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Lower oil prices ease load on consumers in U.S. Published: Thu, May 17, 2012 Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a few weeks ago seemed about to face the highest fuel prices ever. Read More
David Ignatius: A compelling plan for Iranian talks Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 WASHINGTON — Let's assume the signals from the White House and Tehran are reliable, and that Iran is serious about an agreement to remove its existing stockpile of 20 percent-enriched uranium from the country and stop producing more. What happens then? This question of “next steps” in the Iran nuclear talks... Read More
Text of Obama's State of the Union address Updated: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens... Read More
Iran snubs Valentine's Day Published: Mon, Jan 3, 2011 Cupid won't be welcome this year in Iran, where officials have issued a directive that bans any cards, gifts, teddy bears or other tokens of the day. They say these represent a tradition that is named after an early Christian martyr. Read More
Report: Iran may commute woman's stoning sentence Published: Sun, Jan 2, 2011 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Authorities reviewing a death by stoning sentence against an Iranian woman convicted of adultery could still halt the punishment, a senior judiciary official said Sunday as Iran struggles to mute an international outcry over the case. The comments, however, offered no clear evidence that... Read More
Iran claims nuclear advance day before talks Updated: Sun, Dec 5, 2010 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran claimed another advance in its disputed nuclear activities on Sunday, a day before opening a new round of talks on that work with world powers. The country's nuclear chief said that for the first time the country had mined its own uranium — which can be processed into... Read More
Iran says UN agency sending spies, not inspectors Updated: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's intelligence chief accused the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency of sending spies in the guise of inspectors to gather information about Iran's nuclear activities, state TV reported Saturday. The claim was another sign that Iran has hardened its stance since the assassination a week... Read More
9/11 conspiracy theories rife in Muslim world Published: Sat, Oct 2, 2010 ISTANBUL (AP) — About a week ago, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared to the United Nations that most people in the world believe the United States was behind the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. To many people in the West, the statement was ludicrous, almost laughable if it weren't so... Read More
Iranian prosecutor ready to release American woman Published: Sun, Sep 12, 2010 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Iranian prosecutor said Sunday that authorities will release a jailed American woman on $500,000 bail because of health problems, another sudden about-face by Iran in a case that has added to tension with the United States. The news came during a weekend of start-and-stop... Read More
Iran balks at release of American woman Published: Sat, Sep 11, 2010 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian authorities abruptly halted plans to release an American woman Saturday after more than a year in jail with two friends, dashing their mothers' hopes and pointing to the internal rivalries within Iran's leadership. The about-face was an embarrassment to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,... Read More
Report: Castro blasts Ahmadinejad as anti-Semitic Published: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro criticized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes and questioned his own actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 during interviews with an American journalist he summoned to Havana to discuss fears of global nuclear war. Jeffrey... Read More
EU decries 'barbaric' plans to stone Iranian woman Published: Tue, Sep 7, 2010 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The international crossfire over Iran's stoning sentence for a woman convicted of adultery intensified Tuesday with a top European Union official calling it "barbaric" and an Iranian spokesman saying it's about punishing a criminal and not a human rights issue. The sharp words from both sides... Read More
Police detain 40 after Iran mosque bombing Published: Sat, Jul 17, 2010 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police arrested 40 people following the devastating bombings of a mosque in the country's southeast as funerals were under way for the victims, local media reported on Saturday. Gen. Ahmad Reza Radan, Iran's deputy police chief, told the semiofficial Fars news agency that those... Read More
War and taxes divide McCain, Obama in first debate Updated: Sat, Sep 27, 2008 OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- In a faceoff that returned again and again to judgment, John McCain portrayed himself as a battle-tested elder running against a naive rookie, while Barack Obama suggested the Republican is a hothead who made the wrong choices on the Iraq war, corporate taxes and more. Now they... Read More
UN chief fears world impact of US financial crisis Updated: Wed, Sep 17, 2008 UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern Tuesday that the U.S. financial crisis will have a serious global impact, especially on rich donor nations that play key roles in fighting poverty. He urged a resumption of stalled world trade talks, which the U.N. sees as... Read More
UN nuclear watchdog says Iran blocking arms probe Updated: Sat, Jul 5, 2008 VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- Iran has steadfastly blocked a U.N. investigation into allegations it tried to make nuclear arms and the probe is now deadlocked, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. The conclusion was contained in an IAEA report released to 35-nation IAEA board and the U.N.... Read More
Iran to increase cooperation with IAEA Updated: Mon, May 26, 2008 VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A senior envoy said Friday that Iran wants to expand its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, but said the IAEA should not be cast as a "U.N. watchdog" looking for signs of secret nuclear weapons programs. The comments, from Iran's chief delegate to the IAEA,... Read More
Rice says Iran not serious at weekend nuke talks Updated: Mon, Jun 23, 2008 ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Iran on Monday of not being serious at weekend talks about its disputed nuclear program despite the presence of a senior U.S. diplomat, and warned it may soon face new sanctions. In her first public comments since... Read More
Iran nuclear talks stall, even with US at table Updated: Sat, Jul 19, 2008 GENEVA (AP) -- A U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment. In response, the six gave Iran two weeks to respond to their demand, setting the stage for a... Read More
Iran president would welcome direct talks with US Updated: Mon, Sep 24, 2007 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's hardline president said Monday he would welcome direct talks with the U.S. if both parties are on equal footing, adding such talks could happen "in the near future." President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad did not say whether any definite plans for such bilateral talks were under way.... Read More
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