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EPA asks for up to $6.8 million in penalties from motor fuel companies because they failed to do the impossible. The companies failed to mix non-existent type of bio-fuel into their gas and diesel. So now, they have to pay the fines for failing to produce a miracle.

Sixty years after the Bay of Pigs invasion - the failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba - the island continues to celebrate its victory while the invaders who survived live on in the US with the satisfaction of having done their duty. BBC Mundo examines the military plan and the reality of what unfolded. Johnny López de la Cruz feels deprived of air. Locked up in a lorry with more than 100 other prisoners, he can barely breathe. Inside the vehicle, the detainees are getting desperate. They sweat. Several faint.

US Secretary of State John Kerry bluntly warned Russia Sunday that it risked losing its seat among the prestigious Group of Eight nations, as well as economic turmoil, if it fails to pull its forces out of Crimea.

Tehran, YJC. Lawmaker says although Iran does not insist on attending the Geneva II talks on Syria, the talks will fail without the country.

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Russia Saturday of "additional consequences" if it fails to pull its troops back from the Ukraine border, as Kiev accused Moscow of aggression in its restive east.

Tehran, YJC. The legislative branch is considering a law to oblige government to estimate the damage Iran suffered from the failed US airborne 1980 operation.

Boris Johnson has declared that he would campaign to pull Britain out of the EU in a referendum if David Cameron's attempts to negotiate a new deal for Britain in Europe failed.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers failed to reach final agreement on ways to solve the state's water problems Sunday,

Tehran, YJC. Keyhan editor in chief is happy about what he calls a nuclear "failure".

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has told the western powers that they intend to stop the operation of Iran's Fordo enrichment facility through talks because they cannot destroy it through military attack, his deputy Seyed Abbas Araqchi said Saturday.

Tehran, YJC. Senior Iranian statesman ha said that Iran has done everything in its power for nuclear talks to bear fruit.

Tehran, YJC. Iran's Supreme Leader ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Western powers' efforts to exhaust Iran on its nuclear program will not succeed.

Tehran, YJC. Entesar says Israel has sent a spy drone over Iran's nuclear facilities in order to intercept the fulfillment of a comprehensive nuclear deal between Iran and the Western powers.

Tehran, YJC. Former MP says that Western schemes to bring the country to its knees through pressure on its nuclear program have failed.

Knowing that in less than three hours, you will be in Kabul, the most dangerous capital city in the world makes boarding the pristine Emirates flight from Dubai was a surreal experience.

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