January, 2008

• 18 January

  Iraq Shi’ite mosque bombing kills eight: police

  BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed eight people near a Shi’ite mosque in the volatile Iraqi city of Baquba on Thursday, police said.

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• 18 January

  Arab mediator brokers Lebanese rivals’ meeting

  BEIRUT – An Arab mediator brokered a meeting between rival Lebanese leaders on Thursday but a political source said their dispute was unresolved and a breakthrough remained distant.

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• 18 January

  Beirut bomb warning shot for U.S. Lebanon policy

  BEIRUT – The first attack on the United States in Beirut in two decades was a warning shot against its policy in Lebanon, where it backs anti-Syrian leaders against rivals supported by Damascus and Tehran.

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• 18 January

  Aid pledges to Palestinians increased to $7.7 billion

  RAMALLAH, West Bank – International donors have pledged $7.7 billion in aid to the Palestinians over the next three years, more than initially reported, a Palestinian government minister said on Thursday.

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• 18 January

  Gates denies NATO discontent over Afghanistan

  WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between Washington and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO’s counterinsurgency skills.

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• 18 January

  Blast at Pakistani Shi’ite prayer hall kills 4

  PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN – A bomb exploded in a crowded Shi’ite Muslim prayer hall in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing four people and wounding several, a government spokesman said.

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• 18 January

  Serbia election pits nationalism against West

  BELGRADE – Serbia votes on Sunday in a presidential election pitting a pro-Western liberal against a nationalist in a vote seen as a plebiscite on Belgrade’s place in the world as it prepares for the loss of Kosovo.

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• 18 January

  An independent Kosovo can never join U.N.: Russia

  UNITED NATIONS – Russia on Wednesday backed its ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the United Nations or other international organizations if the breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.

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• 18 January

  Iranian Deputy FM Meets Venezuelan President

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Sheikh Attar and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in a meeting in Guatemala City on Thursday conferred about the decisions adopted during OPEC’s recent heads-of-state summit in Saudi Arabia.

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• 18 January

  Iran Keen to See Oilfield Investment by India

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran Wednesday invited Indian companies to invest in developing oilfields.

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