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Official: Iran missile tests used 'old equipment' (World, 28 articles)
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WASHINGTON- Iran's missile test this week did not demonstrate any new capabilities, according to a U.S. official familiar with the intelligence, and the test may not have included one of the longer-range missiles Iran claims was among those launched. The confrontation between Iran and the United States seemed to sharpen on Thursday as Iran said it tested missiles for a second day and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States would defend its allies and protect its interests against an attack. The United States, Israel and other Western countries say Iran is seeking to develop nuclear weapons, but Iran says the program is for civilian purposes. FOR THE RECORD: Iran missile test: A photo from Iran's Revolutionary Guard that accompanied an article in Thursday's Section A about the country's test of medium- and long-range missiles apparently was digitally altered to show four missiles successfully launching. The missiles were launched during military exercises staged by Iran's Revolutionary Guards near the strategic oil-shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran test fires missiles said to be capable of hitting Israel Iran test-fired nine missiles on Wednesday and warned the United States and Israel it was ready to retaliate for any attack over its disputed nuclear projects.
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2 Vetoes Quash U.N. Sanctions on Zimbabwe (World, 17 articles)
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A draft resolution to impose sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and a number of his key allies has been vetoed at the UN Security Council. The two countries vetoed proposed sanctions during a vote by the 15-nation UN Security Council, effectively killing the resolution despite the fact that there were nine votes in favour, the minimum needed to gain approval if not for the vetoes. The United States, Britain and France - the only other countries with veto power - had argued sanctions were necessary to punish state-sanctioned violence following Zimbabwe's elections in March and in the lead-up to its run-off election last month.
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Sudan condemns UN Darfur attack (World, 10 articles)
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The United Nations has tightened security and ordered evacuation drills for its staff in Sudan as fears grow that an indictment of senior government officials over Darfur at the International Criminal Court could trigger violent reprisals. Sudan's ambassador to the UN has reacted angrily to reports that his country's president could be charged with war crimes over Darfur. Seven international peacekeepers were killed and 22 wounded in a brazen day ambush by heavily armed men in trucks and on horseback in the Sudanese province of Darfur, United Nations officials said Wednesday.
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Palestinian PM complains to US on West Bank raids (World, 6 articles)
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Palestinian security forces had recently deployed in the city as part of a plan intended to impose order and bolster the atmosphere in U.S.-backed peace talks. Bil'in sues 2 Canadian firms for building in West Bank settlement The West Bank village of Bil'in has sued two Canadian companies for building in an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, the village's lawyer said Thursday. The Palestinian village of Bil'in alleges both companies committed war crimes by building housing in the settlement, Israel's largest in the West Bank.
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No nuclear deal at Bush-Singh meeting (World, 8 articles)
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The U.S-Indian nuclear deal which would allow countries to sell nuclear technology to India has had pundits worrying since the summer of 2005. The House approved his plan albeit with some tough amendments that left Indians none too happy by a 359-68 vote back in July. A nod from the IAEA and the NSG would open the door for India to trade in nuclear fuel with other countries.
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Iraq promises to do more against Kurdish guerrillas (World, 6 articles)
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BAGHDAD Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Thursday promised to help his Turkish counterpart crack down on Kurdish guerrillas along Turkey's border, as Iraq attempts to mend relations with its neighbors. The pledge was made during a visit by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the first by a Turkish leader to Baghdad in 18 years. American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror.
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Chavez, Uribe aim to mend Venezuela-Colombia relations - (World, 8 articles)
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Venezuela鈥檚 President Hugo Ch谩vez on Friday met his Colombian counterpart , Alvaro Uribe, a man he once branded a mafioso, a criminal and a liar, and swore he would never again clap eyes upon. Relations hit their lowest point in March, when Mr Chavez sent troops to the border following a Colombian raid against a rebel camp inside Ecuador. Although the two countries are major trading partners, relations have suffered because their two leaders come from opposite ends of the political spectrum.
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NATO: Insurgents try to pit Afghanistan against Pakistan (World, 5 articles)
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WASHINGTON (CNN) Insurgents fired simultaneously on Pakistan and Afghanistan positions Thursday night in hopes of provoking a battle between the two military forces, NATO officials said Friday. U.S. forces were called into action on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border after Afghan security forces came under fire from insurgents inside Pakistan, NATO said. The swelling forces of Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters in Pakistan's border region pose a grave threat to American and NATO troops in Afghanistan.
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Hurricane Bertha Forecast To Stay Just East of Bermuda (World, 4 articles)
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Even though Bertha is forecast to stay East of Bermuda, the island may experience tropical storm force winds and certainly some rain and rough surf. As of 11:00 PM on Friday, Bertha has maintained its strength as a category 1 hurricane with winds of 90 mph sustained. (NASA/Associated Press) Bermuda's beachgoers and residents were warned to be careful along the islands' shores Friday as Hurricane Bertha whirled closer.
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The Taleban can't win in Afghanistan (World, 4 articles)
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The Ministry of Defence is trying to find out why an Army helicopter accidentally fired on UK paratroops in southern Afghanistan, wounding nine. Nine British soldiers were injured by "friendly fire" when an Army Air Corps Apache attack helicopter flying at close quarters targeted the troops by mistake during a clash with Taleban insurgents. It has been hard over the past fortnight to avert our eyes for long from Helmand, and from the task facing the British Forces in Afghanistan.
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Violence Changes Fortunes Of Storied Baghdad Street (World, 4 articles)
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Upstairs, the blue bedroom door of Nabil al-Hayawi's only son Yahye was locked, sealing in the artifacts of his short life. The frail bookseller's voice quivered as he recalled the car bombing that killed his son and his brother and razed the family's bookshop on Baghdad's storied Mutanabi Street. Decades of dictatorship, war and international sanctions, followed by five years of occupation, insurgency and sectarian strife, have not defeated the Hayawis.
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South Korea's Lee offers talks with North (World, 8 articles)
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BEIJING A North Korean soldier shot and killed a South Korean tourist early Friday at a mountain resort in the isolated Communist country, a development that could further chill relations between the two countries. South Korean spokesman Kim Ho-nyeon said the tourist, identified as Park Wang-ja was out walking when she strayed near a military area. A tourism company reported that the woman was shot shortly before dawn on Friday after wandering into a fenced-off military area near Diamond Mountain, a tourism zone that was opened to South Koreans in 1998.
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Suspect in Turkish attack says he was only a driver (World, 8 articles)
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A Spanish patrol boat rescued 33 people and recovered a body from the boat Wednesday off the coast of Almeria province in southern Spain, officials said. Gunmen opened fire on Turkish security guards outside the United States Consulate in Istanbul on Wednesday, the Turkish authorities said, and at least three police officers and three assailants were killed in a brief gun battle. The attack was the first on a diplomatic mission in the city since 2003, when 62 people were killed in assaults on the British Consulate, a bank and two synagogues.
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Beijing lets news in for the Olympic Games (World, 7 articles)
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BEIJING - With a month to go before the Olympics - a time when most host cities are set to offer the world a warm greeting - Beijing seems wary. Chinese officials have defended the moves as necessary to prevent terrorism and keep out what a Foreign Ministry consular affairs official called " hostile forces. Since Beijing won its bid to host the games, however, critics have attacked China's record on issues ranging from human rights to food safety to the environment.
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Hezbollah and allies get key ministries in Lebanon's new Cabinet (World, 5 articles)
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Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said the new 30-member government would try to restore confidence in Lebanon's political system and prepare for the elections. Hezbollah and its allies solidified their hold on Lebanon's government Friday with the formation of a national unity Cabinet that gives them veto power over government decisions. The Cabinet's formation ends six weeks of wrangling over how to distribute the posts and is another step toward healing the country's deep political divide.
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Anglicans upset over new women bishops - (World, 5 articles)
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More than a dozen of the 38 national Anglican churches worldwide have authorized women to serve as bishops, but only four have appointed or elected a woman to the job. After one of the most contentious debates faced by the Church's General Synod, its members voted to allow the consecration of women bishops but rejected compromise proposals for new "super bishops", who would have catered for the objectors. Women priests who might become bishops include London vicar Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Southwark's Christine Hardman, Dean of Leicester Vivienne Faull, Dean of Salisbury June Osborne, Westminster Abbey's Canon Jane Hedges and St Paul's Canon Lucy Winkett.
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Iraq becomes tougher negotiator (World, 5 articles)
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" Some analysts believe that in the first Bush administration Cheney won all such arguments, whereas in the second administration Rice is dominant. " Bush understands that he is unpopular across the world and, as a result to some extent, so is the US. Treasury Chief Says Focus Is Supporting Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac in Their Current Form Bush Signs Terror Surveillance Bill Granting Legal Immunity to Companies That Aided Eavesdropping.
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