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Mumbai attacks staged by outsiders: Ahmadinejad

December 3rd, 2008 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS -
Tehran, Dec 3 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that the terrorist attacks in Mumbai were staged by countries "outside the region" - but did not specify which countries he was ...

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Iran proposes OPEC to consider another oil cut

November 15th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS -
Tehran, Nov 15 (Xinhua) Iran Saturday proposed the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to again consider an output cut of one to 1.5 million barrels per day (bpd) to help ...

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Iran test-fires new missile

November 12th, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Tehran, Nov 12 (Xinhua) Iran has successfully test fired a new surface-to-surface missile, Press TV reported Wednesday quoting the defence ministry.Defence Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said the new generation of ...

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Mortar shell kills 11 in Pakistan

Mortar shell kills 11 in Pakistan

November 1st, 2008 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Nov 1 (Xinhua) At least 11 people were killed when a mortar shell landed near a check post in northwestern Pakistan's Swat valley Saturday, state television reported. Reports said an unspecified ...

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Iran’s president denies reports on being sick

October 27th, 2008 - 6:41 am ICT by IANS -
Tehran, Oct 27 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has denied reports that he was sick, saying he had just caught a cold and been a bit tired."Like anybody else I might catch ...

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Austrian cyclist Kohl admits to doping

October 16th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS -
Vienna, Oct 16 (DPA) Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl admitted that he was guilty of doping during this year's Tour de France.Kohl finished third in the race and recently was one of four ...

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Abducted Western tourists freed in Egypt

September 29th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by ANI -
Cairo (Egypt), Sept.29 (ANI): The eleven hostages, who were kidnapped 10 days ago by gunmen, have been freed. The five Italians, five Germans and a Romanian, besides their guides are said ...

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Pakistan militants take 300 school children hostage

September 18th, 2008 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 18 (Xinhua) Militants Thursday took 300 school children hostage in northwestern Pakistan, state television reported. Reports said the militants took control of a school in Upper Dir district of the ...

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30 killed in Bolivia violence (Lead)

September 15th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS -
La Paz, Sep 15 (IANS) Army took control of Cobija, the capital of the northern Bolivian state of Pando, after at least 30 people died in clashes between rival groups, EFE reported ...

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Venezuela accuses US of sponsoring plan to kill Chavez

September 12th, 2008 - 6:13 am ICT by IANS -
Caracas, Sep 12 (DPA) The Venezuelan government Thursday accused the US of sponsoring a plan to assassinate President Hugo Chavez, hours after he ordered an investigation into a military conspiracy to overthrow ...

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Russian media backs Medvedev, wary of reaction from West

August 27th, 2008 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Moscow, Aug 27 (DPA) Russian newspapers Wednesday supported President Dmitry Medvedev's decision to recognize the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, but expressed fears the move could harm Moscow's relations with ...

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Bomb blast kills 20 in Pakistan

August 23rd, 2008 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Aug 23 (Xinhua) At least 20 people were killed Saturday morning as a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into a police station in northwest Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, state television ...

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Iranian launches its first satellite carrier rocket

August 18th, 2008 - 6:00 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, Aug 18 (DPA) Iran launched its first domestically produced satellite carrier Sunday morning, official news agency IRNA reported. An Iranian Army statement, carried by IRNA, said that the new rocket Safir ...

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Iran launches first communication satellite

August 18th, 2008 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, Aug 17 (DPA) Iran Sunday launched its first communication satellite into space, Iranian state television reported. The report said that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the countdown for the Omid (Hope) satellite, ...

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Four killed in bomb blast in Balochistan

August 6th, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, Aug 6 (Xinhua) At least four people were killed and three injured in a bomb blast in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province Wednesday, according to state television. The blast occurred at a ...

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Israel’s collapse achievable: Ahmadinejad

August 3rd, 2008 - 7:33 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, Aug 3 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that the collapse of Israel and its government was no longer an unachievable aim. "Today's situation is that neither the return of ...

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A.Q. Khan allowed to move within Pakistan

A.Q. Khan allowed to move within Pakistan

July 21st, 2008 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS -
By Muhammad Najeeb Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday allowed disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who pioneered Pakistan's nuclear programme, to move within the country but asked him ...

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Iran complains to FIFA over cancellation of friendlies

July 21st, 2008 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, July 21 (DPA) The president of the Iranian Football Federation (FFI) has complained to the sport's governing body over the cancellation of friendly matches against Iran, calling them politically motivated, the ...

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The Germans claim the Queen has abdicated in favour of Prince William!

The Germans claim the Queen has abdicated in favour of Prince William!

July 19th, 2008 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI -
London, July 19 (ANI): It seems Germans get a kick by creating fictional stories about the British royals, for in the past week few newspapers in the European country have come ...

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British premier on surprise visit to Iraq

British premier on surprise visit to Iraq

July 19th, 2008 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Baghdad, July 19 (DPA) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Iraq Saturday on an unannounced visit, according to Iraq's state television. Brown is expected to meet Iraqi leaders and visit ...

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Better US-Iran ties after elections: Ahmadinejad

Better US-Iran ties after elections: Ahmadinejad

July 15th, 2008 - 5:30 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, July 15 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday said that relations between Iran and the US would improve following the US presidential election. "Regardless of who would become next (US) president, ...

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Iran holds military manoeuvres in Gulf

July 8th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, July 8 (DPA) Iran Tuesday started military manoeuvres in the Gulf following reports that the United States was carrying out exercises on the other side of the Gulf, the website of ...

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Western ‘threats’ will not break Iran’s will: Iran

June 19th, 2008 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, June 19 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday the latest Western "threats" would not break the will of Iran nation to continue its nuclear work, state television network IRIB reported. ...

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Cuba releases images of Fidel Castro after six months

June 19th, 2008 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS -
Havana, June 19 (IANS) After almost six months, Cuba's ailing leftist leader Fidel Castro has appeared on state television. This time he was shown chatting with his younger brother and the country's ...

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No breakthrough in n-dispute after Solana’s Iran visit (Lead)

June 15th, 2008 - 1:23 am ICT by IANS -
DPA Tehran, June 14 (DPA) European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana Saturday gave Iran an updated package of incentives by the five veto powers plus Germany (5+1) but achieved no breakthrough ...

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US presence fundamental problem for Iraq: Iran

June 9th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Tehran, June 9 (Xinhua) Iran's topmost leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Monday said Iraq's greatest problem is the presence of US-led forces in its territory. "The most fundamental problem for Iraq is the ...

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Ahmadinejad not to attend Beijing Olympics

May 31st, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Tehran, May 31 (DPA) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that he would not attend the Beijing Olympics. "I will not attend the Olympics but might attend the para-Olympics," Ahmadinejad told state ...

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Myanmar adopts new pro-military constitution

May 29th, 2008 - 10:52 pm ICT by admin -
DPA Yangon, May 29 (DPA) Myanmar Thursday adopted a new constitution that guarantees military control over future elected governments after a heavily-criticised national referendum approved the charter with a more than 90 percent ...

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Putin still the power behind Russian throne, says key adviser

May 21st, 2008 - 5:05 pm ICT by admin -
Moscow, May 21 (ANI) : Vladimir Putin remains the country's real power ,Russian president Dmitry Medvedev ,one of his closest allies has confirmed. According to, Igor Yurgens, one of Medvedev's most ...

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Myanmar’s cyclone death toll rises to 77,738

May 17th, 2008 - 1:12 am ICT by admin -
Xinhua Yangon, May 16 (Xinhua) The death toll from Cyclone Nargis has risen sharply to 77,738 in Myanmar, the state television reported in a night broadcast Friday. The dead included 159 state service ...

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