January, 2008

• 6 January

  Talabani Wants More Border Talks with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Saturday his country wants further negotiations with Iran regarding border demarcation issues.

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• 6 January

  Iran Has No Immediate Plans to Normalize Relations with US

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iran has no immediate plans to normalize relations with the United States, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday.

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• 6 January

  Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Underlines Iran’s Continued N. Progress

  TEHRAN (FNA) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed continued nuclear activities by Iran, cautioning that any suspension of nuclear efforts would make the country lag behind the modern world and embolden enemies to make further aggressions against Iran.

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• 5 January

  Hamas dismisses Bush Mideast visit as “photo op”

  GAZA – Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Saturday dismissed U.S. President George W. Bush’s upcoming visit to the Middle East as a “photo opportunity” and said he was not welcome in the region.

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• 5 January

  Iraqi soldier shot dead two U.S. servicemen

  BAGHDAD – An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.

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• 5 January

  Afghan clerics warn Karzai against missionaries

  KABUL – Afghanistan’s Islamic council has told President Hamid Karzai to stop foreign aid groups from converting locals to Christianity and also demanded the reintroduction of public executions.

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• 5 January

  Iran Makes Man-Like Robot

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iranian inventors made a man-like robot which walks on two feet, discerns words in the Persian language and does other manly actions.

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• 5 January

  Iranian air force commander: Iran to Produce Radar-Evading Fighter Jets

  TEHRAN (FNA) Iranian air force commander here Saturday said his country has achieved the technology for manufacturing radar-evading fighter jets and would soon start production of such planes.

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• 5 January

  Iran Official: Gas Contract with Iran Violated by Turkmenistan

  TEHRAN (FNA) Turkmenistan has violated a last year contract which required Ashgabat to double supplies to Iran following an increase in prices, an Iranian oil ministry official said.

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• 5 January

  Quake Hits Southern Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted the port city of Kong in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan on Saturday.

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