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Iran threatens to pull out of nuclear treaty

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s hard-line parliament threatened Sunday to pass legislation that would force the government to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty — a move that would put Tehran in company with North Korea — as the United States and its allies pressed for a UN Security Council vote …

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Car bombs kill 30 in Iraq as government talks progress

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Car bombs killed 30 people in Iraq on Sunday and wounded more than 70 in one of the bloodiest spasms of violence of recent weeks as political leaders sought a deal to form a national unity government.

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Hamas, Abbas aides to hold talks on crisis

GAZA CITY (AFP) — Ministers from the Hamas-led government and aides to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas were to hold a joint meeting Sunday in a bid to find a common path out of a deepening fiscal crisis.

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