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Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Is a 'Red Line'

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:24:00 PM

Iran said on Tuesday uranium enrichment was its "red line" and would continue, despite an enhanced offer of incentives from big powers to stop activity the West fears could yield nuclear bombs.   Full Story

Iran Says it will Continue Uranium Enrichment Work

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:27:00 AM

Iran said on Tuesday it would continue enriching uranium, defying efforts by major powers to pressure Tehran into stopping such work.   Full Story

Scores Flee Amid Fear of Battle in Afghan South

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:25:00 AM

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—Scores of families fled their homes in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday as foreign and Afghan forces prepare to drive out Taliban insurgents who have overrun several villages, off ...   Full Story

Suspected Sectarian Attack Kills Four in Pakistan

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:10:00 AM

Suspected pro-Taliban militants shot and killed four Shi'ite Muslims in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday in what appeared to be the second deadly sectarian attack in two days.   Full Story

Israel-Syria Talks Wrap Up With Deal to Meet Again

Monday, June 16, 2008 8:12:00 PM

Israel and Syria on Monday concluded a second round of indirect peace talks mediated by Turkey and agreed to continue the negotiations, though not face-to-face for now, officials said.   Full Story

Iran Defiant in Nuclear Row

Monday, June 16, 2008 8:03:00 PM

Western powers are warning Iran of more sanctions if it rejects an incentives offer and presses on with sensitive nuclear work, but the Islamic Republic is showing no sign of backing down.   Full Story

Rice Presses Israel on Settlements, Restrictions

Saturday, June 14, 2008 9:23:00 PM

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Jewish settlement building "a problem" on Saturday and said Israel had not done enough to ease restrictions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.   Full Story

Service Center for Quitting the CCP Established in Israel

Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:07:00 PM

On Saturday, June 14, The Israeli Service Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party was formally established, joining over 100 service centers in over 30 different countries.   Full Story

Pakistan's Sharif Suggests Musharraf Might be Hanged

Saturday, June 14, 2008 8:05:00 PM

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif stepped up his attack on President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, suggesting he could be hanged.   Full Story

Iraq Says It 'Turned Corner' in Fighting Insurgents

Friday, June 13, 2008 8:12:00 PM

Iraq's foreign minister told the U.N. Security Council on Friday that Iraqi and U.S.-led forces have "turned the corner" in battling a five-year insurgency, though the improvements were "fragile."   Full Story

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