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The Guardian Syria and Lebanon to establish diplomatic relations | A flag carrying the face of the Syrian president, Bashar Assad, sits atop a Lebanese flag in a market in Damascus. Photograph: Bassem Tellawi/AP | Syria and Lebanon are to establish diplomatic relat... (photo: AP / SANA,HO) Diplomatic Lebanon Mideast Photos Syria |
Star Tribune Syrian establishes diplomatic ties with Lebanon, meeting long-standing US demand | DAMASCUS, Syria - Syria established diplomatic relations with Lebanon Tuesday, ending six decades of non-recognition of its neighbor's sovereignty in an apparent bid to curry favor with the West as ... (photo: AP / Jacques Brinon) Government Lebanon Photos Syria US |
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Canada Dot Com UN envoy paints rosier picture of Afghanistan | UNITED NATIONS -- The "gloom and doom" predictions for Afghanistan have been overplayed and become a distraction from efforts to help Afghans get on their feet, the chi... (photo: USAF / TSgt Laura K. Smith) Afghanistan Photos Talibans UN |
Inquirer RP workers in Dubai may face layoffs | MANILA, Philippines—The construction industry in Dubai is also in danger of being affected by the global financial slowdown, risking the jobs of Filipino construction w... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) Business Construction Dubai Investment Photos |
Kenya Broadcasting Corp Iraqi leaders consider troop deal with U.S. Written By:Rebecca Muiruri/CNN , Posted: Wed, Oct 15, 2008 | Caption: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki;The draft calls for U.S troops to leave Ir... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Future Iraq Minister Photos Troop |
The State Aust drops legal threat against Iranian president By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press Writer | CANBERRA, Australia -- | Australia on Wednesday withdrew a threat to take Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the Internat... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian) Ahmadinejad Australia Legal Photos Sanctions |
IRINnews IRAQ: Cholera deaths rise to eight as disease spreads web | Photo: IRIN BAGHDAD, 15 October 2008 (IRIN) - About 500 confirmed cholera cases have been registered in Iraq since the latest outbreak of the disease on 20 August. ... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani) Cholera Disease Iraq Microbiology Photos |
BBC News Taleban raid on key Afghan town | At least 18 Taleban militants have been killed while attacking a police checkpoint in the southern Afghan province of Helmand, officials say. | Police say dozens of ins... (photo: AP / Abdul Khaleq) Afghanistan Killings Photos Police Taliban |
Houston Chronicle Sources: Deal reached for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq | WASHINGTON - U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a draft security pact that would govern the presence of American troops in Iraq after January, Bush administratio... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon) Defence Iraq Military Photos Washington |
Canada Dot Com Soldier cleared in comrade's death in Afghanistan | A Canadian soldier accused of fatally shooting his friend, a fellow soldier, during a routine patrol in Afghanistan more than two years ago had all criminal charges aga... (photo: US Army/Spc. Jennifer Barba) Afghanistan Canada Military Photos Politics |