Iraqi cleric extends ceasefire

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Iraqi cleric extends ceasefire

Feb 22 2008 10:56Powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr extended his Mehdi Army militia ceasefire by around six months, according to a statement read out on his behalf, in a move likely to be widely welcomed by US and Iraqi officials as an earlier truce sharply reduced insurgent attacks Read more »

Turkey launches offensive in N IraqFeb 22 2008 10:34Turkey's military said it had launched a cross-border land offensive backed by fighter jets into northern Iraq to hunt down Kurdish PKK guerrillas, an apparent escalation described by a senior US official as 'a whole new level' Read more »

More Sanctions on Iran Proposed

UNITED NATIONS -- Britain and France formally introduced a Security Council resolution Thursday calling for a third round of sanctions against Iran over its failure to suspend uranium enrichment.

Stay Out of Nuclear Crisis, Iran Tells Security Council

TEHRAN -- A top Iranian cleric on Friday told the UN Security Council to stay out of the crisis over Tehran's contested nuclear drive, ahead of a key report by the UN atomic watchdog. Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani told worshippers at the weekly Muslim prayers that the Security Council -- which has already imposed two sets of sanctions against Iran -- was not competent to handle its nuclear file

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Ahmadinejad( THE ATTACK DOG) Warns Against 'New Game' in Nuclear Dispute Ahead of IAEA Report

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the world powers against a "new game" in their nuclear dispute with Iran, the Fars news agency reported Friday. "Put an end to this game, but if you want to start a new game, you should know that if our nation decides something, then it will definitely be put into practice without the slightest concession," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying.

Ahmadinejad Warns Against 'New Game' in Nuclear Dispute Ahead of IAEA ReportIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned the world powers against a "new game" in their nuclear dispute with Iran, the Fars news agency reported Friday. "Put an end to this game, but if you want to start a new game, you should know that if our nation decides something, then it will definitely be put into practice without the slightest concession," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying.