February, 2007

• 8 February

  O zi de lucru- Mazen Rifai

        Soarele se trezi vestind începutul unei zile noi. Razele sale se strecurară sprinÅ£are prin fereastră până la patul lui. Ceasul deÅŸteptător sună. Mâinile îi bâjbâiră în căutarea unei căi de a-l face să amuÅ£ească pe sâcâitorul acesta. Ochii-i înfruntară cu greu lumina zilei. Tălpile-l purtară spre baie. PeriuÅ£a i …

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• 7 February

  Widow tells of Iraq video anguish

  The widow of a British soldier killed by US “friendly fire” said she felt sick when she watched a cockpit video showing the moment of her husband’s death.

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• 7 February

  Indian ryots urged to learn from Israel

  Bharatiya Kisan Sangh Secretary Prabhakar Kelkar feels that insted of lamenting about paucity Indian peasants should take a lesson from a country like Israel and gird up their loins for confronting international competition while making independent efforts to gather resources.

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• 7 February

  Seventeen die in Iraq violence

  At least seventeen people have been killed and dozens more wounded in violence in Iraq, as residents of Baghdad awaited a much-vaunted security operation to quell sectarian bloodshed in the capital.

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• 7 February

  Iraq PM urges start to Baghdad crackdown

  BAGHDAD, Iraq –Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki complained Tuesday the long-awaited Baghdad security operation was off to a slow start and warned that insurgents are taking advantage of the delay to kill as many people as possible.

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• 6 February

  First US officer stands trial for refusing to fight in Iraq

  A court martial trial opened for the first US military officer to openly refuse to go to war in Iraq as protests in his support were organized in several cities across the country.

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• 6 February

  Iran to test uranium enrichment soon: diplomats

  Iran has set up centrifuges in two underground nuclear plants and will test them soon as it moves towards the industrial-level enrichment of uranium in defiance of UN demands, diplomats told АFР.

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• 6 February

  Bush Being More Cautious Now on Iraqi PM

  Four times last year President Bush stood with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and four times he offered glowing appraisals.

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• 6 February

  Iran’s cola war

  Sanctions? Coke and Pepsi found a way around them and are battling for market share in Tehran with local Zamzam Cola. Fortune’s Eric Ellis reports.

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• 6 February

  Gunmen kidnap Iranian diplomat

  GUNMEN in Iraqi army uniforms kidnapped a senior Iranian diplomat in Baghdad on Sunday, an Iraqi Government official said today.

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