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. | “These senseless acts are a reminder of the extremist threat that innocent people face around the world. We must remain vigilant against all extremist groups and operations, and continue to work closely with our allies to root out these threats.”
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. | Afghanistan has become more insecure in 2011, with a sharp rise in security incidents and higher numbers of civilian casualties, displaced people and complex suicide attacks, a UN report said on Wednesday.
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. | The European Union for the first time is planning to draw a road map to completely remove visa requirements for Turkish citizens, while in the meantime the union will take steps to ease visa procedures, according to Cecilia Malmstrom, European Commission representative for interior affairs.
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. | The protesters, who argue U.S. social and economic policies unfairly favor the rich, secured the backing Thursday of the largest and most influential branch of the Transport Workers Union of America.
Local 100 President John Samuelsen said the branch’s 38,000 city transit workers and 26,000 retirees share the protesters’ view that while the richest New Yorkers get tax breaks |
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. | Lake Urmu is in danger of drying and occupier regime of Iran is continuing its destructive policies like making new dams over lake’s rivers or digging new well’s to keep the lake being supplied by water.
Parisa Arslani herself is from Urmu and has more to say. Her lyrics and her performance once again is playing and emotional tune to the ears of the people who cares about Azerbaijan |
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. | Ebrahim Jafarzadhe, his wife Mina Kahrobayi and their beloved daughter Ayla been killed in a car accident. Thousands of Azerbaijani activists had travelled to Khoy city to attend the burial service. According to reports received, about 85 people were arrested by police, who nearly half of them been released. |
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. | A 24-hour transport strike in protest against austerity measures planned by the government is under way in Greece amid last-ditch attempts to save the country from a disastrous debt default.
Suburban rail and tram |
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. | A general was killed and 30 other troops loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh were taken hostage when tribesmen overnight attacked their base north of Sana’a, tribal sources and officials said on Monday as opposition rejected Saleh’s calls for negotiations and power transition.
General Abdullah al-Kulaibi, head of the 63rd brigade of the elite Republican Guard unit, was killed in the attack by tribesman opposed to Saleh’s rule in the strategic town |
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. | Forces of the Ministries of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan Republic, senior officials, task group, search-rescue group, communication devices, Vikhr fire-fighting ship, BE-200 CS amphibian aircraft of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan Republic will also attend the training. |
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. | King Abdullah announced the move in a speech at the opening of the new term of the Shura Council – the formal body advising the king, whose members are all appointed.
“Because we refuse to marginalise women in society in all roles that comply with sharia, we have decided, after deliberation with our senior clerics and others… to involve women |
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. | Irregular construction of dams and closing the water channels that are elements of life have brought about the complete dry-up of Lake Alma, Lake Ala and Lake Aji, the beautiful lakes of Turkmensahra which are the natural heritage of tens of thousands years for Turkmen public. Thousands of migrating birds that come as guests |
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. | Speaking at the annual congress of the ruling United Russia party on Saturday, Medvedev said he was ready to make way for Putin and do “practical work in the government.” That means Putin could still be running Russia in 2024.
Earlier, Putin told the congress that Medvedev should top the party’s list of candidates in parliamentary elections on December 4. The party is led by Putin and dominates Russian |
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. | As the U.S. and its allies were reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 atrocities, China’s Communist regime manipulated the occasion to present itself as a victim of Islamic extremism. Beijing also accused the U.S. of practicing double standards by not giving unqualified support to its military offensive against what it calls “Muslim separatism” in northwest China. It insisted this campaign is an integral component of the war on terror. These complaints are entirely driven by the |
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. | Pakistan lashed out at the US for accusing the country’s most powerful intelligence agency of supporting extremist attacks against American targets in Afghanistan the most serious allegations against Islamabad since the beginning of the Afghan war.
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. | Tension between Iran and Azerbaijan is on the rise, and policymakers in Baku need to be nimble as they manage the diplomatic challenge posed by Tehran.
Bilateral relations have been prickly for most of 2011. But they took a confrontational turn in early August, when Azerbaijani authorities put Movsum Samedov, the leader of the openly pro-Iranian Islamic Party of Azerbaijan (IPA), on trial for anti-government activity. Shortly thereafter, Gen. Hassan Firuzabadi, the |
