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State-run television and the official Islamic Republic News Agency said the satellite was carried by the Iranian-made satellite carrier Safir-2 and successfully placed into orbit. http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Launches_First_HomeMade_Satellite/1378266.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Launches_First_HomeMade_Satellite/1378266.html Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:41:20 +0000 News http://www.rferl.org/content/Iran_Launches_First_HomeMade_Satellite/1378266.html#relatedInfoContainer The authorities in Turkmenistan say an outbreak of shooting on September 13 in Ashgabat was related to the police neutralizing a gang of drug traffickers in a security operation. http://www.rferl.org/content/Details_About_Shooting_In_Turkmen_Capital_Remain_Unclear/1199867.html http://www.rferl.org/content/Details_About_Shooting_In_Turkmen_Capital_Remain_Unclear/1199867.html Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:22:55 +0000 News <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/231B6AE4-48B6-4CAB-9AA3-23AF0B023567_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Part of the Druzhba oil pipeline passing through Russia (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)"> <img alt="Part of the Druzhba oil pipeline passing through Russia (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/231B6AE4-48B6-4CAB-9AA3-23AF0B023567_w203.jpg" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1117471.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1117471.html Tue, 13 May 2008 07:25:05 +0000 Georgia <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/A4D547F4-B166-4FFC-BE8A-78667739ADDB_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz testifies for the defense during Saddam Hussein's trial in May 2006 (epa)"> <img alt="Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz testifies for the defense during Saddam Hussein's trial in May 2006 (epa)" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1109647.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1109647.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:02:59 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/1D24F8FE-4236-4055-875D-A6D0C15F5B20_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Petras Vaitiekunas (RFE/RL)"> <img alt="Petras Vaitiekunas (RFE/RL)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/1D24F8FE-4236-4055-875D-A6D0C15F5B20_w203.jpg" class="photo" border="0"></a></div><p>Petras Vaitiekunas ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1079617.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1079617.html Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:03:06 +0000 Russia <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/1AD79149-5054-4F5B-9DE7-1F4E10DBA578_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Macedonian special police forces near the village of Brodec, where the clash took place (AFP)"> <img alt="Macedonian special police forces near the village of Brodec, where the clash took place (AFP)" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1079098.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1079098.html Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:24:42 +0000 Serbia October 15, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- This week, the Turkish government is<br>expected to seek parliament's approval for a military operation into<br>northern Iraq targeting Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) fighters blamed for<br>killing more than 20 Turkish soldiers and civilians this month. http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078959.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078959.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:31:00 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/82C10ECC-F3F9-4F4F-BFEC-97D53FF2CF18_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="A section of the Baltic Sea pipeline in Russia's Vologda region (epa)"> <img alt="A section of the Baltic Sea pipeline in Russia's Vologda region (epa)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/82C10ECC-F3F9-4F4F-BFEC-97D53FF2CF18_w203.jpg" class="photo" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078905.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078905.html Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:45:58 +0000 Russia <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/76F34757-B791-41D8-96B4-CE566D1012EC_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="More than 2 million Iraqis are displaced within their own country (file) (AFP)"> <img alt="More than 2 million Iraqis are displaced within their own country (file) (AFP)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/76F34757-B791-41D8-96B4-CE566D1012EC_w203.jpg" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078770.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078770.html Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:11:17 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/696206DC-B9BA-4438-BAF0-AAA571A334B2_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Blackwater is one of many private security firms operating in Iraq (file) (AFP)"> <img alt="Blackwater is one of many private security firms operating in Iraq (file) (AFP)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/696206DC-B9BA-4438-BAF0-AAA571A334B2_w203.jpg" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078706.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078706.html Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:25:17 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/25380E6B-DA0E-4337-BDB6-43E8DDEF3B5B_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Iraqi refugees wait in front of the offices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Damascus (file photo) (epa)"> <img alt="Iraqi refugees wait in front of the offices of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Damascus (file photo) (epa)" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078642.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078642.html Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:10:20 +0000 Iran <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/D8657783-EA36-4A56-A305-2ABF3EFF2146_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Zebari made the demand during a visit to Tehran (AFP)"> <img alt="Zebari made the demand during a visit to Tehran (AFP)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/D8657783-EA36-4A56-A305-2ABF3EFF2146_w203.jpg" class="photo" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078505.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078505.html Tue, 04 Sep 2007 11:56:49 +0000 Iran <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/000B3744-CDE9-4130-BE22-917E34CD2E7B_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Fighting in Karbala on August 28 (AFP)"> <img alt="Fighting in Karbala on August 28 (AFP)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/000B3744-CDE9-4130-BE22-917E34CD2E7B_w203.jpg" class="photo" border="0"></a></div><p>Fighting in ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078410.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078410.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:53:22 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/B2F49F37-D8A0-4C4C-96BA-627BEA8D0BC3_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Happier times? Bush (right) and al-Maliki in Jordan in November, 2006 (epa)"> <img alt="Happier times? Bush (right) and al-Maliki in Jordan in November, 2006 (epa)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/B2F49F37-D8A0-4C4C-96BA-627BEA8D0BC3_w203.jpg" class="photo" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078280.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1078280.html Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:30:46 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/732d21a6-2932-48b0-8b29-6af4b215117f_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Amnesty says Iran has executed 24 children since 1990 (file photo) (epa)"> <img alt="Amnesty says Iran has executed 24 children since 1990 (file photo) (epa)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/732d21a6-2932-48b0-8b29-6af4b215117f_w203.jpg" class="photo" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1077359.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1077359.html Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:10:15 +0000 Iran <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/52CF5817-13F6-46E4-9BAB-CA4382EE25A7_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="The removal of the Soviet war memorial sparked protests, not only online (ITAR-TASS)"> <img alt="The removal of the Soviet war memorial sparked protests, not only online (ITAR-TASS)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/52CF5817-13F6-46E4-9BAB-CA4382EE25A7_w203.jpg" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1076805.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1076805.html Wed, 30 May 2007 13:10:00 +0000 Russia <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/4AE4F950-6FC0-4816-A66B-292FC859C829_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Will Mottaki (left) and Rice meet in Sharm El-Sheikh? (file photo) (epa)"> <img alt="Will Mottaki (left) and Rice meet in Sharm El-Sheikh? (file photo) (epa)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/4AE4F950-6FC0-4816-A66B-292FC859C829_w203.jpg" class="photo" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1076203.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1076203.html Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:28:20 +0000 Iran <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/A63AC31B-1799-4200-9BFC-A766EF77D809_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Displaced Iraqis at a camp in Baghdad last month (epa)"> <img alt="Displaced Iraqis at a camp in Baghdad last month (epa)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/A63AC31B-1799-4200-9BFC-A766EF77D809_w203.jpg" class="photo" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1075912.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1075912.html Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:21:34 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/C6C5B045-0540-4153-9F2A-EA3AAA2B4D12_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Al-Maliki (right) watches as al-Sadr speaks at a 2006 press conference in Baghdad (epa)"> <img alt="Al-Maliki (right) watches as al-Sadr speaks at a 2006 press conference in Baghdad (epa)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/C6C5B045-0540-4153-9F2A-EA3AAA2B4D12_w203.jpg" ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1075887.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1075887.html Mon, 16 Apr 2007 06:32:02 +0000 Iraq <div class="caption"><div class="watermark"> <a href="http://gdb.rferl.org/E02E39FE-808D-4E3B-AD2D-D2856733C5E8_mw800_mh600.jpg" rel="ibox" title="Iraqi refugees in Syria (file photo) (epa)"> <img alt="Iraqi refugees in Syria (file photo) (epa)" src="http://gdb.rferl.org/E02E39FE-808D-4E3B-AD2D-D2856733C5E8_w203.jpg" class="photo" border="0"></a></div><p>Iraqi ... http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1075002.html http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1075002.html Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:52:23 +0000 Iran