Witnesses say Iranian police fire tear gas in clashes with up to 3,000 protesters in TehranEDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Foreign policy chief Javier Solana says EU keen to restart nuclear talks with IranCORFU, Greece — The European Union wants to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the bloc’s top foreign policy official said Sunday, even as its foreign ministers condemned the country for its crackdown on demonstrators and rights groups. Iran detains local staff at British Embassy; Britain angrily complains of ‘harassment’EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Solana: EU keen to restart nuclear talks with IranCORFU, Greece — The European Union wants to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program, an official said Sunday, even as Tehran ratcheted up tensions with the bloc by detaining Iranian employees of the British Embassy. Iran detains local staff at British embassy; Britain complains of ‘harassment’EDITOR’S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Britain calls detention of UK embassy employees in Iran ‘harassment and intimidation’CORFU, Greece — Britain’s foreign secretary categorically denied Sunday that his country had helped foment postelection discontent in Iran. Miliband: Detention of British Embassy staff in Tehran unacceptableCORFU, Greece — Britain’s foreign secretary says the government is “deeply concerned” at the arrest and detention of British Embassy employees in Tehran. Italy hopes G8 ministers will rebuke Iran at Trieste; US and Moscow measure responseTRIESTE, Italy — Foreign ministers of Group of Eight countries are seeking to find a common position on Iran’s violent crackdown on protesters as they open a meeting in this northeastern Italian city. 1,000 transportation safety recommendations await action for lack of money, will or technologyWASHINGTON — Has the National Transportation Safety Board become the government’s “I-told-you-so” agency? Netanyahu defends proposal for demilitarized Palestinian state, says it’s gaining groundPARIS — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after meeting the leaders of France and Italy on Wednesday, said his bid for a demilitarized Palestinian state is gaining international ground and is the only solution for Mideast peace. Sarkozy calls for immediate halt to construction of Jewish settlements in talks with NetanyahuPARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Wednesday for an immediate halt to construction of Jewish settlements, standing firm in talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Murtha wants White House to salvage some of $3.2 billion spent on president helicopterWASHINGTON — The chairman of a powerful House subcommittee that oversees the military said Wednesday he hopes at least some of the $3.2 billion spent for a new fleet of presidential helicopters can be salvaged. THE INFLUENCE GAME: Grumbling gets louder as unveiling of health bills gives lobbyists targetsWASHINGTON — For President Barack Obama, the MRIs and other medical scans for Medicare patients that cost the government billions are prime targets for cuts to help finance health care overhaul. Britain expels Iranian diplomats in tit-for-tat moveLONDON - Britain would expel two Iranian diplomats after the Iranian government ordered two British diplomats to leave the country, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday. Mexico’s president refuses to let Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping serve time in FranceMEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Monday that a Frenchwoman convicted of kidnapping will have to serve her 60-year sentence in Mexico, rejecting appeals by France to send her home. SEC says investors bilked of $11 million by Neb., Fla., Texas business partners; assets frozenLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas prisoner nearly died after guards left him in his own waste for a weekend, and while probing that incident corrections officials found that guards apparently received lap dances while on the job, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. EU rejects Iranian accusations, condemns violenceBRUSSELS - The European Union (EU) Monday dismissed as “baseless and unacceptable” Iranian claims that some of the bloc’s biggest members are trying to topple its regime. Iranian police use tear gas, fire in the air to disperse hundreds of demonstratorsCAIRO — Riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran Monday, carrying out a threat by the country’s most powerful security force to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election. Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard threatens to crush any further opposition protestsCAIRO — Iran’s most powerful security force threatened Monday to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election, warning demonstrators to prepare for a “revolutionary confrontation” if they take to the streets again. It was the sternest warning yet from the elite Revolutionary Guard. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to crush any further opposition protestsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is threatening to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election and warns demonstrators to prepare for a “revolutionary confrontation” if they take to the streets again. Iran’s opposition calls for continiued protests, but strategy for avoiding violence unclearTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi and a popular reformist former president are boldly defying the country’s supreme leader by supporting continued protests of a disputed presidential election, but it was unclear Monday whether protesters would dare to continue massive demonstrations after a bloody crackdown. Georgia: Blast near EU vehicle kills 1 outside Abkhazia, doctor injuredTBILISI, Georgia — A land mine explosion killed the driver of a Georgian medical aid vehicle that was accompanying European Union monitors patrolling a tense area Sunday near breakaway Abkhazia, police and EU officials said. Dodd says Obama health care plan unacceptable, Dodd cites public support for overhaulWASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham says the Senate will not let the U.S. “go down the government-run health care road.” Sikh leaders order demolition of Golden Temple replicaAMRITSAR - Furious over a sect’s attempts to replicate the design and structure of the Sikh community’s holiest shrine, the Golden Temple, Sikhism’s highest temporal seat Akal Takht Friday ordered it to raze the structure. Britain summons Iranian ambassador to explain Khamenei’s new criticism of UKLONDON — Britain’s Foreign Office said Friday it had told an Iranian diplomat it was concerned by supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s criticism of Britain, which he called evil. Scientists suggest new animal model to test carcinogen riskWASHINGTON - Researchers at Oregon State University have suggested a new and improved method to test carcinogen risk. Administration, congressman collide on how to remake federal highway, transit programsWASHINGTON — The Obama administration and the House’s top Democrat on transportation policy agree on the need to improve highways, cut traffic congestion and get people out of their cars by providing better transportation alternatives. Hamas praises ex-President Carter’s visit but rejects plea to recognize IsraelGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A senior Hamas official praised former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday, a day after he met with the group, but said he failed to persuade the Islamic rulers of Gaza to accept international demands, including recognizing Israel. Co-op plan shaping up as compromise between White House, Congress on health care overhaulWASHINGTON — With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, members of President Barack Obama’s team said Sunday that they are open to a compromise: a cooperative program that would expand coverage with taxpayer money but without direct governmental control. Post-LTTE, Sri Lankan Tamil party warms up to IndiaNEW DELHI - The shadow of the Tamil Tigers gone, Sri Lanka’s main Tamil bloc in parliament wants to forge new ties with India. |
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