LONDON (AP) - An upward revision to Japanese growth helped the country's Nikkei stock index surge Monday while markets elsewhere remained solid following last week's better-than-expected U.S. jobs data. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
JERUSALEM (AP) - Official Israeli figures show housing starts in West Bank settlements rose significantly in the first three months of 2013 compared to the same period last year - numbers that are likely to cast a shadow on the upcoming visit of U.S.... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - Disappointment at Japan's latest package of measures designed to boost its economy coupled with concerns over the course of U.S. monetary policy to weigh on markets Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's state TV says overseers of next month's presidential election have rejected a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hopes of reformers. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's election process slipped into a tense holding pattern Tuesday amid speculation that candidates blocked from the ballot include a top aide of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a former president who revived hop... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian news websites have boosted speculation that election overseers have barred two prominent but divisive figures from next month's presidential ballot. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A pair of powerful and divisive figures registered Saturday to run in Iran's presidential election, providing a jolt to the political scene a month ahead of the vote. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BERLIN (AP) - The number of Syrians who have fled their war-ravaged country and are seeking assistance has now topped the one million mark, the United Nations' refugee agency said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - A senior Bahrain prosecutor says an appeals court has overturned the acquittal and sentenced the daughter of a jailed opposition leader to three months in prison. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The producers of Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" on Friday ordered a halt to the production of action figures based on the Oscar-nominated slavery movie after criticism that they were offensive to African... [Full Article]
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