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Iran Supreme Leader Endorses Ahmadinejad Election Victory

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as winner of Iran's 12 June presidential election, state TV says.

World | August 3, 2009, Monday // 10:19 | Viewed: 2171

French Doctors Uncover New Strain of HIV

Gorillas have been found, for the first time, to be a source of HIV, after a woman from Cameroon was found to have a new strain of the virus.

World | August 3, 2009, Monday // 10:01 | Viewed: 3097

Afghanistan Bomb Targets Police Chief, Kills Many

A bomb attack in the western Afghan city of Herat has killed at least 12 people and injured at least 20 more, police officials say.

World | August 3, 2009, Monday // 08:58 | Viewed: 2915

Saddam Hussein Deputy Tariq Aziz Sentenced for Resettling Kurds

Iraq's former Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Azis, was sentenced Sunday to 7 years in jail over the forcible resettlement of members of the Kurdish minority.

World | August 2, 2009, Sunday // 19:29 | Viewed: 6688

China Police Arrests 319 in Xinjiang over Civil Unrest

The police authorities of the People's Republic of China have arrested another 319 people over the civil unrest that took 197 lives in the Uyghur Autonomous Region in July 2009.

World | August 2, 2009, Sunday // 17:54 | Viewed: 4095

Israel Foreign Minister Lieberman to Be Charged with Money Laundering

The Israeli police have recommended that the country's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman be charged with money laundering and corruption.

World | August 2, 2009, Sunday // 17:19 | Viewed: 2184

IMF: Global Financial Crisis Cost USD 10 Trillion

The global financial crisis has cost over 10 trillion dollars to the taxpayers from around the world, according to the International Monetary Fund.

World | August 2, 2009, Sunday // 16:18 | Viewed: 2860

Air Berlin Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Turkey

A flight of the Air Berlin company had to make an emergency landing in Turkey on Sunday.

World | August 2, 2009, Sunday // 15:38 | Viewed: 5916

Strong Earthquake Hits Eastern Indonesia

A 6,4-magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale hit Sunday the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua.

World | August 2, 2009, Sunday // 13:08 | Viewed: 2624

2 Killed, 13 Wounded in Gay Club Shootout in Tel Aviv

A masked man has killed two people, and has wounded at least 10 others in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.

World | August 2, 2009, Sunday // 10:29 | Viewed: 4237

US President Obama Warns of Long Lasting Recession

US President Barack Obama has stated that it will take many more months for the US to recover from the recession.

World | August 1, 2009, Saturday // 17:32 | Viewed: 1881

Mass Evacuation of La Palma over Raging Forest Fire

Initial reports from the Southern tip of the Canary Island of La Palma suggest over 4 000 people have been evacuated after a forest fire broke out Saturday.

World | August 1, 2009, Saturday // 15:55 | Viewed: 3229

US Student Fined USD 675 000 for File-Sharing

A US student has been ordered to pay USD 675 000 to four record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online.

World | August 1, 2009, Saturday // 15:02 | Viewed: 2581

Iran Opposition Supporters on Trial over Election Violence

The first trial of people allegedly involved in post-election violence in Iran has begun, Iranian media said.

World | August 1, 2009, Saturday // 12:00 | Viewed: 2319

US Tourists Arrested on Iran–Iraq Border - Report

US authorities are checking reports that three American tourists were detained by Iranians while hiking along the northern Iraqi border.

World | August 1, 2009, Saturday // 10:28 | Viewed: 1971

Michael Jackson's Doctor Conrad Murray Was in Huge Debt

The personal physician of Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray, was in a lot of debt when he became's Jacko's doctor at the beginning of 2009.

World | July 31, 2009, Friday // 20:54 | Viewed: 4356

Former Soviet Republics Expected to Form Joint Rapid Reaction Forces

The Presidents of seven former Soviet states that are members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have gathered for a forum in Kyrgyzstan Friday.

World | July 31, 2009, Friday // 18:50 | Viewed: 9102

Baghdad Mosque Car Bombs Kill Many

A series of car bombings outside mosques in the Iraqi capital Baghdad has killed at least 25 people, Iraqi police sources say.

World | July 31, 2009, Friday // 15:06 | Viewed: 2005

Afghanistan Civilian Death Toll Skyrockets – UN Report

The number of civilians killed in the conflict in Afghanistan so far this year has risen by 24% compared with the same period last year, the UN says.

World | July 31, 2009, Friday // 14:52 | Viewed: 1838

Spain on High Alert after Bombs

Police in Spain are on heightened alert after two bomb attacks in 48 hours blamed on the Basque separatists, Eta, the BBC reported.

World | July 31, 2009, Friday // 12:49 | Viewed: 1726

Nigeria Police Kill Islamist Sect Leader in Custody

The leader of an Islamic sect blamed for days of deadly violence in Nigeria has been killed in police custody, police officials have said.

World | July 31, 2009, Friday // 10:04 | Viewed: 2152
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