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2010-09-03 19:29

Mideast peace talks are 'doomed': Ahmadinejad (AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas listen to remarks after holding meetings with US President Barak Obama at the White House in Washington, DC on September 1. Observers across the Middle East expressed deep pessimism pierced with glimmers of hope after the launch of yet another round of Israeli-Palestinian talks.(AFP/File/Chris Kleponis)AFP - Direct peace talks which Israel and the Palestinians relaunched in Washington on Thursday are "stillborn and doomed", hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told an annual Palestinian solidarity rally in Tehran.


2010-09-03 19:29

Mideast people 'capable of removing' Israel: Ahmadinejad (AFP)

Members of the Palestinian national security forces read Arabic-language newspapers outside their post in the West Bank city of Nablus. Observers across the Middle East expressed deep pessimism pierced with glimmers of hope on Friday after the launch of yet another round of Israeli-Palestinian talks in a 17-year-old quest for peace.(AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)AFP - Hardline Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday that the people of the Middle East are "capable of removing the Zionist regime from the world scene" in an annual Palestinian solidarity day address in Tehran.


2010-09-03 19:29

Iran says to strike Israel nuclear site if attacked (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran would retaliate by striking Israel's nuclear facility if Israel attacked its nuclear activities, armed forces chief of staff Hassan Firouzabadi said on Friday.

2010-09-03 12:46

Japan approves economic sanctions against Iran (AP)

AP - Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an official said.

2010-09-03 12:46

Son of Iranian 'stoning' woman urges global pressure (AFP)

An undated photo of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, provided by Amnesty International. The son of Mohammadi-Ashtiani pleaded Friday for sustained international pressure to save her life(AFP/Amnesty International)AFP - The son of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded Friday for sustained international pressure to save her life.


2010-09-03 12:46

Japan slaps new financial sanctions on Iran (AFP)

US State Department special advisor for nonproliferation and arms control Robert Einhorn (right), accompanied by Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Daniel Glaser, speaks to press after meeting Japanese officials at the US embassy in Tokyo, on August 4. Einhorn and Glaser urged Japan to follow Europe's example and take AFP - Japan imposed new sanctions Friday against Iran, including an assets freeze on people and entities linked to its contentious nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions.


2010-09-03 06:04

Japan OKs new financial sanctions against Iran (AFP)

The Iranian Bushehr nuclear power plant located in the south of the country. Japan's cabinet has approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media have reported.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported.


2010-09-02 23:23

EU's Ashton urges China on trade, Iran (AFP)

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) in Beijing. Ashton urged China Thursday to create a better investment environment for European businesses and maintain a joint stand on the Iranian nuclear issue.(AFP/POOL/Feng Li)AFP - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged China Thursday to create a better investment environment for European businesses and maintain a joint stand on the Iranian nuclear issue.


2010-09-02 23:23

Iran stoning lawyer reunited with family (AP)

An undated photo of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani provided by Amnesty International. The son of Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded Thursday for Brazil to keep up its campaign to try to save his mother's life.(AFP/Amnesty International)AP - The lawyer who defended a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran was reunited with his family in Norway Thursday.


2010-09-02 23:23

Son of Iranian woman sentenced to death pleads to Lula (AFP)

An undated photo of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani provided by Amnesty International. The son of Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded Thursday for Brazil to keep up its campaign to try to save his mother's life.(AFP/Amnesty International)AFP - The son of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, pleaded Thursday for Brazil to keep up its campaign to try to save his mother's life.


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