February, 2008

• 19 February

  Suicide Attack Kills 36 in Afghanistan

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — In the second serious attack in southern Afghanistan in two days, a suicide bomber set off an explosion on Monday as he drove his car near a convoy of Canadian troops on a crowded border town street, killing 36 civilians and wounding 38. The governor of Kandahar …

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• 18 February

  Serbia urges U.N. council to block Kosovo secession

  UNITED NATIONS – If the U.N. Security Council does nothing to stop Kosovo from seceding, it will tell the world that no country’s sovereignty and borders are safe, Serbian President Boris Tadic said on Monday.

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• 18 February

  Romania will not recognize Kosovo independence

  BUCHAREST – Romania’s will not recognize Kosovo independence, parliament declared on Monday, highlighting fears that such a move could fuel separatist moves in the Balkans.

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• 18 February

  Ethnic Serbs in Balkans push for “no” to Kosovo

  SARAJEVO – Ethnic Serbs in Bosnia and Montenegro reject Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia and will try to block its recognition by their own countries, officials said on Monday.

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• 18 February

  Iraq inches toward luring big oil investment

  DUBAI – Iraq is inching toward attracting the billions of dollars needed to revamp its oil sector but international oil companies are still not ready to commit the massive sums required.

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• 18 February

  Over 70 firms bid for Iraq oil contracts: ministry

  Iraq currently produces only a fraction of its vast reserves, the third-largest in the world and among the cheapest to produce, and international oil firms have been positioning for years to gain access.

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• 18 February

  Suicide bomber kills 37 in Afghanistan: government

  The attack, a day after more than 100 people were killed in the deadliest suspected suicide raid since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001, comes as some Western politicians call for a stronger resolve to stop Afghanistan sliding back into anarchy.

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• 18 February

  Spain says won’t recognize Kosovo independence

  BRUSSELS – Spain, grappling with its own separatist movements, said on Monday it would not recognize the secession of the ethnic Albanian territory of Kosovo from Serbia.

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• 18 February

  EU must have unified Russia stance: Poland’s Tusk

  BRUSSELS – The European Union must end internal divisions over Russia and act together to strengthen its hand in talks on energy and other issues, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote in an article published on Monday.

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• 18 February

  Serbia charges Kosovo leaders with treason

  BELGRADE – Serbia charged Kosovo’s Albanian leadership with treason on Monday for proclaiming the province independent.

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