Iran vows to pursue nuclear work
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran vowed on Saturday to pursue its uranium enrichment program, a day after delivering its response to an incentives package by world powers trying to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Nations:Russia Germany Iran Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-05
State media: Iran responds to nuclear proposal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran delivered its response Friday to an international offer of incentives for it to suspend uranium enrichment, a central part of its nuclear program, state television reported.
Nations:Israel Germany Russia Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-07-04
U.S. escalating covert operations against Iran: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders agreed late last year to President George W. Bush's funding request for a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing its leadership, according to a report in The New Yorker magazine published online on Sunday.
Nations:Iran People:George W. Bush Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-29
Behind McCain's Town Hall Campaign
Sometimes in politics, the medium really is the message.
People:Barack Obama John McCain Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(Time)
2008-06-16
Bush and allies embrace possible Iran sanctions
President Bush and European allies on Tuesday threatened tougher sanctions to squeeze Iran's finances and derail its potential pursuit of a nuclear weapon. Bush said the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran would endanger world peace.
Nations:Saudi Arabia People:Ehud Olmert Angela Merkel Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-06-10
UN chief: food production must rise 50 percent by 2030
World food production must rise by 50 percent by 2030 to meet increasing demand, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told world leaders Tuesday at a summit grappling with hunger and civil unrest caused by food price hikes.
People:Ban Ki-moon Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Global Food Crisis
2008-06-03
Iran says its right to enrichment is non-negotiable
Iran will not give up its right to enrich uranium, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday, days before major powers submit an upgraded package of incentives to try to coax Tehran into halting the work.
Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2008-05-31
IAEA: Iran may be withholding info in nuke probe
Iran may be withholding information needed to establish whether it tried to make nuclear arms, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday in an unusually strongly worded report.
People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2008-05-26
UN approves new sanctions against Iran
The U.N. Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran on Monday with near unanimous support, sending a strong signal to Tehran that its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is unacceptable and becoming increasingly costly.
Nations:U.K. France Russia Germany South Africa U.S. Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2008-03-03
6 powers agree on draft Iran sanctions
The U.N. Security Council's permanent members and Germany agreed Tuesday on a new draft resolution on sanctions against Iran, strengthening existing measures over the country's refusal to suspend its nuclear program, officials said.
Nations:U.K. Bulgaria Russia Germany France China People:Condoleezza Rice Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2008-01-22
Iran president says Bush confrontational
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that President Bush sent a "message of confrontation" during his recent Mideast trip. Bush spent much of his visit to the region, which he wrapped up on Wednesday, rallying support among Arab allies for a strong stance against Iran -- calling the country the world's top sponsor of terrorism.
People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran-U.S. Iran Nuclear Crisis
2008-01-17
Fewer cocaine shipments stopped in 2007
U.S.-directed seizures and disruptions of cocaine shipments from Latin America dropped sharply in 2007 from the year before, reflecting in part a successful shift in tactics by drug traffickers to avoid detection at sea, senior American officials disclosed Monday in releasing new figures.
Nations:Venezuela Colombia Bolivia Nicaragua Mexico People:Alvaro Uribe Hugo Chavez Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
2008-01-14
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