| Iran Executes Five Activists, Sending Message to Critics The executions were widely seen as intended to discourage people from staging anti-government rallies on June 12. feeds.nytimes.com |
Car Bombs Strike Second Major Iraq Bank Two bombs detonated outside Iraq’s Bank of Trade, killing 26 people and wounding 52 others in the second attack on a major financial institution in eight days. nytimes.com |
Gaza kids fly kites to break record THOUSANDS of kites have filled the sky over Gaza as children gathered to break their own Guinness World Record in an event organised by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. news.com.au |
Koran burning will endanger lives: Petraeus THE US commander of the Afghan war has warned that troops' lives will be endangered if a Florida evangelical church goes ahead with a planned burning of the Koran on Saturday's 9/11 anniversary. news.com.au |
Iran Says It Halted Western Spying Iran acknowledged that it has been fighting nuclear espionage. feeds.nytimes.com |