February, 2008

• 11 February

  OSCE may stay in Kosovo with narrower mandate

  WASHINGTON – Finnish Foreign Minister Ilkka Kanerva said on Monday he was optimistic Europe’s main election watchdog will be able to stay in Kosovo, perhaps with a narrower mandate, if the region declares independence.

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• 11 February

  Russia sees Iraqi oil deal revival in debt write-off

  MOSCOW – Russia agreed on Monday to write off most of Iraq’s $12.9 billion debt in a deal that opens up Iraq for $4 billion in investment from Russian firms, including oil major LUKOIL.

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• 11 February

  Car bombs kill 11 in Baghdad: Iraqi police

  BAGHDAD – Two car bombs exploded in southern Baghdad on Monday, killing 11 people during a visit to the city by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Iraqi police said.

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• 11 February

  Slow exodus threatens Kosovo’s mountain Gorani

  BROD, Serbia – The man introduced himself as the village historian, reaching into his jacket and producing a notebook scrawled with figures for Kosovo’s Gorani population.

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• 11 February

  Afghan governor survives roadside bomb attack

  KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The governor of Afghanistan’s most important southern province escaped unscathed from a roadside bomb on Monday, but three civilians were wounded in the attack, his office said in a statement.

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• 11 February

  Survey shows 75 percent Pakistanis want Musharraf out

  ISLAMABAD – Seventy-five percent of Pakistanis want President Pervez Musharraf to quit, according to a survey released by the U.S.-based International Republican Institute on Monday.

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• 11 February

  Senior Taliban commander caught in Pakistan

  QUETTA, Pakistan – Pakistani security forces wounded and captured a prominent Taliban commander on Monday near the border area with Afghanistan, Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said.

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• 11 February

  Iranians Show Strong Support for Islamic Republic

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Millions of Iranians in Tehran and other cities poured to the streets to show their unconditional support for the Islamic Republic through staging massive rallies on February 11th, marking the 29th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

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• 11 February

  Iran’s 29-Year Resistance Yields Fruit

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Today, Iran celebrated the 29th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution, a day that marks an annual occasion to highlight the most important achievements and successes of the revolution, especially with regard to the people.

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• 11 February

  Iran-Pakistan Pipeline Talks Underway

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Talks between Pakistan and Iran on gas pipeline projects are underway and there are progress on many issues, Iran’s counsel general to Lahore said adding that few legal and technical issues are left and once ironed out, work on the project would start hopefully in the near …

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