Candidates Air Grim Views of Iran's Economy By FARNAZ FASSIHI BEIRUT—The economy and foreign policy emerged as the top issues in Iran's June 14 presidential election with the eight candidates dedicating their first live televised debate on... (photo: AP / Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Mehdi Dehghan) Wall Street Journal Economy Iran Photos Politics Wikipedia: Iranian presidential election, 2013 |
Hagel Warns China on Cyberattacks SINGAPORE — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered a two-pronged message to Beijing — holding out hope for a slowly improving military relationship with the Asian giant while issuing a stern warning... (photo: AP / Cliff Owen) The New York Times China Chuck Hagel Espionage Photos Wikipedia: Chinese intelligence operations in the United States |
'There's just no rest' as new twisters kill 5 in tornado-traumatized Oklahoma June 1, 2013 -- Updated 0618 GMT (1418 HKT) Are you there? Stay safe and send iReport your photos and video. (CNN) -- The full scale of the destruction wrought by new tornadoes that plowed through... (photo: AP / Nick Oxford) CNN Disaster Photos US Weather Wikipedia: Tornado Alley |
Turkey protests spread as Istanbul sit-in turns violent Anti-government demonstrators took to the streets in cities across Turkey after a sit-in at a park in Istanbul over plans for a construction project turned violent on Friday, with police using tear... (photo: AP) France24 Photos Politics Protest Turkey Wikipedia: Istanbul |
NATO plans 2014 Afghan summit WASHINGTON - NATO countries will hold a summit next year to discuss troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama said on Friday after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh... (photo: AP / Petr David Josek) Independent online (SA) Afghanistan Barack Obama NATO Photos Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001–present) |
No rise in cancer rates after Fukushima disaster - UN Cancer rates are not expected to rise as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, UN scientists say. The evacuation of thousands of people shortly after the accident in 2011 sharply... (photo: AP / Issei Kato) BBC News Disaster Japan Nuclear Photos Wikipedia: Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster |
McCain advocates weapons for Syrian rebels; does he have Alzheimer's? Although the death toll in this war has reached into the tens of thousands and uncollaborated reports indicate the government forces have started using chemical weapons against rebel controlled... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Examiner Photos Syria US War Wikipedia: Syrian civil war |