India defies sanctions, won't cut Iran oil imports

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

MUMBAI, India – India has joined China in saying it will not cut back on oil imports from Iran, despite stiff new U.S. and European sanctions designed to pressure Tehran over its nuclear program. "It is not possible for India to take any decision to reduce the import from Iran drastically because,...

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Tribal sources: Possible US air raids on Al Qaeda bases in Yemen kill up to 12

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

ZINJIBAR, Yemen – Air raids struck an Al Qaeda meeting and control post in southern Yemen, killing up to 12 people including a long-hunted regional militant leader, tribal officials said Tuesday. The four raids overnight appeared to have been carried out by US planes, one tribal official said. Al...

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Armed US drone strike kills 4 suspected Al Qaeda militants in Yemen

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

SANAA, Yemen – U.S. airstrikes targeting leaders from Yemen's active Al Qaeda branch killed four suspected militants, including a man suspected of involvement in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, officials said Tuesday. The missile strike was carried out by an armed drone, Pentagon sources tell Fox...

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Iraq's Sunni-backed lawmakers return to parliament

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

BAGHDAD – Iraq's parliament reconvened Tuesday after Sunni-backed lawmakers ended their boycott to protest alleged persecution of Sunni officials, a development that could restore some stability in the war-ravaged country. Last month the Sunni-backed Iraqiya...

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Former Royal Bank of Scotland boss stripped of knighthood

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

LONDON – One of Britain's most high-profile former bank bosses is being stripped of his knighthood for presiding over the near-collapse of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sky News reported Tuesday. Sir Fred Goodwin -- now plain old Fred Goodwin -- was bestowed...

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Police catch suspect in 75 killings in northern Mexico for Zetas drug cartel

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

MONTERREY, Mexico – Police in northern Mexico have captured an alleged member of the Zetas drug gang who confessed to killing at least 75 people, including many who were pulled off of buses, authorities said Monday. Enrique Elizondo Flores told investigators...

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