Iran tells U.N. it wants nuclear fuel first: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has told the U.N. nuclear watchdog it wants fresh fuel for a reactor in Tehran before it will agree to ship most of its enriched uranium stocks to Russia and France, diplomats said Friday.
Nations:Russia France People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Ban Ki-moon Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-30
Iran, 3 powers have till Friday to OK nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog presented Wednesday a draft deal to Iran and three world powers for approval within two days to reduce Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium, seen by the West as a nuclear weapons risk.
Nations:Russia France People:Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-21
Lawyer denies Polanski ready to go to America
PARIS (Reuters) - A lawyer for Roman Polanski denied on Wednesday that the film director, now in Swiss custody, may opt to face justice in the United States, where he is wanted on a 1977 sex charge, to avoid lengthy extradition procedures.
Nations:France Switzerland People:Roman Polanski Activities:Roman Polanski Rape Case Holocaust Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-21
Diplomats: Iran backs deal on enriched uranium
VIENNA - Iranian negotiators on Wednesday expressed support for a deal that - if accepted by their leaders - would delay Tehran's ability to make nuclear weapons by sending most of its existing enriched uranium to Russia for processing, diplomats said.
Nations:Iran Russia France Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-21
Earnings-driven rally pushes Dow index above 10,000
NEW YORK (AFP) - A powerful rally lifted the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its first close above 10,000 in over a year Wednesday, amid growing optimism about a recovery in profits and the overall economy.
Nations:France Activities:U.S. Markets
2009-10-14
Art experts find possible new da Vinci
TORONTO - Art experts believe they have identified a new Leonardo da Vinci - in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas.
Nations:U.K. Vatican France Source:(AP)
2009-10-14
Elizabeth Smart says she was raped daily
SALT LAKE CITY - Taking the stand for the first time since she was snatched from her girlhood bedroom seven years ago, Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that her captor raped her three or four times a day, kept her tied up with a cable around her leg, and threatened to kill her if she tried to escape.
Nations:U.S. France Activities:2002 Smart Kidnap Case Source:(AP)
2009-10-01
Obama factor looms large as lobbying for 2016 Olympics heats up
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The four cities bidding for the prize honor of hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics began three intensive days of lobbying on Tuesday with the Obama factor looming large ahead of Friday's vote by the IOC.
Nations:U.S. Denmark Spain Japan Brazil France People:Michelle Obama Barack Obama Vladimir Putin Tony Blair Activities:2016 Summer Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2009-09-29
Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody
ZURICH - Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the director be released from Swiss custody -- the first step in his legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States for a 1977 statutory rape case.
Nations:Switzerland U.S. Poland People:Roman Polanski Hillary Clinton Ewan McGregor Pierce Brosnan
2009-09-29
Polanski vows to fight US extradition
ZURICH (AFP) - Roman Polanski's lawyers on Monday vowed to fight his extradition to the United States over a three-decade-old child sex case and called his surprise detention in Switzerland "illegal".
Nations:France Switzerland Poland People:Hillary Clinton Roman Polanski Monica Bellucci Wong Kar-Wai
2009-09-28
A Weakened Ahmadinejad Sworn in for a Second Term
If Ayatullah Ali Khamenei's improbable haste in declaring Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of Iran's June 12 presidential election was motivated by a desire to smooth his ally's path to a second term of office, it had quite the opposite effect. Eight weeks later, as Ahmadinejad was sworn in by Iran's parliament on Aug. 5, the Islamic Republic remains in the grip of an unprecedented political crisis over the legitimacy of both men - a crisis that shows no sign of abating, either on the streets or inside the corridors of power. (Read "Khamenei: The Power Behind the President.")
Nations:France People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Iran Election Source:(Time)
2009-08-05
Jackson's mother wins kids' custody despite drama
LOS ANGELES - The wishes Michael Jackson expressed in his will began to come into reality Monday during a lengthy court hearing, with his mother placed firmly in charge of rearing his children and the two men he designated still at the reins of his financial empire.
Nations:France People:Michael Jackson Activities:Michael Jackson Death Source:(AP)
2009-08-03
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