U.S. authorities are investigating Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) over possible breaches of sanctions on Iran, as part of a crackdown in which Standard Chartered (STAN.L)

U.S. firms from major drug makers like Merck & Co. to mom-and-pop outfits like Harrington’s American Pulp & Paper Corp. are finding it hard to

(Reuters) – Oman, located strategically on the opposite side of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, said the risk of military conflict between Tehran and

Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry said on Monday its security forces would use “an iron fist” to end violence in a Shi’ite Muslim area of the

Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran’s defiance of the

PARIS Nov 21 (Reuters) – France called for new sanctions on an “unprecedented scale” against Iran on Monday in response to Tehran’s nuclear programme, urging world

(Reuters) – Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard. The

 (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday Israel should sever contacts with the Palestinian Authority over its plans to ask the United Nations in

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(Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad angered lawmakers Tuesday when he questioned their authority, even as he finally gave in to their demand to create

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host Jordan’s King Abdullah on May 17 to discuss unrest across the Middle East and the quest for Arab-Israeli

MILAN, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Italy’s No.3 oil refiner Saras (SRS.MI: Quote) is looking to Russia, Iran and other Caspian countries to replace crude oil

CAIRO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Egypt has approved the passage of two Iranian warships through the Suez Canal, a source said on Friday, a move

(Reuters) – French-Polish director Roman Polanski’s political thriller “The Ghost Writer” swept the European Film Awards on Saturday, picking up six prizes including best movie,

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Video DescriptionOct 1 – Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden criticizes relief efforts in Pakistan and calls for action against climate change in a new

Builder John Hancock stored it in his shed for 40 years until he died recently and the lavatory was sent for sale, British media reports

June 7 (Reuters) – Veteran White House journalist Helen Thomas, who has covered every U.S. president since John F. Kennedy, abruptly retired on Monday amid

TEHRAN June 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards are ready to provide a military escort to cargo ships trying to break Israel’s blockade of

Iranian director says art is under attack at home (Reuters) – Iranian film director Abbas Kiarostami said on Tuesday his government’s imprisonment of colleague Jafar

“There is no relation between the swap deal and our enrichment activities … We will continue our 20 percent uranium enrichment work,” said Ali Akbar

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China is slowly and reluctantly falling in line with Russia and four Western powers by backing the idea of new U.N.