A double bombing in a west Baghdad business district has killed at least eight people and wounded another 20, Iraqi police say.
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17 September
US troops face Iraq murder charge
Three US soldiers have been charged with murder over the deaths of four Iraqis in Baghdad, the US army says.
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17 September
Christian rivals clash in Lebanon
A gunfight between rival Christian political groups in northern Lebanon has left two people dead and three wounded, security officials say.
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17 September
Egypt winds up landslide rescue
Rescue workers have ended a search for survivors in a Cairo slum where 10 days earlier a landslide buried dozens of homes, killing at least 90 people.
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17 September
Ahmadinejad Warns NATO to Stay away from Caucasus
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that the Caucasus does not need NATO interference in the region in the wake of the recent conflict in Georgia.
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17 September
Former Official Calls for Iran-Pakistan Military Alliance
TEHRAN (FNA)- A former Pakistani official said Tehran and Islamabad are required to form a military alliance in a bid to thwart the plots hatched by the US against the two Muslim nations.
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17 September
Syria Rejects West’s Calls for Severing Ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that his country may not cut ties with Iran, reiterating that Tehran and Damascus would remain two strategic partners in the region.
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17 September
Iran’s Biggest PVC Complex to Come on Stream Soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s biggest petrochemical complex for PVC production in the southwestern province of Khuzestan has reached the pre-operation stage, an official said.
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17 September
Iran Scoffs at US, Israeli Military Threats
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Zionist regime lacks the diplomatic, economic and social ability to launch a wide-scale war, a senior military advisor to the Iranian supreme leader said here on Tuesday.
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17 September
Iran’s Heavy Crude Down over $18 p/b in August
TEHRAN (FNA)- The average price of Iran’s heavy crude oil went down by over $18 per barrel in August this year.
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