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Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches | (Reuters) - Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran's defiance of the West over its nuclear programme. He can hardl... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani) The Star Iran Photos Sanctions US Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran |
Military return a distant dream for Afghan Taliban Kabul: A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreig... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Amy Wieser-Willson, U.S. Army) Zeenews Afghanistan Military Nato Photos Wikipedia: Taliban |
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Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ... | More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. | Activists claim ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Daily Mail China Photos Russia Syria Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy Iran raid likely to drag in US, hurt global economy | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Feb 5, 2012, 06.20P... (photo: US DoD / Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Winstead, U.S. Army) The Times Of India Iran Military Photos Raid Wikipedia: Iran |
Moscow support for Assad well-calculated | MOSCOW - By bluntly using its veto power to block a United Nations resolution urging Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, Russia has shown a willingness to defy ... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, file) The State Assad Moscow Photos Syria Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad |
Egypt clashes rage into fourth day | CAIRO - Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly footb... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times Egypt Photos Police Protesters Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution |
Violence mounts in Syria as U.N. peace plan fails | United Nations -- | A U.N. Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian mil... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) San Francisco Chronicle Peace Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
Afghan Taliban deny Mullah Omar 'sent letter to Obama indicating interest in peace talks' | Islamabad, Feb 5 (ANI): The Afghan Taliban has denied that the group' leader Mullah Omar wrote any letter to US President Barack Obama, indicating an interest to initia... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)) Newstrack India Government Obama Photos Taliban Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
The choice for Israel's Netanyahu Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here BY WADE H. HARGROVE BY WADE H. HARGROVE Tags: | | RALEIGH -- All of us who attended a constitue... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) The News & Observer Government Israel Photo Politics Wikipedia: Benjamin Netanyahu |
Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later | It was the first State of the Union address after the 9/11 attacks, and America was leading an invasion of Afghanistan in pursuit of Osama bin Laden. Fittingly, this is... (photo: US Navy / Senior CMCS Spike Call) Atlanta Journal Photos Politics War Washington Wikipedia: War on Terror |