Iranian Atomic Plans Bring New Calls for Sanctions

Posted February 8th, 2010 by admin

Calls follow announcement by Iran that it intends to step up its enrichment of uranium

UN says Haiti government confirmed 111,481 deaths from earthquake as of Friday, though many more are known to be missing and feared dead

Gates Hopes Iran Sanctions Will Avoid Military Action

Posted February 8th, 2010 by admin

US defense secretary, French defense minister agree on need for sanctions after months of diplomatic overtures from the West

Pakistani officials say at least 23 people were killed in back-to-back explosions Friday

Iran Orders Boost in Uranium Enrichment

Posted February 8th, 2010 by admin

Decision prompting speculation announcement may have more to do with negotiations with West than imminent enrichment

President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia must become a society of smart, free and responsible people – instead of an archaic society in which a few think and decide for all

18 militants killed in strikes allegedly by unmanned US planes targeting suspected Taliban, al-Qaida insurgents along Afghan border

Coalition and Afghan troops preparing to take back Taliban stronghold in Helmand Province, now major opium trafficking hub

Kashmir Avalanche Buries India Army Soldiers

Posted February 8th, 2010 by admin

At least 17 soldiers have been killed after avalanche swept over camp of Army’s High Altitude Warfare Training School at Khilanmarg

The growth of Muslim communities across western Europe has raised concerns among non-Muslims about Islamic influence on local cultures

Viktor Yanukovych is a former prime minister himself, and was in office at the time of the last presidential election, in 2004

Millions of Americans are celebrating the annual Thanksgiving Day holiday with a traditional feast with friends and family.

Costa Rica Elects First Woman President

Posted February 8th, 2010 by admin

Former VP and ruling party candidate Laura Chinchilla earns landslide win to become Costa Rica’s first woman president

Visiting India, Gates delivers bleak assessment of security situation in ‘very dangerous region’

US Space Shuttle Launches

Posted February 8th, 2010 by admin

scheduled to deliver parts to the International Space Station for the last major construction operation

Talks stalled on Tuesday, after Iran expressed resistance to aspects of the proposal, in which it would send most of its low-enriched uranium to Russia and France for further refinement

Maoists Discharge Last Child Soldiers in Nepal

Posted February 8th, 2010 by admin

Nepal’s government and the U.N. are to provide the former child combatants, including girls, with opportunities for formal schooling

The devices could shed light on the cause of the crash that killed all 90 people on board