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Republicans force delay on US defense chief vote

AFP: Republicans demanding answers from President Barack Obama's pick to head the Pentagon forced Senate leaders Wednesday to delay a vote, throwing...

China denounces US sanctions against companies

AP: China on Tuesday denounced U.S. sanctions against a leading state arms maker and other companies over alleged illicit dealings with North ...

Bulgaria blames Hezbollah for deadly anti-Israeli bomb

AFP: Bulgaria has blamed Hezbollah for a July 2012 bomb attack that killed five Israeli tourists, leading to renewed calls on the EU...

Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies

Reuters: Syria's opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany on Sunday to explain to skeptical allies his decision to ...

JPMorgan faces action on laundering controls

Reuters: JPMorgan agreed to pay $88.3 million to settle Treasury Department allegations that it engaged in prohibited transactions linked to Cuba and Iran. ...

Iran, Syria, not settlements, threaten world: Israel PM

AFP: Iran's nuclear ambitions and Syria's chemical weapons are the real threats facing the world, not Israeli settlement building, Prime Minister Benjamin...

Heathrow Airport opium batch found hidden in paintings

BBC: About 10kg of opium had been concealed within the frames of three paintings being shipped from Iran to Canada, via the west...

Bomb kills 19 Pakistan pilgrims, 21 troops shot dead

AFP: The remotely-triggered bomb hit a convoy of three buses carrying about 180 pilgrims to Iran and set one of the buses ablaze...

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Renewed Protests Erupt in Iran

In recent days, Iran has witnessed fundamental changes in the nature of popular protests. The movement has evolved from...

Rising Crime and Social Breakdown After 47 Years of Clerical Rule in Iran

While Iran's regime has spent much of its resources and capabilities over more than four decades suppressing opponents, silencing...

Seventy-Eight Nobel Laureates Urge UN Action Amid Rising Executions in Iran

A coalition of 78 Nobel Prize laureates has issued a joint appeal to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, calling...

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Internet Shutdowns Have Devastated the Livelihoods of Millions of Iranians

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