Archive for October, 2006

Russia says believes Iran’s nuke program peaceful

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it believed Iran’s nuclear program was peaceful, and a political dialogue, not sanctions, must be used in talks with Tehran.
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Al Qaeda in Iraq growing, gaining radicalized Sunnis

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

AMMAN, Jordan — Newly radicalized Sunnis and disillusioned nationalists are swelling the ranks of al Qaeda in Iraq, which thinks it can turn part of the country into an Islamic emirate, a moderate Sunni politician said yesterday.
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U.S. blames Iran, Syria for Iraq violence

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

Oct 24, 2006 — BAGHDAD (Reuters) – America’s civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with al Qaeda on Tuesday as forces trying to tear the country apart and prevent the United States from establishing a stable democracy.
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Bolton Faults Syria, Iran on Lebanon

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Ambassador John Bolton accused Syria and Iran on Monday of trying to destabilize Lebanon’s democratically elected government by violating a U.N. arms embargo.
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Vaccine Resistant H5N1 Bird Flu Spreads In South East Asia

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

It emerged in China and is spreading in southeast Asia – a new H5N1 bird flu strain which is highly resistant to current vaccines. The way this virus is evolving means our current measures are probably ineffective, according to Dr. Yi Guan, Director, State Key Laboratory of Emerging Diseases, Hong Kong, in a new report.
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China cited as N. Korea supplier

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

China helped North Korea develop nuclear weapons and in the past year increased its support to Pyongyang, rather than pressing the regime to halt nuclear arms and missile activities, according to a congressional report.
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China Web control stirs controversy at Internet forum

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

ATHENS (Reuters) – China’s control of the Internet stirred controversy at the first global Internet governance forum on Tuesday when a rights group accused western firms of providing Chinese police with technology to limit Web freedom.
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British scientists grow human liver in a laboratory

Monday, October 30th, 2006

British scientists have grown the world’s first artificial liver from stem cells in a breakthrough that will one day provide entire organs for transplant.
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Beheadings are up in Saudi

Monday, October 30th, 2006

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia on Sunday beheaded two foreign nationals on charges they smuggled heroin and cocaine into the country, the Interior Ministry said.
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Israelis put nuclear bunkers in gardens

Monday, October 30th, 2006

AMID mounting fears that Iran is planning to obliterate their country, wealthy Israelis are shelling out on underground nuclear shelters in the gardens of their luxury homes.
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