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AFP News Headlines
IRAQ AUCTIONS OFF GAS FIELDS
AFP - Yesterday, 12:27 pmBAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq awarded three gas fields at an international auction on Wednesday as it vies to become a major world player in a policy the oil minister said is key to boosting the war-ravaged economy. More »
IRAN TO OPEN SPY TRIAL OF US HIKERS ON NOVEMBER 6
AFP - Yesterday, 12:06 pmTEHRAN (AFP) - Iran will begin trying three American hikers on espionage charges on November 6, their lawyer told AFP on Wednesday, as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said there was no basis for a trial.More »
IRAQ AUCTIONS OFF THREE GAS FIELDS
AFP - Yesterday, 10:34 amBAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq awarded to a Kazakh and Korean consortium the first and largest of three gas fields up for sale at an international gas auction on Wednesday that the oil minister said was key to boosting the economy. More »
IRAQ ENERGY INDUSTRY 'KEY TO BOOSTING ECONOMY'
AFP - Yesterday, 09:53 amBAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani opened an international auction of three gas fields on Tuesday, saying the energy sector could jump-start the economy by creating jobs and providing much-needed electricity. More »
SOMALI GUNMEN RELEASE BRITISH HOSTAGE
AFP - Yesterday, 09:52 amMOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - Somali gunmen on Wednesday freed a Briton of Zimbabwean origin working for charity group Save the Children who they seized last week in a town in the central region of the war-torn country. More »
RESCUERS TRY TO REACH PHILIPPINES STORM SURVIVORS
AFP - Yesterday, 09:11 amCAUAYAN, Philippines (AFP) - Typhoon Megi inched away from the Philippines on Wednesday after killing 19 people, as relief workers scrambled to deliver aid to remote towns that were devastated by the storm.More »
FOR PALESTINIAN SNAKE CHARMER PYTHONS 'PART OF FAMILY'
AFP - Yesterday, 08:29 amRAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - A lot of fathers would prefer their two-year-old daughters not to ride a giant Burmese python down the street like a pony -- but not Jamal Amwasi of Ramallah. More »
PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES TRY TO REACH MEGI SURVIVORS
AFP - Yesterday, 08:26 amCAUAYAN, Philippines (AFP) - Typhoon Megi inched away from the Philippines on Wednesday after killing 19 people, as relief workers scrambled to deliver aid to remote towns that were devastated by the storm.More »
SOMALI GUNMEN FREE ZIMBABWEAN HOSTAGE
AFP - Yesterday, 07:00 amMOGADISHU (AFP) - Somali gunmen who last week abducted a Zimbabwean working for British charity Save the Children released him early Wednesday, the hostage told AFP. More »
SEONGNAM SET SIGHTS ON AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
AFP - Yesterday, 06:13 amSEONGNAM, South Korea (AFP) - Seongnam Ilhwa captain Sasa Ognenovski is confident the seven-time K-League champions can beat Saudi giants Al Shabab on Wednesday to book a place in next month's AFC Champions League final in Tokyo. More »
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- Saudi prince convicted of murdering servant in LondonAFP -Yesterday, 02:00 am
- Priests marrying helps Christianity in Iraq: bishopAFP -Tuesday, October 19 07:59 pm
- UN Iraq envoy escapes assassination attemptAFP -Tuesday, October 19 07:26 pm
- Egypt pulls plug on TV stations over 'religious hatred'AFP -Tuesday, October 19 06:52 pm
- New Gaza peace flotilla to have up to 20 boats: organisersAFP -Tuesday, October 19 06:40 pm
- Settlers damage Palestinian trees 'with impunity': studyAFP -Tuesday, October 19 06:02 pm
- Amnesty accuses Egypt of crackdown before electionAFP -Tuesday, October 19 05:41 pm
- Chavez backs Iran 'under any circumstances'AFP -Tuesday, October 19 05:29 pm
- Israel to put Dead Sea scrolls onlineAFP -Tuesday, October 19 05:07 pm
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