November, 2008

• 6 November

  Taliban release kidnapped Pakistani schoolboys

  MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban militants have released unharmed a group of schoolboys they abducted on suspicion of spying for the security forces, police said on Thursday.

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• 6 November

  Putin may return to Kremlin in ’09: report

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev could resign from his post in 2009 to pave the way for Vladimir Putin to return to the Kremlin, Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday, citing an unidentified source close to the Kremlin.

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• 6 November

  Four killed by twin Baghdad bombs

  Four people have been killed in twin bomb attacks at a checkpoint in a Sunni area of Baghdad, Iraqi police say.

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• 6 November

  Iraq is confident there will be no hasty troop withdrawal

  The Iraqi government says it is confident that US President-elect Barack Obama will not jeopardise the country’s improving security by hastening the withdrawal of American troops.

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• 6 November

  US Academics to Visit Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation of six presidents of American universities will visit Iran later this month with the goal of encouraging academic exchange, particularly in the sciences, between Iran and the US.

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• 6 November

  Dutch Backpacker Defies US Sanctions to Invest in Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Sebastian Straten, a entrepreneurial Dutchman, is preparing for the day when tourists flock to Iran.

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• 6 November

  Pakistan Foresees Breakthrough with India on Kashmir Dispute

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan foresees the possibility of a breakthrough with India on the Kashmir dispute in the next few months.

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• 6 November

  Kyrgyz FM Critical of Western Approach to Iran’s N. Issue

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev on Tuesday criticized double-standard approach about Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

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• 6 November

  Iran Performs 1st ECP to Treat Glaucoma

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian surgeons treated glaucoma using Endoscopic CycloPhotocoagulation (ECP) laser surgery, for the first time in the country.

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• 6 November

  MP: Sanctions Lead to Iran’s Progress

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear program have led to the country’s technological progress, an Iranian official said.

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