June, 2007

• 9 June

  Romania to boost dialogue with Russia

  BUCHAREST, Romania — Defence Minister Teodor Melescanu says Romania will boost dialogue with Russia to dispel concerns over the deployment of US bases in Bulgaria and Romania.

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• 9 June

  World powers delay vote on Kosovo resolution

  HEILIGENDAMM, Germany — The major Western powers have agreed to delay a vote on a resolution on the future status of Kosovo, international media reported on Thursday (June 7th).

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• 9 June

  EU to resume SAA talks with Serbia

  On Thursday (June 7th), European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso invited Serbia to resume talks on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), considered a key step on the road to eventual EU membership.

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• 9 June

  Bid to topple Gruevski administration in Macedonia fails

  Late on Thursday (June 7th), the Macedonian Parliament rejected a no-confidence motion against the VMRO-DPMNE-led government of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. Some 65 MPs rejected the motion, while 43 supported it.

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• 9 June

  Two Student Activists Detained in Iran

  On Wednesday the security forces in Iran attacked the homes of two student activists of Amir Kabir University and arrested them.

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• 9 June

  Iran hangs man for crime committed as minor

  NCRI- Iranian regime has hanged a man for crimes committed when he was 16 years old, the official newspaper, Etemad Melli reported Saturday.

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• 9 June

  Iran and the U.N.

  As the United Nations Security Council prepares to debate a third round of sanctions against Iran for its continuing refusal to stop its uranium enrichment program, it is time for the five permanent, veto-wielding states to get serious about their efforts to curb the ambitions of an increasing powerful and …

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• 9 June

  Army resumes shelling in Lebanon

  The Lebanese army has resumed shelling the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon, saying the targeted posts are held by Fatah al-Islam fighters. Shelling started at 6am on Saturday after a calm night, marking almost three weeks since fighting broke out.

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• 9 June

  Zionist forces re-enter Gaza

  Zionist tanks and troops have pushed into the southern Gaza Strip where they have traded gunfire with members of the armed wing of the Hamas movement, the army and Hamas have said.

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• 9 June

  Bush holding talks in Poland on Missile defense shield

  Bush arrived in Poland on Friday for talks on a planned US missile shield in central Europe after receiving a surprise Russian counter-offer to base it in Azerbaijan.

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