(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: May 18, 2010) The United States is pressing for strong new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. A NATO convoy traveling through the Afghan capital of Kabul was targeted in a deadly suicide bombing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The standoff between the government and red shirt demonstrators continued in the Thai capital of Bangkok.

(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: May 18, 2010) The United States is pressing for strong new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. A NATO convoy traveling through the Afghan capital of Kabul was targeted in a deadly suicide bombing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The standoff between the government and red shirt demonstrators continued in the Thai capital of Bangkok.