U.S. and Iranian officials held talks on Iraq in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region "a while ago," Iraq's Al-Sharqiya television quoted President Jalal Talabani as saying on Saturday.U.S., Iranian and Iraqi officials could not confirm the report. According to Sharqiya, Talabani told Iraqi and Arab writers during a spring cultural festival that the talks took place in the lakeside mountain resort of Dukan and that discussions were "dedicated to the Iraqi issue." It said Talabani, a Kurd, expected such meetings to continue to be held, but provided no more details. Iranian and U.S. officials have said in the past that they would hold talks to discuss Iraq, without giving a date... http://abcnews.go.com censor News |
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Report: Ex-FDA chief faces criminal inquiry |
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Feds try to dismiss domestic spying suit Internet privacy group alleges AT&T colluded with NSA on wiretapping |
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Pakistan stages new missile test |
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US charges ex-Abu Ghraib officer |
| The US military has charged the former head of the interrogation centre at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison over the abuse of Iraqi detainees. Lt-Col Steven Jordan has been charged with seven offences including malt.. full News |
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