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TEHRAN, Iran—Iran has set a Feb. 6 trial date for three Americans arrested more than a year ago along the Iraqi border and charged with spying, their lawyer said Sunday. The trial was to have […] […]

NORTH Korea last week showed an American scientist a vast, new plant for enriching uranium with hundreds of centrifuges already installed and running, the New York Times reports. Scientist Siegfried Hecker told the US daily […] […]

CAIRO—Clashes broke out between police and members of Egypt’s largest opposition group Saturday and authorities arrested hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members as tensions intensified ahead of next week’s parliamentary elections. At least 10 people were […] […]

A MAJORITY of the British public believe Prince William would make a better king than Charles, according to a YouGov poll for The Sunday Times. Most people also think the Prince of Wales should stand […] […]

JERUSALEM—The U.S. has given Israel a written guarantee that it won’t pressure the Jewish state for additional settlement freezes if it accepts a limited 90 day construction moratorium to revive Mideast peace talks, a top […] […]

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia—The number of deaths caused by recent eruptions at Indonesia’s most volatile volcano has risen to 304. Slamet Sugiono from the National Disaster Management Agency said Sunday the toll climbed after some victims […] […]

TWELVE people at a traditional supper celebrating Russia’s national unity day have been killed, including four young children, in a massacre that has shocked the country and prompted the firing of several high-level police. Bandits […] […]

LISBON: President Barack Obama won NATO summit agreement Friday to build a missile shield over Europe, an ambitious commitment to protect against Iranian attack while demonstrating the alliance’s continuing relevance – but at the risk […] […]

MOSCOW—A former Israeli military officer wanted in Colombia for training illegal right-wing militias employed by drug lords that were responsible for hundreds of killings was released from Russian custody Friday, news reports said. Israel’s Channel […] […]

FRANCE has rejected demands from an al-Qaeda cell holding five French hostages in northern Africa that it negotiate their freedom with Osama bin Laden and pull its troops out of Afghanistan. “France cannot accept that […] […]