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TEHRAN (FNA) Iran on Friday sought Pakistan’s cooperation in combating terrorism which threatened the stability of the entire region.
Read More »Afghanistan: Marriage Practice Victimizes Young Girls, Society
Most girls dream about about falling in love, getting married in a beautiful dress, and having a family. But for thousands of young Afghan girls, and millions more across Asia and Africa, marriage often comes before they are old enough for such dreams — and ends in nightmare.
Read More »Georgia to vote in election seen as democracy test
TBILISI – Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili is likely to scrape an election win on Saturday in a vote the West will scrutinize for fairness, but polls differ on whether his victory will be big enough to avoid a second round.
Read More »Meshaal offers Abbas talks, holds to armed struggle
DAMASCUS – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Friday for unconditional talks with the rival Fatah faction to halt violence between Palestinians but vowed to keep up the Islamist group’s armed struggle against Israel.
Read More »Turkish army vows bomb attack strengthens resolve
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – Turkey’s top general said on Friday a bomb attack which killed five people including three children in the city of Diyarbakir would only strengthen Turkey’s resolve to crack down on Kurdish separatist guerrillas.
Read More »Palestinian PM assails Israel over West Bank raids
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad criticized Israel on Friday for a major military operation in the West Bank, saying such intervention was ruining a Western-backed internal Palestinian security plan.
Read More »Pakistan volatile but unrest has calmed: EU observer
ISLAMABAD – Violence may erupt in volatile Pakistan in the run-up to February elections but a six-week postponement of the polls has not fueled unrest, the head of a European Union observer mission said on Friday.
Read More »Turkish police detain 40 in Hezbollah raid: agency
ISTANBUL – Turkish police have detained more than 40 suspected members of the outlawed Turkish Islamist militant group Hezbollah, state news agency Anatolian said on Friday.
Read More »Death toll from Turkey bombing rises to 5 as 110 hurt
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – The death toll from a bomb explosion in southeast Turkey’s largest city has risen to five, including three children, and the number of injured stands at 110, security sources said on Friday.
Read More »Israeli troops kill 2 Gaza militants: Hamas
GAZA – Israeli troops killed two Palestinian Hamas gunmen and wounded three others in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Islamist faction and hospital officials said.
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