Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other on Wednesday of triggering an exchange of gunfire in disputed Nagorno-Karabakh that killed up to 16 people, one of the biggest such clashes in several years.
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March, 2008
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13 March
Georgia rebel region seeks recognition after Kosovo
A pro-Russian breakaway region in the Caucasus mountains said on Wednesday it had asked the world community to recognize its independence from Georgia following the West’s support for Kosovo’s secession.
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13 March
Protesting Clerics Congregate in front of Danish Embassy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign clerics residing in Iran congregated in front of Denmark’s embassy in Tehran on Thursday to voice strong protest against repeated release of cartoons in Danish press insulting Islamic values and Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
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13 March
Iran Awaiting Big Turnout in Parliament Polls
TEHRAN (FNA)- This Friday Iranians are expected to stage a massive turnout in parliamentary elections seen as a message to the West.
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13 March
Iran, Pakistan to Ink Gas Sale Accord Next Month
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will sign a final agreement to export gas via pipeline to Pakistan in April, officials said.
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13 March
Rahmon Lauds Iran’s Role in Tajik Development
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on Tuesday lauded Iran’s positive role in the development of his country.
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13 March
Qatar Warns of Frenzied Oil Prices in case of US Attack on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Qatar’s Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah warned Wednesday that crude oil prices could reach 300 dollars per barrel or more if the United States were to attack Iran.
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13 March
Iran Signs Oil Deal with Vietnam
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian state oil company and Vietnamese oil group Petrovietnam signed a $115 million deal for the exploration of Iran’s southwestern Dana oilfield near Iraq.
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13 March
MMK Eyeing Stake in Iran’s Metallurgical Plant
TEHRAN (FNA)- Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has made an offer to Iranian metallurgical company of Esfahan on the purchase of a controlling stake in it, Chairman of the Russian steel company’s Board of Directors Viktor Rasnikov told journalists Thursday.
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12 March
Iraqis bury 10 after blast U.S. says killed no one
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – It was an incident that aptly summed up the fog of war in Iraq — relatives burying nine women and a child they said were victims of a bomb attack on a bus in which the U.S. military said no one died.
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