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Arizona board grants emergency funds to needy vets
Jeff Severns Guntzel Nov 13, 2012
Vets often face long delays in resolving disability claims, and need assistance to tide them over.
Iran suffers as international sanctions bite
Stephen Beard Oct 4, 2012
As the European Union prepares to impose a ban on natural gas imports from Iran, the country's currency has already fallen sharply because of international sanctions.
Iran inflation crisis sparks protests and blame
Jeff Horwich Oct 3, 2012
Today police in Iran fought with money lenders and other protesters in front of the country's central bank. Inflation in Iran is running at a shocking clip: the Iranian Rial is down 25% against the dollar in just the past week.
Misleading ad attacks Obama on Libya
Rachael Marcus Oct 2, 2012
American Crossroads makes political hay out of attacks in Libya
China's Foxconn worker riot and Iran's shadow Internet
David Brancaccio Sep 27, 2012
With all this information technology at our disposal, it's striking how getting to the truth of a matter can still be so tough. Two tech stories from opposite sides of the world today remind us how even in 2012 the flow of information is still tightly controlled.
Iran takes steps to turn down Internet use
Jeff Horwich Sep 24, 2012
Over the weekend, Iran's government announced it was turning off Google. Officials also said plans are moving ahead to place the country's web users on a walled off intranet -- as opposed to the global Internet the rest of us use.
Oil sanctions cause pain in Iran, but also at gas pumps
Scott Tong Sep 24, 2012
As world leaders gather to discuss the oil santions against Iran, that country is selling only half the volume of a year ago. But its reduced production is raising oil prices around the world.
Standard Chartered bank struggles against scandal
Christopher Werth Aug 7, 2012
Shares of the British bank Standard Chartered are tanking in London this morning -- down some 25 percent.
New York financial regulators say the bank concealed billions of dollars of illegal transactions for Iranian customers.
Standard Chartered shares down following Iran allegations
Karen Hoggan Aug 7, 2012
Standard Chartered could soon have its banking license revoked in the nation's financial center, because of allegations that the bank has been hiding tens of thousands of secret transactions with Iran.
EU sanctions Iran by refusing to insure oil tankers
Kai Ryssdal Jul 12, 2012
Iranian oil producers may find other ways to sell their product, but with few options to insure their ships, a lot of oil will be sitting in the harbor.
