A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, triggering a tsunami warning for nations including Australia and New Zealand and prompting authorities to evacuate people in some coastal areas to higher ground before the alert was lifted.
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Pacific Earthquake Triggers Evacuations After Tsunami Threat
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Russia: 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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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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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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Holiday saves U.S. markets
Monday, January 21st, 2008Black Monday meltdown in Asia, Europe as Wall Street watches
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After Raids, 14 Held in Spain on Suspicion of a Terror Plot
Monday, January 21st, 2008They Want Spain Back.
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Iran gets 4th batch of nuclear fuel from Russia
Monday, January 21st, 2008TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran received a fourth delivery of nuclear fuel from Russia on Sunday to power Tehran’s first atomic power plant and it expects four more before the consignment is complete, an official Iranian news agency said.
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Perplexity
Saturday, January 19th, 2008The distress among the nations and the perplexity of the times truly comes into view with this video.
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C.I.A. Says Militant Was Behind Bhutto’s Death
Friday, January 18th, 2008WASHINGTON — The Central Intelligence Agency has concluded that the assassins of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto were directed by Baitullah Mehsud, a Pakistani militant leader in hiding, and that some of them had ties to Al Qaeda.
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Israel worried as Russia sends nuclear fuel to Iran
Friday, January 18th, 2008MOSCOW (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday that Russian deliveries of nuclear fuel to Iran might help Tehran develop nuclear weapons.
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