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Bomb kills Iranian nuclear expert Two assailants on a motorcycle attached a magnetic bomb to the car of an Iranian university professor working at a key nuclear facility, killing him and another person Wednesday, state TV reported. The slayings suggest a widening covert effort to set back Iran's atomic program.
Iran's Game of Threats is About to Backfire Iran's threat to close the narrow Strait of Hormuz has drawn the attention of military forces around the world and ignited a buildup that could endanger the region. While the U.S. and her major allies regularly maintain a naval presence in the Persian Gulf, other countries have dispatched warships to send a clear message to Tehran.
Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake strikes off the Northern Sumatra Coast The strong earthquake hit on Wednesday morning at 12:37 a.m. local time. The quake has not produced a tsunami warning from the warning center yet.
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