October, 2008

• 15 October

  Iraq finds 22 bodies dumped in mass grave

  KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – Police have discovered the decomposing bodies of 22 men dumped in a mass grave in southern Iraq, police and hospital sources said on Wednesday.

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• 15 October

  Damascus says Lebanon, Syria face same militant threat

  BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria and Lebanon must cooperate in fighting terrorism, the Syrian foreign minister said in comments on Wednesday, linking the threat faced by both neighbors which have recently been targeted by militants.

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• 15 October

  Azerbaijan says vote turnout high despite boycott

  BAKU (Reuters) – Authorities in Azerbaijan said turnout was high on Wednesday in a presidential election boycotted by the opposition and almost certain to return Ilham Aliyev for a second term in the oil-producing state.

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• 15 October

  Fatah rejects Hamas request for bilateral talks

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction has rejected a request by Hamas rivals to meet separately ahead of multi-factional reconciliation talks next month in Cairo, Fatah officials said Tuesday.

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• 15 October

  Russia to start Politkovskaya murder trial

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Three men go on trial on Wednesday for involvement in the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a journalist and Kremlin critic.Politkovskaya, whose reports on Russia’s breakaway Chechnya region detailing rights abuses angered the Kremlin, was shot dead outside her Moscow apartment in 2006.

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• 15 October

  Iraq mulls new US security draft

  Iraqi leaders are examining a new draft deal under which US troops would remain in the country after the UN mandate expires later this year, officials say.

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• 15 October

  Syria and Lebanon formalise ties

  A signing ceremony has been held in Damascus establishing diplomatic relations for the first time between Syria and Lebanon.

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• 15 October

  Iran Slams US Propaganda Effort

  TEHRAN (FNA)- US officials must end the practice of pointing to Iranian interference every time the Washington strategy for Iraq falters, Iranian officials said Tuesday.

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• 15 October

  Iranian Engineers Ready to Work on N. Plant

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said its engineers trained in Russia are ready to begin work at the country’s first nuclear power plant.

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• 15 October

  Iran Cuts Military Service Term

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Tuesday shortened the length of its mandatory military service by up to two months.

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