Five Iranians held in Iraq by the United States since 2007 went back to Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s government-backed Press TV reported.
Iranian ‘diplomats’ held by U.S. return home
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Troops willing to die to stop Iran unrest, general says
A top Iranian general said government troops are "ready to sacrifice our lives" rather than back down in the face of protests over June’s disputed presidential election.
Mexican police, soliders killed in multi-city attacks by drug gangs
A series of coordinated attacks in at least seven Mexican cities killed three federal police officers and two soldiers Saturday in what officials are calling an unprecedented onslaught by drug gangs, reports said.
Australian Webber claims maiden pole position
Red Bull’s Mark Webber will start on pole position for the first time in his Formula One career following a rain-affected qualifying session for Sunday’s German Grand Prix at Nurburgring.
U.S. panel demands release of Baha’is facing trial in Iran
Seven Baha’i prisoners face a death-penalty trial Saturday in Iran amid calls for their release from a U.S. panel on religious freedom. Responding to a letter from Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American journalist who spent four months in an Iranian jail earlier this year, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) demanded the seven prisoners be freed rather than stand trial on charges of espionage and religious violations.
UK swine flu cases third worst in the world
The UK now has the third highest number of cases worldwide, after the US and Mexico, according to government data. Lab tests show that there were 9,718 confirmed cases of the virus in the UK, a figure that’s just behind Mexico, which had 10,262 cases as of Wednesday. The U.S
2 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two British soldiers were killed in separate incidents Thursday in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, the British military said Friday. 14-year-old Jack Waterhouse sustained serious head injuries after the alleged attack during a science lesson at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School in Mansfield, central England Wednesday morning. The boy was rushed to hospital but was later transferred to a specialist head injury unit at the town’s Queen’s Medical Center where his condition was described Friday as stable
Britain: Teacher quizzed after alleged classroom attack
Police in the United Kingdom are questioning a teacher on suspicion of attempted murder after one of this students was allegedly struck in the head with a metal weight. 14-year-old Jack Waterhouse sustained serious head injuries after the alleged attack during a science lesson at All Saints’ Roman Catholic School in Mansfield, central England Wednesday morning
Rumors about Jackson, Beatles catalog untrue, McCartney says
First the rumor went around that Michael Jackson was leaving the Beatles catalog to Paul McCartney in his will. Then the rumor was that McCartney was upset that Jackson didn’t leave the Beatles catalog to the Beatle in his will
Analysis: Is Palin the next GOP ‘kingmaker’?
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin caught the political world by surprise when she announced that she will resign at the end of July. Her decision has not only rankled political pundits and observers in Alaska and across the country, it has, oddly enough, united Democrats and Republicans in confusion.