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10/09/2010
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10:28 PM
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Talabani calls on Iraqis to use Eid as path to gov''t formation
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BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Friday called to make the most of the Islamic celebration of Eid al-Fitr, in reaching common ground on the country's government formation.
In a cable of congratulations to Iraqis and Muslims on the occasion, he called on...
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10/09/2010
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09:58 PM
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Extending settlement moratorium "makes sense," Obama tells Netanyahu
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WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- President Barack Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday that extending the Israeli settlements moratorium "makes sense" if the renewed Mideast peace talks remain constructive.
"What I have said to Prime Minister Netanyahu is...
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10/09/2010
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08:50 PM
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U.S. will continue to pressure Karzai on corruption -- Obama
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (KUNA) -- U.S. officials will continue to pressure Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption in the Afghan government, President Barack Obama said on Friday.
Some progress has been made, the President said during a White House news conference.
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10/09/2010
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08:22 PM
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HH Crown Prince receives Eid greetings from Qatari Minister
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KUWAIT, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a telephone call on Friday, from Qatar's Minister of State and Secretary General of the Ruling Family Council Affairs, Sheikh Hamad bin Nasser bin Jassim...
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10/09/2010
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08:15 PM
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Mideast peace talks could change "strategic landscape," help in dealing with Iran -- Obama
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WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- The Palestinian-Israeli peace talks, which continue next week in the region, provide an opportunity "to change the strategic landscape" in the Middle East in a way that would be very helpful, including dealing "with an Iran that has not been willing to give up its...
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10/09/2010
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08:13 PM
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EU urges Serbia and Kosovo to start constructive talks
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BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- EU foreign policy chief Cattherine Ashton warmly welcomed Friday the adoption in New York of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on Kosovo.
"The adoption of the resolution is an important step forward for the future of both Serbia and...
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10/09/2010
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07:39 PM
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Amid anti-Muslim acts, Obama urges Americans to maintain religious tolerance
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (KUNA) -- Responding to the apparent increase in resentment of Islam in the United States, President Barack Obama on Friday urged Americans to hang onto their belief in religious tolerance. It is "absolutely important now for the overwhelming majority of the...
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10/09/2010
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06:40 PM
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Obama taps Goolsbee as chairman of Council of Economic Advisers
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WASHINGTON, Sept.10 (KUNA) -- President Barack Obama on Friday announced that he has chosen longtime economic adviser Austan Goolsbee to be chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers. Goolsbee, 41, a University of Chicago professor of economics, was Obama's senior economic...
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10/09/2010
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06:29 PM
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Rasmussen says NATO helped 5 million Afghan refugees to return home
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MADRID, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- The General Secretary of (NATO) Anders Fogh Rasmussen addressed on Friday in a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the situation of military forces in Afghanistan and future prospects and objectives of the Alliance for the 21st...
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10/09/2010
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06:18 PM
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EP President: 9/11 should never be taken hostage by religious hatred
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BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek said here Friday that "September 11 should never be taken hostage by religious hatred." "We will defend the right of individuals to practice their religion. We need to foster mutual respect and...
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10/09/2010
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03:44 PM
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HH Amir starts private visit to Mongolia
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ULAN BATOR, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and his party have arrived at Chinggis Khaan (or Genghis Khan) International Airport here Friday evening, commencing a private visit to the Republic of Mongolia.
HH the Amir is accompanied by Vice...
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10/09/2010
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02:56 PM
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Finnish FM condems Holy Quran burning threat
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BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- Finland's foreign minister Alexander Stubb condemned here Friday threats by a pastor in the US to burn the Holy Quran on the 9/11 anniversary on Saturday.
" It is quite alarming. If you have freedom of speech you have the freedom to use your brains and...
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10/09/2010
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02:37 PM
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EU to respect results of Turkish referendum
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BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- The European Union said here Friday that Sunday's referendum on reforms in Turkey is headed in the right direction.
"In the constitutional reform package which is put to referendum on Sunday I think things are proposed that go in the right direction," a...
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10/09/2010
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01:50 PM
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Obama may meet Lieberman for talks on peace efforts
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GAZA, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- US President Barack Obama may meet Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman during the latter's scheduled visit to the US next week in a bid to persuade him soften his stances toward the peace efforts.
The Israeli media network, "Yedioth Ahronoth," reported...
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10/09/2010
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12:22 PM
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Probe increases pressure on Cameron aide
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LONDON, Sept 10 (KUNA) -- Pressure on British Prime Minister David Cameron's communications chief Andy Coulson intensified Friday after MPs approved an investigation by a parliamentary sleaze watchdog, commentators said. Claims MPs' mobiles were hacked by News of the World (NotW)...
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