Thursday, January 10, 2008

Headlines for 01-08-08

Iran denies threat to blow up US ships


Bush blames Iran for Hormuz stand-off US President George W Bush says Iran committed a "provocative act" in the Strait of Hormuz when Iranian speedboats approached three US Navy ships and threatened that the ships would explode.


US releases footage of Iran boat incident The tense scene ? which the US says lasted 20 minutes ? occurred on the same stretch of water where a 15-strong group of British naval officers were taken hostage by the Iranian Military Guard last year. Iran dismissed the latest incident as a "routine" encounter.

So in other words, we were looking for trouble.


US vows to help Turkey confront Kurdish rebels


US now in recession, top bank says A report from Merrill Lynch, one of the world's leading financial management and advisory companies, says Friday's employment report confirmed that the US is in the first month of a recession.


Oil prices rebound ahead of US energy report


New look at foreign fighters in Iraq The analysis suggests that the bulk of foreign fighters originate from countries with whom the United States is allied ? Saudi Arabia, for one ? and also offers clues as to how American officials can stem the flow of these terrorists.


Romney's appeal includes hard line on Iran, bipartisan record in Mass.


Bomb strikes UN patrol in Lebanon Two Irish soldiers were lightly wounded when the device exploded near their vehicle, UN officials said.


Lebanese army denies report of rockets fired at Israel


Israeli troops take Lebanese shepherd in southern Lebanon

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