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U.S., Russia differ with Europeans on Iran sanctions 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
Russia on Thursday expressed misgivings about a European draft U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran, which the United States supports but wants to strengthen.Six major powers discuss Iran sanctions draft 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 4:40 PM
Six major powers huddled behind closed doors to review a draft UN Security Council resolution mandating sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work.Russia opposes plan for sanctions on Iran 
International Herald Tribune - Oct 26 2:48 PM
Russian diplomats disparaged the draft text of a Security Council resolution detailing sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program Thursday.US sensitive to Moscow concerns over Iran sanctions 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 2:20 PM
The United States said it understands Russia's worries about proposed UN Security Council sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program after Moscow said it rejected the draft.British envoy plays down US-European differences over Iran sanctions draft 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 12:43 PM
Britain's UN envoy Emyr Jones Parry played down differences between the United States and its European allies on a draft resolution mandating sanctions against Iran over its refusal to halt sensitive nuclear fuel work.Iran rejects role in Argentine Jewish center attack 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 11:33 AM
Iran on Thursday rejected renewed charges by an Argentine prosecutor that it planned an attack on an Argentine Jewish community center in 1994 that killed 85 people, Iran's official news agency said.Russia opposes draft resolution on sanctions against Iran 
USA Today - Oct 26 10:50 AM
The Russian foreign minister on Thursday signaled the country's opposition to a draft U.N. Security Council resolution proposed by European nations that would impose sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.Russia opposes draft resolution on Iran 
AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 10:40 AM
Russia signaled its opposition Thursday to a draft U.N. Security Council resolution proposed by European nations that would impose sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, calling it a departure from existing agreements between world powers.Russia rejects Europe's UN draft resolution on Iran 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 9:01 AM
Russia has rejected a draft UN resolution put forward by European powers targeting Iran's nuclear programme, saying the proposed measures did not advance objectives agreed on earlier by major world powers.Iran denies Argentina bomb charge 
BBC News - Oct 26 4:40 PM
Iran rejects Argentine charges of involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre as "a Zionist plot".Japan Seeks Oil Security in Iraq, Indonesia After Iran Setback 
Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Japan, dependent on imports for 99 percent of its oil and gas, may turn to Iraq and Indonesia after it lost control of Iran's biggest untapped field.Iran veil obligation masks colourful diversity 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 6:43 AM
From body-covering black chadors to colourful headscarves, conforming to the obligatory wearing of the veil in Iran is interpreted in a myriad of ways by different women in this diverse country.Russia balks at U.N. Iran draft 
CNN.com - Oct 26 5:24 AM
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russia's foreign minister on Thursday signaled Russian opposition to a draft U.N. Security Council resolution proposed by European nations that would impose sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.The troubles of reporting from Iran 
BBC News - Oct 26 2:24 PM
Working as a journalist in Iran is no easy matter, especially if you are a woman, the BBC's Frances Harrison discovers.China, Russia Oppose EU's Draft UN Resolution on Iran (Update1) 
Bloomberg.com - Oct 26 2:55 PM
Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- China and Russia said they would oppose a draft resolution imposing United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as the Security Council's five permanent members held their first meeting on the text.US sensitive to Moscow concerns over Iran sanctions 
Space War - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
Washington (AFP) Oct 2 - The United States said Thursday it understands Russia's worries about proposed UN Security Council sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program after Moscow said it rejected the draft.Space tourist's voyage makes her a star in Iran 
International Herald Tribune - Oct 26 7:51 AM
Fascination with the odyssey of Anousheh Ansari, a 40-year- old Iranian-born business executive -the first woman to go into space as a private explorer - has gripped Iran.The strategic case for talking with Iran 
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 1:00 AM
Iraq and Iran are not separate issues. The United States cannot address the morass in Iraq without seeing it in a regional context and recognizing the painful truth that the strategic winner in the Iraq war is Iran.New U.N. Iran resolution unhelpful: Russia 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 1:37 AM
A new U.N. draft resolution to solve the standoff with Iran on its nuclear ambitions does not meet the objectives of states negotiating with Tehran, Russia's foreign minister was quoted as saying on Thursday.Key UN Security Council members at odds over Iran sanctions resolution 
CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Key UN Security Council countries signalled opposition Thursday to a draft European resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran for its disputed nuclear program.China, France united on Iran, NKorea nukes 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 25 11:52 PM
United Nations Security Council members China and France have presented a united front against the separate nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.Russia Opposes Draft Resolution on Iran 
ABC News - Oct 26 10:57 AM
Russia Signals Its Opposition Draft Resolution on Sanctions Against IranKey Security Council Nations At Odds Over Iran Sanctions 
Nasdaq - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP)--Key U.N. Security Council nations signaled opposition Thursday to a draft European resolution that would impose sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear program.LEAD: 5 powers, Germany hold preliminary meeting on Iran draft resolution 
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 26 5:16 PM
_ The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany met Thursday at the ambassadorial level for the first time to discuss a recently circulated draft resolution that concerns Iran's failure to suspend its nuclear enrichment activities.Iran urged again to suspend uranium enrichment in 30 days 
Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Oct 26 3:46 PM
_ Britain, France and Germany on Thursday circulated a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran among permanent members of the council, calling on Iran once again to halt its uranium enrichment activities within 30 days or face sanctions, council sources said.Argentina: Arrest of Iran?s Ex-President Asked in Jewish Attack 
New York Times - Oct 25 9:29 PM
Argentine prosecutors asked a federal judge to order the arrest of Iran?s former president, Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, its former intelligence chief, Ali Fallahijan, and its former foreign minister, Ali Akbar Velayati, for the 1994 car bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people and wounded more than 200. Alberto Nisman, the chief prosecutor, said that the Russia rejects proposed sanctions on Iran 
Financial Times - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
Russia yesterday rejected a European proposal for sanctions on Iran as too tough, amid reports that Tehran is stepping up its nuclear programme. Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister, said Moscow could not approve a draft United Nations resolution circulated by France, Germany and the UK on Wednesday.US, Russia differ with Europeans on Iran sanctions 
Stuff - 47 minutes ago
UNITED NATIONS: Russia has expressed misgivings about a European draft UN resolution imposing sanctions on Iran, which the United States supports but hopes to strengthen.US Confident of UN Sanctions Against Iran 
Voice of America - Oct 26 3:01 PM
The United States says it is confident the U.N. Security Council will approve a resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for refusing to stop enriching uranium and returning to negotiations over its nuclear program.