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Iran to conduct presidential polls in June 2009

Iran will hold its next presidential election on June 12, 2009, the Fars news agency reported on Sunday. The Guardian Council, the Islamic...

Human Rights Watch warns of backlash to rising Afghan deaths

Civilian deaths from international air strikes in Afghanistan nearly tripled between 2006 and 2007 with new deadly strikes fuelling a public backlash, Human...

Russia seeks ‘unbiased’ international monitoring in S.Ossetia

Russia''s foreign minister urged Thursday the deployment of "unbiased" observers in South Ossetia. "The most important thing is to provide unbiased international monitoring...

Cheney hails ‘courageous’ Georgia, condemns Russian ‘invasion’

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney urged the "free world" on Thursday to rally with Georgia against what he called Russia''s invasion, and pledged...

Sarkozy seeks Syrian help in Iran nuclear standoff

The French president has asked his Syrian counterpart to use his country''s ties with Iran to ensure the Islamic Republic does not produce...

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