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Cruise Ship Ran Aground 70 Unaccounted

Published on Jan 14 2012 // World News
Cruise Ship Ran Aground 70 Unaccounted
PORTO SANTO STEFANO, Italy (AP) — A coast guard official says that 70 people unaccounted for after a cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany might be "in the belly of the ship." Capt. Cosimo Nicastro said Saturday divers are helping carry out a risky operation to inspect the...

American Sentence to Death in Iran

Published on Jan 10 2012 // World News
American Sentence to Death in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration Monday rejected Iran's charge that a young Iranian-American man used a family trip to Iran as cover for espionage, after the Tehran government issued the first death penalty against a U.S. citizen since the Islamic Revolution 33 years ago. The U.S....

U.S. Navy rescued 13 Iranian Seamen

Published on Jan 07 2012 // World News
U.S. Navy rescued 13 Iranian Seamen
Casting aside current tensions between the U.S. and Iran, the U.S. Navy on Friday rescued 13 Iranian seamen who were being held captive by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Oman. A Navy helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, responding to a distress call from a merchant ship under attack...

Russia May Deploy Missiles Aimed at U.S.

Published on Nov 23 2011 // World News
Russia May Deploy Missiles Aimed at U.S.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will deploy new missiles aimed at U.S. missile defense sites in Europe if Washington goes ahead with the planned shield despite Russia's concerns, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. Russia will station missiles in its westernmost Kaliningrad region and other areas...

Greece’s New Prime Minister!

Published on Nov 11 2011 // World News
Greece’s New Prime Minister!
ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 11 (UPI) — Greece's new interim coalition government was put into place Friday, with Lucas Papademos as the prime minister. Papademos, former vice president of the European Central Bank, was sworn in by the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in a ceremony attended by President...

Afghan Bombing Killed 13 American Troops

Published on Oct 29 2011 // World News
Afghan Bombing Killed 13 American Troops
A Taliban suicide bomber slammed a car packed with explosives into an armored bus carrying NATO troops in Kabul on Saturday. At least 13 American soldiers died in the attack, according to a Pentagon spokesman. The blast incinerated the vehicle and is the latest in a series of recent high-profile attacks...