Iran Nuke Plant At Advanced Construction Stage
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Khaled Fazaa/AFP/Getty ImagesObscured By War, Water Crisis Looms In Yemen
()News from Yemen has been dominated recently by an escalating rebellion along the border with Saudi Arabia. But the country has been making news for decades because of its severe overuse of a rapidly disappearing water supply, the result of natural and political causes.
Iran Rejects U.N. Proposal To Export Uranium
The uranium would be converted to fuel rods, which cannot readily be used to make a nuclear bomb.
()U.S. Slams Israeli Housing Plan For East Jerusalem
Under the plan, 900 more housing units would be built in an area that Palestinians claim.
()5 Arrested After Iran Election Sentenced To Death
Iran began a mass trial in August of more than 100 prominent opposition figures and activists.
()Fighting In Yemen Escalates As Saudis Enter Fray()
November 17, 2009 The Yemeni government's battle against Shiite rebels in the north has drawn in the Saudi military, in a rare use of its armed forces. The conflict intensified in part because of divisions within the Yemeni army.
U.N.: Once-Secret Iran Nuclear Site To Start In 2011()
November 16, 2009 The International Atomic Energy Agency releases a report stating that Iranian technicians have moved technical equipment into a previously secret uranium enrichment site in preparation for starting it up in 2011. But it notes enrichment at another site is stagnating.
Ranks Of Displaced Yemenis Swell As Conflict Grows()
November 12, 2009 Tens of thousands of Yemenis have fled the fighting between the country's army and Shiite rebels. The flow of displaced people increased dramatically in recent days, as Saudi Arabia joined in the conflict following a rebel incursion across the border.
