House Committee Pushes Harsher Sanctions on Iran

Harsher penalties were unanimously approved against Iran by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday, promoting two bill that would strengthen the already extensive set of sanctions targeting Tehran's energy and banking sector. If passed, the expanded...

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US May Keep Gitmo Detainee Even If Acquitted

Even if he is found not guilty and acquitted of his charges, Abd al-Rahim al Nashiri, the Guantanamo detainee accused of planning the 2000 attack on the USS Cole, may still be imprisoned for the rest of his life, according to US government documents released...

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Local NTC Fighters Refuse to Disarm

Many of the rebel factions making up the National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters are backtracking on a pledge to give up their weapons, contributing to the still-lacking stability in Libya after the killing of Muammar Gadhafi and widespread pronouncements of...

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