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U.S soldiers of Charle Company 173rd Airborne Combat Team wait for Blackhawk helicopter to pick them up before they head out into battle against Taliban insurgents at the U.S. forward operating base Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov 25, 2007. A provincial police official said Sunday that air strikes killed dozens of Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanist
Afghanistan   Defense   Photos   Taliban   US  
 Asia Times 
US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
By Ali Gharib | WASHINGTON - After months of planning and putting pieces in order, aspects of the new United States strategy in Afghanistan are beginning to be concretely implemented - including a sur... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)
The headquarters building of the China National Petroleum Corp. is seen in Beijing Tuesday Aug. 23, 2005. China's biggest state-owned oil firm has reached an agreement to buy Canadian-based PetroKazakhstan Inc., for $4.2 billion (euro3.43 billion) - a victory in Beijing's campaign to secure foreign energy supplies for its hg3
China   Petroleum   Photos   Venezuela   World  
 Wall Street Journal 
Total, CNPC Consider Venezuela Oil Block Bids
By SIMON HALL | BEIJING -- France's Total SA and state oil giant China National Petroleum Corp. now plan to bid for two oil large blocks being auctioned in Venezuela, instead of one they'd previously ... (photo: ap / Greg Baker)
The President of Russia, Mr. Dmitry A. Medvedev and the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh exchanging the signed Joint Declaration between the Russia and India, in New Delhi on December 05, 2008.  Denver Post 
Quotations of the day
| "I think that it's important that even as we move forward with President Medvedev that Putin understand that the old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated. ... Putin has one foot... (photo: PIB of India)
Medvedev   Minister   Photos   President   Russian  
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking during a Cabinet meeting in Moscow Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.  The Examiner 
Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War
Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and n... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)
Obama   Photos   Politics   Putin   US  
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In this photo released by Harpo Productions, Oprah Winfrey holds a copy of her latest book gha2 Fresno Bee
Iraqi exercise craze pumps up home fitness business
| - McClatchy Newspapers | BAGHDAD -- Khalida Waleed wants to thank Oprah Winfrey for keeping her fit. | The 34-year-old office manager at an oil company doggedly does he... (photo: AP / Harpo Productions, Inc., George Burns)
Business   Fitness   Inspiration   Iraq   Photos  
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrives at the Elysee Palace for a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Middle East Online
France seeks to bank on war-wrecked Iraq
| French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrived in Baghdad on Thursday with a delegation of officials and business leaders seeking to raise France's profile in Iraq. | "I... (photo: (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere) / )
Economy   French   Government   Iraq   Photos  
Associated Press Website Star Tribune
AP answers your questions on the news, from Afghan poppies to interest rates and debt
| The U.S. government has been plunging deeper and deeper into debt, and the White House expects the budget deficit to get close to $2 trillion by the end of the year. | ... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Associated Press   Communication   Internet   Photos   Web  
Bristol (pronounced /brstl/, en-uk-Bristol.ogg listen (helpinfo)) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, 105 miles (169 km) west of London, and 44 miles (71 km) east of Cardiff. The Guardian
Glaxo buys Bristol generic drugs in Mideast
* Buys generics business in 5 countries for $23.2 million * Part of Glaxo strategy to build emerging markets * Follows last year's deal to buy Bristol's Egypt unit (Adds ... (photo: European Community / Adrian Pingstone)
Drugs   Glaxo   Mideast   Squibb   photos  
Fishermen fishing in the waters of Talicud, Samal Island, Philippines on April 26, 2009. Middle East Online
Lebanon's struggling fishermen angling for catch
Mustapha Shaalan yearns for the days when he would go out to sea and haul in 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of fish in the blink of an eye. | Nowadays, like most fishermen in t... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Country   Nature   Photos   Science   Wildlife  
U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment search Iraqi civilians passing by their observation post in Haqlaniyah, Iraq, during a mission to find insurgents, improvised explosive devices and weapons caches Dec. 15, 2006. The Daily Mail
U.S. marines launch massive assault on Taliban in bid to turn the tide of the ...
| Thousands of troops stormed into the heart of Taliban territory in Afghanistan today at the start of a huge offensive they hope will turn the tide of the war. | U.S. Ma... (photo: USMC file / SSgt. T.G. Kessler)
Afghanistan   Campaign   Photos   Taliban   Territory  
President Barack Obama speaks to reporters about Commerce Secretary designate Judd Gregg on Air Force One shortly after landing in Springfield, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. The Star
ANALYSIS - Trade, defence top Obama Saudi agenda
| RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama wants to foster the historic U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia and defend trade links from competition, without raising... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Obama   Photos   Politics   Trade   US  
Finance and Investment Taxes
- Nigeria, Algeria agree to build Sahara gas link
- Qatar to set up investment promotion office in China
- UAE banks await guidelines on provisions
- Qatar M2 falls 5.7% in April, first in three years
Russia's Sudzha gas pumping station seen late Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. Teams of EU monitors deployed Sunday at natural gas transit sites along Ukraine's vast pipeline network, but Russia appeared in no rush to restart sending gas to a freezing Europ
Nigeria, Algeria agree to build Sahara gas link
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- Turkey opens tax reform talks in slow EU bid
- Democrat's Energy Tax
- Egypt sets up tax collection deal with state bank
- Oman's tax revamp a positive step
 President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Libyan leader Col. Muammar Qaddafi hold their one-on-one meeting Sunday night at the Bab Aziza, the Great Leader´s residence, in Tripoli, Libya. The President is in Tripoli for a two-day state visit marking the
Libyan dictator promises tax breaks to lure businesses
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Economy Trade
- France seeks to bank on war-wrecked Iraq
- Lebanon's struggling fishermen angling for catch
- U.S. marines launch massive assault on Taliban in bid to tur
- Global economy has stopped shrinking, says Fitch Ratings
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon arrives at the Elysee Palace for a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris, Tuesday, April 15, 2008.
France seeks to bank on war-wrecked Iraq
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- US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
- Iraqi exercise craze pumps up home fitness business
- ANALYSIS - Trade, defence top Obama Saudi agenda
- Power of the Poppy
U.S soldiers of Charle Company 173rd Airborne Combat Team wait for Blackhawk helicopter to pick them up before they head out into battle against Taliban insurgents at the U.S. forward operating base Bermel in Paktika, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov 25, 2007. A provincial police official said Sunday that air strikes killed dozens of Taliban insurgents in eastern Afghanist
US Marines to 'drink lots of tea'
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Agriculture Technology
- FBI notes: Saddam feared Iran more than US attack
- Iran's Ahmadinejad cancels trip to AU summit
- APSU professor helps to rebuild Afghanistan honey bee indust
- US announces shift in Afghanistan drug policy
Saddam Hussein / aaeh
FBI notes: Saddam feared Iran more than US attack
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- Manitoba sends $1.2M in guns to Saudi Arabia in mysterious s
- Iran ends text message blackout
- Iran 'lifts block on SMS texting'
- Want More Twitter Followers? Break Out Your Wallet
Mobile phone - Telecommunication - Phones
Mideast mobile phone sales set to cross $9b
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Industry Telecommunications
- Turmoil could thwart Iranian ambitions
- I Must Go Home to Iran Again
- Hundreds of British troops seize Helmand canals in U.S.-led
- Total, CNPC Consider Venezuela Oil Block Bids
Iranian residents in Japan, along with others, holds a placard denouncing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and shouts slogans during a rally against the results of the presidential election in Iran.
Turmoil could thwart Iranian ambitions
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- A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
- Networking Revolt in Iran
- Iran pulls mobile licence from Zain
- Attacks, arrests slowing online news from Iran
A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009.
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
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