Posted on October 6th, 2008 by mideast
New Site: Reuters
Date of Publication: Sunday October 5, 2008
Link: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4940N120081005?rpc=64
Summary:
Last month Tehran rejected a resolution from the United Nations, demanding that they suspend any activities related to enriching uranium. Israel declared that they would not wait for Tehran to produce nuclear weapons before they would respond. When France caught wind of the idea that Israel [...]
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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by mideast
“New Cholera Outbreak Hits Iraq”
Sept. 8, 2008
CBS News
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/08/iraq/main4425330.shtml
At least 20 cases of cholera were confirmed in southern Baghdad on Monday. Health officials have said about 90% of cases are just diarrhea, however in the Babil province of Iraq there have been over 300 cases reported with 10 dead Iraqis. Many have blamed the outbreak on [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2008 by mideast
Author: Kate Clark
New Site: BBC
Date of Publication: Monday, September 15, 2008
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7616429.stm
Summary:
The United Kingdom has recovered weapons that they believe were sent from the Iranian government to the Taleban in Afghanistan. One of the weapons in question is a mine known as a “Dragon,” which is much more powerful than other land mines, and will [...]
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