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Iran to begin air defense drills
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran’s military said it will begin large-scale air defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guards warned that the Islamic Republic would fire missiles at “the heart of Tel Aviv” if attacked.
The war games, due to last five days, are intended to help protect Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iranian media [...]
US army major killed 12 people
A US army major killed 12 people and wounded at least 30 others in a bloody rampage at Fort Hood military base in Texas. The only shooter is still alive according to the base commander and is in hospital after undergoing surgery for his wounds.
AFP – Stretching over two counties in a swathe of central [...]
Kouchner hardens stance against Iran’s nuclear dallying
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned Iran on Wednesday that Western powers would not wait “until the end of the world” for the Islamic Republic to give an official response to a UN-brokered nuclear deal.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wednesday that talks with Iran on its nuclear programme were on the point of breakdown [...]
Republican Wins Key Governor Race
Barack Obama’s Democrats have lost two key state governorships, Virginia and New Jersey, in a stinging blow to the party one year after Obama’s historic election as US president.
The Republican Party has won two governors’ seats in off-year elections, dealing Barack Obama’s Democratic Party a significant blow one year after its clean sweep of the [...]
Hillary Clinton’s Bridge Building Visit Of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wound up a bridge-building visit to Pakistan on Friday leaving a pointed question ringing in her hosts’ ears: Where are the al Qaeda leaders operating in your country?
While no Pakistani officials were immediately prepared to answer, ordinary citizens told Washington’s top diplomat the country was living [...]
Blast In Pakistan 90 Kills as Hillary Clinton Visists
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Mobixone.com) – A car bomb ripped through a crowded market killing 90 people in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar on Wednesday, just hours after Washington’s top diplomat arrived pledging a fresh start in sometimes strained relations.
Wednesday’s bomb, the latest urban attack since the army launched a major assault on rural Taliban strongholds two weeks [...]
