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Iranian minister woos Indian businesses
As Western sanctions squeeze Iran and its currency tumbles, the country's energy minister wooed Indian businesses for more investment and trade.
NKorea says South, US are within its missile range
North Korea on Tuesday warned that the U.S. mainland is within range of its missiles and said that Washington's recent agreement to let Seoul possess ...
Think tank: path to Iran nuke warhead 2-4 months
Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to arm a nuclear bomb within two to four months but would still face serious "engineering challenges" ...
Israeli jets fly mock raids over south Lebanon
Israeli warplanes swooped low over Lebanese villages Sunday in a menacing show of force apparently aimed at the Hezbollah guerrilla group after a ...
Iran 'confidence' bid shifts uranium to fuel stock
In a bid to ease international concerns over its nuclear program, Iran has converted more than a third of Tehran's most highly enriched uranium into ...
Iran tightens grip to stem currency fall
Iranian authorities used aggressive measures Wednesday in an attempt to halt the nosedive of the country's currency, making arrests, vowing to stamp ...
Security company fired after nuke plant break-in
The security contractor at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee was fired Monday after authorities said three protesters cut through fences and ...
Israeli leader says Iran warning "reverberates"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that his stern warning to stop Iran from going nuclear "reverberates" around the world and could ...
Netanyahu says "red lines" stop war but do they?
In a dramatic gesture, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew a "red line" on a diagram of Iran's nuclear program and called on the world to ...
Romney: Military strike on Iran may be unnecessary
Mitt Romney says he doesn't believe military action will be necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The Republican presidential ...
Israel's Netanyahu draws his "red line" for Iran
In his most detailed plea to date for global action against Iran's nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the world ...
World powers open to more nuke talks with Iran
World powers decided Thursday to lay the groundwork for another round of negotiations with Iran over its disputed nuclear program, a senior U.S.
Egypt's Morsi assumes major role in Mideast
Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi assigned himself the heavyweight's role in the Middle East on Wednesday, declaring in his first speech to the ...
Israel's Netanyahu to push case against Iran at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the United Nations Wednesday night with a single item on his agenda: Iran. Netanyahu is convinced ...
Interview: Ahmadinejad pushes new world order
After an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was ...
Morsi: Won't rest until Syrian war ends
Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi, making his debut on the global stage at the United Nations, said Wednesday that he will not rest until the civil ...
UN chief demands global action to end war in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded international action to stop the war in Syria, telling a somber gathering of world leaders Tuesday that the ...
Court finds 3 Swiss guilty of aiding nuclear ring
A court in Switzerland found three men guilty Tuesday of helping supply material and know-how to Libya's atomic weapons program almost a decade ago, ...
Attack by Iran's Ahmadinejad sparks Israel walkout
Iran's president called Israel a nuclear-armed "fake regime" shielded by the United States, prompting Israel's U.N. ambassador to walk out of a ...
Israelis fear PM is meddling in US politics
It is a taboo for Israeli leaders to give even the slightest hint of favoritism in politics in the United States, Israel's closest ally. So some ...
Senate approves resolution on Iran
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that reaffirms U.S. efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and says containment of ...
West accuses Iran of shipping arms to Syria
The four Western powers trying to rein in Iran's nuclear program accused Tehran on Thursday of shipping arms to Syria in violation of U.N.
Iran slams Israel's nuke program, Israel Iran's
Israel accused its archenemy Iran on Thursday of being the biggest threat to the Middle East, as the Jewish state sought to deflect pressure at a U.N.
Palestinians not worried by Israel-Iran war
While neighboring Israel nervously braces for the possibility of war with arch-enemy Iran, Palestinians are greeting the crisis with a yawn.
Swiss nuke smugglers who aided CIA avoid more jail
Three Swiss engineers accused of participating in a global nuclear smuggling ring are set to avoid further prison time, in part because they helped ...