MEDELLIN, Colombia (AFP) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Egypt Thursday to control its border with the Gaza Strip, while acknowledging the “difficult” situation Cairo faces with the frontier.
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Archive for January, 2008
Rice calls on Egypt to control border with Gaza
Friday, January 25th, 2008‘Rogue Trader’ Costs French Bank $7 Billion
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Russia: No ‘Harsh’ Sanctions on Iran
Thursday, January 24th, 2008MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Wednesday a draft U.N. resolution on Iran’s nuclear program does not call for any harsh sanctions, and the Iranian president said new measures would not deter the country’s pursuit of nuclear technology.
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Hamas leader says attacks ‘must continue’
Thursday, January 24th, 2008DAMASCUS, Syria, Jan. 23 (UPI) — A senior Hamas official said in Syria the conflict with Israel must continue until the Israeli siege ends and “the liberation of Palestine” is realized.
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More Russian nuclear fuel delivered to Iran
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Russia delivered a sixth consignment of fuel for Iran’s first nuclear power plant in the Gulf port of Bushehr on Thursday which makes it around 80 percent of the consignment, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Russian bombers to test-fire missiles in Bay of Biscay
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
A Russian Bear-H bomber
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Stock Tumble Drives 43 Benchmarks Into Bear Market (Update1)
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — More than half of the world’s biggest stock indexes fell into a bear market as mounting concern about a U.S. recession dragged down banking and retail shares across Asia, Europe and Latin America.
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US fears ‘disastrous’ links in Latin America with Islamic militants
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008WASHINGTON (AFP) – A top US military commander said Wednesday he fears a “disastrous” linkup between drug traffickers and radical Islamists in Latin America, where he said Iran wields growing influence.
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Report: Jewish construction restricted in capital
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Illegal Arab construction in Qalandiya (WND Photo)
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Stunning jump in foreclosures
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Foreclosures and default notices skyrocketed to record peaks in California and the Bay Area in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to a report released Tuesday. The information was a fresh reminder that the slumping real estate market is continuing to have a serious impact on homeowners, particularly those with risky subprime mortgages.
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