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France, Russia and US Deny New Nuke Deal Presented to Iran
Iran's nuclear energy chief Ali Akbar Salehi says France, Russia and the United States have presented a new proposal to Tehran involving the exchange of its stockpile of low grade uranium. But U.S., Russian and French officials are denying a new ...
Hillary Clinton Says Iran Facing `Military Dictatorship' as Nuclear Work Advances
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Iran is “moving toward a military dictatorship,” using the stark assessment to rally support for sanctions aimed at reining in the Islamic republic’s nuclear program.
Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame
ROME — A top Vatican prelate told Irish bishops at an extraordinary Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI Monday they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Ireland's Catholics.
Dubai accuses British passport holders of killing Hamas chief
Six British passport holders dressed in tennis clothes and wearing false beards and wigs were involved in the assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Dubai, police in the Gulf state have claimed.
Belgian train crash 'kills 20'
At least 20 people were killed when two rush-hour passenger trains collided head on in Belgium today, local television reports said.
Grandmother fights off shark while snorkelling near Great Barrier Reef
A grandmother told yesterday how she fought off a shark that bit chunks from her legs and buttocks as she was snorkelling near the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.
Sri Lanka monks call for release of arrested Fonseka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monks urged the president on Sunday to release his main rival in last month's presidential election, who was detained on allegations of conspiring to overthrow the government while serving as army ch...
Pope to meet Irish bishops on child abuse scandal
Ireland's Roman Catholic bishops are preparing for an unprecedented meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.
Pakistan's President and Top Court Spar Over Judges
ISLAMABAD—Political tension heightened in Pakistan after the Supreme Court struck down the appointment of two senior judges by the president.
Kenyan president lifts suspensions of two ministers
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has revoked the prime minister's suspension of two government ministers linked to corruption allegations.
Australian court sentences 5 men in terror plot
SYDNEY — An Australian court Monday sentenced five Muslim men to prison terms of 23 to 28 years after convicting them of preparing for terror attacks on unspecified targets by stockpiling explosive chemicals and firearms.
Hamas arrests British journalist in Gaza
A British journalist has been arrested in Gaza on suspicion of endangering the security of the state.
Palestinian president suspends chief of staff over sex scandal
The Palestinian president suspended his chief of staff Sunday, the official news agency said, after allegations by an ex-security officer that he tried to exploit his influence for sexual favors.
Israeli ‘harem’ leader Goel Ratzon charged with rape and incest
An man dubbed Israel’s Josef Fritzl was indicted yesterday on charges including enslavement, rape and incest over a cult-like harem in which he fathered dozens of children with 32 women.
India-Pakistan talks under threat after bomb kills nine
Long-awaited peace talks between India and Pakistan are hanging in the balance after a terrorist bomb attack in Pune, Western India, killed nine and injured 57.
Hillary Clinton Pleads for Patience at US-Islamic World Forum
DOHA, Qatar — Nine months after President Obama held out the promise of a “new beginning” for the United States and the Muslim world, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came to this Persian Gulf emirate on Sunday to plead for patience, conc...
NATO rockets kill 12 Afghan civilians
Two Nato rockets aimed at Taliban insurgents in Helmand missed their target today, killing 12 civilians sheltering in their home and dealing a sharp blow to hopes that civilian casualties would be avoided in the largest western-led operation of th...
Pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovych named winner of Ukraine vote
KIEV, Ukraine — Election officials named Russia-friendly Viktor Yanukovych as the official winner of Ukraine's presidential election Sunday, thwarting Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's hopes of overturning the vote.
Thousands Rally in Beirut To Honor Slain Former Prime Minister Hariri
Thousands of people have gathered in Lebanon's capital, Beirut, to mark the fifth anniversary of the killing of its former prime minister, Rafik Hariri.
UN Human Rights Envoy Visits Myanmar as Opposition Leader Freed
The United Nations sent its human rights envoy to Myanmar for talks on elections scheduled for this year that would be the first in two decades as the military government released an opposition leader from house arrest.