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Icelanders voting in a referendum in Reykjavik, Iceland, Saturday, March 6, 2010. Iceland rejects bank payback deal
Icelanders have rejected a deal to pay Britain and the Netherlands billions for their losses in the collapse of the Icesave bank, the government said after partial referendum results. Some 93.1 per... (photo: AP / Brynjar Gauti) Al Jazeera
Bank   Economy   Iceland   Market   Photos
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, greets his supporters during his visit to Semnan, Iran, Wednesday May 20, 2009. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran has test-fired a new advanced missile with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel and southeastern Europe. The solid-fuel Sajjil-2 surface-to-surface missile is a new version of the Sajjil missile, which Iran said it had successfully tested late last year with a similar range. ( Iran's Ahmadinejad: Sept. 11 attacks a 'big lie'
ALI AKBAR DAREINI The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday called the official version of the Sept. 11 attacks a "big lie" used by the U.S. as an... (photo: AP / /Bagher Nassir) Philadelphia Daily News
Ahmadinejad   Attacks   Iran   Photos   Terrorism
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva receives US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Brasilia, Brazil, 3 March, 2010. Hillary's Wrong Turn?
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. When Hillary-Rodham Clinton became First Lady of the United States in 1992, I can still recall the joy and hope some of us felt who had tried to... (photo: ABr / Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom) WorldNews.com
Iran   Nuclear   Peace   Photos   Politics   US
Children pose for a picture inside their tent at a camp for earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Friday, March 5, 2010. With Haitian Schools in Ruins, Children Are in Limbo
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Thousands of schools in and around this devastated capital could remain closed for months or never reopen, according to Haitian and United Nations education officials.... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix) The New York Times
Children   Earthquake   Haiti   Photos   Schools
Iraqi security forces inspect the scene after a car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2010 on the eve of key national elections. Iraq: Car bomb strikes Shiite holy city, killing 3
Blasts in other Iraqi cities have killed dozens this week, underscoring warnings that insurgents would attempt to disrupt the vote with violence. An al-Qaida front group issued a statement on Friday... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani) The Press Democrat
Al Qaeda   Bomb blast   Election   Iraq   Photos
An Icelander reads a referendum pamphlet in Reykjavik on Tuesday March 2, 2010. Iceland is scheduled to hold a referendum on 6 March on plans to repay Britain and the Netherlands debts owed from the collapse of Internet bank Icesave. Iceland is holding last-ditch talks with the two countries to try hammer out a new payment plan after criticisms of a previously agreed deal forced it to call a potentially damaging referendum on the issue. Iceland braces for consequences of Icesave vote
REYKJAVIK ' Amid allegations of bullying and profiteering by bigger nations, angry Icelanders are expected to deliver a resounding slap down this weekend to plans to use taxpayer money to pay off the... (photo: AP / Brynjar Gauti) Khaleej Times
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