Robert Einhorn (pictured in 2000), the US State Department's special adviser for non-proliferation and arms control, is set to arrive in Seoul late Sunday for talks on how to enforce sanctions against the North, according to South Korea's for…... [more »]

Date: 1 August 2010, 2:56 am

Am Iranian Press TV photo shows US hikers Shane Bauer (L) Josh Fattal (C) and Sarah Shourd (R) in Tehran, in May 2010. Iran said on Sunday that the three American hikers detained in Tehran for a year are being investigated by the authorities for poss…... [more »]

Date: 1 August 2010, 2:19 am

The Pentagon in Washington DC. The United States is close to activating a missile shield over southern Europe as part of its effort to shore up regional defenses in the face of a missile threat from Iran, The Washington Post reported. Citing unnamed…... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 10:30 pm

A scoreboard displays a photo of George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees during his memorial ceremony on July 16, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The question of death and taxes has risen to the fore in Washin…... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 10:00 pm

File photo of Senator Bernie Sanders, who has called on fellow lawmakers to restore the estate tax quickly, while offering a compromise with an exemption at 2009 levels of 3.5 million dollars and with extra protections for family farms.(AFP/Getty Ima…... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 10:00 pm

A group of millionaires and heirs to major fortunes joined a call in July by United for a Fair Economy, a group fighting economic inequality, for a new estate tax. Among those joining the call were hedge fund manager Julian Robertson and Abigail Disn…... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 10:00 pm

The homepage of the WikiLeaks.org website is seen on a computer after leaked classified military documents were posted to it July 26 in Miami, Florida. Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has posted a mysterious encrypted "insurance file," touc…... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 5:03 pm

US President Barack Obama, seen here on July 29, has warned Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas that failure to resume direct peace talks with Israel could undermine US-Palestinian ties, Palestinian officials said.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 11:38 am

US President Barack Obama meets with Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC in June 2010. Obama has warned Abbas that failure to resume direct peace talks with Israel could undermine US-Palestinian…... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 11:38 am

An oil-soaked Laughing Gull is cleaned at the Fort Jackson Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, Louisiana. Engineers Saturday readied a plan to permanently seal a damaged Gulf of Mexico well, despite delays to the process caused by debris left be…... [more »]

Date: 31 July 2010, 11:35 am

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