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Israel invites Syria for peace talks
MANAMA, JAN. 12.Israel's President, Moshe Katsav, has invited his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, to Israel for peace talks stalled nearly four years ago. Mr. Katsav told Israel public radio he invited Mr. Assad "to seriously negotiate" ...

Singapore joins U.S.-led security initiative
SINGAPORE, JAN. 12. Singapore today announced its participation, "for the first time," in a "maritime interdiction exercise" under the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Several European countries and Australia and Japan are ...

Iranian stand-off intensifies
MANAMA, JAN.12.The stand-off between Iranian hardliners and reformers shows no signs of easing after a key conservative body on Sunday disqualified well-known moderate politicians from contesting next month's parliamentary elections. Iran's ...

Anti-corruption body in Russia
MOSCOW, JAN. 12.The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has set up a Kremlin anti-corruption watchdog, admitting failure of previous efforts to control corruption. The new body, the Presidential Council for Combatting Corruption, will be headed ...

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