Defiant Tehran protesters battle police
TEHRAN, Iran - Thousands of protesters defied Iran's highest authority Saturday and marched on waiting security forces that fought back with baton charges, tear gas and water cannons as the crisis over disputed elections lurched into volatile new ground.
Nations:Iran United Arab Emirates Kuwait People:Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(AP)
2009-06-20
NY woman in 50s becomes US' 11th swine flu death
NEW YORK - A woman died over the weekend of swine flu, becoming the city's second victim and the nation's 11th.
Nations:Kuwait Poland Mexico U.S. Iraq Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-24
Kuwait: 18 swine flu-infected US troops have left
KUWAIT CITY - Eighteen U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered after treatment on an American base in Kuwait and left the country, a Kuwaiti health official said Sunday.
Nations:Kuwait Poland U.S. Iraq Mexico Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-24
Iraq wraps up election with no major violence
BAGHDAD - Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait Source:(AP)
2009-01-31
10-day truce proposed in talks with Hamas, Israel
CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt and Hamas are close to a deal for a 10-day cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group in Gaza, where the death toll from the Israeli offensive exceeded 1,000, officials said Wednesday.
Nations:Palestine Lebanon Venezuela Israel Bolivia Kuwait People:Ban Ki-moon Ehud Olmert Hosni Mubarak Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
First Gaza damage estimate: $1.4 billion
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israel's fierce assault on Gaza's Hamas rulers has destroyed at least $1.4 billion worth of buildings, roads, pipes, power lines and other infrastructure in already impoverished territory, Palestinian surveyors estimate.
Nations:Israel Egypt Kuwait France People:Mahmoud Abbas Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
UN chief says Gaza negotiations must intensify
CAIRO, Egypt - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon became the latest global diplomat to try to put out Middle East fires on Wednesday as he began his weeklong Middle East trip in Egypt with a call for intensifying negotiations and an immediate halt to fighting in Gaza.
Nations:Israel Egypt Kuwait Lebanon Saudi Arabia Qatar People:Ban Ki-moon Hosni Mubarak Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
Gaza conflict set to enter third week as ceasefire appeal ignored
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Israel's offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was set to enter its third week on Saturday, with both sides brushing off a UN appeal to halt devastating attacks that have claimed over 800 lives.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait Egypt Israel People:Ehud Olmert Ban Ki-moon Activities:2009 Gaza War Source:(AFP)
2009-01-09
Wall St. closes out on 2008, year of record losses
NEW YORK - Investors are preparing to close out the last three trading days of 2008, a year in which Wall Street has logged its worst performance since Herbert Hoover was president.
Nations:Kuwait People:Barack Obama Activities:U.S. Markets Global Financial Crisis
2008-12-28
On violent day in Iraq, Britain affirms withdrawal
BAGHDAD - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday his country's troops will leave Iraq by May 31, ending a mission that provided the second-largest military presence in Iraq after the United States.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait U.K. People:Gordon Brown George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-12-17
55 dead in bombing at restaurant in Iraq's north
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber struck a crowded restaurant in northern Iraq on Thursday where Kurdish officials were meeting with Arab tribal leaders to negotiate longstanding ethnic tensions, killing at least 55 people, police said.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait People:Jalal Talabani Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-12-11
Indian police arrest 2 men in Mumbai investigation
SRINAGAR, India - Security officials say one of two Indians arrested for illegally buying mobile phone cards used by the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks is a counter-insurgency police officer who may have been on an undercover mission.
Nations:India Pakistan Kuwait Saudi Arabia Activities:2008 Mumbai Terror Attack Source:(AP)
2008-12-06
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