June, 2006

• 1 June

  Iran wants fresh nuclear dialogue, may talk to US

  PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Reuters) — Iran said on Tuesday it wanted to resume nuclear negotiations with the EU and could even talk to Washington if its archfoe “changed behaviour.”

  Read More »
• 1 June

  Witnesses claim Saddam ‘victims’ alive, case built on bribes

  BAGHDAD (AFP) — Defence witnesses in Saddam Hussein’s trial over the killings of Iraqi Shiite villagers claimed many of those allegedly executed were still alive and said the prosecution case was built on bribes.

  Read More »
• 1 June

  Attacks in Iraq kill 54

  Emirati diplomat hostage released BAGHDAD (AP) — Car bombs targeting Shiite areas tear through a car dealership in southern Iraq and a bustling outdoor market north of Baghdad Tuesday as attacks nationwide killed 54 people and wounded 120 in the bloodiest day in recent weeks.

  Read More »
• 1 June

  Haniyeh says some public salaries to be paid

  GAZA CITY (AP) — The Hamas-led government said Tuesday it will pay partial salaries to its 165,000 employees, the first payday for increasingly desperate Palestinian workers in three months.

  Read More »

May, 2006

• 29 May

  ARITMETICÄ‚ AVIARÄ‚ : 500.000 PASARI = 500.000 EURO

   Comandamentul care se ocupă de situaÅ£ia gripei aviară, întrunit duminică, sub comanda ministrului Agriculturii, Gheorghe Flutur, a decis să acorde despăgubiri de 500. 000 de euro proprietarilor a circa 500.000 de păsări sacrificate în urma depistării virusului aviar. De asemenea, în noul bilanÅ£ făcut public de către noul preÅŸedinte ANSV, …

  Read More »
• 29 May

  Algeria’s leader seen extending his tenure

  ALGIERS — Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika replaced the prime minister with one of his staunch backers in order to revise the constitution and extend his stay in power until 2014, analysts say.

  Read More »
• 29 May

  Russian envoy to visit Iran for nuclear meeting

  TEHRAN (AFP) — A top Russian envoy is due in Iran on Saturday for talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear programme, with the world community still unable to reach consensus on how to tackle the escalating crisis. Russian National Security Council chief Igor Ivanov is expected to hold talks with Iran’s …

  Read More »
• 29 May

  Sudan ex-rebels begin landmark talks

  KHARTOUM (AFP) — Former southern Sudanese rebels met leaders of the ruling party in Khartoum on Saturday for the first time since a peace deal was signed last year to end Africa’s longest running war.

  Read More »
• 29 May

  Copter down in Iraq; politicians bicker over security posts

  BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi tennis coach and two of his players were killed this week in Baghdad because they were wearing shorts, authorities said Saturday, one of a series of recent attacks attributed to Islamic fundamentalists.

  Read More »
• 29 May

  Hamas rejects deadline on Israel recognition plan

  GAZA (Reuters) — Hamas on Saturday rejected a deadline set by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to accept a plan that indirectly calls for recognition of Israel, which he has threatened to put to a referendum. Abbas had stunned the Islamist group by giving it 10 days to accept the plan, …

  Read More »