Clashes erupt at sacred compound in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM - Clashes erupted Friday between Muslim worshippers and Israeli riot police at a sacred and disputed hilltop compound following a sermon on a recent Israeli decision to include two West Bank shrines on a list of national heritage sites.
Nations:Israel Palestine Source:(AP)
2010-03-05
Netanyahu stakes claim to West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister declared on Sunday that his country would retain parts of the West Bank forever - a statement sure to provoke Palestinians and complicate the year-old peace mission of a visiting U.S. envoy.
Nations:Israel People:Benjamin Netanyahu Mahmoud Abbas Barack Obama Activities:Israel-Palestine Source:(AP)
2010-01-24
US, UK, French heads demand Iran nuke site opened
PITTSBURGH - Armed with the disclosure of a secret Iranian nuclear facility, President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain demanded Friday that Tehran fully disclose its nuclear ambitions "or be held accountable" to an impatient world community.
Nations:Israel U.K. France U.S. People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2009-09-25
Israel OKs hundreds of new West Bank apartments
JERUSALEM - Israel officially approved the construction of hundreds of new homes in the West Bank, the Defense Ministry said Monday, deepening an already unprecedented rift with the U.S. over Israeli settlement expansion.
Nations:Israel North Korea People:Benjamin Netanyahu Activities:Israel-Palestine Source:(AP)
2009-09-07
Demjanjuk faces 27,900 accessory to murder counts
MUNICH - Retired auto worker John Demjanjuk was formally charged Monday with 27,900 counts of acting as an accessory to murder -- one for every person who died at Sobibor during the time he is accused of serving as a guard at the Nazi death camp.
Nations:Germany Poland Israel Ukraine Source:(AP)
2009-07-13
Iranian cleric: Some in unrest should be executed
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.
Nations:Iran Israel Italy People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-06-26
US rejects victory claim by Iran's Ahmadinejad
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario - The U.S. on Saturday refused to accept hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's claim of a landslide re-election victory in Iran and said it was looking into allegations of election fraud.
Nations:Israel Canada Iran Lebanon People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Holocaust 2009 Iran Election Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-13
Chinese pottery may be earliest discovered
WASHINGTON - Bits of pottery discovered in a cave in southern China may be evidence of the earliest development of ceramics by ancient people.
Nations:China Israel Russia Source:(AP)
2009-06-01
US officials: Iran missile may be more advanced
WASHINGTON - The missile test-fired by Iran is the longest-range solid-propellent missile it has launched yet, a U.S. government official said Wednesday, raising concerns about whether the sophistication of Tehran's missile program is increasing. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss technical details of Iran's missile program, said Tehran has demonstrated shorter-range solid-propellent missiles in the past.
Nations:Israel Iran People:Patrick Leahy Robert Gates Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran-U.S.
2009-05-20
Iran says it tests missile, Israel within range
TEHRAN, Iran - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Middle East.
Nations:Iran Israel People:Benjamin Netanyahu Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran-Israel Source:(AP)
2009-05-20
US military: 44 Afghan cases of white phosphorus
KABUL - The U.S. military accused militants in Afghanistan on Monday of using white phosphorus munitions in attacks on American forces and in civilian areas, saying it has documented at least 44 incidents of insurgents using or storing the weapons. A spokeswoman labeled the attacks "reprehensible."
Nations:Afghanistan Israel People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-05-11
Flu fighters warn against complacency, seek clues
MEXICO CITY - The leader of an international team helping Mexico face down the swine flu outbreak said it should soon learn whether the epidemic is stabilizing, but with global apprehension on the rise, Hong Kong sealed 350 tourists and employees inside a hotel.
Nations:Mexico Hong Kong Israel New Zealand U.S. China People:Barack Obama Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-02
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