Eurasia Press & News
A Syriac Christian priest kidnapped this week in southeast Turkey was released unharmed on Friday.“The priest was released in good condition…,” Batman province Deputy Governor Aziz Mercan told Reuters.
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November, 2007
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30 November
Bhutto gears up for Pakistani poll
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto published her manifesto for a January election on Friday, promising jobs for the poor if victorious but keeping open the option of boycotting the vote.
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30 November
Pakistani merchants rue price rises and politics
With no customers in sight at his bazaar jeans stall, 23-year-old Mohammad Asad Khan is sick of political turbulence in Pakistan that he says is ruining his business.
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30 November
Israel court backs Gaza fuel cuts
Israel’s top court has upheld a government decision to reduce the Gaza Strip’s fuel imports, but postponed planned electricity cuts to the Hamas-ruled territory, Israeli officials said on Friday.
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30 November
Russian ex-KGB officer, Putin critic leaves jail
A former Russian security service officer who said the Kremlin was behind the murder of fellow ex-KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko was released from a prison in the Urals on Friday.
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30 November
Russia signs Europe arms pact suspension into law
President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday suspending Russia’s participation in a key post-Cold War arms treaty, a move which could allow it to deploy more forces close to western Europe.
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30 November
Bosnia leaders agree on reform, avert crisis
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s Serb, Muslim and Croat leaders averted a crisis at the 11th hour on Friday by agreeing to back a controversial voting reform measure requested by the country’s international peace envoy.
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30 November
One year on, protest still paralyses central Beirut
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Lebanese opposition tent city, which began as a powerful outcry to topple the government a year ago, has dwindled to a symbolic presence, but the protest by Hezbollah and its Christian ally still paralyses central Beirut.
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Serbia says U.S. holds key to Balkan stability
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The United States alone can choose whether the Balkans experience stability or lawlessness, Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica said on Friday, after the failure of negotiations with Kosovo Albanians.
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30 November
Army Commander: Iran Ready to Give Crushing Response to Enemy Threats
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army highlighted the country’s military power, stressing that his troops, enjoying the highest level of preparedness, can confront any kind of threat powerfully.
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