Russia suspends arms pact Russia suspended its participation in a key pact limiting military forces in Europe on Saturday, fulfilling a threat after months of verbal sparring with the West.
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US House passes bill for Iraqi troop withdrawal Two of President George W Bushs fellow Republicans in the US Senate urged him on Friday to draw up plans to start withdrawing troops from Iraq, while leaving the order to pull them out up to him.
Iran allows UN review Iran has agreed to let UN inspectors visit a heavy water reactor by the end of July, as part of a series of measures aimed at clearing up questions over Tehrans nuclear work, the UN atomic agency said on Saturday.
24 Pak soldiers killed in suicide bombing A suicide car-bomber killed 24 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and wounded 28 on Saturday in an attack that might have been linked to an army assault on a radical mosque in the capital, a military spokesman said.
‘Arch’efact... A C135FR tanker airplane followed by Rafale military fighters fly over the Arc de Triomphe, on Bastille Day, on Saturday in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy presides for the first time over Bastille Day national holiday celebrations, with military units from across the European Union.
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