September 3rd, 2008 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Sep 3 (DPA) Pakistan Wednesday lodged a formal protest with the US government over the killing of at least 20 people, including women and children, in a cross-border raid by American ...
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September 3rd, 2008 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
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Islamabad, Sep 3 (DPA) US commandos killed at least 20 people including women and children in a cross-border raid Wednesday in Pakistan's tribal region, a high-ranking government official said."Innocent citizens of Pakistan ...
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August 17th, 2008 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (DPA) Israel's cabinet voted Sunday to approve the release of some 200 Palestinians from its jails, in a move that a government spokesman described as "a confidence-building measure to ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Naqoura (Lebanon), July 16 (DPA) Five Lebanese prisoners who were released Wednesday by Israel as part of a swap with the Lebanese Hezbollah movement arrived in Lebanon amid joyous celebrations. The prisoners ...
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July 16th, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Brussels, July 16 (DPA) Wednesday's prisoner exchange between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement was "first and foremost a positive step taken by both sides," which contributed towards regional stability, European Union ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 4:24 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Beirut, July 14 (DPA) The head of the Palestinian Fatah movement in southern Lebanon said Sunday that the expected swap between Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla movement and Israel will include the bodies of ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Ramallah/Tel Aviv, July 7 (DPA) The expected prisoner swap between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement will be carried out in three stages beginning Thursday, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported Sunday ...
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June 29th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
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Xinhua
Jerusalem, June 29 (Xinhua) Israel's cabinet Sunday approved a prisoner exchange deal with the Hezbollah movement that would see the return of two Israeli soldiers held by the guerrilla group nearly two ...
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June 26th, 2008 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Tel Aviv, June 26 (DPA) Hundreds of Israelis attended a rally in northern Israel to mark the second anniversary of the capture of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier being held in Gaza ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Cairo, June 24 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived Tuesday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on a quick visit during which he will discuss with Egyptian President Hosny ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
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DPA
Cairo, June 24 (DPA) Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived Tuesday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on a quick visit during which he will discuss with Egyptian President Hosny ...
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June 19th, 2008 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
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DPA
Tel Aviv/Gaza, June 19 (DPA) The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip went into effect at 6 a.m. Thursday. Since midnight the militant Palestinians have stopped their bombardment ...
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June 2nd, 2008 - 2:33 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Medellin (Colombia), June 2 (DPA) The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) has started its annual gathering with the ongoing crisis between Ecuador and Colombia high on the agenda. ...
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May 25th, 2008 - 8:41 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Tel Aviv, May 25 (DPA) Israel deported a controversial Jewish-American academic who is a fierce critic of its polices and who has lauded the pro-Iranian Hezbollah organization, the Ha'aretz daily reported Sunday. ...
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May 18th, 2008 - 12:07 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Lima (Peru), May 17 (DPA) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said here Saturday that he is willing to step down from office if it is proved that his government backed the leftist Revolutionary ...
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May 13th, 2008 - 9:18 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Gaza, May 13 (DPA) Hamas rejected Tuesday an Israeli demand that any truce deal with Gaza miltias include the release of an Israeli soldier snatched in a June 2006 cross-border raid and ...
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April 26th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Paris, April 26 (DPA) French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner is to travel to South America Monday to lobby for the release of Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, who has been held hostage for ...
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March 24th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin
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DPA
Bogota, March 24 (DPA) Colombia has confirmed that an Ecuadorian was among the more than 20 killed in a cross-border air strike against leftist Colombian rebels in Ecuador, an admission that is ...
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March 23rd, 2008 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
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Quito (Ecuador), March 23 (IANS) Ecuador has warned Colombia of grave consequences if it is found Bogota's cross-border military operations against its leftist rebels had killed any Ecuadorian national, EFE reported Sunday. ...
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March 19th, 2008 - 5:45 pm ICT by admin
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Quito (Ecuador), March 19 (IANS) Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has said the crisis with Colombia has ended with the resolution by the Organisation of American States (OAS) criticising Bogota's March 1 cross-border ...
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March 10th, 2008 - 9:09 am ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Caracas, March 10 (Xinhua) Venezuela has re-established diplomatic relations with Colombia and will send its diplomatic staffs back to Bogata immediately, the foreign ministry has announced. Venezuela has severed diplomatic ties with ...
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March 8th, 2008 - 11:45 am ICT by admin
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Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), March 8 (IANS) Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has agreed to accept apologies from his Colombian counterpart Alvaro Uribe and put an end to the crisis that began with ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 6:14 pm ICT by admin
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Santo Domingo, March 7 (IANS) Foreign ministers of the 20-nation Rio Group Friday started their 20th summit focussing on ways to defuse the crisis arising out of Colombia's cross-border raid on the ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 6:13 pm ICT by admin
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Xinhua
Quito, March 7 (Xinhua) Ecuador has said that it would continue to fight Colombian rebel groups operating in the country although it has cut diplomatic ties with Colombia. The Ecuador army would ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 2:28 pm ICT by admin
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Managua (Nicaragua), March 7 (DPA) The crisis over a cross-border raid by Colombian forces into Ecuador continued to escalate as Nicaragua broke off diplomatic relations with Colombia "in solidarity with Ecuador". The ...
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March 7th, 2008 - 9:30 am ICT by admin
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DPA
Managua/Bogota, March 7 (DPA) Nicaragua has broken its diplomatic relations with Colombia "in solidarity with Ecuador" to protest a cross-border raid by Colombian forces over the weekend, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has ...
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