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IAEA nuclear experts visit Iran - but no nuclear sitesThe second visit in a month by members of the UN nuclear watchdog agency is aimed at laying the groundwork for negotiations between Iran and the IAEA.
Syria, Al Qaeda, and cognitive dissonance for fans of interventionWant Bashar al-Assad out of power in Syria? Al Qaeda's on your team.- Indonesia and Egypt separated at birth? No, just completely separate.Indonesia and Egypt are large. They're Muslim. They've thrown off long-standing dictators. These similarities aren't particularly meaningful.
After UN condemns Syria abuses, Assad rains artillery down on HomsSyrian leader Bashar al-Assad redoubled his assault on the city of Homs after a symbolic UN General Assembly vote calling on him to step down.
Thai officials say Tuesday's Bangkok blasts were meant for Israeli diplomatsThe Iranian suspects in the Bangkok blasts were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, a senior Thai intelligence official said. Earlier blasts in India and Georgia also targeted Israelis this week.
Israel, US dismiss Iran's most recent nuclear progress claimsIran made a show yesterday of the loading of domestically produced fuel rods and installment of new centrifuges. Israel and the US see the moves as bravado.
Amnesty International report brands Libya's militias 'out of control'Six months since the Libyan civil war ended in Muammar Qaddadi's death, a new report from Amnesty International says hundreds of militias remain active in the country, extorting money and killing their enemies.
Israel says Bangkok, Delhi, and Tbilisi attacks all linked – to IranThe Israeli ambassador to Thailand said that the bombs used in all three countries had similarities implying a common source. Two suspects were arrested carrying Iranian passports.
The chutzpah of Rupert Murdoch's SunMurdoch's tabloid The Sun is under pressure over phone hacking and bribing cops. A deputy editor decries a 'witch hunt' that shows the British press is less free than ex-Soviet states.
Iran accuses Israel of setting up attacks on its own diplomatsAfter Israeli diplomats were targeted in India and Georgia yesterday, Iran blamed Israel for staging the attacks to heighten international opprobrium against Tehran.
Israel blames Hezbollah and Iran for attacks on diplomats. Is it right?Hezbollah, the Iran-backed group that has carried out attacks as far afield as Argentina before, is certainly a prime suspect in today's attacks in India and Georgia.
Bali nightclub bombings suspect stands trialUmar Patek, accused of building the bomb used in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings, was captured in January 2011 and began his trial today in Indonesia.
Pressure for Western intervention in Syria builds with fresh assaultsA Syrian Army invasion of opposition neighborhoods in Homs is seemingly imminent and explosions rocked the northern city of Aleppo today.
US drone strikes in Pakistan on rise againA US drone killed three suspected militants in Pakistan's northwest tribal region, including the de facto leader of Al Qaeda, in the second such attack in as many days.
Argentina says it will take Falklands question to the UNBritain rejected the possibility of talks with Argentina, while Argentina has accused Britain of 'militarizing' the dispute over the Falkland Islands' sovereignty.
Russia: The time for Syrian democratic reforms has comeRussia's foreign minister is meeting with Assad in Damascus today, just days after Moscow blocked UN action against the regime.- US colonel: Don't believe US statements on progress in AfghanistanLt. Col. Daniel Davis just finished a year in Afghanistan and says don't believe claims of progress.
Despite $1.5 billion in US aid, Egypt threatens prosecution of AmericansEgypt said yesterday it will prosecute a large number of people, including 19 Americans, involved in democracy promotion in the country, putting the country's US aid in extreme jeopardy.
Syria assault on Homs escalates. Does Assad think he has carte blanche now?Residents of Homs say Syrian forces have stepped up their assault after Russia and China blocked UN Security Council action against the Assad regime this weekend.
After massacre in Syria, Russia and China veto UN resolutionThe past 24 hours have been one of the bloodiest of Syria's war, with government forces indiscriminately shelling the restive town of Homs over night. Russia and China were unmoved.
