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BREAKING NEWS Oil touches 104,56$ a barrel

2008-03-06T09:30:13Z

in New York Mercantile Exchange

No one likes Americans, said Ahmadinejad

2008-03-05T15:40:23Z

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told to reporters that "no one likes them", reffering to the predominantly U.S. make up of coalition forces in Iraq.

Rice in Middle East to meet Israeli top officials

2008-03-05T15:24:10Z

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was scheduled to haddle with Israeli top officials in hopes of jump-starting stalled peace talks.
These discussions come in the shadow of Israeli strikes into Gaza.

Greek threats for veto.

2008-03-05T15:10:03Z

FYROM's (Former Republic Of Macedonia), hope of joining NATO could be dashed if it fails to settle a name problem with Greece.
Greece has threatened a veto to FYROM's plans if its northern neighbor does not change its self given name (Macedonia) and agree to a new one.
"We have to realize that Greece is a staunch ally.Aspiring nations are not members and that is a basic difference" said Jaap de Hoop Scheffer after talks with Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, in Athens.

China and Russia block Iran nuclear resolution

2008-03-05T14:51:09Z

Russia and China scuttled a Western attempt to introduce a resolution on Iran's nuclear defiance at a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
The desicion appeared as a result the two world powers about not being informed earlier of plans of such a resolution.
It came a day after the U.N. Security Council imposed another round of sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.

Suicide bombers kill 5 in Pakistan

2008-03-05T14:44:18Z

Twin suicide bombers kill at least 5 other people and wounding at least 16, at a naval college in Pakistan.
The authorities closed the access to the college and put the city of Lahore on high alert.

Clinton's "Die Hard"

2008-03-05T14:33:20Z

Hillary Clinton took the most votes in Texas and Ohio that were considered critical to keeping alive her White House hopes.
In Ohio Clinton had 54% of the vote compared to 44% for Barack Obama.
In Texas Clinton had 51% to Obama's 48%.

BREAKING NEWS

2008-03-02T13:32:06Z

More than 63 people killed in the last 24 hours in Israeli strikes.Palestinian leaders anounced that they are stopping peace nagotiations with Israel.

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2008-03-02T10:57:45Z

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Obama spends

2008-03-02T10:49:10Z

Senator Barack Obama is leveraging his huge financial edge in an effort to end Senator Hillary Clinton's candidacy with twin defeat Tuesday in Ohio and Texas.

Ahmadinejad makes visit

2008-03-02T10:43:41Z

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Baghdad for the first-ever visit by an Iranian president of a once-bitter enemy nation that's now under a growing Iranian influence.

Israeli strikes

2008-03-02T10:33:27Z

Israeli crafts hit the Gaza City building housing the office of Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh heavily damaging it. The violence took a heavily toll on Gaza civillians.Palestinian leaders called the killings a "genocide" and they threated to call off peace talks. The violence came before Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to arrive in the region to nudge Israel and Palestinians closer to a peace accord.

BREAKING NEWS Oil touches $103 a barrel

2008-02-29T17:59:16Z

For the first time oil prices surpassed $103 a barrel as persistent weakness in the US dollar and the prospect of lower interest rates attracted fresh money to the oil market.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange jump to a trading record of $103.05 a barrel before slipping back $102.02 in midday.

Kofi's peace deal

2008-02-28T22:55:34Z

President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga have agree to form a coalition goverment.This deal comes after Kofi Annan met privately with Kibaki and Odinga.

Obama's support grows boarder

2008-02-28T13:46:10Z

Barack Obama is now viewed by most Democrats as the candidate best able to defeat the Republican John McCain, according to the latest New York Times and CBS News Poll.