UNITED STATES

A money changer holds Iranian rial banknotes as he waits for customers in Tehran's business district January 7, 2012.

U.S. Sanctions Hamper Iranian Bid to Recover $1.75 Billion

Iran's effort to recover some $1.75 billion frozen in a U.S. bank faces a new obstacle due to a law President Barack Obama signed last month, potentially further squeezing Tehran's economy and exacerbating tensions between the two countries.
More news
Barack Obama

White House Casts Doubt on Fate of Anti-Piracy Legislation

White House officials raised concerns on Saturday about online-piracy legislation pending in Congress that Facebook and Google Inc. have decried as heavy-handed, but that Hollywood studios and music labels say is needed to save U.S. jobs.
Tunisian Jew reads from the Torah in a synagogue in Tunis

The Vanishing Jews of Tunisia

Tunisia is one of the few Arab Muslim countries that still has a significant Jewish community (which traces its origins back 2,000 years).
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hugs Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon December 2, 2011.

Myanmar Says 302 Political Prisoners Freed in Amnesty

Myanmar's government said on Saturday 302 of the 651 detainees it freed this week were political prisoners whose release had been sought by the National League for Democracy (NLD) party of Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Basra

Shia-Sunni Conflict Again Erupts in Iraq

The ancient enmity between Shia and Sunni Muslims exploded in violence again on Saturday in Iraq when a suicide bomb killed at least 50 Shia pilgrims and wounded almost 100 in the southeastern city of Basra, according to Iraqi police and security officials.
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after a campaign event at the University of South Carolina in Aiken, South Carolina January 13, 2012.

Attacks over Bain Capital Seen Making Mitt Romney's Campaign Stronger

Mitt Romney is being maligned as a vulture capitalist who enjoyed firing workers -- while amassing his own huge fortune -- but rivals' attacks on the former private-equity player's business record may be one of the best things that ever happened to his presidential campaign.
Prominent Egyptian reform campaigner Mohamed ElBaradei talks to journalists before leaving Vienna to Cairo at the Vienna airoirt, January 27, 2011.

Mohamed ElBaradei Abandons Bid for the Egyptian Presidency

Mohamed ElBaradei pulled out of the race for the Egyptian presidency on Saturday, with the Nobel Peace Prize winner saying the previous regime was still running the country, which has been governed by army generals since Hosni Mubarak was deposed last year.
IBTimes Logo

It's earnings versus Europe for stocks

Stock investors will return to a tug of war between signs of domestic strength and overseas concerns next week as a batch of critical earnings reports look to add credence to the idea the economy is improving, while credit rating downgrades in Europe will keep that region's difficulties in view.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.