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Assange: WikiLeaks film script leaked to WikiLeaks
If you're making a movie about WikiLeaks, this is the kind of thing you probably see coming. Julian Assange says he has obtained a leaked copy of the ...
Democratic support for Hagel grows
Democratic support for Chuck Hagel's nomination for defense secretary grew on Thursday as the former Republican senator allayed concerns about his ...
Kerry tackles questions on Iran, Syria, Hagel
Sen. John Kerry, President Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state, collected pledges of support Thursday and testified at his confirmation ...
EU chides Iran over nuclear talks venue proposals
The European Union rebuked Iran on Wednesday in unusually direct language, suggesting it was willfully delaying new nuclear talks with six world ...
Turkey: Syrian regime's actions equal war crimes
Syria's bombardment of its citizens should be declared a war crime and aid groups must be given greater access to the millions suffering there, ...
Iranian Guard asserts power over Strait of Hormuz
The top commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard insists his force controls shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, gateway for one fifth of the ...
Iran's president scoffs at Western sanctions
Iran's president on Tuesday claimed his country can create 10 times more wealth from inventions than from oil, rendering Western economic sanctions ...
Top to bottom changes in Congress' foreign policy
A harrowing nighttime flight over the African jungle and a wild search for a rebel leader helped forge a relationship between Democratic Sen.
Key issues in Israeli election
Key campaign issues in Israel's parliamentary election: —Israel-U.S. relations: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has had a frosty relationship with ...
UN rights office slams Iran for juvenile execution
The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday accused Iran of breaking international law by executing a juvenile offender. A spokeswoman for the U.N.
Report: Iran's central bank head ordered dismissed
Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that an Iranian court has voted to dismiss nation's central bank governor in connection with overnight ...
Jailed American pastor to be released on bail
Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that a jailed American pastor of Iranian origin is to be released imminently after posting $ ...
Iran official: West launched 'currency war'
Iran's Intelligence Ministry says the West has launched a "currency war" against Tehran to destabilize the Islamic Republic. The director of the ...
Israel leader says Iran key issue, not settlements
Two days before national elections, Israel's prime minister on Sunday shrugged off international criticism of Israeli settlement construction, ...
Iran hangs 2 for attack posted on YouTube
Iran state radio says two men have been hanged publicly after posting a video on YouTube showing them robbing and assaulting a man with a machete on ...
UN fails in attempt to restart Iran nuke probe
U.N experts returned from Tehran on Friday without sealing a long-sought deal that would restart a probe of suspicions that Iran worked on atomic ...
Iran, IAEA end talks, agree to meet Feb. 12
Senior investigators from the U.N. nuclear watchdog ended two days of intensive talks with Iranian officials on Thursday over allegations the Islamic ...
PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama curbs ambition this time
Despite a relentless workload ahead, President Barack Obama is lighter on his feet in one sense as he opens his second term. Gone are the hundreds of ...
Iran official: opposition leaders out of election
A semi-official Iranian news agency is reporting that the country's two main opposition leaders are not competent to run as candidates in the ...
Watchdog group: Iran to jail protest leader
A media watchdog group says the founder of an Iranian protest group led by mothers has been ordered to begin a six-month prison sentence after being ...
UN experts, Iran open talks on nuclear probe
Senior U.N. investigators opened a new round of talks Wednesday with Iranian officials in Tehran in hopes of restarting a probe into allegations that ...
Agency: Son of Iran opposition leader sentenced
An Iranian news agency reports the son of a leading Iranian opposition figure has been sentenced to a suspended six-month jail term for interviews ...
Iran president: Sanctions fight requires oil shift
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday Iran must move away from dependence on oil revenue to overcome Western sanctions that have slowed the ...
Schumer, Boxer to back Hagel for Pentagon's job
Chuck Hagel secured the backing of two of the staunchest pro-Israel Senate Democrats in a clear boost to the Republican's prospects of becoming ...