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Russia caving to US pressure in missile sale ban: IranTehran (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 Iran on Thursday branded as "irrational" Russia's refusal to supply Tehran with S-300 air defence missiles and accused Moscow of bowing to US and Israeli pressure, state television reported. "We are not happy to see Russians humiliated by America and the Zionist regime (in a way) that it could be said they write what is dictated to them," Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi told the broadcaster's website. He said the latest UN Security Council resolution against Iran "is not clear about air defence mi ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2010US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said he expected no major changes to war strategy in Afghanistan when the government carries out a review in December. "I have not gotten a sense from my conversations with people that any basic decisions or basic changes are likely to occur" in the review, Gates told a news conference. "I suspect that we will find some areas where we can mak ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 23, 2010Five people were killed in violence in Baghdad on Thursday, including four young boys in a bomb attack, an interior ministry official said. A bomb struck the car of Anwar Taher Ridha, a maintenance worker in the office of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in the central neighbourhood of Zayouna at around 6:00 pm (1500 GMT). The official said it was unclear if it was caused by a magnetic "st ... more  
United Nations (AFP) Sept 23, 2010US President Barack Obama on Thursday appealed for global support for his efforts to end the Middle East peace deadlock, warning that "more blood will be shed" if it fails. Obama told the opening day of the UN General Assembly that there was a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a Palestinian state if key nations in the region and world powers throw their weight behind his new drive. ... more |
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N.Korea reshuffles officials ahead of key party meetingSeoul (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 North Korea announced a reshuffle of senior officials Thursday just days ahead of a key communist party meeting expected to pave the way for a power transfer from leader Kim Jong-Il to his son. Kang Sok-Ju, North Korea's first vice minister of foreign affairs, has been appointed to the position of a vice premier of the cabinet, the Korea Central News Agency said. Kim Kye-Gwan, Pyongyang's chief negotiator in six-nation nuclear disarmament talks, was named to fill Kang's slot at the foreign minis ... read more |
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