Gas Prices to Reach $8 a Gallon By Next Year?

An energy-consulting firm says if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz to oil-tanker traffic next year, the implications of oil prices would be enormous. 

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Europeans Take to Streets to Protest ACTA

Hundreds of thousands of Europeans took to the streets over the weekend to protest the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.

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Iranian Oil Exports Under Fire

Iranian oil exports are under fire because of a U.S. embargo on their central bank. Pundits and critics weigh in.

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Iran Tests New Missiles, Threatens To Close Oil Strait

After the U.S. announced new sanctions against the country, Iran is now threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz.

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Arab League: 'Nothing Frightening' So Far in Syria

Arab League observers say what the team has seen so far has been "reassuring," sparking outrage from anti-government protesters.

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Ahmadinejad's Fiery Speech Causes UN Walkout

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says US used September 11 attacks as justification to invade Middle East for oil.

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Palestine Statehood Bid

Palestine plans to make a bid for statehood in September's UN General Assembly.

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Newsy Now: News Round-Up

Millions without power after Irene; Warren Jeffs in a coma in prison; Rebels claim they killed Gaddafi's sons; Michael Vick gets $100M contract.

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U.S. Senators to Saudi King: Let Women Drive

Fourteen female U.S. senators wrote a letter to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah asking him to lift the ban on women drivers.

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By Jing Zhao
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Could the Bush Administration Face a Criminal Investigation?

Human Rights Watch is calling for a criminal investigation into the Bush Administration for allowing the use of torture techniques.

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By Lexa Deckert

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