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• The real reasons Iran is so committed to its nuclear program

  By bluebirdsister on February 26, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  As the deadlines near for Iran and world powers to reach an agreement on the country’s nuclear program — the first, on March 31, for a basic political framework — negotiations are focusing on what kind of program Iran can… Read More ›

• New Greek Government Sympathetic to Putin’s Russia

  By bluebirdsister on January 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The anti-austerity coalition that took power in Athens this week could threaten the West’s hold on Greece and give Russia a chance to expand its influence in the country. In a sign of things to come, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’… Read More ›

• As 18 Die on Anniversary of Revolution, Egypt Intensifies Crackdown on Activists, Journalists

  By bluebirdsister on January 28, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  At least 18 protesters have been killed as they marked the anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Egypt that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak, in the bloodiest demonstrations since General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. A viral video also shows… Read More ›

• India and US seal nuclear deal as Modi hosts Obama

  By bluebirdsister on January 26, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  The US and India have announced a breakthrough on a pact that will allow American companies to supply India with civilian nuclear technology. It came on the first day of President Barack Obama’s visit to India. The nuclear deal had… Read More ›

• Syriza’s historic win puts Greece on collision course with Europe

  By bluebirdsister on January 26, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  European politics has been plunged into a volatile new era following a historic victory in Greece’s general election by far-left radicals committed to ending years of austerity. More than five years into the euro crisis that started in Greece in… Read More ›

• Tomb Of Egyptian Queen Khentakawess III Discovered In Abusir

  By bluebirdsister on January 6, 2015 • ( 4 )

  

  BBC News-Queen Khentakawess III’s tomb found in Egypt A long-forgotten queen of Egypt has been rediscovered by Czech archaeologists, who unearthed her 4,500-year-old tomb at the Abusir necropolis just outside of Cairo. Inscriptions on the tomb indicate her name was… Read More ›

• ‘ISIL is losing’: Iraqis optimistic for 2015

  By bluebirdsister on January 4, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Circumstances of battle have changed in favour of Iraqi troops since June, local security officials say. Baghdad – Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias, Kurdish forces and Sunni Muslim tribesmen will drive the Islamic State of Iraq and the… Read More ›