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Iran attains 'gasoline self-sufficiency'
Moscow (RIA Novosti) - Iran has achieved self-sufficiency in gasoline production, Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi said on Wednesday. The country has raised gasoline production to 66.5 million liters a day, the ISNA news agency reported. Iran started gasoline production 10 months ago.
Medvedev threatens 'radical changes' in forestry agency if government slacks
Gorki (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned the Russian government of "radical changes" in the forestry agency, Rosleskhoz, placed under federal control, if the government fails to set up effective work.
Russia's Kuznetsova and Sharapova leave U.S. Open tennis tournament
New York (RIA Novosti) - Russia's women tennis players Svetlana Kuznetsova and Maria Sharapova failed to reach the quarterfinal stage of the 2010 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York following defeats on Monday.
Bundesliga Handball - Berlin Füchse win Home Opener: Beat TuS N-Lübbecke 25-22
Berlin (Weltexpress) - In a rough and tumble match Berlin and Lübbecke took it down to the wire. With the score tied at half 12- 12, neither team could find the right strategy to break away.
Afghanistan sets up High Peace Council for talks with opposition
Cabul (RIA Novosti) - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Saturday announced establishment of High Peace Council to hold talks with the Taliban. Setting up the panel is a "significant step towards peace talks," Karzai's office said in a statement. The move is one of Karzai's most substantial att
Damage Control
Tel Aviv (Weltexpress) - A dutch journalist asked me last Wednesday to try and divine the thoughts of Binyamin Netanyahu on his way to Washington. It seems that she was satisfied with the results, because she asked me to divine the thoughts of Mahmoud Abbas, too. She must have liked that as well, be
Russia urges compromise from Israel, Palestinian Authority
Moscow (RIA Novosti) - Moscow called Friday on Israel and the Palestinian Authority to come to complicated compromises to reach a settlement of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. U.S., Israeli, and Palestinian representatives held trilateral discussions in the U.S. State Department on Thursday, followed
Cargo plane crashes in Dubai
Dubai (RIA Novosti) - A cargo plane crashed on a busy highway near a residential district in Dubai on Friday, setting several cars on fire, Al Arabiya TV channel said. According to preliminary reports, all crew members might have been killed.
Opening-Report: 50th edition of IFA shatters records
Berlin (WELTEXPRESS) - Industry confident of strong market boost from IFA – IFA International Keynotes reports on key industry themes – IFA TecWatch displays the networked home – extensive services for trade visitors – more TV networks – new show sections IFA iZone and IFA eLibrary to premiere.
Palestinian armed groups vow more attacks on Israel
Jerusalem/Moscow (RIA Novosti) - Leaders of more than a dozen of Palestinian armed groups, who gathered for a meeting in the Gaza City, told a news conference they would step up attacks against Israel to frustrate the ongoing direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
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