Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, President Barack Obama is threatening to impose even stricter sanctions on Iran, in an attempt to bend Iranian leaders to his will.
Picture the scene: Afghanistan, two hijacked tankers filled with highly inflammable fuel, surrounded by a crowd of Afghans eager to syphon off some for free ... What's the last thing you want to do? Right — drop bombs on the tankers. That's what a German military commander signaled an American drone airplane to do September 4. Kaboom!! At least 100 human beings incinerated.
Indonesia is appealing for international aid in the wake of a series of powerful earthquakes that officials say have killed at least 770 people, with thousands more feared trapped under the rubble.
Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, has held bilateral talks with William Burns, the senior US official leading Washington's delegation at talks regarding Tehran's nuclear programme in Geneva.
Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to ask the country's attorney general to prosecute BAE Systems, the UK defence company, over allegations of corruption and bribery.
Military transport aircraft have brought medical personnel, food, water and medicine to Samoa and American Samoa, the Pacific islands devastated by a tsunami.
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Indonesia is appealing for international aid in the wake of a series of powerful earthquakes that officials say have killed at least 770 people, with thousands more feared trapped under the rubble.
China has been marking the 60th anniversary of communist rule with a show of military might in the form of a massive parade through central Beijing.
