A secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-rangeballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has beenuncovered by new satellite photographs.The imagery has pinpointed the facility from where the Iranianslaunched their Kavoshgar 1 "research rocket" on February 4,
A roadside bomb killed an American soldier in Baghdad on Saturday,capping the bloodiest week for U.S. troops in Iraq this year. Clashespersisted in Shiite areas, even as the biggest Shiite militia sought torein in its fighters.At least 13 Shiite militants
Stolen and sensitive U.S. military equipment, including fighterjet parts wanted by Iran and nuclear biological protective gear,has been available to the highest bidder on popular internet salessites, according to congressional investigators.Using undercover identities, investigators purchased a dozendefense-related items on the
Polygamist sect members who were moved to a Texas compound fromtheir longtime homes along the Utah-Arizona line were hand-picked fortheir fierce loyalty to leader Warren Jeffs, and that allegiance may bea stumbling block for law enforcement, authorities say.Jeffs, the imprisoned
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ended his Beijing visit with a warning to the two global giantsof the coal trade, Australia and China, to do more to address climatechange or face "alarming" water shortages.At a Beijing coal-fired power plant, which
Helicopter-borne French troops swooped in on Somali pirates Fridayafter they freed 30 hostages from a yacht, seizing six of the hijackersand recovering sacks of money - apparently ransom paid by the ship'sowners.The pirates had boarded the 288-foot French luxury yacht
The Bush administration said Friday that it plans to start using thenation's most advanced spy technology for domestic purposes soon,rebuffing challenges by House Democrats over the idea's legalauthority.Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said his department will activate his department's new
Eight people havebeen killed and 50 others wounded in an explosion in the southernIranian city of Shiraz, state television has reported. The explosion onSaturday was caused by "a powerful bomb at Shiraz's Mosque of theMartyrs after evening prayers," a report
The Maoists in Nepal spearheaded by Prachanda today surged ahead in the landmark constituent assembly polls, winning 14 seats and leading in 65 of the remaining 240 constituencies. Prachanda, 53, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist who led a
Congress president said women were the biggest votaries for peace, and it is was the focus of her party to improve their lot. Describing the women of Jammu and Kashmir as 'brave daughters of the state', the Congress president said
Congress leader and former Karnataka chief minister Veerappa Moily, refused to confirm or deny Rahul Gandhi's participation in the torch relay, saying, "We do not know whether he is participating or not". The Olympic torch relay will take place on
Newly surfaced memos are creating additional pressure for former Siemens Chairman Heinrich von Pierer. According to information obtained by SPIEGEL, he may have already been aware of systematic corruption at the German multinational firm as far back as 2004. One
Despite protests from Beijing, the Dalai Lama remains a welcome guest of politicians in Germany. The president of Germany's parliament plans to ignore Chinese pressure to cancel a meeting with the Nobel prize recipient. Chancellor Merkel has said she would
The slayings of six development aid workers and three attacks against the German military in four weeks underscore the "alarming developments" in Northern Afghanistan, warns the head of the German Army, the Bundeswehr. The area of German deployment once believed
