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Indignation at defeat of resolution condemning Iran at UN rights body
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Reporters Without Borders
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Although several imprisoned journalists have been released on bail in recent weeks, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières - RSF) said today it was greatly concerned about another, 71-year-old
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Leaders of Caspian Sea fail to reach agreement on dividing Caspian Sea
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The Associated Press
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan -- Presidents of the five states bordering the Caspian Sea failed to agree Wednesday on dividing its oil and gas riches, believed to be the world's third largest.
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Iran's Khatami in apparent Caspian summit walkout
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MSNBC
Ashgabat — The opening day of a two-day summit on dividing the Caspian Sea ended with an apparent walkout by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, although Turkmen officials and summit participants promptly denied it.
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Oil pipelines the focus of Khatami's Kazakhstan visit
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RFI/RL
Iran's President Mohammad Khatami is scheduled to arrive in Kazakhstan on 24 April for a two-day visit, Kazakh Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Bakytzhan Isengaliev told the Interfax-Kazakhstan agency on 17 April. Earlier reports had Khatami
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The futile search for "Root Causes" of terrorism
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Foreign Policy Research Institute
Socioeconomic grievances, or so some assert, explain (though
they do not justify) terrorism in general and Islamic
terrorism in particular -- the factors Al Gore famously
called this February "another axis of evil in the world:
poverty and ignorance; disease and environmental disorder;
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Spotting links to Terrorism, Inc, does your portfolio "support" terrorism?
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The Christian Science Monitor
It's a shocking thought, but not as far-fetched as it sounds.
A new investing tool screens for firms tied to countries singled out by the US government as 'sponsors' of terrorism. But will it sully some upstanding firms?
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Al Qaeda aide: Radiation bomb in works
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The Washington Post
The top al Qaeda lieutenant captured in Pakistan told U.S. interrogators Sunday that Osama bin Laden's terrorist network has worked on developing a radiation bomb, a senior administration official said yesterday.
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Iran: U.N. fails to condemn rights abuses
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Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch today expressed deep regret at the decision of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights not to renew the mandate of the Special Representative on Human Rights in Iran.
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Iran's top clerics advocate "Martyrdom Operations"
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RFI/RL
A handful of Iran's top Shia clerics have given their approval to suicide bombings, or what are referred to as "martyrdom operations." Termed "Sources of Emulation," these individuals are qualified to be followed in all aspects of religious law and practice. An Iraqi religious organization also has approved of suicide bombings.
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Russia's Putin calls for closer ties with Iran
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BBC Monitoring Service
Ashgabat -- Russia is counting on further cooperation with Iran, with the ministries and departments in that country, President Vladimir Putin said during talks with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami in Asgabat.
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Iran fails to complete air trainer
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MENL
Nicosia -- Iran has acknowledged that it has failed to complete a program to develop an aircraft trainer.
Iranian executives said that despite earlier claims the Islamic republic has not managed to produce an operational air trainer. The executives did not say when such a program would be completed.
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Iran Drilling Co gets $350 million in contracts so far in '02
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Dow Jones News Wires
Tehran -- The state-owned National Drilling Co . of Iran has signed $350 million worth of contracts with the Iranian Oil Ministry so far in 2002, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported Tuesday.
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Armed struggle increases in Iran
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SMCCDI
Another member of the Islamic republic's Security forces was shot to death in the southern City of Ahwaz by masked individuals who escaped from the scene after leaving tracts calling for a general uprising. The 2 man commando group used a powerful
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Israelis: Weapons smuggled from Iran, Iraq on Arafat chopper
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WORLD TRIBUNE
Ramallah — Israeli military sources said documents and material found in the Ramallah office of PA Chairman Yasser Arafat point to weapons and material either sent or modified by Baghdad and Teheran. The weapons and material were apparently smuggled in Arafat's helicopter during his frequent trips abroad, the sources said.
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Iran's centrists seek to break taboo of talks with US
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Financial Times
Away from the revolutionary rhetoric of "Death to America" and the ritual burning of effigies, Iran has made an important move towards opening an official dialogue with the US after a break in relations of more than 20 years, according to politicians in Tehran.
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U.S. military quietly leading aid projects in Iranian-dominated corner of Afghanistan
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The Associated Press
Without uniforms or much fanfare, a small group of U.S. soldiers is overseeing humanitarian projects and seeking to win confidence in the heartland of Iranian influence in Afghanistan.
The projects by the six-member unit have largely gone unnoticed in the deluge of American military power in the country, but they are an important part of Washington's low-key forays into the strategically sensitive western region around Herat.
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Iran: Official in charge of civilization dialogue says Israel must be destroyed
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ISNA
Tehran -- Israel defends the security interests of international imperialism in the region. Therefore, the destruction of Israel will establish security in the region.
According to a report by an ISNA [Iranian Students' News Agency] correspondent, the deputy director of the International Organization of the Dialogue of Civilizations, Seyyed Mohammad Sadeq Hoseyni, who was
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Iran: MP says negotiation with USA not synonymous with treachery
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BBC Monitoring Service
Referring to the current circumstances, the deputy for Shahriyar has spoken about the debate about negotiation with America and said: It has to be seen whether, in circumstances other than this, it would have been possible to conduct negotiations while safeguarding national interests; because America's direct threats have only arisen in recent months.
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Two Iranian policemen killed every three days, says daily
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BBC Monitoring Service
The Kayhan reporter in Ahvaz [southern Iran]: A law-enforcement officer in Ahvaz has been martyred by an armed robber. During an inspection in Farhang-Shahr region of Ahvaz second lieutenant Seyyed Naser Sho'aibi was shot dead by a motorcyclist carrying a pistol. The motorcyclist escaped.
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BP seeks role in Iran LNG exports to India
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AFX (UK)
Tehran -- BP PLC wants to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Iran and play a role in exports to India, BP'S Iran director David Dalton told newspaper Iran Daily.
"BP is very interested in investing in Iran and is also very interested in a number of both oil and gas projects," Dalton said, pointing out that BP's role in Iran has so far been limited to downstream projects.
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