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Mother said Josh Powell threatened her
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A former Russian prime minister warned Monday of "horrible and unpredictable consequences" if there is an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.
At an international Middle East conference in Jordan, Yevgeny Primakov said any such move would only serve to further radicalize the Iranians, RIA Novosti reported.
"In that situation, Iran could consider it absolutely vital to have nuclear weapons," he said. "Iran has attained the level of a Middle East power that must be reckoned with."
Iran has announced any attack on its nuclear facilities would be considered a declaration of war. It threatens to launch missiles at Israel in such an event and to close the Straight of Hormuz, a strategic narrow passage used by oil tankers leaving the Persian Gulf.
Iran has repeatedly denied allegations by the West that it is using its nuclear program to secretly develop atomic weapons.
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TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The mother of Josh Powell, who killed himself and his sons in a fire in Washington state, said in divorce papers he exhibited disturbing behavior as a teenager.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," his publicist said after the former child star was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
President Obama hailed a $25 billion agreement among 49 states, the U.S. government and the five biggest mortgage servicers.
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XINXIANG CITY, China, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
A set of parents in China said they expected a large baby, but they were shocked when their son came out weighing a potentially record-setting 15 1/2 pounds.
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