June, 2006

• 20 June

  Mujahedeen Shura claims captured Russian diplomats

  Mujahedeen Shura Council claims captured of two US soldiers near Yusufiyah, four Russian diplomats in Baghdad. A coalition of armed factions led by Al-Qaeda’s Iraq branch claimed responsibility for the abduction of two US soldiers south of Baghdad four Russian diplomats, in two statements posted on the Internet Monday.

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• 18 June

  Iran denies nuclear messages conflicting

  TEHRAN (AFP) — Iran on Saturday denied any contradictions in its reactions to an international nuclear proposal, saying the offer of incentives in return for a suspension of sensitive atomic work was still being examined. “Our stance regarding the 5+1 package is quite clear,” Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said of …

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• 18 June

  Infant triplets overcome malnutrition at Darfur feeding centre

  EL FASHER, Sudan — Myriam Ibrahim, a tall quiet 28-year-old clad in a bright blue robe, thought she had seen it all. Three years of violence since the Darfur conflict erupted during which her town was invaded twice.

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• 18 June

  Identity of Zarqawi’s successor remains enigma

  CAIRO — The true identity of Abu Ayyub Masri, the man said to have succeeded the slain Abu Musab Zarqawi as leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, remains an enigma in his reported homeland of Egypt.

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• 18 June

  Darfur rebel threatens to quit peace accord

  EL FASHER (AP) — The only rebel leader to have endorsed the Darfur Peace Agreement threatened to pull out of the deal geared at ending three years of war if the international community does not move to support him fast.

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• 18 June

  Ethiopian troops cross border into Somalia

  JOWHAR (Reuters) — About 300 Ethiopian troops crossed into Somalia on Saturday, a top Islamist said, after Islamic fighters who wrested control of Mogadishu moved inland towards the seat of Somalia’s interim government.

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• 18 June

  Tehran pledged further $50m, Zahhar says

  RAMALLAH — Having brought in $20 million in cash Wednesday, Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahhar yesterday announced he had received pledges for a further $50 million from Iran on his weekslong recent tour of the Muslim world and China.

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• 18 June

  ‘Numbers’ underscore deadliness of conflict

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The story of the Iraq war can be told in stark numbers and mournful milestones as the death toll for US troops reached 2,500 and the price tag rose to $320 billion.

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• 17 June

  China, Russia welcome Iran into the fold

  The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which maintained it had no plans for expansion, is now changing course. Mongolia, Iran, India and Pakistan, which previously

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• 17 June

  Russia/Central Asia: Shanghai Cooperation Organization Mulls Expansion

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised the growing international stature of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — but it may also soon become more controversial, as its members consider whether to welcome Iran into the fold.

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