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Tehran - Iran on Monday did not rule out using force to free its cargo vessel which was last week hijacked by pirates off the Somalia coast.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said Monday that Iran would rather continue negotiations with the pirates.
He said in a press briefing that Iran preferred the problem to be settled through an... |
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 In the last four days, Gaza City has been rocked by heavy clashes between Hamas and Fatah partisans, at least 16 people being killed Wednesday. Hamas militants opened fire on a police vehicle belonging to the Fatah, killing five persons. The deceased were Hamas prisoners that were transported to the Preventive Security headquarters, an...
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 Finally a tribunal will be set up in Lebanon for the assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, the UN announced.The Lebanese government pushed forward for the creation of a court that will thoroughly investigate the murder of Hariri despite the opposition of pro-Syrian political parties. "It's important that justice is...
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Tuesday, a fierce explosion shattered a hotel in Peshawar, killing 25 persons and wounding at least 30 more, Pakistani media reported.The blast was caused by a big quantity of explosive detonated by an elderly man in the dinning room of the hotel. According to the reports most of the casualties were Afghan citizens that were serving...
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 Major Pakistani cities have been paralyzed by strikes provoked by the recent violent acts that lead to the death of 41 people.Protesters took the streets of Karachi and other cities and rallied against the government lead by Pervez Musharraf. No serious disturbances were reported, as the demonstrators limited to burning pictures of the...
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Afghan authorities have buried Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah, who has been killed over the weekend by U.S.-led forces. The execution is thought of as the biggest blow against the Taliban insurgents following the overthrow of their government in 2001."Even though he was a merciless person, we buried his body on the basis of Islamic...
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Palestinian Interior Minister Hani Kawasmeh resigned Monday and accused leaders on both Hamas and Fatah of thwarting his efforts to halt the violence which is now driving Gaza towards civil war. Eight people died and 70 more were wounded Sunday and Monday while civilians holed up in their homes fearing they will be caught in the...
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 A deadly clash between Afghan and Pakistani forces on the border between the two countries killed at least 13 people Sunday. The clash triggered the call for an immediate meeting between NATO, Afghan and Pakistani officials. After the meeting unknown perpetrators attacked NATO-led International Security Assistance Force soldiers, killing...
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 Bombs and armed attacks took the lives of at least 22 people and wounded 25 across the war-ravaged Iraq.Two bomb explosions killed 13 persons in different regions of Baghdad earlier this day. One of the incidents occurred in the Karada district, as a parked car exploded and killed 12 Iraqis, causing serious damage to buildings and...
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 The capital of the Pakistani province of Sindh is stormed by violent clashes for the past days, as three more dead people were reported Sunday. Thousands of troops were deployed in the region, but the violent outbreaks continued with protesters blocking the roads and attacking the police forces, media in the region reported. The security...
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 A suicide attack took at least 10 lives in the northern city Mosul. The explosive charge was detonated near the headquarters of the Kurdish Democratic Party and injured many bystanders and police officers. According to local sources the number of injured or killed people is likely to rise, as the rescue operations continue in the capital...
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