Iran pulls back on nuclear ambitions

Reuters: File. IMAGE: Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak attends a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem.

By Maria Golovnina of Reuters

Israel’s defense minister says a military strike against Iran is still possible in the future.

LONDON – Iran has drawn back from its ambitions to build a nuclear weapon, Israel’s defense minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday, while warning that his country may still have to decide next year whether to launch a military strike against it. [Read More]

Russia slams US voting

Russia’s electoral overseer pans “undemocratic” U.S. vote

Getty Images: Marc Serota. File: Russia’s electoral overseer dubs U.S. elections “undemocratic.”

By Gabriela Baczynska and Timothy Heritage of Reuters

Possibly in tit-for-tat with U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, Vladimir Churov, head of Russia’s Central Election Commission, slams U.S. election process.

MOSCOW – Tired of being lectured on democracy, the man known in Russia as “The Magician” for overseeing fraud-marred elections won by Vladimir Putin turned the tables on Wednesday by lambasting the U.S. electoral system. [Read More]

Iran says they dont want a Bomb

Iran pulls back on nuclear ambitions

Russia slams US voting

Russia’s electoral overseer pans “undemocratic” U.S. vote