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Chinese Companies to Build $838m Dam Projects in Sudan
Two Chinese companies have signed in the Sudanese capital Khartoum a contract to build two dams which extend for 15 kilometers in total, and a lake with a storage capacity of 2.7 billion cubic meters with a total cost to $838 million, said the Chinese...
Iran to Enrich Its Own Uranium to 20%
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Tehran will enrich its own uranium to a level of 20% for its research reactor. “We have asked them [Western countries] for 20% enriched uranium. They could have supplied it in the framework of...
Our Weird American Cousin
When it comes to news of the weird, the BBC tends to draw upon its own “sceptered isle” and its abundance of British eccentrics from obscure little villages. Every now and then, however, they have to admit that our country can outdo all...
Israel And Iran Have Reportedly Held Secret Nuclear Talks
Several eyewitnesses and news reports have said Israeli and Iranian representatives spoke directly during a multi-national conference on nuclear disarmament last month in Egypt. Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported Israeli and Iranian delegates directly...
120,000 People Flee Fighting in Yemen
Nearly 120,000 people from districts in Yemen’s northern province of Saada have fled their homes to safer areas on the border with Saudi Arabia as renewed clashes between the army and Houthi rebels escalated over the past four days, according to Mohammed...
U.S. Administration Changes Drug Policy in Afghanistan
The United States administration is changing the way it fights the drug trade in Afghanistan, calling previous efforts to eradicate poppy crops “a failure” that boosted support for Taliban insurgents. U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and...
Armed Robber Nets $4 Million After Attacking Car in South Moscow
A police source has revealed that an armed robber has managed to get away with $4 million after attacking a car in south Moscow. The robbery occurred at about 3:30 p.m. Moscow time (11:30 a.m. GMT) on Sunday after an unidentified person attacked a car...
Italian Teenager Dies After Self-immolation
Italy’s ANSA news agency has reported that a teenager died on Wednesday after setting himself on fire in the center of the southern Italian town of Potenza.
