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Iraqi officials put voter turnout at 62 percent

By The Washington Post The Washington Post March 9, 2010 @ 10:06am

Iraqi officials announced Monday that 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Sunday's parliamentary elections, a total slightly lower than in the 2005 national elections but higher than in last year's provincial elections.

 

There was stronger-than-expected turnout in predominantly Sunni provinces, suggesting that a minority group that lost power with the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 and tried to regain it with …

Brazil discloses retaliation list against U.S. subsidies

By Xinhua News March 9, 2010 @ 9:34am

The Brazilian government released on Monday a list of about 100 products from the United States, which will be subject to punitive import tariffs in retaliation against U.S. subsidies to cotton farmers.

 

The list published in Brazil's Official Journal include products such as shampoo, perfume, car, freezer, stove, potato, cotton, beauty creams, methanol and paracetamol.

 

In August 2009, the World Tra…

N. Korea vows to build up nuclear arsenal if U.S. threats remain

By Ria Novosti March 9, 2010 @ 9:25am

North Korea said on Tuesday it would boost its nuclear capability in response to what it considers "continuing U.S. military threats and provocations," the Yonhap news agency said, citing the North's official Korean Central News Agency.

 

The statement issued by the North Korean Foreign Ministry comes a day after South Korea and the United States launched a 10-day annual joint exercise, dubbed Key Resolve/Foal Ea…

Iran Six discuss draft proposals on Iran's nuclear issue

By Ria Novosti March 9, 2010 @ 9:20am

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the Iran Six were discussing a possible new UN Security Council resolution imposing further sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.

 

Last week, diplomats from the United States, France and Britain said they had sent draft proposals to the Russian and Chinese delegations at the United Nations. The five countries, along with Germany, comprise a group of inter…

Al Qaeda arrest in Pakistan apparently not true

By VOA NEWS March 9, 2010 @ 8:46am

Despite numerous news reports that Pakistan had arrested an American al Qaeda operative in the port city of Karachi, the U.S. government is unaware that anyone affiliated with the terrorist network, American or otherwise, has been captured in Pakistan recently, U.S. officials said Monday.

 

``None of this appears to be fact at this point,'' said a U.S. official who asked not to be further identified because the official …