Iraq uses oil leverage to reward allies and punish foes
Iraq tightens strategy to grant oil deals and U N contracts to favored neighbors and supporters while sanction foes face reduced access. Russia gains clout as France loses out and Syria Turkey Jordan benefit from cheap oil, with U N oil for food funds under scrutiny.
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Philippine soldiers rescue 13 hostages in Basilan clash
In Basilan, Philippines, 13 of 36 captives were rescued by troops after an Abu Sayyaf raid. Eight children among the rescued, amid ongoing danger as militants hold a separate group including three Americans. Beheadings marked by the group have intensified fear among villagers.
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Tel Aviv mass shooting injures soldiers near Defense Ministry
A Palestinian gunman opened fire on soldiers outside Tel Aviv's Defense Ministry injuring 10, eight soldiers among them, before being shot dead. The attacker, Ali al-Julani of east Jerusalem, used an M 16 as bystanders and security forces responded with returns fire. Separately in the West Bank town of Tulkarem, a Hamas activist Amer Mansour Habiri, 23, was killed when a car he traveled in was destroyed by Israeli missiles.
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Bad Guys Target The Euro Rollout In Europe
Europol warns criminals are seeking to exploit the euro transition as 50 billion coins and 14.5 billion banknotes will enter circulation on January 1. Authorities track counterfeiters and money flows while crooks test schemes such as dual pricing and overcharging in euros versus legacy currencies.
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New election held in Tabasco faces keen PRI challenge
Seven months after a federal court voided Tabasco’s governor race, new elections were held under monitors and federal troops. Manuel Andrade and Raul Ojeda competed in a close race seen as a PRI comeback bid in a state long linked to fraud and political bosses.
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