U.S. says Iran attempts to distract attention from nuclear program

U.S. says Iran attempts to distract attention from nuclear program

December 28, 2011 - 10:32 AMT  05:25 GMT
The Strait of Hormuz is of strategic significance as the passageway for about a third of the world's oil tanker traffic.
Mubarak trial resumes after three-month hiatus

Mubarak trial resumes after three-month hiatus

December 28, 2011 - 10:29 AMT  05:25 GMT
Ex-interior Minister Habib al-Adly and six security chiefs are also on trial for their role in quelling the protests.

French MPs unite amid Turkey’s threats

December 28, 2011 - 10:04 AMT  05:25 GMT
From the start of the week, author of the Genocide bill Valerie Boyer was repeatedly threatened by Turkey, with her website hacked.

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza

December 28, 2011 - 09:40 AMT  05:25 GMT
The Israeli military said it targeted "members of a global jihad terror group that were planning to attack the border."
Oil price jumps amid Iranian threat

Oil price jumps amid Iranian threat

December 28, 2011 - 09:39 AMT  05:39 GMT
Over 15 million barrels of oil a day passed through the Strait in 2009, according to the U.S. Energy Information Agency.

Greece demands Turkish compensation for 1990s forest fires

December 28, 2011 - 09:24 AMT  05:25 GMT
Greece suffers from many catastrophic forest fires every summer that are linked to arsonists in many cases.
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