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Iranian President Ahmadinejad, speaking to crowds celebrating the 29th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, said Iran plans to fire two more rockets into space as part of a nascent satellite program.
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Israel urges international action against an Iranian nuclear threat
Reuters, AP
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in a visit to Germany, asserted on Tuesday that Iran was still seeking to build nuclear weapons.
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Chad president is bolstered, but dissidents fear retribution
By LYDIA POLGREEN
In the eyes of much of the world, Chad's president, Idriss Déby, is a bulwark against rebels. But his opponents say the world has given him too much latitude to crack down on dissent.
Kenya opposition seeks accord to share power with government
AP
The opposition legislator William Ruto proposed that his group could share power for two years with the president's party and that the country would then hold fresh elections.
Many in Iran bear the U.S. no ill will
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
Generally speaking, Iranians like Americans, not just American products, which remain very popular, but Americans. While that is not entirely new, the sentiment seems much more out in the open now.
Gates supports a pause in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq
By THOM SHANKER
After meeting with top American commanders in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates for the first time said that "the notion of a brief period of consolidation and evaluation probably does make sense."
Critique of postwar Iraq planning stifled by U.S. Army
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
The army has tried to quash a RAND study of the planning for postwar Iraq that identified problems with just about every organization involved in the planning process.
Israeli minister casts doubt on a peace treaty this year
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Deputy Prime Minister Haim Ramon, said Monday that his country hoped to reach agreement with the Palestinians on a "declaration of principles" for peace by the end of the year.
Middle-class Kenyans organize for peace
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
A group of professionals has banded together for projects such as raising money for displaced people, in an effort to tamp down the post-election violence racking the country.
Sudanese refugees flood into Chad, pushing the region deeper into chaos
By LYDIA POLGREEN
Thousands of refugees fleeing attacks by Arab militias and Sudanese Army bombs in Darfur have flooded into neighboring Chad, the United Nations said.
Global Classrooms Oil money cultivates a Mideast Ivy League
By TAMAR LEWIN
Education City, the largest enclave of American schools overseas, has become the elite of Qatari education.
Calls for tough action as more rockets hit Israel
Global Classrooms: Universities rush to set up outposts abroad
Bomber kills 23 Iraqis at checkpoint
Gates supports a pause in U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq
Kenya opposition trying to satisfy all sides
Twin car bombs target U.S.-allied Sunnis meeting in Baghdad
U.S. military: Seized documents show a weakened al-Qaida in Iraq
Kofi Annan sees progress in Kenya talks
Israel trims Gaza electricity, prompting warning from U.S.
New centrifuges in Iran intensify nuclear weapons debate
Chadian president asks for peacekeepers
Disagreements persist as Iraqi Parliament debates budget
Congo turns over to international court colonel suspected of war crimes
29 killed in nine-vehicle accident on Egyptian highway
U.S. money for Russia is linked to Iran nuclear plant
Russia voices concern about Iranian missile tests
Iranian judge bans detentions without charges
Israel strikes as Palestinian militants continue attacks
Former ally to challenge Mugabe in vote
U.S. military kills at least 3 civilians while raiding a house in Iraq
Car-free, solar city in Gulf could set a new standard for green design
After a year of relative calm, Israel is hit by a suicide attack
To applause and consternation, Arab icon visits Syria
Iran launches rocket to commemorate new space center
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebel sites in Iraq
Several wounded in clashes at Egypt-Gaza border
Pirates hijack Danish-owned ship off Somali coast
Kenyan opposition leader calls for peacekeepers
Barak's decision to stay preserves Israeli government
Harsh weather points to shortages in Iran
Earthquakes in Rwanda, Congo kill 39 and injure nearly 400
Dozens killed in Baghdad as 2 suicide bombers strike
Gunmen attack Israeli Embassy in Mauritania and nearby nightclub
Nets and new drug curb malaria deaths in parts of Africa
Senior party ministers back Olmert in Israel
Violence again flares in Baghdad and Basra
Power failures threaten South Africa's ambitions for growth
Report blasts Israeli government's conduct of 2006 war in Lebanon
Comrades speak of fallen marine and ties that bind
U.S. envoy calls violence in Kenya 'ethnic cleansing'
Undersea cables cut, disrupting Net
Bush backs away from more troop reductions in Iraq
Ahmadinejad: Iran will produce nuclear power next year
Yemen strikes difficult truce with terrorists
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