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5.7 quake shakes Iran
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:27:10 GMT
AP - A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least 110 people.
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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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Moms work full-time for hikers' release from Iran
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:56:30 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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Quake hits Iran villages, injuring at least 100: reports
(AFP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:55:39 GMT
 AFP - A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Iran's northeast on Friday, injuring at least 110 people, damaging villages and disrupting communications, media reports said citing officials.
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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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US to press China, others on Iran sanctions
(AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:09:17 GMT
 AP - The Obama administration is pushing China and other key nations to enforce tough international sanctions against Iran and to enact their own penalties.
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US to press partners for more Iran sanctions: Official
(AFP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:56:29 GMT
 AFP - Top US officials will travel to Asia, the Middle East, and South America over the coming weeks to press for "strong" sanctions against Iran, a senior US Treasury official said Thursday.
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Iran ready to stop enrichment if import deal holds
(AFP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:11 GMT
 AFP - Iran will suspend uranium enrichment to 20 percent if it acquires nuclear fuel for a research reactor, the country's atomic chief said on an Iranian television channel on Thursday.
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Iran ready to stop uranium enrichment: report
(AFP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:54:56 GMT
AFP - Iran pledged to halt enriching uranium if world powers agree to a nuclear fuel swap deal it signed with Turkey and Brazil, a newspaper on Thursday quoted Turkey's foreign minister as saying.
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Australia adopts new sanctions against Iran
(AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:57:01 GMT
AP - Australia will impose new sanctions against Iran, including restrictions for the first time on business dealings with that country's oil and gas sector, the country's foreign minister said Thursday.
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