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'Hash in the attic'
2009-11-03 01:21:42
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Profile: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
2009-06-16 13:58:42
Mr Ahmadinejad calls himself a friend of the people Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was elected Iran's president in June 2005, was an obscure figure when he was appointed mayor of Tehran in the spring of 2003. He was not much better known when he entered the pr
Commemorative Washington DC Metro card with the face of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama
2009-01-14 02:49:00
Commemorative Washington DC 'SmarTrip' Metro fare card with the image of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's face is seen next to a bus window on the East side of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 13, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing
Man walks past burning after a military jet crashed into homes in San Diego
2008-12-09 02:08:00
A man walks past a home engulfed in flames in the University City neighborhood after a military jet crashed into homes in San Diego, California December 8, 2008. The FA-18D crashed on Monday into the neighborhood after the pilot ejected.
A home is engulfed in flames after a military jet crashed into houses in San Diego
2008-12-09 02:08:00
A home is engulfed in flames in the University City neighborhood before the arrival of police or firefighters after a military jet crashed into houses in San Diego, California December 8, 2008. The military FA-18 jet crashed on Monday into the neighborhoo
Wreckage of an F/A-18D fighter sits next to a vehicle in a neighborhood in San Diego
2008-12-09 02:08:00
The wreckage of an F/A-18D fighter sits in the University City neighborhood after the military jet crashed into homes in San Diego, California, December 8, 2008. The jet crashed into the California neighborhood near San Diego on Monday after the pilot eje
Flames engulf a home after a military jet crashed into homes in San Diego
2008-12-09 02:08:00
Flames engulf a home in the University City neighborhood after a military jet crashed into homes in San Diego, California December 8, 2008. The jet crashed into the California neighborhood near San Diego on Monday after the pilot ejected, killing two peop
O.J. Simpson embraces his lawyer after he was convicted on all charges in his Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery trial at Clark County Regional Justice
2008-12-03 22:22:00
O.J. Simpson (R) embraces his lawyer Yale Galanter after he was convicted on all charges in his Las Vegas kidnapping and robbery trial at the Clark County Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas October 3, 2008. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Pool
Profile: Robert Gates
2008-11-22 13:47:56
Robert Gates was head of the CIA under the first President Bush The new US Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, takes the reins of power at a particularly low ebb in the US involvement in Iraq. And his reluctance was evident at a Senate confirmation hearing
Firefighters tend to an injured firefighter who was struck by a large piece of flying debris in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles
2008-11-15 22:40:00
Firefighters tend to an injured firefighter who was struck by a large piece of flying debris while working to contain a wildfire fuelled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 15, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
A helicopter makes a water drop as firefighters work to contain a wildfire in Santa Barbara County, California
2008-11-15 17:34:00
A helicopter makes a water drop as firefighters work to contain a wildfire which has destroyed over 100 homes in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara County, California November 14, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
A firefighter carries a hose while working to put out hotspots at a burned home after a wildfire came through in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara C
2008-11-15 17:34:00
A firefighter carries a hose while working to put out hotspots at a burned home after a wildfire came through in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara County, California, November 14, 2008. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
Firefighters work to contain a wildfire in Santa Barbara County, California
2008-11-14 20:27:00
The remains of a urned home is seen as firefighters work to contain a wildfire which has destroyed over 100 homes in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara County, California November 14, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
Bertrand family
2008-10-30 02:29:00
Mike Bertrand (back L) is photographed with wife Kristin (front L), son Taylor (back R) and daughter McKaylee at the family's rented home in Thousand Oaks, California October 14, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
Workers queue for lunch in front of a poster-size photo
2008-10-28 02:02:00
Workers queue for lunch in front of a poster-size photo of the first alien resident card of company Chief Executive Dov Charney at the American Apparel factory in downtown Los Angeles, October 17, 2008. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
NATO 'ignores' Russia's offer to help fight Afghan drug trade
2008-10-14 19:50:00
NEW YORK, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - NATO has ignored numerous Russian proposals for cooperation via the Collective Security Treaty Organization in the fight against drugs and terrorism in Afghanistan, Russia's UN envoy said on Tuesday.
"The a
Azerbaijan's leader prepares for reelection in Wednesday polls
2008-10-14 18:43:00
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is set to win a landslide victory in Wednesday's presidential election, which has been boycotted by the main opposition parties over election fraud allegations.
The six main oppo
What the Russian papers say
2008-10-14 18:00:00
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti)
EU cannot understand Russia's policy/ SPS acting chairman to be appointed advisor to Rosnanotech head/Atomstroyexport to help finance Ukrainian NPP projects/Euroset drops Indian project/ Old Gazprom shareholder hal
Egyptian investor kills self after going broke as shares plummet
2008-10-14 17:56:27
CAIRO, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - A Cairo resident hanged himself after losing all his money on the Egyptian stock exchange, Arabic media reported Tuesday. The victim of the ongoing global financial crisis had invested everything he had saved during yea
Italian admiral proposes exercises with Russian Black Sea Fleet
2008-10-14 17:44:00
MOSCOW, October 14 (RIA Novosti) - Italian Admiral Andrea Toscano proposes that Italy's navy make more calls at Russian ports and practice tasks in the Black Sea together with Russian ships, a Black Sea Fleet spokesman said Tuesday.
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