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Compiled by EKA GURGENIDZE International News Iraqi Government Calls for Urgent Talks Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki tries to find a solution with the Turkish government. Baghdad worries about Turkey’s threats against Kurdish rebels on the countries’ cross-border. Putin Shows Caspian Power from Iran Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan declared united action in the Caspian Region. The Caspian States will not allow outside countries to launch any military actions against “any of the member states.” Oil Price Sets a New Record Oil goes above $87 a barrel. Strong demand and tension in northern Iraq have increased the price by $8 since last week. National News An early-morning chemical spill evacuates 3,000 people in Melvindale, Mich. New York City is willing to settle with Sept. 11 rescue workers suffering from respiratory illnesses. Russian-born economist Leonid Hurwicz becomes the oldest Nobel prize winner at 90. Offbeat News Do you Know about the “Second Earth?” We are not alone. Scientists discovered a warm and rocky planet. The “second Earth” was found 20 light years away. Britain’s Greatest Wit World-known playwright Oscar Wilde won a poll and was named as Britain’s “greatest wit.” He earned 20 percent of the vote for his quote stating, “Either those curtains go or I do.” New Nomination for Writers The Frankfurt Book Fair announced the unofficial list of the “most stolen books.” Nobel prize winner Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” is among them.
Photo by REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)
A Turkish soldier stands on top of an armored personnel carrier during a morning patrol on a road in south eastern Turkish province of Sirnak, October 16, 2007. Iraq’s government urged Turkey on Monday not to resort to military action and to seek a diplomatic solution to end attacks by Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq. 