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Iran scoffs at alleged link to Canada terror plot
TEHRAN -- Iranian officials Tuesday scoffed at the idea that an alleged terrorist plot thwarted in Canada had been guided by Al Qaeda elements in Iran. “In my 64 years of age, I have not heard anything as ridiculous as this,” Iranian Foreign...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Al-Qaeda, Bashar Assad, United Nations, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Analysts surprised by alleged Al Qaeda in Iran tie in Canada plot
Police in Canada said Monday that two men suspected of plotting to derail a passenger train were guided by Al Qaeda elements in Iran, but the statement surprised many experts who study terrorism in the Middle East and Iran. “It frankly doesn&...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pakistan, Al-Qaeda, Bashar Assad, Terrorism
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In Israel, Chuck Hagel has a one-word refrain: Friend
JERUSALEM -- Not long ago, Chuck Hagel’s past comments about Israel nearly torpedoed his nomination as Defense secretary. In his first visit here since winning confirmation, he’s sticking to one word in particular: “Friend." “I...
Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Elections, Lobbying, Human Interest, James Inhofe
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Hagel vows solidarity with Israel at start of Mideast trip
JERUSALEM -- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Israel on Sunday to begin a weeklong tour of the Middle East as the region grapples with the worsening civil war in Syria and the stubborn nuclear threat from Iran. Making his first visit to the...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Defense Equipment, Religion and Belief, Armed Forces, Politics
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The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei
Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...
Tags: Brunei, Bashar Assad, China, Caucasus, Religion and Belief
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Protests and clashes as Bahrain prepares for Grand Prix
Chanting protesters reportedly clashed with police Friday in Bahrain even as race cars began looping the tracks before the Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Reuters reported that dozens of young men skirmished with police firing tear gas as an...Tags: Human Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Human Rights Watch, Activism
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Secretary of State John Kerry urges against new Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry implored Congress on Thursday not to impose tough new sanctions on Iran, warning that such a move could disrupt diplomacy over Tehran's disputed nuclear program at a delicate moment. Appearing before...Tags: Bob Menendez, Elections, Iran's Nuclear Program, United Nations, Defense Equipment
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'The Walking' continues the journey of Iranian immigrants
In "The Walking," a simple and pure young man circles half the world, on foot, by ship and plane, to a place he's longed to see. As a boy growing up in Iranian Kurdistan, Saladin lost himself in the dreamy vision of California he's seen in the movies....Tags: Human Rights, Migration, Book, Immigration, Islam
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'Arab Spring,' once an inspiration, now a more cautionary tale
Two years ago, the "Arab Spring" that deposed dictators and demagogues was an inspiration to hundreds of millions of repressed souls across the Middle East who yearned for a say in how they were governed. Today, with the Egyptian economy in ruins,...
Tags: Libya, Lebanon, Religion and Belief, Politics, Democracy
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Blast in India's high-tech capital, Bangalore, wounds 16
NEW DELHI, India -- An explosion Wednesday near the office of a political party in the high-tech capital of Bangalore wounded 16 people, including eight police officers, officials said. Early evidence suggests that a low-intensity bomb of the type often...
Tags: Bombings, Emergency Incidents, Bangalore (India), Pakistan, India
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Dozens reported killed in Pakistan after massive Iran quake
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Dozens of people were reportedly killed in Pakistan after a massive earthquake struck a remote border area of neighboring Iran on Tuesday. Yet in Iran, officials said the disaster was far less devastating than originally feared,...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Pakistan, Los Angeles Times, News Agency, Islam
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Strong Iran quake leaves conflicting reports on casualties
TEHRAN — A powerful earthquake hit southeastern Iran near Pakistan on Tuesday, but the extent of damage and casualties was not immediately clear. Iranian state television initially reported at least 40 people had died in the quake, which Iranian...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Pakistan, Natural Disasters, Nuclear Power, Earthquakes
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