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...Iran's best interest. In 2006, Afghanistan received 4% of Iran's total exports, yielding more than $500 million in revenue. Stressing his government's commitment to a stable region, the official added that since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Tehran has sent Kabul millions in humanitarian aid - more than $500 million, according to the Congressional Research Service...
...surface, another four years for Uribe, who was first elected in 2002 and then won a second term in 2006, might seem like a no-brainer for both Colombians and the U.S. government, which has underwritten his administration with more than $5 billion in mostly military aid. The assistance has helped the Colombian police and army troops to drive back guerrilla groups, arrest drug traffickers and reduce kidnappings. Until the global recession took hold, the improved security had helped to attract billions in new foreign investment, which sparked an economic boom. After seven years in office, Uribe's approval rating...
...LTTE, the Tamil National Alliance may play a greater role in negotiations for Tamil rights. There is still some hope of a political settlement that will grant Tamils some protection and greater autonomy; the Sri Lankan government is expected to ask for millions in international aid to rebuild the north. But the dream of eelam may be dead. (Read "Escape from Hell: Refugees Flee Sri Lankan War Zone...
...With the aid of $700 in student donations, H-Bomb made it to press, albeit in dramatically reduced fashion—printing only 1,000 copies compared to the 6,000 to 8,000 they used to publish, according to Colette S. Perold ’11, H-Bomb’s business manager. Still feeling the pinch even with the donations, H-Bomb also decided to switch—at least for this issue—from a free and door-dropped magazine to a publication sold in dining halls for $5 a copy...
...Tiger websites had reported that the Tiger leaders had contacted the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday morning to inform the aid group that only some 1,000 people remained in the narrow area under Tiger control, including the Tiger leadership, nonmilitary LTTE members and cadres, some injured. The pro-Tiger site TamilNet had reported that LTTE leadership told the ICRC that "there was no firing from the LTTE side" and "urged the ICRC to evacuate the wounded." Both the leaders mentioned in the report were later killed by government forces...