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Passengers foil hijack attempt of Turkish plane

October 15th, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Ankara, Oct 15 (Xinhua) An attempt to hijack a Turkish Airlines (THY) plane on its way from Antalya in southern Turkey to Russia's St Petersburg has been foiled by passengers Wednesday, the ...

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Iran to develop independent missile headquarters: commander

August 27th, 2008 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Tehran, Aug 27 (Xinhua) Iran is planning to establish an independent headquarters of missiles, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported Wednesday, quoting a top military commander.The agency quoted Brigadier General Mohammad-Ali Jafari, ...

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Road accident kills 30 Afghans in Iran

August 21st, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Tehran, Aug 21 (Xinhua) At least 10 Afghan migrant labourers were killed when a truck overturned in Iran's southern province of Fars Thursday, semi-official Fars news agency reported.The accident occurred at about ...

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China detains 17 foreigners in crackdown on ticket touts

August 17th, 2008 - 11:16 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Beijing, Aug 17 (DPA) Chinese police have detained at least 17 foreigners in a crackdown on illegal ticket sales outside Olympic venues, state media said Sunday. The foreign nationals of unidentified countries ...

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Iran to launch its first satellite soon: Ahmadinejad

August 16th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS -
Ankara, Aug 16 (IANS) Iran would launch its first satellite in the "near future", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said, official IRNA news agency reported Saturday. The president, concluding his two-day Turkey visit, ...

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Ahmadinejad arrives in Turkey for nuclear talks

August 14th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Ankara, Aug 14 (Xinhua) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday arrived in Istanbul on a two-day visit to Turkey during which he is scheduled to discuss his country's controversial nuclear programme, the semi-official ...

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Eight troopers killed in land mine explosion in Turkey

August 11th, 2008 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Ankara, Aug 11 (Xinhua) Eight Turkish security force soldiers were killed and three others injured in a land mine explosion in eastern Turkey Monday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The land ...

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20 centuries old piers unearthed in Turkey

July 31st, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Ankara, July 31 (Xinhua) Two ancient piers belonging to the first centry A.D. have been discovered by archaeologists in the ancient city of Aphrodisias in western Turkey, the semi-official Anatolia news agency ...

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86 people indicted in Turkey for coup attempt

July 14th, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Ankara, July 14 (Xinhua) Eightysix people suspected of plotting against the Turkish government were indicted Monday at an Istanbul court, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. Istanbul's chief prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin ...

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Turkey launches new generation communication satellite

June 13th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Ankara, June 13 (Xinhua) Turkey has launched its new generation communication satellite "Turksat 3A" from the Kourou base of French Guiana, the semi-official Anatolia news agency has reported. The report said that ...

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Iran replaces US dollars in oil transactions

April 30th, 2008 - 9:25 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Tehran, April 30 (Xinhua) Iran has replaced the US dollar with other currencies in its oil transactions, an oil ministry official said Wednesday. "The dollar has completely been removed from our oil ...

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45 injured in train crash in Turkey

February 23rd, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by admin -
Xinhua Ankara, Feb 23 (Xinhua) At least 45 people were injured when a cargo train collided with another train in central Turkey early Saturday, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. The Turkish Railways ...

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