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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2015
Argentine state prosecutors face intimidation, interference
Argentine public prosecutors have always needed steely nerves to investigate high-ranking officials, business tycoons and criminals, facing blackmail, threats to kidnap their children and attempts to impeach them.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2015
Obama's Middle East fantasy
For all of the problems posed by significant U.S. ground forces in the Middle East, it is the only option right now if President Barack Obama wishes to stop the advance of the Islamic State group without aiding the advance of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2015
Demystifying decades of animosity with Iran
For several decades, relations between the U.S. and Iran, and between Iran and the West, have been shrouded in misconceptions and prejudices. It didn't have to be that way.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 9, 2015
Iran tells West: Rouhani at risk if nuclear talks fizzle
Iran's foreign minister has warned the United States that failure to agree a nuclear deal would likely herald the political demise of pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani, Iranian officials said, raising the stakes as the decade-old standoff nears its end-game.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2015
Tehran shouldn't underestimate Obama's abilities
Tehran should be careful not to base its negotiation calculations with Washington on yesteryear's political realities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2015
At 1994 Argentina bomb site, deja vu and fading hope for justice
Anita Weinstein was on the second floor of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, when the ceiling and walls collapsed from the force of a truck bomb outside.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2015
Islamic State militants attack Kurdish outposts across Iraq
Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Kirkuk, Baghdad, Samarra and Ramadi killed at least 27 people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2015
Netanyahu defends planned Congress speech as anti-Iran strategy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended on Sunday a planned speech to the U.S. Congress about Iran, saying he had a moral obligation to speak out on an issue that poses a mortal threat to Israel.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2015
Mass protests occur after Yemen leader quits
Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstrations yet against the Houthi group that dominates the country, two days after President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's resignation left the country in political limbo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2015
New heir to Saudi throne is said to be relatively liberal outsider
Saudi Arabia's new Crown Prince Muqrin represents the biggest break from the kingdom's tradition of any of his predecessors in the role — both because of his lowly maternal birth and his foreign education.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 23, 2015
Iraq edges Iran on penalties, advances to Asian Cup semifinals
Salam Shakir scored the winning spot kick as Iraq stunned 10-man Iran 7-6 on penalties to reach the Asian Cup semifinals in a match of high drama between the archrivals on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2015
Netanyahu accepts Boehner's invite to address U.S. Congress in March on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Thursday he will address the U.S. Congress during a March visit likely to drive home differences with the Obama administration over whether to impose additional sanctions on Tehran.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2015
In Obama snub, Boehner asks Netanyahu to address Congress mulling Iran bill
House Speaker John Boehner invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak before a joint session of the U.S. Congress next month as lawmakers weigh legislation that would tighten sanctions on Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2015
Iran newspaper shut over George Clooney 'I Am Charlie' headline
Iranian authorities closed the Mardom-e Emrooz newspaper after it published a quote from U.S. actor George Clooney saying "I am Charlie" in reference to the attack on a French satirical newspaper, Tasnim News Agency reported yesterday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2014
Their nation in pieces, Iraqis ponder what comes next
The machine gun poking out from between a framed portrait of a Shiite imam and a stuffed toy Minnie Mouse was trained on anyone who approached the checkpoint.
WORLD
Dec 23, 2014
Hamas test-fires rockets Into Mediterranean in show of strength, thanks Iran for weapons
Hamas test-fired rockets from the Gaza Strip into the Mediterranean Sea for the second time in nine days in a show of military strength months after its devastating war with Israel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2014
Iran's support for Syria tested by steep fall in oil revenues
Syrian businessmen and trade officials are worried that the economic lifeline provided by Iran is under strain from plunging oil prices despite public messages of support from Syria's strongest regional ally.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2014
Police storm Sydney cafe to end hostage siege; gunman, two others dead
Heavily armed Australian police stormed a Sydney cafe on Tuesday and freed a number of hostages being held there at gunpoint, in a dramatic end to a 16-hour siege in which three people were killed and four wounded.
WORLD
Dec 13, 2014
Iran hackers may target U.S. energy, defense firms, FBI warns
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned U.S. businesses to be on the alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation whose targets include defense contractors, energy firms and educational institutions, according to a confidential agency document.
WORLD
Dec 10, 2014
Iran claims it has no information on alleged purchase of nuclear equipment for Arak reactor
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Tuesday it had no information about the illicit procurement of equipment for the Arak research reactor as alleged in a report by a U.N. panel of experts and based on a briefing by a member country.

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