 Bahrain Formula One Photos Racing Sport | Alonso wins season opener Fernando Alonso led a Ferrari one-two on his debut for the team as the Maranello marque made a stunning start to the new Formula One season. | Alonso produced the defining move of the Bahrain Grand Pr... (photo: Creative Commons / MorganaF1) London Evening Standard | |
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White House: Israel construction plan an `insult' Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - The White House isn't relenting in its strong criticism of Israel for plans to build 1,600 new apartments for Jews in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians are seeking a... (photo: Creative Commons / AdMeskens) The Examiner Construction House Israel Palestine Photos |
Iran's leader calls for boycott of fire festival | Teheran - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, urged Iranians to boycott a Persian fire festival on Tuesday, calling it un-Islamic and harmful, state media reported. | Charshanbe Soori, he... (photo: Creative Commons / Wysprgr2005) m&c Festival Fire Iran Khamenei Photos |
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Farooq asks Saudi to help better ties between India, Pak Srinagar: Chairman of Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has asked Saudi Arabia to play a "positive role" in bringing India and Pakistan closer f... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Zeenews Conference India Pakistan Photos Saudi Arabia |
Boehner says GOP has chance of recapturing House | WASHINGTON -- House Republican leader John Boehner says his party has a shot at recapturing the House majority it lost to Democrats in 2006. | The Ohio lawmaker says wi... (photo: AP / Dennis Cook) The News & Observer Boehner Democrats Leader Photos Recapturing |
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World brief: Henry Kissinger leaves hospital | Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was released from a hospital in the South Korean capital Sunday after recovering from stomach pains, a hospital spokesman... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr upload bot) Chicago Sun-Times Condition Health Hospital Kissinger Photos |
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Iran Temporarily Releases Iranian-American Scholar | Filed at 8:41 a.m. ET | TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran has temporarily released an Iranian-American scholar serving prison time on an espionage conviction so he can spend th... (photo: AP / ILNA,Houshang Hadi) The New York Times Iran Mideast Photos Prison Tehran |
Kandahar blasts were warning to US and Nato - Taliban | Saturday's bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to US and Nato forces, the Taliban say. | A Taliban spokesman said the attacks were in re... (photo: AP / Allauddin Khan) BBC News Afghanistan Nato Photos Taliban US War |
Israeli leader urges calm over row with Washington JERUSALEM - | Israel's prime minister tried to play down a serious diplomatic dispute with the United States on Sunday, urging calm after another stern rebuke from Washin... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Seattle Times Biden Israel Netanyahu Photos Washington |