Eurasia Press & News
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November, 2007
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29 November
Russian police say two’s a crowd
When does a legitimate Russian political protest become an illegal gathering? Answer: When a second person joins in to spoil it.
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29 November
Iran and EU face tough nuclear talks
Chances of a breakthrough appear slim when Iran’s main nuclear negotiator meets Europe’s top diplomat on Friday in a last effort to avert tougher sanctions over Tehran’s disputed atomic program.
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29 November
Palestinian state crucial for Israel, Olmert says
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said after peace talks in Washington that failure to negotiate a two-state solution with the Palestinians could threaten Israel’s long-term survival.
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29 November
Russian mediator seeks Israel-Syria deal: report
A senior Russian envoy has been trying to broker a deal between Israel and Syria on the future of the Golan Heights, an Israeli newspaper said on Thursday.
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29 November
Bush tries new role as Mideast peacemaker
U.S. President George W. Bush, whose legacy seems destined to be defined by the Iraq war, now wants to make history by brokering the Middle East peace deal that eluded so many of his predecessors.
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29 November
Putin tells citizens to vote for his party
President Vladimir Putin, ignoring criticism he is using his post for campaign purposes, told Russians in a nationwide TV broadcast on Thursday to go and vote for his United Russia party in Sunday’s parliamentary elections.“I ask you to turn out for the elections on December 2 and vote for United …
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29 November
Five Pakistani soldiers, 10 villagers, said killed
A roadside bomb killed five Pakistani soldiers near the Afghan border on Thursday while 10 villagers were killed in fighting between soldiers and militants in another area, an official and witnesses said.
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Pakistan lawyers fight police, “Musharraf’s must hang”
Hurling bricks and glass bottles, Pakistani lawyers and police clashed in the eastern city of Lahore as President Pervez Musharraf was sworn in for a second term on Thursday, amid demands he be hanged.
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29 November
Two-state solution Israel’s only lifeline: Olmert
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday that failure to negotiate a two-state solution with the Palestinians could threaten Israel’s long-term survival.
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