Iran says it has successfully tested medium-range ballistic missiles capable of hitting Israel in response to threats of military action against the Islamic Republic over its suspected nuclear weapons program. Official Iranian media quoted a leading officer in the Revolutionary Guards Corps Tuesday as saying the exercises included the Shahab 3 missile, which traveled distances […]
Iran: Ballistic Missile Tests ‘Response to Threats’
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Clinton: Pakistan to Reopen NATO Supply Lines
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Pakistan is reopening vital NATO supply routes into Afghanistan after closing them in response to a deadly a U.S. airstrike last November. Clinton said her Pakistani counterpart Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar also assured her by phone Tuesday that Islamabad will not charge any transit fee in the […]
US TV Legend Andy Griffith Dead at 86
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Iconic American actor Andy Griffith, best known for his role as a small-town sheriff in the 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show, has died at the age of 86. A television station in Griffith’s home state of North Carolina reported the actor’s death was confirmed by his close friend Bill Friday, former president of […]
Iran: Ballistic Missile Tests ‘Response to Threats’
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 12:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says it has successfully tested medium-range ballistic missiles capable of hitting Israel in response to threats of military action against the Islamic Republic over its suspected nuclear weapons program. Official Iranian media quoted a leading officer in the Revolutionary Guards Corps Tuesday as saying the exercises included the Shahab 3 missile, which traveled distances […]
UN Body Moves to Protect Historic Sites Under Attack in Mali
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.N. World Heritage Committee has called for a special fund to protect Mali’s cultural heritage, after militants destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu. In a statement Tuesday, the 21-member committee condemned what it called “repugnant acts” by Islamist hardliners. The panel also recommended the U.N. send a mission to Mali as soon as possible to […]
Burma Frees 20 Political Prisoners in General Amnesty
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Burma has freed more than 20 political prisoners as part of a general amnesty the government says is aimed at promoting national reconciliation. Burmese rights activists said the dissidents were among a group of 46 prisoners granted amnesties by President Thein Sein on Tuesday. State media said the government freed an additional 34 foreign prisoners […]
Greece: ‘Alarming’ New Information About Its Economy
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Greece says its recession is deepening and will present “alarming” information about the state of the country’s economy this week to international auditors in a new effort to ease the terms of the government’s latest bailout. A government spokesman described the economic data as “astounding” in a television interview Tuesday, but gave no details. He […]
Report: Assad Regrets Syria Downing of Turkish Jet
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
A Turkish newspaper has quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying he regrets that his forces shot down a Turkish military jet last month. The Cumhuriyet newspaper published comments from Mr. Assad Tuesday in which the leader insisted the jet was flying in Syrian airspace that had been used by Israeli planes three times. Turkey says […]
France Arrests Web Administrator Suspected of Terrorist Ties
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
French authorities say they have arrested the administrator of an extremist website who is suspected of playing a role in recruiting and financing for al-Qaida and other terrorist groups. The French prosecutor’s office said the Tunisian national, who lives in the French city of Toulon, was being questioned Tuesday. The prosecutor said there is evidence […]
Report: Assad Regrets Syria Downing of Turkish Jet
Posted July 3rd, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
A Turkish newspaper has quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad saying he regrets that his forces shot down a Turkish military jet last month. The Cumhuriyet newspaper published comments from Mr. Assad Tuesday in which the leader insisted the jet was flying in Syrian airspace that had been used by Israeli planes three times. Turkey says […]
