The Shoe on the Other Foot

Last Sunday, Iran became a victim of terrorism when a bombing in Sistan-Baluchestan province killed 42 people, including six members of the elite Revolutionary Guards. The irony, of course, is that Iran is often accused of fomenting terrorism, because of its ties to...

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Thursday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 18 Wounded

Updated at 7:05 p.m. EDT, Oct. 22, 2009 At least 13 Iraqis were killed and 18 more were wounded in small attacks across northern and central Iraq. In the U.S., a federal judge threw out a series of lawsuits stemming from a shootout that invovled Blackwater contractors; he will allow some to refile. Also, a second group of Kurdish peacemakers will descend on Turkey.
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At Olive Harvest, Rabbis Take on Settlers

AWARTA, West Bank -- Away from the media spotlight that focuses on the widening chasm between Israelis and Palestinians, a group of Israeli humanists is quietly working to break down barriers with their Palestinian neighbors. Rabbi Arik Ascherman, director of Israel's...

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Clinton Calls for Strengthened IAEA Powers

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday called for strengthening the authority of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect suspected nuclear-related facilities and ruled out lifting sanctions against North Korea until it took "verifiable...

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