UNITED NATIONS

U.S. Reiterates Call for Iran to Release American Hikers Bauer, Fattal

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday reiterated the nation's call for Iran to immediately release U.S. citizens Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, two hikers who were sentenced to eight years in prison, after being imprisoned for more than two years for allegedly trespassing into Iran, which they deny.
More news
IBTimes Logo

Israel firm on no apology to Turkey for ship raid

Israel will stick to its refusal to apologise to Turkey for killing nine of its citizens on a Gaza-bound ship, an Israeli official said on Wednesday, entrenching a position that Ankara said would kill any prospects for reconciliation.
Smoke rises in the city of Latakia

Syria forces hold hundreds in Latakia sports stadium

Syrian troops raided houses in a Sunni district of the besieged port of Latakia on Wednesday, residents said, arresting hundreds of people and taking them to a stadium after a four-day tank assault to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
Arctic Sea Ice

UN Clueless about Arctic Sea Ice Thinning: MIT

Researchers from MIT attacked the United Nations' recent global climate report and said that the U.N. underestimated the severity of Arctic sea ice melting. MIT's research team said that the thinning is probably happened four times more quickly than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted.
Syrian Protests (PHOTOS)

Syrian forces kill 19, U.S. threatens more sanctions

Syrian forces killed at least 19 people in raids near the Lebanon border and in the country's Sunni tribal heartland, activists said, pursuing a military campaign to crush street protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in Ramat Shlomo

Israel okays 1,600 settler homes for East Jerusalem

Israel's interior minister has given final approval for a plan to build 1,600 settler homes in East Jerusalem, a project whose announcement last year during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden caused a diplomatic rift with Washington.
Uk riots 2011

UK Riots: Iran Issues Travel Warning for UK

The Iranian Foreign Ministry warns against travel to the UK during the riots as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls on the U.N. Security Council to investigate "savage aggression" by police.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron

London Riots 2011: Libya Calls for Cameron to Step Down

"Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police," Libya's state news agency Jana quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim as saying.
Tanzanian

US firm to invest in $100 mln Tanzania farms JV

U.S. firm, AgriSol Energy LLC, and its joint venture partner in Tanzania will invest more than $100 million over the next 10 years to develop a large-scale commercial farming project in the east African country, a company director said on Tuesday.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.