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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis seems tohave made up with the world of birds. Doves released at Vatican attacked by crow and seagull 00:25 adidas samba damen After his dove release went terribly awry on Sunday, Francis gladly blessed and helda green parrot named Amore on Wednesday that was offered to him by his owner,Francesco Lombardi.Francis initially drove by Amoreduring his general audience, but then doubled back and took the bird for a fewseconds on his finger. Lombardi said Amore parroted back the Papa that the crowd adidas og was chanting.The scene wasn t so peaceful on Sunday,when children flanking Francis set free two white doves from his studio windowoverlooking St. Peter s Square. The birds were soon attacked by a crow and seagull. Animal rights activists haveurged Francis end the tradition, saying domesticated doves can t survive in thewild. adidas samba Change At The Vatican More Pope gradually improving from chest infection in Rome hospital Kyoe Source: Mubarak Family Hasn t Fled Egypt
Israeli troops exchanged fire with Palestinian gunmen near an Israeli settlement in the Northern Gaza Strip early Monday, killing at least three of the assailants, the army said.Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Fatah s Al Aqsa Martyr s Brigades all claimed responsibility for the botched attack. The Jerusalem Post reports Israeli forces had advance warning of the attack, and set up an ambush near the Netzarim settlement greenhouses. The community is in Gaza.In the West Bank, army jeeps briefly entered the towns of Jenin and Tulkarem, but soldiers made no arrests, Palestinian security officials said.Israel s Maariv newspaper reported that, while Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in the U.S., troops will be ordered to dismantle eight settlements in the Gaza Strip. Sources told the paper that pictures of settlers and soldiers clashing could serve Sharon s interests while meeting with U. stanley cups S. officials. Sharon will face a major test when he returns home, reports CBS News Correspondent Robert Berger: stanley cups His ruling Likud party has set April 29 as the date for a party referendum on the prim stanley website e minister s controversial plan for a unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The plan calls for dismantling 21 Jewish settlements. The party is deeply divided over the plan because uprooting settlements contradicts traditional Likud ideology. To win the referendum, Sharon will need a strong show of support from President Bush.The referendum among 200,000 Likud members is to be followed within days by

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MELBOURNE BEACH, Fla. --Hurricane Matthew marchedtoward Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas and nearly 2 million people along thecoast were urged to evacuate their homes Wednesday, a mass exodus ah adidas samba ead of amajor storm packing power the U.S. hasnrsquo;t seen in more than a decade. Hurricane Matthew reaches the Bahamas 02:09 dunk pand Forecasters saidHur dunks ricane Matthew waspounding portions of the Central Bahamas early Thursdayand wasexpected to strengthen as it approachedFlorida.The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Matthew remaineda powerful Category 3 storm, with top sustained winds of 125 mph as of 5a.m. EDT Thursday, up from 115 mph hours earlier. The hurricane center added that Matthew is expected to intensify over the next day or so and is forecast to again bea dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it nears Floridarsquo Atlantic coast.On the forecast track, the eyeshould pass nearGrandBahama Island late Thursday and move very close to the Floridarsquo east coast Thursday nightthrough Friday night, forecasters said.Matthew was briefly a very dangerous Category 5 storm on its march across the Caribbean. At least 16 deaths in the Caribbean have been blamed on the storm. The death toll in Haiti alone was raised to 10 by the countryrsquo civil protection agency Wednesday evening, but the n Zxwa Chechen Rebels Claim Moscow Subway Bombing
KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday pardoned an Afghan woman serving a 12-year prison sentence for having sex out of wedlock after she was raped by a relative.Karzai s office said in a statement that the woman and her attacker have agreed to marry. That would reverse an earlier decision by the 19-year-old woman, who had previously refused a judge s offer of freedom if she agreed to marry the rapist.Her plight was hi stanley cup ghlighted in a documentary that the European Union blocked because it feared the women featured in the film would be in danger if it were shown.More than 5,000 people recently signed a petition urging Karzai to release the woman. She had the man s child while in prison and raised her daughter behind bars, which is common among women imprisoned in Afghanistan.A statement released by Karzai s office says that after hearing from judicial officials, the decision was made to forgive the rest of the sentence she rece stanley quencher ived for having sex out of wedlock, a crime in Afghanistan. The presidential statement did not say when the woman was to be released or how much prison time had been pardoned. The woman told The Associated Press stanley bottles in an interview last month that she had hoped that attention generated by the EU film might help her get released. With the film blocked, she said that she was losing hope and considering marrying her rapist as a way out. She said her attacker was pressuring her to stop giving interviews.About half of the 300 to 400 w

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LUHANSKE, Ukraine -- Russia-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine claimed Tuesday to have taken the key transportation hub of Debaltseve as both parties faced a deadline to start pulling back heavy weapons from the front line.Fierce fighting on Tuesday appeared to be focused on adidas samba Debaltseve, a government-held town surrounded by rebel forces that both sides claim to be on their side of the cease-fire line. The issue was not resolved under a cease-fire agreement negotiated last week by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France.Separatist leaders said in remarks carried by the rebel mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency on Tuesday afternoon that their forces have pushed the Ukrainian army out of Debaltseve, gaining control over most of the town.Associated Press reporters saw artillery rounds fired Tuesday from Ukrainian government positions at rebel positions around Debaltseve. Sustained shelling was heard in the area all morning, some coming from Grad rocket launchers.Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters Tuesday that the separatists continued to attack government positions overnight around Debaltseve and that the pullout hinged on the adidas og cease-fire being fully observed. He said at least five troops were killed and nine injured in the past 24 hours in the war zone. air force 1 What Ukraine ceasefire deal entails 01:35 Hlfi Nollywood: Nigeria s booming movie industry
CBS/AP CAIRO - stanley cup The head of Egypt s election commission says official results from the disputed presidential runoff vote will be released Sunday.Farouk Sultan, the head of the S stanley cup upreme Presidential Election Commission, confirmed the timing on Saturday.Results of runoff vote between the Muslim Brotherhood s candidate Mohammed Morsi and a Mubarak-era politician Ahmed Shafiq were postponed last week as both campaigns claimed victory.On Saturday Egyptian demonstrators continued their sit-in into a fifth successive day in protest against the disbanding of the Islamist-dominated parliament last week. They are calling for military leaders to rescind a constitutional declaration stanley mug granting the generals sweeping powers and stripping the next president of much of his authority.There is widespread fear of renewed violence if the Muslim Brotherhood s Mohammed Morsi is not declared the winner. At stake is whether or not Egypt will emerge from the instability of the 16-month transition that followed Hosni Mubarak s 2011 overthrow, or whether the power struggles will continue or even escalate to a more dangerous level. Ex-Mubarak P.M. claims victory in Egypt electionWorried U.S. tells Egypt s military to cede powerThousands of Egyptians rally in Tahrir amid election turmoilEgypt president announcement delayed amid allegations of fraud and debate over who wonThe Brotherhood announced soon after polls closed Sunday that it had beaten rival candidate Ahmed Shafiq, an ex-air force commande

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Moscow ndash; Ru adidas originals forum ssian prosecutors asked a Moscow court on Monday to sentence former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan to 18 years in prison on espionage charges, wrapping up a high-profile trial that has put additional pressure on the country s relations with Washington. Whelan, 50, was arrested at a central Moscow hotel in December 2018. Investigators claim he was caught red-handed after receiving a USB drive containing classified information. Whelan, who also holds British, Irish and Canadian citizenship, has insisted throughout the trial that he was framed by the Federal Security Service FSB agent who gave him the drive. Both the prosecution and Whelan s defense teams gave their closing arguments Monday. Whelan pleaded not guilty and asked the court to cle salomon gtx ar him of all charges, according to his lawyer Olga Karlova. Paul Whelan, American accused of spying in Russia, to remain in prison 03:15 In his moving closing remarks he spoke about how much he loves Russia and Russian people, and he never wished them ill, Karlova told CBS News after the hearing. Whelan s twin brother David said in a statement last week that he believes there is no real evidence in the case to support the charges, but he doesn t expect an acquittal. We expect a wrongful conviction and can only hope that the sentenc air force 1 e is at the ligh Aqpp Video shows rescuers saving 69-year-old man nearly a day after his boat capsized off Japanese island
AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas wave as they leave following a press conference at Abbas headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Palestinian leaders urgd Clinton on Wednesday to push Israel to freeze construction in West Bank settlements and open blockaded Gaza Strip borders. AP Photo/David Furst Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talks with Palestinian students at the English Access Microscholarship program in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Israeli President Shimon Peres at his residency in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Clinton, on her first Mideast visit as the top U.S. stanley becher diplomat, says the U.S. wi stanley mugs ll work closely with any new Israeli government. stanley cups AP Photo/Ariel Schalit Israeli President Shimon Peres, right, kisses Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, after giving her flowers, during their meeting at Peres residence in Jerusalem, Tuesda

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A British plumber s act of kindness is being recognized all over the world after he fixed a terminally ill 91-y airmax plus ear-old woman s broken boiler mdash; and didn t charge her a thing. After James Anderson finished this particular job, the woman s daughter shared the receipt with his heart-melting message: no charge for this lady under any circumstances. Christine Rowlands posted a photo on Facebook of Anderson s invoice, which went viral. Rowlands wrote in the post that her mother s boiler was leaking and needed a plumber to repair. After being contacted by her sister, Anderson dropped by and fixed the issue, and said he would email the invoice.But instead of sending a bill to be paid, he wrote on the receipt: No charge for this lady under any circumstances. We will be available 24 hours to help her and keep her as comfortable as possible. He noted that the elderly woman has acute leukemia and is receiving end-of-life care.Rowlands referred to Anderson as an Angel dressed as a plumber. Anderson, who works on a volunteer basis and takes no wages for himself, owns a non-for-profit plumbing company that he started two years ago called DEPHER, which stands for Disabled Elderly Plumbing and Heating Emergency Repair. He wants to help alleviate the costs of plumbing for elderly and others in need. He expl nike dunk low ained to the BBC that he yeezy does it because many elderly and disabled are suffering in silence. They don t like asking for help. They don t want to be a burden Yfek Karzai to Taliban: Lay Down Your Weapons
AP JERUSALEM - Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of stalling in negoti stanley romania ations over its nuclear program with the international community, and said an upcoming round of talks can succeed only if the Iranians agree to halt all uranium enrichment. Israel is staking out a hardline stance ahead of the May 23 talks in Baghdad, where six wo stanley mugs rld powers will sit down with Iranian officials in hopes of resolving the standoff. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who considers a nuclear-armed Tehran to be a mortal threat, has hinted he would order an attack on Iran if he concludes that international diplomacy and sanc stanley bottles tions have failed. Israel, like the West, believes Iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb. Enriched uranium is a key ingredient in an atomic weapon, although it can also be used in energy production and for medical isotopes. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only. Mideast nuclear conference in jeopardy as Iran, Arab nations condemn IsraelIran held a first nuclear meeting with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany last month in Turkey. The sides hailed the meeting as a key step forward and agreed to meet again in Baghdad. Netanyahu told the visiting EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, on Wednesday that Iran is playing for time with these talks, an Israeli official said. Netanyahu said the talks will be successful only if Iran agrees to halt all uranium enrichment, ship its current stockpile of enriched uranium o

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After a quick stop in Cuba to meet with the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis will spend nearly a week in Mexico -- a carefully choreographed trip to touch on the major issues facing Mexico.With a wave and a smile, Pope Francis took off on his second trip to Latin America as head of t crocs hausschuhe he Catholic Church, kicking off his six-day trip to Mexico, the world s second largest Catholic country.Francis -- the child of immigrants himself -- will address the issue of immigration with a mass at the U.S.-Mexico border, but even before his arrival on Friday, presidential candidate Donald Trump played politics with the pope s approach, reports CBS News correspondent Manual Bojorquez. Pope Francis visits Cuba 43 photos The pope is a very political person. I think he doesn t understand the problems our country has, I don t think he under nike air max stands the danger of the open border nike dunk that we have with Mexico and I think Mexico got him to do it because Mexico wants to keep the border just the way it is, because they re making a fortune and we re losing, Trump said.Michael O Loughlin, national reporter for the Catholic publication Crux, refuted Trump s allegations. Does Pope Francis understand how border security works Of course he does, O Loughlin said Lcda Day in Pictures
Thousands of Somali and Ethiopian troops are closing in on the last remaining stronghold of a militant Islamic movement. Somalia s prime minister called for dialogue, but warned that any resistance would be met with force.The military advance on Kismayo marks the latest move in a stunning turnaround for Somalia s government, which just weeks ago could barely control one town, its base of Baidoa, while the Council of Islamic Courts controlled much of southern Somalia.But in the last 10 days, the Islamic group has been forced from the capital, Mogadishu, and other key towns in the face of attacks led by Ethiopia, the region s greatest military power. In the capital, 300 people were h stanley termoska olding signs and chanting: We support the government, while protes stanley bottles ters in other neighborhoods denounced it.Somali government spokesm stanley canada an Abdirahman Dinari said the next stop was Kismayo. We are going to advance from different directions to try and encircle the city and force the Islamic group to retreat and so minimize the loss of civilians, he told The Associated Press. Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi called for talks mdash; but also said the government was ready to fight. We are calling on the Somali representatives of the Islamic courts for dialogue and to join us, Gedi said on the outskirts of the capital, where he was meeting with Mogadishu clan elders under an acacia tree to smooth the takeover of the city. But he added: If the remnants of the terrorists try to attack, yes of course

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adidas originals damen Tokyo mdash; Japan s government protested Friday to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese islan dunk homme d of Okinawa that were only recently made public.In one case, an Air Force member is accused in March of assaulting a teenage girl in December, while the other, which dates from May, involves a Marine accused of assaulting a 21-year-old woman. The case involving the assault of the teenager is a reminder to many Okinawans of the high-profile 1995 rape of a 12-year-old girl by three U.S. servicemembers, wh nike dunk ich sparked massive protests against the heavy U.S. troop presence on Okinawa. It led to a 1996 agreement between Tokyo and Washington on a closure of a key U.S. air station, though the plan has been delayed due to protests at the site designated for its relocation on another part of the island. This picture taken on August 24, 2022 shows anti-base activist Suzuyo Takazato bottom left taking part in a protest outside the Henoko U.S. base in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. PHILIP FONG / AFP via Getty Images Some 50,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Japan under a bilateral security pact, about half of them on Okinawa, whose strategic role is seen increasingly important for the Japan-U.S. military alliance in the face of growing tensions with China. Japan s southwestern shift of its own military also f Ouvq Lethal Weekend For Iraq Insurgents
A man impersonating a police officer was arrested at Windsor Castle on Monday, police said.No members of the royal family were there at the time, and at this stage it is not believed that security was breached, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.The man was arrested at 4:15 p.m. in the public area of the castle along with a woman who was with him, stanley cup police said. Both were held in custody in London and neither was identified by name, age or hometown.The arrests came less than two weeks after Buckingham Palace in London appointed a new stanley thermobecher security chief as a government-commissioned report said terrorists could exploit the lax security that had allowed a tabloid reporter to join the royal staff there last year.Royal and government officials were embarrassed on the eve of a state visit by President Bush in November when Daily Mirror reporter Ryan Parry revealed he had been hired by the palace even though he gave false references. Last June, a comedian dressed as Osama bin Laden gatecrashed stanley cups Prince William s 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle, which is located in Windsor, 20 miles outside London.Wearing a dress, a beard and sunglasses, comedian Aaron Barschak climbed on stage as the prince addressed the crowd and kissed the prince on both cheeks. ponent--type-recirculation .item:nth-child 5 display: none; inline-recirc-item--id-977195a4-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d, right-rai

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Russian security forces kept up the hunt Wednesday for terrorists who have threatened to sabotage the Sochi Olympics. With the opening ceremonies just 16days away, the possibility of an attack has forced some Americans to rethink their plans. Sochi Olymp adidas campus herren ics: Security tightens as new video t nike air force hreat surfaces 02:30 Just a few hundred miles from the games and just over twoweeks before they begin, Russian security operations remain on high alert.Warnings that suicide bombers mayalready be inside Sochi s security zone have set off jitters among someathletes and spectators.U.S. speedskater Tucker Fredricks toldhis parents not to come to Russia. There are concerns out there for security,andit seems that every day there s a new concern and all that, and Tucker wants to be focused on the race,so he asked us and his wife if we would stay home and watch on air max plus TV, just so he could stay focused and not have a secondary thing to worry about, said his father, Dan Fredricks. There is that concern of what if. Ourathletes deserve to just go and be able to compete and not have any of thisgoing on, said Shawn Fredricks, the speedskater s mother.The U.S. Ski and SnowboardingAssociation has hired Global Rescue, a security company, that will have up to six aircraft on standby for medical or security emergencies. Th Evcq String of Deadly Attacks In Afghanistan
Afghanistan s first-ever direct presidential election began Saturday, with people across this e stanley mugs thnically diverse land casting the first ballots in an improbable experiment with democracy.After 25 years of near constant war mdash; and under a Taliban threat of ruinous violence mdash; voters descended on bombed-out schools, blue-domed mosques, and bullet-pocked hospitals to choose their leader for the first time in their history.Interim leader Hamid Karzai is widely expected to win the vote against 15 rivals, among them warlords, royalists and even an Islamic poet. stanley cup But the size of the field could deny Karzai the outright majority needed to avert a run-off.A 19-year-old Afghan refugee in Pakistan became the elec stanley thermos mug tion s first voter early Saturday, casting a ballot in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. I cannot explain my feelings, just how happy I am, said Moqadasa Sidiqi, a science student whose family escaped Kabul in 1992 during the Afghan civil war. I would never have thought I would be able to vote in this election. Some 750,000 Afghan refugees registered to vote in Pakistan, and another 400,000-600,000 were eligible in Iran. Initial results were not expected until late Sunday or early Monday, but anything approaching a full count could take as much as two weeks.With millions registered to vote, expectations here are high. Perhaps the most powerful symbol of this election is Masouda Jalal mdash; the only female candidate, who s stayed the course in spite of death

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Vice President Kamala Harris announced Saturday that the United States has formally determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine. Russian forces have pursued a widespread and systemic attack against a civilian populationm adidas og dash;gruesome acts of murder, torture, rape, and deportation. Execution-style killings, beating, and electrocution, Harris said, addressing attendees of the annual Munich Security Conference in Germany. In the case of Russia s actions in Ukraine dunks , we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: These are crimes against humanity, she said. Harris vowed that Russia and its forces would be held to account and that the U.S. continued to support ongoing international investigations and judicial processes in Ukraine. Through the European Democratic Resilience Initiative EDRI , the United States has provided $30 million to support documentation and prosecution of war crimes and other atrocities since March 2022, the U.S. State Department saidin a fact sheet. Congress will provide an additional $28 million to support efforts by Ukraine s domestic authorities and other international and foreign domestic courts to hold individuals accountable for war crimes, the state department said. No nation is safe in a world where one country can violate the sovereignty and territorial integrity of another, Harris said at the Munich conference. She called out North Korea and Iran for send hoka wanderschuh ing weapons and supp Qqfk Signs Of Activity At Korean Nuke Plant
Hezbollah-led protesters paralyzed Lebanon Tuesday, clashing with government supporters and burning tires and cars on roads in and around the capital to enforce a general strike aimed at toppling U.S.-backed Prime Minister Fuad Saniora. Three people were killed and dozens injured.CBS News reporter Kristen Gillespie says the country appears paralyzed, with thousands of young men manning roadblocks and preventing access to the airport.What had been planned as a peaceful work-stopp stanley becher age around the country turned into the worst violence since the pro-Syrian Shiite Hezbollah movement and its allies launched its campaign two months ago to oust the government.In a televised speech, Saniora called for a special session of parliament to defuse the crisis, and gave every indication that he intended to stay in office. We will stand together against intimidation and confront sedition for the sake of Lebanon, he said. He added he remained ready for talks with the opposition. Police said three people were killed and 43 others sustained gunshot wounds in clashes in the towns of central and northern Lebanon, including two bodyguards of a prominent pro-government politician. Commuters were stranded and business came to halt in many parts of the capital.Black stanley website clouds billowed over parts of Beirut as opposition supporters set up burning roadblocks on main routes and at entrances to the capital, as well as in other major cities to enforce the strike. Commuters were stranded and business c

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It has been a deadly week on the world s highest mountain as dozens of climbers tried to capitalize on good weather to make it to the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. At least five climbers have died this week alone, including an American man who succumbed on Wednesday to high altitude sickness.Nepal-based Pioneer Adventuresconfirmed that American Donald Cash, 55, collapsed due to hi yeezy slide gh altitude sickness after rea adidas originals uomo ching the summit and th nike dunk low at due to the large number of climbers on the route, they had to wait two hours with to bring him down the mountain.Three supporting sherpas tried to revive him, and he was able to communicate but could not stand or walk properly. The sherpas then tried to drag him to a lower point, but at about 28,839 feet -- just hundreds of feet from the peak, he collapsed again and could not be revived.Cash died just after completing his long-time goal of climbing the seven summits -- the highest mountains on the seven continents. An Indian woman also died while descending from the peak of Everest on Wednesday. She had to wait for a long time to reach the summit and descend, Thupden Sherpa, of tour organizer Arun Treks told the Mumbai Mirror. She couldn t move down on her own and died as Sherpa guides brought her down. On Friday, Nepalese officials told the Reuters news agency that three more Indian climbers, including two women, had died on Thursday due to exhaustion and related illnesses.Officials said more than 120 people tried to make the sum Yfsx Malaysia Won t Return Allah Bibles
Iran said Monday that it had arrested two foreigners as they were interviewing the son of a woman whose death sentence by stoning on an adultery conviction ignited international outrage.Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi said the two foreigners had entered the country on tourist visas and did not have documents to prove they were journalists. His comments were carried on the official IRNA news agency.In Berlin, the German Journalists Association said two German journalists were arrested Sunday while interviewing Sajjad Qaderzadeh, the son of 43-year-old Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani. The union did not name the journalists but urged Iran to immediately release them.The whereabouts of Qaderzadeh and his mother s lawyer, Houtan Kian, were not stanley uk immediately known and their cell phones have been switched off since the foreigners arrest, possible indications that they too are in custody.The arrests are likely to draw even more international condemnation of Iran, already under fire from the West over it nuclear prog stanley cup ram. Also, the U.S. has repeatedly condemned Iran for holding two American men in prison for 14 months. Iran initially accused the two of crossing the border from Iraq illegally but later leveled more ser stanley cups ious allegations of spying. An American woman arrested with the two was released last month on humanitarian grounds. She and the U.S. government insist the three were innocent hikers and if they crossed the border, it was inadvertent.A German Foreign Min