Watch lists grow; Obama to meet security team Watch lists grow; Obama to meet security team... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man) Deccan Chronicle Obama People Photos Politics US |
Tallest building in Dubai named after bailout patron DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper Monday and, in a surprise move, renamed the gleaming glass-and-metal tower Burj Khalifa in a nod to the leader of... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The Gleaner Arab Asia Dubai Photos World |
Iraq has filed case against Blackwater: PM Maliki Najaf, January 05: Iraq has filed a lawsuit against private security firm Blackwater in a US court and will file another in Iraq, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday, amid fury over an... (photo: AP Photo / Ahmed al-Husseini) The Siasat Daily Court Iraq Photos Politics US |
Yemen rules out US intervention Yemen's foreign minister has ruled out direct US military intervention to tackle al-Qaeda fighters operating in his country. "Yemen is going to deal with terrorism in its own way, out of its own... (photo: AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) Al Jazeera Al Qaeda Photos US War Yemen |
Iran jails journalist for seven years TEHARAN: Iran has sentenced a prominent journalist critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's economic policies to more than seven years in prison and to be lashed, opposition websites reported... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) The Himalayan Campaign Iran Journalist Photos President |
Islam group refuses to scrap march Wootton Bassett is preparing to honour two more fallen British soldiers as a controversial Islamic group pressed ahead with plans for a march through the town. Islam4UK said it would apply to police... (photo: US Army / Spc. Karah Cohen) Ananova British Group Islam Photos Scrap |
Clinton calls Yemen situation threat to global security Washington, January 05: The unstable situation in Yemen poses a threat to regional and global security, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday. International efforts to support the... (photo: Public Domain / Www06035) The Siasat Daily Economy Photos Politic Security Washington |
World's tallest building, renamed as Burj Khalifa Dubai, January 05: The world’s tallest building is an amazing 828 meters tall and it was inaugurated today by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of... (photo: AP / Kamran Jebreili) The Siasat Daily Construction Dubai Media Photos UAE |
Dubai Opens World's Tallest Tower DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper Monday in a blaze of fireworks, then added a final flourish: It renamed the half-mile-high tower for the head of neighboring... (photo: AP / Nousha Salimi) WPXI Arab Dubai Photos Real Estate UAE |
Iranian Professors Call for End to Violent Tactics TORONTO - Risking expulsion and possibly arrest, 88 professors at Tehran University signed a letter on Monday calling on Ayatollah Khamenei, the country's supreme religious leader, to end the use of... (photo: AP) The New York Times HumanRights Leaders Photos Politics Tehran |