TEHRAN, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Iran's military said it will begin large-scale air defense drills on Sunday, and a cleric in the Revolutionary Guards warned that the Islamic Republic would fire missiles at "the heart of Tel Aviv" if attacked. ... > full story
PERUGIA, Italy, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Italian prosecutors on Saturday called for a life sentence for American university student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the 2007 murder of Briton Meredith Kercher. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Iraq's parliament suspended efforts on Saturday to reach a deal on a law which is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — NATO took command of the training of the Afghan army and police on Saturday to consolidate efforts on building an effective security force, a vital precondition for the withdrawal of foreign troops. ... > full story
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — Three suspected Taliban militants blew themselves up on Saturday as police chased them in Pakistani Kashmir, police said. ... > full story
BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — At least 31 miners were killed and 78 remain trapped 500 meters (yards) underground following a gas blast at a mine in China, state media said on Saturday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — A former U.S. State Department official and his wife pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that they spied for almost three decades for the Communist-led Cuban government. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — President Barack Obama's job approval rating has dropped below 50 percent in a second major poll in an indication he is suffering from the long healthcare debate and weakness in the economy, Gallup said on Friday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. Justice Department prosecutors asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss the charges against one of five Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in a 2007 shooting in Baghdad. ... > full story
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