Eurasia Press & News
An undersea cable carrying Internet traffic was cut off the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, officials said Friday, the third loss of a line carrying Internet and telephone traffic in three days.
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February, 2008
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2 February
Iran’s judiciary is seeking to impose limits on public executions.
The head of Iran’s judiciary is seeking to impose limits on public executions amid a rise in death-penalty cases during President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s 2 1/2 years in office.Â
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2 February
Energy Security Plans Between Iraq and EU
Iraqi and European Union officials have discussed plans for Iraq to supply the EU with natural gas. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussain Al-Shahristani met EU External Relations commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs in Brussels Thursday.Â
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2 February
26th Fajr filmfest off to flying start in Tehran
The 26th Fajr International Film Festival was inaugurated here on Thursday evening at Tehran’s National Grand Hall. The ceremony was attended by Deputy Culture Minister for Cinematic Affairs Mohammadreza Jafari-Jelveh and a number of cinematic figures and artists.
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2 February
Pakistani lawyer says Musharraf must go
LAHORE, Pakistan – A Pakistani lawyer who has spearheaded opposition to President Pervez Musharraf has come out of three months of detention as defiant as ever and insisting the president step down.
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2 February
Suicide bomber kills six in northwest Pakistan
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan – A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a Pakistani security force checkpost in the North Waziristan tribal region on Friday, killing six men, a security official said.
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2 February
European watchdog says may pull out of Russia vote
MOSCOW – Europe’s main election watchdog warned Russia on Wednesday it would not monitor a presidential vote next month unless Moscow eased restrictions on its work.
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2 February
Russia accuses Europe vote watchdog of “sabotage”
MOSCOW – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Friday said Europe’s main election watchdog was seeking to sabotage plans for monitoring the March 2 presidential election.
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2 February
Russia sends 12 bombers to Atlantic, Arctic
MOSCOWÂ – Russia on Friday sent 12 air force bombers to take part in naval exercises over the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s air force as saying.
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2 February
Germany Rebuffs U.S. On Troops in Afghanistan
BERLIN, Feb. 1 — Germany on Friday rejected a formal request from the United States to send forces to war zones in southern Afghanistan, the latest setback to the NATO alliance as it tries to scrape together enough troops to battle resurgent Taliban forces and stabilize the country.
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