The Star Iranians bemoan sanctions hardship as vote approaches | (Reuters) - Each day that he struggles to buy food for his family, vegetable seller Hasan Sharafi shoulders part of the burden of Iran's defiance of the West over its nuclear programme. He can hardl... (photo: AP / Abdolhosein Rezvani) Iran Photos Sanctions US Wikipedia: U.S. sanctions against Iran Sydney Morning Herald Jellyfish still the same - it's interaction that's different | THEY not only sting people and break fishing nets. In recent times Jellyfish have also clogged up desalination works, blocked the cooling systems of nuclear power stations and even disabled a war sh... (photo: Public Domain / Skorpion87) Australia Climate Desalination Fishing Photos Wikipedia: Jellyfish Top Stories Irish Times European cold snap 'kills 220' | At least 221 people have died during a cold snap in which temperatures have plummeted to minus 30 degrees and below across eastern Europe, with Ukraine the hardest hit.... (photo: WN / Marzena) Europe Health People Photos Ukraine Wikipedia: Winter Nation Air Seychelles to fly twice weekly to Abu Dhabi | Seychelles’ national airline – Air Seychelles – yesterday announced details of its new direct flights from Mahe to Abu Dhabi. | This follows last week’s announcement th... (photo: Public Domain) Airline Arab Photos Seychelles UAE Wikipedia: Air Seychelles The Daily Telegraph Civilian deaths in Afghanistan at highest level in a decade A string of bigger and more complex suicide attacks by insurgents in Afghanistan have pushed civilian deaths to their highest level in a decade a United Nations report sa... (photo: AP / Ahmad Jamshid) Afghanistan Death Insurgents Photos Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) Jakarta Globe More than 220 dead as big freeze grips Europe Temperatures have plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives as forecasters warned that the big freeze would tighten it... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Europe Photos Snow Weather Wikipedia: Snow Star Tribune Canadian PM Stephen Harper looks to diversify oil exports with trip to China | TORONTO - Canada's prime minister heads to China next week where he'll discuss Canada's vast oil reserves in a visit that's being viewed as an "open warning" ... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 / ) Canada China Oil Photos Wikipedia: Stephen Harper Wired News >Army Hunts for New Targets: Manatees, Sea Turtles | The U.S. military’s tech still isn’t sophisticated enough to consistently tell Aunt Irma apart from Terrorist Jane. (Unless Jane is holding an AK-47, that i... (photo: Public Domain / Max Smith) Animal Environment Photos Usa Wikipedia: Sea turtle The Daily Mail Two protesters shot dead by police in clashes in Cairo as unrest following football riot ... | Police have shot dead two protesters in Egypt amid chaotic scenes that could bring down the country's new government just days after some of the worst football violence... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) Cairo Egypt Photos Protesters Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes Springfield News-Sun World stock markets fall ahead of US jobs report | BANGKOK — World stock markets were mostly lower Friday ahead of a U.S. jobs report that is a key gauge of how robust the world's No. 1 economy is. | Benchmark oil... (photo: WN / Geeta) Economy Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: DAX
