U.S. adds new sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear program

U.S. adds new sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear program


U.S. adds new sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear program

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:41 PM PDT

The United States is adding new sanctions to target Iran's nuclear and missile programs, identifying 22 entities and a number of individuals allegedly involved with those programs.


U.S. Blacklists Iranian Companies, Officials

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 01:11 PM PDT

The Obama administration placed on a U.S. financial blacklist more than a dozen Iranian companies and senior Iranian officials in a bid to augment United Nations economic sanctions approved last week.


China's Growth Shift Aids Migrant Workers

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:45 PM PDT

A more-even distribution of growth across China, as a boom in construction and infrastructure projects boosts inland provinces, has widened options for workers.


Royal Nuptials Reflect Swedish Rift

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:45 PM PDT

The Swedish royal family is gearing up for the lavish wedding of its crown princess Saturday, even as more citizens are saying the country should divorce itself from the monarchy.


Striking stewards

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:38 PM PDT

Stadiums row threatens to steal World Cup show


San Francisco to pass phone radiation law

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:57 PM PDT

San Francisco is set to be the first US city to require mobile phone retailers to post radiation levels next to handsets they sell.


Soldiers killed in Helmand named

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 01:26 PM PDT

Two Fijian-born soldiers shot dead in separate incidents in Afghanistan are named by the Ministry of Defence.


Iran working on new nuclear reactor, official says

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Iran is starting design work on a new nuclear reactor, the head of the country's Atomic Energy Organization said Wednesday, according to Iranian media.


U.S. Army charges 3 in Afghan killings

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Three additional U.S. soldiers based in Washington state are facing charges in the deaths of three Afghan civilians between January and May and have been placed in pre-trial confinement, the Army announced Wednesday.


Turkish troops enter northern Iraq

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Four PKK fighters reported dead as hundreds of soldiers mount cross-border operation.


With sanctions, U.S. targets more entities linked to Iran's nuclear programs

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Acting quickly on a new U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran, the Treasury Department on Wednesday targeted additional companies and individuals associated with Tehran's nuclear and missile programs.


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US expands sanctions on Iran

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

The US announces additional measures against Iran, days after fresh UN sanctions, amid concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.


Putting a Private Detective in Your Laptop

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:20 PM PDT

A number of good programs can locate a stolen computer through Internet information, monitor e-mail and even photograph an illegal user.


Magazine Preview | Smarter Than You Think: I.B.M.'s Supercomputer Challenges 'Jeopardy!' Champions

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:23 AM PDT

The category is artificial intelligence. This question-answering computer system is ready to challenge some flesh-and-blood "Jeopardy!" champions.


World Cup Live: South Africa vs. Uruguay

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Round two of the group stage kicks off with host nation South Africa taking on Uruguay.


Fourteen killed in Russia's Dagestan region

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:05 PM PDT

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Four police and ten gunmen were killed Wednesday, investigators said, in clashes in Russia's Dagestan region in the North Caucasus where the Kremlin is struggling to contain an Islamist insurgency.


Icy world measured in star pass

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Astronomers work out the size of a distant icy object by watching it pass in front of a bright star.


BP agrees to spill claims fund

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 12:04 PM PDT

$20bn fund to be established to pay for Gulf of Mexico spill claims.


Pakistan 'funded banned charity'

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Pakistan's Punjab province gave about $1m to institutions linked to a charity on a UN terror blacklist, it has emerged.


Israeli panel on Gaza raid says will work quickly

Posted: 16 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's committee of inquiry into a deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla convened for the first time on Wednesday and said it hopes to finish its investigation as quickly as possible.


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