Tuesday, May 24, 2011

U.S. hits firms working with Iran

U.S. hits firms working with Iran


U.S. hits firms working with Iran

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:13 PM PDT

The United States is imposing sanctions against seven companies for working with Iran in the energy sector, part of an effort to suppress Tehran's nuclear program, the State Department said. Venezuela slammed the move.

Netanyahu lays out peace terms

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:56 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that the Arab-Israeli conflict is due to a Palestinian refusal to accept "the existence of the Jewish state." WHY 1967 STILL MATTERS | BLOG OF SPEECH |

Children join desperate flight from Syria

Posted: 24 May 2011 05:59 AM PDT

A bloody crackdown by Syrian troops sent four children fleeing their hometown, sometimes crawling across the mountainous terrain between Lebanon and Syria, in a frantic effort to get to safety.

NATO chopper crashes in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:21 AM PDT

A NATO helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan Tuesday morning, officials said.

Mubarak faces charges for corruption, deaths

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:06 PM PDT

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will face trial before a criminal court for the killings of protesters and the waste of public money, the Egyptian general prosecutor's office announced Tuesday.

First death sentence in Egypt revolution killings

Posted: 23 May 2011 02:47 AM PDT

A criminal court in Cairo sentenced to death a police officer for killing protesters, the first such penalty to be handed down following the revolution that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian state TV reported Monday.

NATO warplanes pound Tripoli

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:44 PM PDT

NATO aircraft launched a barrage of strikes on the Libyan capital Tuesday, in one of the heaviest onslaught since the aerial strikes began.

Obama huddles with royal family, prime minister

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:46 PM PDT

After a rock star reception in Ireland, President Barack Obama was in England on Tuesday to meet with Britain's royal family and huddle with top politicians.

Volcanic ash from Iceland heads for London

Posted: 24 May 2011 06:16 PM PDT

Volcanic ash from an Icelandic eruption is expected to reach London's Heathrow airport -- the world's busiest international air travel hub -- around lunchtime on Tuesday, Europe's air traffic control organization said.

Report: Iranian president not hurt in refinery blast

Posted: 23 May 2011 11:44 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was not hurt Tuesday after an explosion at an oil refinery that he was visiting, Iran's FARS news agency reported.

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