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Iran to hold missile defense drills as tensions mount with West

20:10 26/09/2009

Iran's Revolutionary Guards will begin missile defense drills on Sunday as tension grows over the Islamic Republic's defiance of international demands on its nuclear program, the Mehr news agency said.

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Germany bans flights over Oktoberfest after terror threats
18:55 26/09/2009
Germany banned flights over the annual Oktoberfest beer festival on Saturday after threats by Islamic militants angry at the country's military presence in Afghanistan.
Taliban destroy cell phone tower in north Afghanistan
18:25 26/09/2009
Taliban militants have destroyed a cell phone tower in the northeast Afghan province of Kapisa, some 80 miles from the capital Kabul, police said.
Britain's Miliband refuses to rule out military action on Iran
16:47 26/09/2009
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has refused to exclude the possibility of a military strike against Iran over its nuclear program.
Obama ready to work with Russia on nuclear non-proliferation
15:12 26/09/2009
President Barack Obama said in his weekly address on Saturday that the U.S. and Russia will work together on preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and on reducing their own nuclear stockpiles.
Lavrov, Abbas discuss Moscow Mideast conference plans
15:00 26/09/2009
Russia's foreign minister has held discussions with the Palestinian leader in New York on plans for holding a Mideast peace conference in Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Death toll from Pakistan car bomb attacks reaches 16
13:38 26/09/2009
At least 16 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Saturday in two suicide car bombings, local police said.
Venezuela searches for uranium deposits with Iranian help
12:48 26/09/2009
Venezuela is conducting prospecting work to locate uranium reserves in the country with help from Iranian specialists, the country's mining minister said.
At least 12 killed in Pakistan suicide attacks
11:36 26/09/2009
At least 12 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Saturday in two suicide car bombings, local police said.
Families separated by Korean War meet at rare reunion
11:02 26/09/2009
Hundreds of elderly North and South Koreans separated by the Korean War more than half a century ago met to the north of the border on Saturday in the first such reunion event in two years.
California says historic Russian fort to stay open
10:03 26/09/2009
Fort Ross, built in 1812 in California by Russian settlers, will remain open as a state park, local authorities announced.
Iran plays down concerns over second enrichment site
09:20 26/09/2009
Iran's president has rejected Western accusations that his country's nuclear program runs counter to international agreements, and insisted on the legality of the newly revealed second uranium enrichment site.
Raul Castro to meet Palestinian leader in Havana
08:34 26/09/2009
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has left for Cuba on an official visit, and will meet with President Raul Castro in Havana, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Saturday morning.
Washington praises visit of Russia's Drug Control Service head
07:00 26/09/2009
Russia and the United States have a lot to share in the fight against drugs turnover, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of State said.
G20 may discuss anti-crisis strategy in June 2010 - Medvedev
05:10 26/09/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday that he expects the Group of 20 leading economies to discuss a strategy to tackle the global financial crisis at a summit in June 2010.
Moscow reiterates readiness for equal-basis cooperation with NATO
04:09 26/09/2009
The Russian foreign minister said on Saturday that Moscow is still ready to cooperate with NATO, but only on equal-rights basis.
G20 summits to be held once a year after 2011 - communique
03:31 26/09/2009
Members of the Group of 20 leading economies agreed to hold their summits once instead of twice a year beginning in 2011, a final communique of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh said.
Russia, U.S. to jointly prepare for 2010 nuclear security summit
02:34 26/09/2009
Russia and the United States have agreed to jointly participate in the preparation of the nuclear security summit in Washington in 2010, the Russian president said on Saturday.
Medvedev decides against Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad
02:07 26/09/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Saturday he decided against deploying Iskander missiles in Russia's Kaliningrad Region, near Poland, after the U.S. shelved its nuclear missile shield plans for Europe.
Use of force against Iran still an option - Obama
01:49 26/09/2009
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he does not rule out the use of force against Iran but prefers diplomatic methods to resolve the nuclear problem.

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