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February 2007
They made it through one cold war on the side of the Soviet Union, but now the people of the Czech Republic have been thrust back on to the front line of a new nuclear stand-off - this time on the side of the West.
Two held for Politkovskaya death The Sunday Telegraph, 11 February 2007 Two Chechens are reported to have been arrested on suspicion of killing investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya. The pro-Kremlin daily paper Komsomolskaya Pravda reported that the men were detained following an analysis of photographs ...
Gulf states load up on weapons of war The Sunday Telegraph, 11 February 2007 Leaders of Sunni Arab states are embarking on a military spending spree in an attempt to contain the growing threat from Iran. Alarmed by the progress of Iran's nuclear programme and the prospect of a military clash between its Shia regime ...
Don't blame me, says Ahmadinejad The Sunday Telegraph, 11 February 2007 Iran's hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has sought to offset the blame for the row over his country's nuclear programme by claiming that he has simply been obeying orders from his superior.
Iceland fears bears that go with the floe The Sunday Telegraph, 4 February 2007 The oceans may be warming and air temperatures rising, but in recent days Iceland has bucked the global climate trend. Thick pack ice, the like of which has not been seen for decades, stretched into the western fjords as temperatures ...
Historian 'was murdered over a debt' The Sunday Telegraph, 4 February 2007 The South African historian David Rattray was murdered over an outstanding debt, according to a man who was involved in the killing. Fethe Nkwanyana, who confessed to taking part in the attack in which Mr Rattray - a friend of Prince ...
Ahmadinejad opens doors of nuclear plant in effort to win new friends The Sunday Telegraph, 4 February 2007 Iran opened the doors of one of its key nuclear sites yesterday in an attempt to bolster support for its controversial atomic programme. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime has been under increasing pressure to abandon its quest for a nuclear capability and has struggled to find friends in the international community. _______________________________________________________________________________ |
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Cold War survivors on front line