U.S. hits firms working with Iran
The United States is imposing sanctions against seven companies for working with Iran in the energy sector, part of an effort to suppress Tehrans nuclear program, the State Department said. Venezuela slammed the move.

Netanyahu lays out peace terms
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress on Tuesday that the Arab-Israeli conflict is due to a Palestinian refusal to accept the existence of the Jewish state. WHY 1967 STILL MATTERS

Children join desperate flight from Syria
A bloody crackdown by Syrian troops sent four children fleeing their hometown, sometimes crawling across the mountainous terrain between Lebanon and Syria, in a frantic effort to get to safety.