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Archives for February, 2009

Taliban kidnap top govt official in Pakistan’s Swat

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43310383&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK * Taliban kidnap top administrator, guards in Swat

Iran to begin operation of 1st nuclear power plant

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43310359&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iran's first nuclear plant will begin long-delayed pilot operations on Wednesday, the state atomic energy agency said.

Insurgents claim attack on peacekeepers in Somalia

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43310315&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Somali insurgents claimed to have launched a suicide attack Sunday on an African Union peacekeeping base in the capital. A witness said two people were killed.

Egypt briefly opens Gaza border for 1,000 to cross

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43309190&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Hundreds of travelers left blockaded Gaza for Egypt on Sunday, in one of the sporadic openings that enable students, patients and others with Egyptian visas to cross the border.

Sri Lanka says rebel air wing no longer a threat

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43309191&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK COLOMBO, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Sunday the air wing of the Tamil Tigers no longer posed a threat after the last two rebel planes crashed on suicide raids on Friday.

Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai calls for reconciliation

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43309188&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK HARARE, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai called for national reconciliation and forgiveness on Sunday after years of political conflict in the country.

Taliban take Pakistan official despite peace talks

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43308392&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Taliban gunmen detained a senior official in Pakistan on Sunday, demonstrating their grip on a critical northwestern valley while pursuing a peace deal the United States fears will amount to a militant victory.

Iran cooperates after understating atom stocks-IAEA

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43308418&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK VIENNA, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Iran is cooperating well with U.N. nuclear inspectors to help ensure it does not again understate the amount of uranium it has enriched, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday.

CORRECTED – US, Iraq launch new bid to eradicate al Qaeda

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43307872&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK (In last line, corrects U.S. troops due to withdraw from cities from next year to this year)

FACTBOX-Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43307808&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK Feb 22 (Reuters) – Iran plans to "pre-commission" its Bushehr nuclear power plant at a ceremony this week to be attended by a senior Russian official, an important step towards its launch, officials and media said on Sunday.