UN nuclear chief says Iran blocking progress
The U.N. nuclear chief said Monday that Iran is blocking his watchdog agency from verifying whether the nation has any ambitions for nuclear...
Gunfire brings down US helicopter in Afghanistan
Insurgents shot down a U.S. helicopter after exchanging fire with its crew in central Afghanistan on Monday, while a suicide bomber in the...
Iran’s oil party is over, economists warn
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will have a hard time meeting his election pledge of "putting oil money on people''s tables" as crude prices...
U.S. imposes sanctions against Russian state arms exporter
The U.S. has imposed sanctions against the Russian state-run arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in connection with the alleged proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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Russia can avoid crisis, emerge stronger: Medvedev
Russia may avoid a full-scale crisis despite global financial turmoil and can emerge from it with a more effective economy, President Dmitry Medvedev...
