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2 strong earthquakes hit Iran, injuring hundreds
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:06:37 GMT
AP - Two strong earthquakes shook different parts of Iran in less than 24 hours, injuring more than 200 people and damaging hundreds of homes, Iranian media reported Saturday.
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Quake strikes Iran for second day: reports
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:23:56 GMT
 AFP - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Iran on Saturday, reports said without providing details on any casualties, a day after a weaker quake injured over 270 people in the country's northeast.
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Iran quake injures 274
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:11:23 GMT
Reuters - An earthquake in northeastern Iran injured 274 people on Friday, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported, and a slightly stronger tremor struck central Iran on Saturday.
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Iran hangs rapist, three drug traffickers: reports
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:26:43 GMT
 AFP - Iran has hanged a convicted rapist and three drug traffickers, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported on Saturday.
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China invests $40 bln in Iran oil, gas: minister
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:20:47 GMT
 AFP - Iran's main economic partner China has invested around 40 billion dollars in the Islamic republic's oil and gas sector, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.
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Iran mother facing stoning pleads to see children
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:54:42 GMT
 AFP - An Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery in Iran pleaded to be allowed to hug her children, in a letter attributed to her released by human rights activists in London on Saturday.
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Moms work full-time for hikers' release from Iran
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:48:56 GMT
 AP - Cindy Hickey was sitting in her home office last summer, preparing a receipt for a client of her animal physical therapy business when the phone rang. She picked up, then nearly hung up, thinking it was a sales call.
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Obama urges Iran to release three U.S. hikers
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:44:02 GMT
 Reuters - President Barack Obama on Friday called on Iran to immediately release three Americans who were detained a year ago after straying across the border while hiking in the mountains of northern Iraq.
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Activist: Iranian with stoning sentence tormented
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:42:06 GMT
 AP - An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was lifted earlier this month says she's grateful for the international support she's received, but remains heartbroken at the separation from her children and tormented by the fear she could still be executed, a rights activist said Friday.
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Families mark 1 year of US hikers' Iran detention
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:22:47 GMT
AP - The families of three Americans jailed in Iran rallied in New York City on Friday to mark the anniversary of their detainment.
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China says it disapproves of EU sanctions against Iran
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:08:02 GMT
 AFP - China said Friday it opposed tough new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran over its contested nuclear programme, again calling for more talks to resolve the standoff.
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Amnesty urges Iran to free US hikers held for one year
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:17:08 GMT
 AFP - Amnesty International on Friday called on Iranian authorities to release three young US nationals who have been detained without charge or trial for the past 12 months.
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China says it opposes EU sanctions against Iran
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:26:00 GMT
AP - China said Friday that it opposes the sanctions the European Union is imposing on Iran over its disputed nuclear program, saying it supports Iran's renewed efforts to hold talks on a possible swap of nuclear fuel.
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Israel skeptical on Iran sanctions
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:51:22 GMT
 AFP - Israel is skeptical that a new round of sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear program will be effective, but there is "still time" for them to work, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Friday.
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China opposes new EU sanctions on Iran
(Reuters)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:33:43 GMT
Reuters - China said on Friday that it did not approve of tougher new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran, and welcomed Tehran's offer to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap without conditions.
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Iran ready for immediate nuclear fuel talks
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:55 GMT
 AFP - Iran said on Friday it was ready for immediate talks with the United States, Russia and France over an exchange of nuclear fuel and added that it was also against stockpiling higher enriched uranium.
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Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:21:46 GMT
AP - An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy.
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Canada jails man for attempting nuclear exports to Iran
(AFP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:31:03 GMT
 AFP - A Canadian court on Thursday sentenced a Toronto man to four years and three months prison for attempting to export dual-use nuclear-related items to Iran, in violation of UN resolutions.
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US to press China, UAE, others on Iran sanctions
(AFP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:03:44 GMT
 AFP - The United States announced Thursday that top officials will fan out starting next week to China, the United Arab Emirates, and other key countries in support of tighter sanctions against Iran.
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U.S. officials to go to China to push shunning Iran
(Reuters)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:35:59 GMT
Reuters - Senior U.S. officials said on Thursday they will travel to China in August to push Beijing to abide by international sanctions on Iran.
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