February, 2008

• 4 February

  Turkish warplanes strike 70 PKK targets in Iraq: army

  ANKARA – Turkish warplanes struck some 70 Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq on Monday in the latest in a series of strikes, the General Staff said.

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• 4 February

  Russia lawmaker warns Poland, Czechs on U.S. shield

  MOSCOW  – Poland and the Czech Republic could become targets for the Russian military if they agree to host elements of a U.S. missile defense system, Russian news agencies quoted a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Monday.

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• 4 February

  Suicide bomb attack on Pakistani military, 5 dead

  RAWALPINDI, Pakistan – A suicide bomber attacked a Pakistani military bus taking medical corps staff to work in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Monday, killing himself and four military personnel, security officials said.

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• 4 February

  FACTBOX: Boris Tadic, re-elected as Serbia’s president

  Serbia’s pro-Western President Boris Tadic won a narrow re-election against nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic on Sunday in a vote seen as a referendum on the nation’s future ties with the West as it faces the loss of Kosovo.

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• 4 February

  FACTBOX: Tadic victory a relief for Serbia’s economy

  The re-election of pro-Western liberal Boris Tadic as president of Serbia on Sunday is expected to soothe investor concerns about the country’s stability ahead of the imminent declaration of independence by its Kosovo province.

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• 4 February

  FACTBOX: Functions of the Serbian presidency

  Serbia’s pro-Western president Boris Tadic narrowly won re-election on Sunday in a vote seen as a referendum on the country’s future ties with the European Union as it faces the loss of the breakaway province of Kosovo.

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• 4 February

  FACTBOX: Tadic narrowly beats Nikolic in Serbia election

  Serbia’s pro-Western President Boris Tadic won re-election on Sunday against nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic in a vote that will determine the country’s future ties with the European Union.

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• 4 February

  U.S. says 9 Iraq civilians accidentally killed

  BAGHDAD – The U.S. military said on Monday it had accidentally killed nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, while pursuing al Qaeda fighters south of Baghdad.

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• 4 February

  Iraqi Power Minister Meets Iranian President

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Visiting Iraqi Electricity Minister Karim Wahid al-Hasan met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here in Tehran on Monday.

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• 4 February

  Iran Launches First Space Centre

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s first space centre was inaugurated by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday.

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