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Gadhafi's Fall Will Ripple Through Arab Spring

More than Libya, Syria will determine Middle East democracy

(Newser) - The fall of Moammar Gadhafi is demonstrating to people and regimes around the Middle East that even the most violent crackdowns cannot stop populations fed up with dictatorships and corruption—but even more important to the Arab Spring will be how Libya affects the uprisings in Syria, reports the Wall ...

Uranium Tech Could Open Easy Path to the Bomb

But GE says laser enrichment could help US energy security

(Newser) - Advances in uranium enrichment using lasers by General Electric could allow the US conglomerate to process reactor fuel by the ton—but security experts fear the technology could also allow rogue states and terrorist groups to make bomb fuel much more easily, in smaller plants that would be much harder...

US Hikers Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal Plan Appeal in Iran
 US Hikers' Lawyer: We'll Appeal 
Aug 21, 2011 9:26 AM CDT

US Hikers' Lawyer: We'll Appeal

Hillary Clinton calls for their immediate release

(Newser) - Iran is attracting some attention after it sentenced American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to eight years in prison yesterday. The duo's lawyer is vowing an appeal, saying, "I will use entire legal capacity to defend them." He has 20 days to do so, and the...

Global Terror Attacks Up, Deaths Down

US report tags Iran as chief state sponsor of terrorism

(Newser) - Last year saw deaths from terrorism drop for the third year in a row, although the number of terror attacks was up slightly, according to the State Department's annual report on global terrorism . Some 13,186 people were killed in 11,500 terror attacks in 72 countries, down from...

London Riots: Iran to London Cops: Hey, Show Restraint

 Iran to London Cops: 
 Hey, Show Restraint 
london riots
Aug 9, 2011 7:56 AM CDT

Iran to London Cops: Hey, Show Restraint

And other updates from the chaos

(Newser) - Police are struggling to restore order on the streets of London after three days of rioting and looting. Here are some updates from the Telegraph's exhaustive coverage:
  • David Cameron seemed to criticized the police effort , saying it needed to be “more robust,” and saying that the number
...

Woman Spares Man Who Blinded Her With Acid

Ameneh Bahrami halts 'eye for eye' punishment

(Newser) - As Ramadan begins in the Islamic world this week, a remarkable story of forgiveness out of Iran: Ameneh Bahrami halted the "eye for an eye" blinding of Majid Movahedi, who blinded and disfigured her seven years ago when he dumped a bucket of acid on her. Movahedi was minutes...

Hikers Not Released; Verdict Within a Week

Lawyer still hopeful Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal will be set free

(Newser) - American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were arrested in Iran exactly two years ago, but despite hopes for an immediate release after a hearing today , their lawyer now says a verdict will be announced within a week. Today's was the final court hearing in the case, with the...

Iran May Release Hikers: Lawyer
Iran May Release Hikers: Lawyer 
Jul 30, 2011 8:31 AM CDT

Iran May Release Hikers: Lawyer

Says Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal may be freed tomorrow

(Newser) - The lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran on charges of espionage says his clients could be released after a court hearing slated for tomorrow. Masoud Shafiei said today the fact that the session in the trial of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal would coincide with the second anniversary of...

US Accuses Iran of Alliance With al-Qaeda

US: Iran lets militants run fundraising network from within its borders

(Newser) - The US has officially accused Iran of having a deal with al-Qaeda that lets militants route supplies, cash, and fighters through Iran to Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Treasury Department has sanctioned six al-Qaeda operatives who it suspects run a fundraising network that uses Iran-based operatives...

Iran Claims Slain Man Student, Not Nuke Scientist

Daryoush Rezaei just a graduate student, other reports claim

(Newser) - This much we know: An Iranian man was shot and killed outside his home in Tehran yesterday, reports the BBC, in an attack that also injured his wife. State media initially reported that Darioush Rezaei, a physics professor linked to the country's nuclear program, was murdered, and blamed Israel'...

Iran to Try Bush Officials for Human Rights Abuses

Trial designed to counter accusations of Tehran's own abuses

(Newser) - Iran intends to try 26 current or former US officials in absentia for human rights violations and forward its findings to international tribunals, one lawmaker said today. He didn’t specify which officials, but Reuters believes it’s likely to be the same people listed on a bill currently in...

US Sees Iran's Hand in Iraq Violence

June the deadliest month in two years

(Newser) - June was the deadliest month in two years for US troops in Iraq, with 15 killed in various attacks—and the US thinks Iran is to blame. Military officials think Iran is handing militia groups more sophisticated weapons, like rockets, armor-piercing grenades, and improved jam-resistant roadside bombs, the Washington Post...

Iran Testing 'Nuke-Capable Missiles'

Mid-range missiles could carry atomic warheads to US targets

(Newser) - Iran has conducted secret tests of nuclear-capable missiles, but the country says the exercise was a "message of peace and friendship." Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards admit to launching 14 missiles—one capable of reaching Israel or US targets in the Gulf—from an underground silo. British Foreign...

Iran Flexes Muscle With Military Exercises

Ground, naval, missile testing in response to growing US presence

(Newser) - Iranian state television says Tehran will hold 10 days of ground, naval, and missile exercises starting today. "The Great Prophet Six" will include tests of long-range missiles such as the Sajjil, which boasts a rang of more than 1,240 miles, reports Iranian media. Medium- and short-range missiles, drone...

Jailed Iran Activists: Guards Help Criminals Rape Us

They provide condoms to encourage it, smuggled letters say

(Newser) - Iranian prison guards are systematically encouraging other prisoners to rape young opposition activists, even giving them condoms to do so with, according to letters smuggled out from jailed activists. “In various cells inside the prison, rape has become a common act and acceptable,” writes one Participation Front member...

Iran Launching Monkey Into Space

Second Iranian satellite successfully launched

(Newser) - Iran launched its second satellite into space this week and it plans to follow up by sending a live monkey this summer. The head of Iran's space organization says a capsule containing the monkey will be sent to an altitude of 74 miles by the Kavoshgar-5 rocket, AOL reports....

Iran Bans Necklaces on Men
 Iran Bans Necklaces on Men 
Jun 14, 2011 4:19 PM CDT

Iran Bans Necklaces on Men

'Moral police' enforce law against 'un-Islamic' practice

(Newser) - Iranian leaders have banned men from wearing necklaces as the latest part of a “moral security plan” against “un-Islamic” trends. Under the plan, the country is cracking down on short pants and loose headscarves on women and certain hairstyles on men. The movement is meant to fight “...

OPEC Shocks Market, Leaves Production Flat

Investors had been expecting a rise

(Newser) - Crude prices are headed north this morning, after OPEC surprised the market by keeping production flat instead of ramping it up, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nymex crude is currently up almost 2%, above $100 a barrel, after being down ahead of the announcement. OPEC's secretary-general told reporters that...

Iran Flexes Muscle, Sends Submarines to Red Sea

It's first time vessels have been sent to distant waters

(Newser) - Iran has sent submarines to the Red Sea in the first such deployment by the country's navy in distant waters, a semi-official news agency reported today. The deployment reflects Iran's efforts to show off its naval power. The Fars news agency said the submarines would collect data in...

'Anonymous' Hackers Hit Iran Government

They get 10K emails, plans bigger attack on June 12

(Newser) - Iran is trying to ban open Internet , and a group of particularly adept hackers probably has Tehran hoping it can speed things along. The notorious Anonymous group infiltrated government servers and got its hands on more than 10,000 email messages from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Next...

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