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A Russian traditional wooden doll, Matreshka, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, is held by a street vendor in downtown Moscow, Friday, July 3, 2009.
Defense   Photos   Politics   Russia   US		  Asia Times 
A moment of truth for Obama in Moscow
Fri 3 Jul 2009
By M K Bhadrakumar In the annals of Russian-American summitry, Moscow has never before choreographed a welcoming ceremony for the visiting United States president in this fashion. The dramatic run-up... (photo: AP / Mikhail Metzel)
Soldiers of the 101st airborne 3-187 "Bravo" company, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on the SSE (Sensitive Site Exploitation) mission, coordinate troop movements in search of weapon stockpiles and remaining al-Qaida members Tuesday, July 23, 2002, in Narizah, 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Kabul. The sweep that began this week is the latest military operation in southeast Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, where remnants of the Taliban and al-Qaida are suspected to be sheltering in themountains. This latest mission has uncovered caches of weapons and lead to the detainment of a suspected al-Qaida member.
Afghanistan   Military   Photos   Taliban   US		  The Australian 
Afghan offensives reveal Barack Obama's strategy
Fri 3 Jul 2009
US military forces squeezed Taliban strongholds in both Afghanistan and Pakistan yesterday, bringing shape to President Barack Obama's strategy to deal with the fierce insurgencies in both countries... (photo: AP / Scott Nelson, Pool)
U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meet in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 3, 2009.  The Star  Fri 3 Jul 2009
Anti-U.S. protesters denounce Biden visit to Iraq

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr paraded through a Baghdad slum on Friday, burning American flags and shouting anti-U.S. slogans during a visit to Iraq by U.S. Vice... (photo: AP / Khalid Mohammed, Pool)
Defence   Iraq   Photos   Politics   US
In this Jan. 14, 2009 file photo, then-Vice President-elect Joe Biden gestures while discussing his recent trip to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait and Pakistan during a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama, not shown, at Obama's transition office in Washington. Biden will be tested on two fronts this weekend as he makes the Obama administration's first official trip overseas.  The Guardian  Sat 4 Jul 2009
VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress
KIM GAMEL Associated Press Writer= BAGHDAD (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
Biden   Government   Iraq   Photos   US
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Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi delivers a statement after the conclusion of the closing session at the third day of the 13th African Union summit of heads of state and government in Sirte, Libya Friday, July 3, 2009. Houston Chronicle Fri 3 Jul 2009
African leaders denounce international court

SIRTE, Libya - After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed Friday to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
AU   Human Rights   ICC   Photos   Sudan
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York Tuesday, Sept. 23, Tulsa World Fri 3 Jul 2009
Iran: Don't take the media's word for it

Overwhelmingly, the media have been abuzz over the brouhaha regarding the recent Iranian presidential elections. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the incumbent president, secured... (photo: AP / Seth Weni)
Ahmadinejad   Elections   Iran   Photos   Politics
Syrian President Bashar Assad welcomes Arab leaders to the opening session of the Arab Summit in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, March 29, 2008 Daily Star Lebanon Fri 3 Jul 2009
President Assad praises Obama, invites him to visit Syria

Saturday, July 04, 2009 - Powered by Albert Aji Associated Press DAMASCUS: Syria's leader praised President Barack Obama's outreach for dialogue and invited him to visit... (photo: AP / Adel Hana)
Photos   Politics   President   Syria   US
Visite de Mme Shirin Ebadi, lauréate du prix Nobel de la Paix 2003 au PE (Visit of Shirin Ebadi, laureate of the 2003 Nobel peace prize at the European Parliament). The Star Fri 3 Jul 2009
Nobel winner seeks U.N. human rights envoy for Iran

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian Nobel Peace Prize recipient Shirin Ebadi called on U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Thursday to appoint a personal envoy to... (photo: EP)
Asia   HumanRights   Iran   Peace   Photos
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses tens of thousands of supporters at a rally in Vali Asr square in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 14, 2009. Protesters set fires and smashed store windows Sunday in a second day of violence as groups challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election tried to keep pressure on authorities but Ahmadinejad dismissed the unrest, the worst in a decade in Tehran, as "not important." The Star Mon 15 Jun 2009
Ahmadinejad delays Russia visit after election
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delayed a visit to Russia on Monday, a source at the Iranian embassy in Moscow told Reuters, amid... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis)
Iran   Moscow   Photos   Politics   Russia
Iranian residents in Japan, along with others, holds a placard denouncing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and shouts slogans during a rally against the results of the presidential election in Iran. The Australian Fri 3 Jul 2009
Turmoil could thwart Iranian ambitions

THE long-term strategic consequences of the roiling revolt of the Iranian street against the mullahs is impossible to know. But it certainly weakens the regime of... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Elections   Iran   Mideast   Photos   Politics


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Reinforcement Afghan soldiers wait at Kabul airport before taking a flight to Arghandab district which is partly controlled by the Taliban militants in Kandarhar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. The Afghan army, which flew four planeloads of soldiers to Kandahar on Tuesday from the capital, Kabul, said 300 to 400 militants had gathered in Arghandab, many of them foreign fighters. The U.S.-led coalition, however, said it conducted a patrol through the region "and found no evidence that militants control the are Government must face the real Afghan issues The Times
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