Conservative leader joins criticism against mass trial for Iran opposition figuresTEHRAN, Iran — Criticism of Iran’s mass prosecution of political activists widened Sunday with the main conservative challenger to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanding authorities also seek punishment for those accused of killing protesters. Swiss ministry says diplomats have asked Iran about 3 missing AmericansBERN, Switzerland — Swiss diplomats are trying to find out what happened to three American hikers reportedly captured in Iran, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday. Iran state TV confirms arrest of 3 Americans who crossed the border from IraqSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran state TV confirmed Saturday that it has detained three Americans who crossed the border from northern Iraq, saying they failed to heed warnings from Iranian guards. Iraqi Kurd officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Iraq: Kurdish officials say Iran confirms it has 3 Americans detained in border regionSULAIMANIYAH, Iraq — Iran has confirmed it detained three Americans who were in the area of the Iranian border while on a hiking trip, Kurdish officials said Saturday. The U.S. State Department has said it was looking into the situation. Kuwaitis alarmed by Iraq’s attempts to avoid paying war reparations from 1990 invasionKUWAIT CITY — Iraq’s recent efforts to avoid paying Kuwait some $25 billion in U.N.-mandated reparations for Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion have alarmed Kuwaitis and strained relations that have slowly improved since the fall of the Iraqi dictator. Mediator says Honduras’ interim government asked him to said envoy, open to talksSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican President Oscar Arias said Wednesday that foreign governments should keep on applying sanctions against Honduras’ interim government even as its leaders expressed interest in further negotiations on ending the standoff. China embassy complains to Australia about Uighur activist’s visit to Melbourne film festivalCANBERRA, Australia — China has repeatedly complained to the Australian government about the planned visit to a Melbourne film festival of the Uighur activist Beijing accuses of inciting ethnic riots in its far west, an official said Wednesday. Norway and Morocco in row over former Olympic track champion’s childrenOSLO — The Norwegian ambassador to Morocco denied on Tuesday that he breached his diplomatic duties by helping the children of a Moroccan Olympic cross-country champion return with their mother to Norway. Obama envoy: US favors overall Mideast peace accord; Israel hopes to settle disputes with USJERUSALEM — President Barack Obama’s Mideast envoy called on the Arab world to take steps toward normalizing relations with Israel, and Israel’s prime minister said he hoped his country’s disputes with the U.S. over West Bank settlement construction would soon be resolved. Israeli FM warns that Iran’s nuke program could set off arms race dangerous to whole worldBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — If Iran develops nuclear capabilities it will start an arms race in the Middle East that would threaten the world, Israel’s foreign minister said Thursday. Israel asks Brazil to use its influence to help halt Iran’s nuclear programBRASILIA, Brazil — Israel’s foreign minister met with Brazil’s president Wednesday and asked Latin America’s biggest nation to use its influence to help halt Iran’s nuclear program. NY trial of Guantanamo detainee delayed 2 weeks because 2010 date too near 9/11 anniversaryNEW YORK — The 2010 trial for a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Africa has been moved further from the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Honduras’ interim govt expels Venezuelan diplomatsTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras’ interim government ordered Venezuelan diplomats on Tuesday to leave the country as the international community threatened new sanctions on the Central American nation if negotiations fail to resolve the crisis. Ecuador police find 3 American students who went missing during hike in Andes mountainsQUITO, Ecuador — Rescuers found three U.S. college students Monday evening after they went missing during a weekend hike in Ecuador’s northern Andes mountains. Ecuador police searching for 3 American students reported missing on hike in Andes mountainsQUITO, Ecuador — Rescue teams searched Monday for three American college students reported missing during a hike in Ecuador’s northern Andes mountains. Emirates judge in case of US citizen held on terror charges abruptly closes hearing to publicABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The judge overseeing the case of a U.S. citizen detained in the United Arab Emirates on terrorism-related charges unexpectedly closed a hearing Monday to the public, sparking criticism from an American civil rights group observing the trial. As search for clues continues, 1st funeral held for Jakarta bomb blast victimsJAKARTA, Indonesia — The first of the Jakarta hotel bombings’ seven victims was buried Monday — just days after he again became a father. Indonesian police say explosives in Jakarta bombings ‘identical’ to Bali attacksJAKARTA, Indonesia — Explosive material recovered from the scene of two suicide bombings at hotels in the Indonesian capital is “identical” to that used by the Southeast Asian terrorist network Jemaah Islamiyah in earlier attacks, police said. Iran releases British Embassy employee charged with protest involvement on bail, says lawyerTEHRAN,Iran — The lawyer for an Iranian employee of the British Embassy accused of involvement in post-election protests says his client has been released on bail. For Iraqi teens, US-sponsored leadership program is an eye-openerBRATTLEBORO, Vt. — For the 17-year-old Baghdad girl, it’s all so new: The sight of the lush green mountains, the smell of cow manure on a working dairy farm, the safety of the streets. New terrorist attacks rekindle anxieties ordinary Indonesians had nearly forgottenJAKARTA, Indonesia — The terrorist attacks that struck two luxury hotels in the capital have shaken ordinary Indonesians who had grown more confident after waves of arrests had left the nation’s al-Qaida-linked militant network seriously weakened. Suicide bombings kill 8, wound 50 at Jakarta luxury hotels; 1st Indonesian attacks in 4 yearsJAKARTA, Indonesia — Suicide bombers posing as guests attacked American luxury hotels in Indonesia’s capital and set off a pair of blasts Friday that killed eight people and wounded more than 50, authorities said. Fidel Castro blames US Embassy, Bush appointees in Latin America for military coup in HondurasHAVANA — Fidel Castro blames the coup in Honduras on the U.S. Embassy in that Central American country and other American diplomats in the region appointed during the administration of George W. Bush. Crashed plane’s black boxes recovered in Iran, 1 damagedTEHRAN, Iran — Investigators have recovered the three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed in northwest Iran shortly after taking off from the capital, killing all 168 on board, authorities said Thursday. Investigators recover 2 of 3 black boxes in Iranian plane crash that killed 168TEHRAN, Iran — Investigators have recovered two of the three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, Iran’s state radio reported Thursday. Chinese embassy in Algeria warns of reprisals against workers after unrest in Muslim westURUMQI, China — China’s embassy in Algeria has warned Chinese companies and workers to be on guard for attacks after an Islamist Web site called for retaliation for Beijing’s response to unrest in its predominantly Muslim western province. Uighur diaspora in Soviet Central Asia deplore violence in China, fear crackdown could spreadBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Anguished by ethnic violence in China but fearful that crackdowns on their minority group could spread, Uighur activists across Central Asia said Tuesday they have urged local communities to avoid large public protests. Azerbaijan authorities lash out at foreign embassies for protests over bloggers’ arrestBAKU, Azerbaijan — Two opposition bloggers are being held by authorities in Azerbaijan in a case protested by Western nations and international journalism advocates. |
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