Inquirer Int'l electoral watchdog to monitor May 10 polls | MANILA, Philippines—An international electoral watchdog is sending a team to observe if the May 10 automated elections will work in other parts of Asia. | On the other hand, a negative result could ... (photo: WN / janice)
The New York Times 6 Employees of U.S. Charity Killed in Attack in Pakistan | PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Six Pakistani employees of the American Christian charity World Vision were gunned down Wednesday, and seven others were wounded in an attack on the aid group’s offi... (photo: AP / Naveed Sultan)
Daily Yomiuri Will Japan preside over Iran sanctions at UNSC? | As Japan prepares to assume the president of the U.N. Security Council in April, debate is already under way in various arenas regarding sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. Against this... (photo: UN/Eskinder Debebe) IranJapanNuclearPhotosUN
The Star UK opposition party calls for U.N. arms embargo on Iran | LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Conservatives, favourites to win an election due in weeks, said on Wednesday they would back a U.N. arms embargo on Iran and a ban on oil and gas investment if Tehran re... (photo: (AP Photo/Max Nash)) EmbargoIranPhotosUKUN
The New York Times Iran and U.S. Trade Barbs in Kabul Visit | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, shot back Wednesday at American allegations that Iran was providing support to Afghan insurgents,... (photo: AP / Sorkhabi, Pool) AfghanistanIranPhotosTalibanUS
The New York Times Wall Street Shares Try to Push Higher | Shares on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday after the government said businesses trimmed their inventories again in January. | The Commerce Department said that wholes... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) EconomyJobsMarketPhotosUS
Gulf News Can Iran be reined in with sanctions? | When the Iranian Defence Minister, General Ahmad Vahidi, revealed that Tehran embarked on the production of short-range cruise missiles named Nasr 1, it sharply increas... (photo: AP / Mehr News Agency/Bagher Nassir) DefenceIranMideastPhotosTehran
Gulf News Democracy alone is not the answer | There is no doubt that the people of Iraq were remarkable in participating by the millions in the second national election since the US occupied the oil-rich country in... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) DemocracyElectionsIraqPhotosPolitics
Gulf News A question of viability | The EU likes summits. Just look at the way it reacts when the other side decides not to show up (for example, when Barack Obama decided not to attend the May EU-US summ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) BusinessEuropeMarketPhotosTrade
The New York Times China's Exports Rise 46% | BEIJING —China announced Wednesday that its exports climbed 46 percent in February from a year earlier. Economists said the data signaled a rebound in consumer de... (photo: WN / abeer) BeijingBusinessChinaEconomyPhotos
