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The Iran Problem for US
As Tehran civic polls brought in moderate and reformist
opponents of hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s
to power, US policy makers are increasingly concerned
about developments and statements from Iran and
especially about their nuclear program.<More>
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India to Retain Testing Rights
As US President George Bush signed in the
nuclear deal that granted India access to
nuclear fuel outside the ambit of the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), harsh criticism
was heaped in India on restrictions placed on
the nation by US policy makers.<More>
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Chavez Single Party System
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez initiated
steps to consolidate his landslide
re-election to move his nation towards a
single party system through consolidation of
loosely allied parties and concentrate more
powers to himself.<More>
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Darfur Force by UNSC
The United Nations Security Council urged
Sudan to accept deployment of a peacekeeping
force that will contain African Union (AU)
and European troops in the ravaged Darfur
region to augment the 7000 under-funded and
ill-equipped AU force that has failed to
stem the bloodshed.<More>
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ICG Says Iraq Close to Collapse
As the Pentagon reported an all-time high
violence levels, an International Crisis
Group (ICG) report warned that Iraq is on
the brink of total disintegration and drag
the entire West Asian region into a regional
war.<More>
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Tighter Child Marriage Laws
Minister for Women and Children said the new Prohibition of Child Marriage
Bill 2006 has tighter regulations that would heap jail terms and fines on
priests, police, and local leaders if they willfully permit child marriages.<More>
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