Obama toughens his talk on Iran

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Obama sharpened his language on Iran and stressed the urgency of overhauling the health care system at his news conference Tuesday.

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N. Korea warns ships of impending drill

(CNN) — North Korea is warning the world to stay out of part of its eastern waters for 16 days, starting Thursday, saying it will hold a military drill, Japanese officials said.

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US: Settlement freeze must include J’lem

Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem are included in the US demand that Israel halt "settlement" construction, including for natural growth, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told The Jerusalem Post during a press briefing on Monday.

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Iran bans memorials for ‘Angel of Freedom’

Neda Agha Soltan, 27, was named the Angel of Freedom after a video appearing to show her being shot by a government sniper was posted on the internet.

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Iran won’t annul election results, Guardian Council says

Iran’s state TV on Tuesday reported that the country’s top electoral authority has ruled out annulling the results of the disputed June 12 election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was named the winner.

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US insists settlement freeze demand includes east Jerusalem

Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem are included in the US demand that Israel halt "settlement" construction, including for natural growth, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told The Jerusalem Post during a press briefing on Monday.

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Police: Glendale Man Sang Eminem While Stabbing Family

GLENDALE – The eerie 911 tapes have been released in the May 30 stabbing of a Glendale family. Police say that 29-year-old Michael Miller stabbed his wife and 10-year-old daughter to death. His 4-year-old son survived being stabbed 11 times.

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Neda Soltan, Young Woman Hailed as Martyr in Iran, Becomes Face of Protests

Protesters in Iran are hailing 26-year-old Neda Soltan as a martyr after graphic videos of her apparent murder at a protest in Tehran hit the Internet. Iran experts say images of her bloody death have galvanized the country and that mourning for her — which has been banned by authorities — will bring deeper unrest.

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Shah’s son: Iran gov’t ‘sinking Titanic’

Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, expressed his support for the post-election demonstrations in Teheran, calling for solidarity against the current Iranian regime and predicting its downfall.

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Al Qaeda says would use Pakistani nuclear weapons

DUBAI (Reuters) – If it were in a position to do so, Al Qaeda would use Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in its fight against the United States, a top leader of the group said in remarks aired Sunday.

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