United Nations (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The UN Security Council on Monday passed a resolution ordering Iran to halt its controversial nuclear work by August 31 or face possible sanctions.
United Nations (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The UN Security Council on Monday tightened the pressure on Iran for its nuclear program, ordering Tehran to halt its controversial work by August 31 or face possible sanctions.
Tyre, Lebanon (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Hezbollah guerrillas fired a missile on an Israeli warship off the coast of the southern port city of Tyre on Monday, police said.
Jerusalem, Lebanon (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The Israeli army on Monday denied a claim by Hezbollah guerrillas that they had fired a missile on one of its warships off the coast of Lebanon.
London (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Britain's Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett urged Iran to accept the EU's internationally backed package of proposals on its nuclear programme after the UN Security Council hit Tehran with an ultimatum.
Tyre, Lebanon (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Hezbollah guerrillas fired a missile on an Israeli warship off the coast of the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Monday, police said, but the Israeli army denied the claim.
Miami (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - US President George W. Bush on Monday hailed the UN Security Council's strong resolution ordering Tehran to halt controversial nuclear work by August 31 or face possible sanctions.
Washington (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - The US administration is looking at re-imposing broad economic sanctions on North Korea in response to the Stalinist state's recent missile test, an official said Monday.
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Britain and California will work more closely to tackle the environmental and economic consequences of climate change, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger were to announce Monday.
Moscow (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - A major pipeline delivering oil from Russia to its European neighbours ruptured at the weekend, posing a potentially serious environmental threat, the government said on Monday.
Washington (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Iran faces international isolation and the possibility of punishing sanctions if it fails to heed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a suspension of its controversial nuclear program, Washington said Monday.
San Francisco (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Britain and California will work more closely to tackle the environmental and economic consequences of climate change, Prime Minister Tony Blair and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger were to announce Monday.
Pristina, Serbia (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - A Czech soldier serving with NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR) was found dead this weekend, an official said Monday.
Tehran (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - A United Nations Security Council resolution calling for Iran to suspend its controversial nuclear program is unacceptable, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Monday.
Milpitas, California (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - SanDisk Corp., the world's biggest maker of removable flash memory, is buying Israeli competitor msystems Ltd. in an all-stock deal worth about 1.55 billion dollars.
Damascus (AFP) Jul 31, 2006 - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered the armed forces to step up their state of readiness Monday in the face of Israel's continuing offensive against his country's western neighbour, the official SANA news agency said.
