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Tehran threatens to attack Israel over sanctions
Iran's supreme leader threatened to attack Israel yesterday in retaliation for Western sanctions against the Islamic Republic, warning that "threatening Iran and attacking Iran will harm America".
Israel may attack Iran in bid to halt nuclear plan
Israel could launch an air strike against Iran within nine months in an attempt to slow Tehran's progress towards building a nuclear weapon, according to a former senior White House aide.
Video: Pitch invasion leads to killings
A PITCH invasion and riots have caused the massacre of 74 people, with thousands injured, in an Egyptian football stadium.
Couple who locked up daughter charged
Israeli authorities have indicted an Arab-Israeli couple on charges they imprisoned the man's daughter for several years in their West Bank home and encouraged her to kill herself.
Russia calls for changes to UN Syria resolution
RUSSIA demanded yesterday that the United Nations pledge never to approve foreign intervention in Syria in return for not blocking a resolution calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
Iran now 'willing' to carry out attacks on US soil
IRAN is actively willing to stage attacks inside the United States in a change of its policy on use of force overseas, America's leading intelligence official warned yesterday.
Syria: battles rage in Damascus suburbs
Syrian forces have pushed dissident troops back from the edge of Damascus in heavy fighting, escalating efforts to take back control of the capital's eastern doorstep.
Sanctions will lead to 50pc rise in oil price, Iran warns
Iranian officials predicted a 50pc rise in global oil prices yesterday as the country's oil minister declared exports to "some countries" would be cut off following the imposition of European Union sanctions.
Syrian forces tighten grip on Damascus suburb
Syrian forces tightened their grip on Damascus’ outskirts on Monday, as the Arab League pushed a UN resolution drawn up with Western powers condemning President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Nervy Assad closes iron fist around his capital
Syrian forces shelled residential districts on the outskirts of Damascus yesterday as the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, launched a major offensive to regain full control of his capital.
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