do more to protect the lives of non-combatants.

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• 5 August

  Iran Tests New Naval Weapon

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said Monday it had successfully test-fired a naval weapon which could destroy any vessel within a range of 300 kilometers (190 miles).

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• 5 August

  Jalili, Solana Discuss Iran’s N. Issue

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili on Monday spoke by phone with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on the standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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• 5 August

  Iran: OPEC to Consider Oil Rationing

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hussein Nozari has revealed that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will seriously consider rationing its oil production.

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• 5 August

  Iranian FM in Saudi Arabia to Attend OIC Meeting on Sudan

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is currently on a visit to Saudi Arabia to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

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• 5 August

  Ahmadinejad: Iran Welcomes Serious Talks

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday described diplomacy as the only way to end the nuclear standoff between his country and the West, and insisted that Tehran is serious about negotiations.

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• 5 August

  Iran: Petrol to Be Sold at Market Prices

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari announced that his country plans to supply petrol, diesel oil and fuel oil at free-market rates on daily basis while natural gas and kerosene will be semi-subsidized.

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• 5 August

  Iran, EU to Discuss N. Issue on Monday

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili will speak to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Monday, an Iranian official said.

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• 5 August

  Assad Reiterates Iran’s N. Rights

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian President Bashar Assad concluded his two-day visit to Tehran on Sunday in which he expressed support for Iran’s nuclear program.

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