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Iranian Students Hurl Firebombs at Saudi Embassy

TEHRAN, Iran -- Scores of Iranian students have attacked the Saudi Arabian embassy with firebombs to protest the Gulf country's role in cracking down on anti-government protesters in Bahrain. The official IRNA news agency says protesters tried to attach a flag of the Lebanese group Hezbollah to the embassy's gate Monday,...

Iranian Demonstrators Call for Execution of Opposition Leaders

Thousands of supporters of the Iranian regime took part in demonstrations across the country today, demanding the execution of the country's two main opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi. The two ex-presidential candidates were placed under house arrest earlier this week after being accused of...

Amid Clashes, Iranian Lawmakers Want Opposition Put to Death

TEHRAN, Iran -- Hardline Iranian lawmakers called on Tuesday for the country's opposition leaders to face trial and be put to death, a day after clashes between opposition protesters and security forces left two people dead and dozens injured. Tens of thousands of people turned out for the opposition rally Monday in...

'Day of Rage' Updates From Iran, Algeria, Bahrain and Yemen [VIDEOS]

The domino effect of Egypt's recent uprising is playing out in full force today. Since watching the Egyptians topple President Hosni Mubarak from power, citizens in several Middle Eastern nations have either escalated or sparked their own protests in the hopes of generating political change in their own...

Iran Protesters Dig In Despite Arrests [VIDEO]

During the Cold War, the U.S. worried that communism could be contagious. Now it's looking like the government in Iran is worried that democracy could go viral. After Hosni Mubarak was forced from power, Iran's opposition planned a rally today to celebrate Egypt. But according to The Associated Press, the Iranian...

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Does Occupy Wall Street Make Mainstream American Media Irrelevant?

For a few weeks now the amount of buzz about the Occupy Wall Street protests has been steadily increasing, spiking with the arrests last weekend and yesterday with the engagement of organized labor unions in the protests.

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