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Japan says shares concerns on Iran nuclear drive - AFP Sat, 02 May 2009 14:45:51 GMT

Voice of America

Japan says shares concerns on Iran nuclear drive AFP TEHRAN (AFP) — Japan said on Saturday it shared the concerns of world powers over Iran's controversial nuclear programme and urged the Islamic republic to take "positive" steps towards resolving the dispute. "Japan voices common concerns of the ... Iran asks for Japan's nuclear treatment PRESS TV Hitting nuclear sites would drive Iran to be more covert GulfNews Iran: US lacks discretion to judge others Tehran Times CNN International - PRESS TV all 550 news articles

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Rights groups denounce execution in Iran - Los Angeles Times Sat, 02 May 2009 20:09:30 GMT

guardian.co.uk

Rights groups denounce execution in Iran Los Angeles Times, CA - Jeffrey Fleishman By Jeffrey Fleishman Reporting from Cairo -- Human rights groups on Saturday condemned Iran for executing a 23-year-old woman who they maintained had received an unfair trial when she was convicted of murder as a juvenile. Delara Darabi was hanged ... Iran hangs woman convicted of murder as a minor The Associated Press Human Rights Groups Outrage Over Woman Execution In Iran AHN Outcry as Iran executes artist guardian.co.uk Telegraph.co.uk - The Press Association all 214 news articles

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Venezuela's Chavez courts Iran as US shows concern - The Associated Press Sun, 03 May 2009 00:13:06 GMT

Voice of America

Venezuela's Chavez courts Iran as US shows concern The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez met with a delegation from Iran on Saturday to prepare for an upcoming visit from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — an alliance that has provoked concern in Washington. Venezuela's ambassador to Iran, ... Clinton Says US to Counter Chinese, Iranian and Russian Influence ... Voice of America Clinton Says US Should Counter Iran, China Influence In Latin America RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Clinton frets over Chinese, Iranian inroads in Americas AFP Novinite.com - PRESS TV all 254 news articles

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Iran shells Kurdish rebel positions in north Iraq - Washington Post Sat, 02 May 2009 13:57:39 GMT

Voice of America

Iran shells Kurdish rebel positions in north Iraq Washington Post, United States - Sherko Raouf, Tim Cocks, Robert Woodward SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iran shelled Kurdish rebel positions in a remote area of northern Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region Saturday, a spokesman for the Kurdish Peshmerga border guards said. "They fired shells at the mountain area of ... Video: New Kurdish party forms in Iraq Al Jazeera Iran helicopters strike Iraq Kurd villages AFP Kurds: Iran shells Kurdish rebel sites in Iraq eTaiwan News ABC Online - Daily Times all 120 news articles

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Hundreds rally for convicted US journalist in Iran - The Associated Press Sat, 02 May 2009 21:50:51 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

Hundreds rally for convicted US journalist in Iran The Associated Press FARGO, ND (AP) — Hundreds of people supporting a US journalist imprisoned in Iran have gathered for a vigil on a bridge connecting Fargo and Moorhead, Minn. North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven said the rally Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Bridge ... Northwestern students, faculty, plan Saberi hunger strike Chicago Sun-Times Saberi verdict may change: prosecutor general Tehran Times Northwestern U. Community Organizes Hunger Strike for Saberi Chicagoist Minnesota Public Radio - Minneapolis Star Tribune all 236 news articles

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The meaning of Egypt's anger - Boston Globe Sun, 03 May 2009 00:27:36 GMT

BBC News

The meaning of Egypt's anger Boston Globe, United States But even more astonishing were the public denunciations of Hezbollah and its patron, Iran, issued by President Hosni Mubarak. The incident cast light on what is becoming the central rift in the Middle East, pitting Sunni Arab states such as Egypt, ... Israeli minister heads for Europe BBC News Israel will offer no more than tactical concessions GulfNews Israel picks Michael Oren, historian, as ambassador to U.S. Los Angeles Times AFP - Antiwar.com all 388 news articles

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Roxana Saberi's case in Iran filled with intrigue - Los Angeles Times Fri, 01 May 2009 00:57:51 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Roxana Saberi's case in Iran filled with intrigue Los Angeles Times, CA - Jeffrey Fleishman, Ramin Mostaghim That this is unfolding in an Iran humming with political ploys and the whir of nuclear centrifuges makes it all the more tantalizing. Saberi is in Tehran's Evin Prison, sentenced to eight years on charges of spying for US intelligence services -- an ... Video: Jailed Journalist Goes on Hunger Strike The Associated Press Clinton Pushes for Release of US Journalist Imprisoned in Iran FOXNews Hunger strike goes on, says journalist's father guardian.co.uk RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty - AFP all 872 news articles

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Mousavi criticizes Ahmadinejad again - PRESS TV Sat, 02 May 2009 10:22:43 GMT

PRESS TV

Mousavi criticizes Ahmadinejad again PRESS TV, Iran Mousavi was Iran's last prime minister from 1981 to 1989, serving under then president Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. He is admired for the way he managed the country during the years of imposed Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) by the former Iraqi dictator ...

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'Trauma drives West's denial of Iran's genocidal anti-Semitism' - Jerusalem Post Sat, 02 May 2009 23:01:48 GMT

'Trauma drives West's denial of Iran's genocidal anti-Semitism' Jerusalem Post, Israel - Benjamin Weinthal Lubin cited the "collusion of silence" that often accompanies child abuse as a model for understanding the international community's failure to fathom the seriousness of Iran's threats. The strengthening of the perpetrator - Iran - is leading not only ...

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Seven plead guilty in US court to aiding Iran opposition group - WashingtonTV Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:43:16 GMT

AFP

Seven plead guilty in US court to aiding Iran opposition group WashingtonTV, DC The MEK is an Islamist group, which began an armed opposition campaign against the Pahlavi Shah's government and supported the Islamic government of Iran that ousted him in 1979. The group fell out with the post revolutionary authorities shortly after ... Iranian American Refugees Will Continue Fight Over Contributions ... PR Newswire (press release) all 206 news articles