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2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 injured (AP)

AP - A blast outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a military spokesman said.

Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP)

AP - A top aide of Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation in an editorial Saturday.

Egypt Maintains CW Infrastructure
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Egypt, amid the nuclear threat from Iran, has maintained its chemical weapons infrastructure, a report said. The Washington Institute said Egypt has maintained its CW capabilities amid Iran's nuclear weapons campaign. In a report

Algeria, Nigeria, Niger sign gas supply agreement
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Algeria, Nigeria and Niger on Friday signed an agreement to build a pipeline that will bring Nigerian gas across the Sahara desert to European markets. The project is expected to cost around USD 13 billion and is

Rice export to Kenya in jeopardy as preferential tariff deadline
(Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- Rice exporters, extremely worried over Kenyan governments inordinate delay in deciding the fate of rice import from Pakistan, have further grieved over the expiry of deadline on Wednesday, June 30, 2009, the last

2 U.S. troops killed, 4 hurt in Afghan blast
A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.

Poland woos investors in Gulf region
WARSAW - After striking a long-term gas supply deal with energy-rich Qatar and selling two shipyards to a fund from the Gulf state, Poland is looking to became an EU hub for Mideast investors. With the ink barely dry on a 20-year liquefied natural gas

Cosmote Romania buys rival operator for 3G licence
Mobile operator Cosmote Romania agreed the acquisition of smaller local rival Zapp Mobile for 207 million euro on June 30, after months of negotiations. Cosmote bought Zapp, owned by Saudi Oger, for its 3G licence, but has no immediate plans to launch

Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: military (AFP)

AFP - Two US soldiers were killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, the US military said, as Afghan authorities reported that 32 rebels died in an ensuing US helicopter attack.

U.S. Professor Jailed For Relaying Info To Iran
Middle East Newsline WASHINGTON [MENL] -- An American professor has been sent to four years in prison for relaying data on an unmanned aerial vehicle project to Iran. J. Reece Roth, a retired professor at the University of Tennessee, was convicted of

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