Archive for October, 2009
Safin reaches St Petersburg semi-finals
ST PETERSBURG, Oct 30 (Reuters) Marat Safin, playing in his penultimate tournament before retiring, beat Denis Istomin 6-0 7-6 to reach the St Petersburg Open semi-finals today. Safin raced through the first set in less than 25 minutes and took a 2-0 …
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Iran to import 33 million cubic meters of Turkmen gas by mid December
TEHRAN ( ISNA )-Iran’s Oil Minister Massoud Mir Kazemi said the country is to import 33 million cubic meters of natural gas from Turkmenistan daily after the two sides ended construction of a new pipeline. He said the rise of gas import is planned to …
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A New Nation’s Gender Goals in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s youngest countries, has its hands full with nation-building and strengthening governance in the wake of devastation wrought by war and conflict. At the same time, efforts are also being made to …
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Jet named in torture flight report is met by SAS at British airport
A U.S. plane that featured in a European Parliament report into the ‘extraordinary rendition’ of terror suspects was met by two SAS helicopters in a secret operation at one of Britain’s biggest airports. The Gulfstream jet landed at Birmingham …
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Clinton in Pakistan encounters widespread distrust of U.S.
Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan – Every time Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to win over Pakistanis during her three-day charm offensive last week, they fired back a polite but firm message: We don’t really trust your country. No …
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Pakistan says soldiers close in on Taliban bases
ISLAMABAD ‘” Pakistani soldiers were closing in on two major Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan, officials said, as government jets pounded insurgent hide-outs and the prime minister said the country had no choice but to defeat the militants …
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LEAD: Clinton, Okada to meet Nov. 6 amid Okinawa base row+
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada in Washington on Nov. 6 ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s trip to Tokyo, the State Department said Saturday. The meeting, the second between the two …
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‘US State Dept. rescues 60 Yemeni Jews’
Amid a rise in anti-Semitic violence and terrorist activity in the country, the US State Department recently spirited nearly 60 Yemeni Jews from Yemen and resettled them in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. In this …
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Typhoon reveals illegal logging in Vietnam
Typhoon Ketsana, which hit Vietnam in late September, revealed illegal logging when logs were swept down flooded rivers, forestry officials say. Le Nho Nam, director of the forest protection unit in Phuoc, told the U.N. Integrated Regional …
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Lewis Hamilton takes pole for Abu Dhabi GP
ABU DHABI: McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position for Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilton set a time of 1 minute, 40.948 seconds on the last qualifying lap around the new Yas Marina circuit Saturday, edging Red Bull driver …
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