December, 2007

• 9 December

  Moscow Urges Dialogue as West Pushes for Sanctions against Iran

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Russia yesterday called for more negotiations with Iran as US vowed to pursue sanctions against the Islamic republic.

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• 9 December

  Oil Stays Near $90 a Barrel on Iran Talk

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Oil prices gained overnight and were slightly higher Friday, as the US government lobbied international powers not to back down on OPEC’s second-largest producer, Iran, over its nuclear program.

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• 9 December

  Ayatollah Putin

  The meaning of Sunday’s Russian parliamentary elections is not to be found in the results. There was never any doubt that Vladimir Putin’s party would take an overwhelming majority. United Russia, with the president at the top of its list, enjoyed every imaginable advantage, legal and illegal. Opposition groups, including …

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• 9 December

  Moscow criticises U.S. think-tank over debate

  Russia accused a US think-tank on Friday of spreading anti-Russian propaganda by hosting a debate on violence in the turbulent Ingushetia region neighbouring Chechnya.

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• 9 December

  15 killed during operation to retake Musa Qala

  * Defence ministry spokesman says town has become base for ‘foreign terrorists’ KABUL: A NATO soldier, two children and 12 “terrorists” have been killed in the first day of an operation to retake the southern Afghan town of Musa Qala, the Afghan defence ministry said on Saturday.

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• 8 December

  Russia ignores Rice’s call for sanctions

  BRUSSELS, Belgium – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday the United States would continue along a two-track strategy to deal with Iran, pressing for new sanctions and demanding Tehran come clean about its nuclear program while offering talks to sweeten the deal. But Russia ignored her calls to punish …

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• 8 December

  NATO stages offensive to retake town from Taliban

  KABUL, Dec 8 (Reuters) – NATO and Afghan troops have launched an operation to drive out the Taliban from a southern Afghan town held by the Islamic militants since early this year, a NATO statement said.

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• 7 December

  Putin party to name presidential candidate December 17

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party will name its candidate for next year’s presidential election at a congress on December 17, party leader Boris Gryzlov said on Friday.

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• 7 December

  Kremlin and Belarus dismiss report of new Putin role

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian and Belarus officials rejected on Friday a media report that President Vladimir Putin could create a new role for himself by heading a union of Russia and ex-Soviet Belarus after he quits next year.

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• 7 December

  NATO nations pledge tough Kosovo force

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO ministers pledged on Friday to keep their KFOR peace force in Kosovo at current strength as the Serbian province heads towards independence and to make more troops available as necessary to deal with any violence.

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