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A Ghadr 1 class Shahab 3 long range missile is prepared for launch during a test from an unknown location in central Iran September 28, 2009. REUTERS/Fars News/Ali Shayegan

Iran launches war games to protect nuclear sites

Sun Nov 22, 6:16 AM

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's armed forces launched large-scale air defense war games on Sunday to show off the country's deterrence capabilities in the face of pressure from the West over its nuclear program.

  • Rescuers prepare to enter the Xinxing coal mine to search for survivors following a gas explosion at the mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Aly Song
    China mine explosion death toll reaches 92 Sun Nov 22, 9:37 AM

    HEGANG, China (Reuters) - The death toll from China's latest coal mine disaster reached 92 on Sunday, state television said, and hopes dimmed that more survivors would emerge after a gas blast at a colliery in the nation's far northeast.

  • Israeli President Shimon Peres speaks during a news conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Tarek Mostafa
    Israeli president plays down settlement work Sun Nov 22, 11:56 AM

    CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's president said on Sunday expanding Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank was a "marginal" issue blocking resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

  • Rescuers check recovered bodies of victims of a sunken ferry, on a ship at port in Karimun island, Riau province November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer
    Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, most survive Sun Nov 22, 10:45 AM

    JAKARTA (Reuters) - An overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands on Sunday, killing 29 people, while 245 passengers survived the accident, officials said.

  • A group of journalists watch the voting process on the election law at the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen
    Iraqi parliament fails to reach election deal Sun Nov 22, 10:01 AM

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi parliament on Sunday failed to resolve an impasse threatening to delay the country's election in January, which could affect the U.S. military's plans for a partial pullout next year.

  • Greenpeace activists hang banners at the Sagrada Familia Temple, designed by Antoni Gaudi, in Barcelona November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Albert Gea
    Denmark says 65 leaders enrolled for climate talks Sun Nov 22, 10:38 AM

    COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Sixty-five world leaders have confirmed they will attend next month's U.N. climate conference in Copenhagen which Danish officials hope will bring strong political commitment for a new treaty to combat global warming.

  • A rare 'Dumbo' octopod - a creature named as such because it flaps fins that look like ears of the cartoon flying elephant - is seen in the depths of the ocean in this undated handout photo released November 22, 2009. REUTERS/David Shale/Handout
    Dark ocean depths home to exotic, unknown life Sun Nov 22, 12:20 PM

    OSLO (Reuters) - The permanent darkness of the ocean depths is home to a far greater range of animals, from luminous jellyfish to tubeworms that live off oil seeping from the seabed, than previously thought, scientists said on Sunday.

  • EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. An Iranian woman holds a picture of defeated presidential candidate and opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi during a rally marking Qods (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran September 18, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz
    Iran's Mousavi tells government to end intimidation Sun Nov 22, 10:28 AM

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi said Sunday the reform movement would not be cowed by the hardline government's harsh methods as riot police prevented a demonstration by moderates taking place.

  • Algeria court acquits two ex-Guantanamo detainees Sun Nov 22, 12:15 PM

    ALGIERS (Reuters) - Two men who had been held for seven years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay on suspicion of belonging to an extremist group were acquitted in an Algerian court on Sunday, state media reported.

  • Indian policemen inspect the site of a bomb blast at Nalbari town in Assam province November 22, 2009. At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in Assam on Sunday, police said. REUTERS/Utpal Baruah
    Bomb blasts kill six, wound 40 in India's northeast Sun Nov 22, 3:25 AM

    GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) - At least six people were killed and 40 wounded in two bomb blasts in northeast India's troubled Assam state on Sunday, police said.