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Maxwell center works to prevent nuclear disaster

Prattville Progress - Prattville AL, 8 minutes ago / Back then fears were about the Red Scare, pre-emptive launches and mutually affirmed destruction.

Israel braced for violence after peace talks announcement

Telegraph - London - UK, 11 minutes ago / "We declare that the actions of resistance have gone into a new and advanced stage of co-operation in the field at the highest levels in preparation for more effective attacks against the enemy.

Opinion: Plea to free U.S. hikers in Iran

Silsbee Bee - Silsbee TX, 17 minutes ago / Akbar Ahmed is professor and Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University in Washington and the former high commissioner from Pakistan to the United Kingdom.

US rights group urges release of Iranian activist

Boston.com - Boston MA, 18 minutes ago / Last December, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the election and release those still detained.

Japan slaps new financial sanctions on Iran, suspends oil and gas investments

Today Online - Singapore, 20 minutes ago / Japan imposed new sanctions on Friday against Iran, including an assets freeze on people and entities linked to its contentious nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions.

Foreign-born athletes, take a bow

Today Online - Singapore, 24 minutes ago / They're an impressive bunch, a close-knit group of friends in their mid-30s who thought up the business model of a five-a-side indoor football facility that is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and duly brought it to life at Kallang.

Iran outraged by bogus military interview

United Press International (UPI), 26 minutes ago / Iran is reacting angrily to a supposed interview with an Islamic Revolution Guards commander, which authorities insist is fake.

Shiite bloc names new candidate for Iraqi PM

Arab News, 29 minutes ago / The March 7 parliamentary vote produced no clear winner, setting up a contentious fight between the Sunni-backed bloc of Ayad Allawi and the Shiite prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki's State of Law coalition.

Iran's New Weapons; Signs of Power or Insecurity?

AOL News, 35 minutes ago / "By isolating itself and showing defiance, Iran increases the strength of the coalition against it," says Daniel Byman, professor at Georgetown University's Security Studies program in Washington.

Business As Usual

Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish, 35 minutes ago / The suggestion that tensions within the leadership have been aggravated by the sanctions, or that sanctions are responsible for Iran's apparent willingness to talk, is a misreading of the political scene in Tehran.

Family of Human Rights Lawyer Flees Iran

Ms., 36 minutes ago / The wife and daughter of Iranian human rights lawyer, Mohammad Mostafaei, both arrived in Norway yesterday, where the family is seeking asylum.

Iran: Pro regime forces attacked a mosque

Global Voices (Harvard Law), 38 minutes ago / Several bloggers such as Andishe Sabz and news sites reported [fa] that the internet connection in Iran was interrupted on Thursday as Iranian regime fears the demonstration in "Quds Day" .

Fidel Castro turns up in full olive green uniform

Miami Herald - Miami FL, 40 minutes ago / Cuba's Fidel Castro, reprising symbols of his former power, wore a full military uniform and spoke to a mass audience outdoors Friday for the first time since he nearly died four years ago.

Hezbollah places 15,000 rockets on border with Israel: Oren

FOCUS Information Services - Bulgaria, 45 minutes ago / Israel's ambassador to Washington, Michael Oren, warned Friday that Hezbollah has placed around 15,000 rockets along Lebanon's border with Israel, including some that could hit southern Eilat, AFP reported.

Iran holds anti-Israel rallies

United Press International (UPI), 50 minutes ago / Anti-Israel demonstrations were held Friday on al-Quds Day in some Muslim countries, with the Iranian government claiming millions participated there.

US rights group urges release of...

KNUS 710 - Denver CO, 59 minutes ago / A U.S. human rights group urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to secure the release of a prominent Iranian journalist and activist who goes on trial Saturday on charges that carry the death penalty.

With Ronald Reagan Rowing, America Rode A Capital Wave

Investor's Business Daily, 1 hour ago / The editorial argued that Reagan was "a lazy and inattentive man, sometimes dreamily disengaged from reality."

Cyprus PIO: Turkish Cypriot and Turkish Media Review, 10-09-03

Cyprus Broadcasting Corp (Hellenic Resources Network), 1 hour 7 minutes ago / The meeting of the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu with members of the Karadeniz [Black Sea] Cultural Association and their request to visit Hala Sultan Tekke (Mosque), statements by the self-styled minister of economy and Energy as regards the postponement of the debate of the Direct Trade Regulation at the European Parliament, an interview with the so-called ambassador of Turkey in the occupied areas, a report that a church in occupied Morfou is to be restored and other internal issues, are some of the main topics covered by the Turkish Cypriot press today.

US Faces a Navigable Road at Basketball Worlds

ABC News, 1 hour 18 minutes ago / All around them, the Americans find compelling matchups for the round of 16: a rematch of the 2006 title game; a coach facing a home country he led to an Olympic gold medal; two bitter rivals to get it all started.

$20M concert hall opens in Edmond

The Edmond Sun, 1 hour 19 minutes ago / It won't be long before patrons will be listening to actual world-class artists performing on the stage.

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