September, 2006

• 9 September

  Iraq takes military command

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) — The United States formally handed over control of Iraq’s new military to Prime Minister Nuri Maliki’s government on Thursday just as rebels unleashed a fresh wave of deadly bomb attacks on Iraqi security forces.

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• 9 September

  6 powers agree Iran did not meet UN demands

  BERLIN (Reuters) — Iran has failed to meet a UN Security Council demand that it suspend uranium enrichment, six world powers agreed on Thursday, but there was growing opposition to US calls for sanctions.

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• 9 September

  Sudanese mourn death of editor, fear for future

  KHARTOUM (Reuters) — A sea of white-clothed mourners laid Sudanese editor Mohammad Taha to rest on Thursday after he was kidnapped and killed by unknown armed men, raising fears of a new brand of extreme violence in Sudan.

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• 9 September

  Old divide dogs Lebanese search for consensus

  BEIRUT — Abu Abbas, a car dealer from south Lebanon, has ready answers to the litmus-test question which has traditionally split his country down the middle — whether it should opt out of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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• 9 September

  Katsav grilled again on sex claims

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli President Moshe Katsav was being grilled by police Thursday for a fourth time over mounting allegations of sexual harassment in a spiralling scandal that threatens to end his career.

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• 9 September

  Convoy duty in Iraq — riding with the Four Horsemen

  CAMP ADDER, Iraq — The US soldiers call themselves the Four Horsemen as they barrel down roads with nicknames like “The Widowmaker,” staying alert through the night on a mix of caffeine and adrenaline, hoping to find roadside bombs before the bombs find them.

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• 9 September

  Meeting to revive peace wins support — but not US

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Arab League’s call for a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council this month to revive the Middle East peace process won support Thursday from many council members but not the United States.

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• 6 September

  Full text letter of Islamic Republic Of IRAN president to German chancellor

  In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate    Her Excellency Angela Merkel The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Excellency, Please accept my warmest greetings.

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• 6 September

  President: Heads of universities must not be involved in politics

  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, at a meeting held on Tuesday, cautioned heads of universities to stay out of politics.

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• 6 September

  Ahmadinejad stresses expansion of ties with Djibouti

  President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Tuesday stressed the importance of bolstering ties with Djibouti in all fields. His remarks were made at a farewell ceremony held Tuesday for departing Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who arrived in Tehran on Saturday accompanied by a high-ranking politico-economic delegation. President Guelleh and his entourage …

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