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- Ex-Iranian president seeks to free detainees
Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reformist party newspaper reported on Thursday.
- Iran Threatens British Embassy Trial
Iranian authorities indicated Friday they planned to put some members of the British Embassy staff in Tehran on trial, officials said. Nine staff members were seized after the unrest sparked by Iran's disputed presidential elections on June 12. Some were
- UK cardinal, Palestinian nun beatified
The Vatican has opened the path to the beatification of 19th-century English cardinal John Henry Newman and Palestinian nun Maria Ghattas following decrees signed by Pope Benedict XVI. His signature recognises miracles attributed to the pair. Cardinal
- Afghan Campaign
'WHERE WE go we will stay and where we stay we will hold, build and work toward transition of all security responsibilities to Afghan forces'. So said Brigadier General Larry Nicholson, commander of the 4,000 US marines sent yesterday into Afghanistan's
- Global Video: Canada Day interview with Cpl. Bulgar
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan ??' The convoy that transports Canada's top soldier in Afghanistan hit a roadside bomb Friday, killing one member of the general's tactical team and injuring five others. It was the second time this week that Brig.-Gen.
- US drone kills 10 in Pakistan, copter crash kills 26
Wana (Pakistan), July 03: A US drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan's South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive in the area. A Pakistani military helicopter crashed
- Karzai's pardons nullify drug court gains
KABUL: When five drug traffickers in military uniforms were caught transporting heroin in a police truck in 2007, it was a victory for a dogged team of Afghan investigators and their US mentors who are waging a Quixotic battle against narcotics, the
- Japan''s Cabinet OKs extension of Afghan naval mission
TOKYO: Japan on Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refueling operations in the Indian Ocean to help US-led anti-terrorism mission in and around Afghanistan for another six months to January 15 next year. A revision to the basic plan for the
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