Iran: 11 prisoners including a woman hanged in three days     05/19/2012

The number of executions reached 64 in nearly five weeks...  

Iran, Syria among top for G-8 and NATO     05/19/2012

President Barack Obama and leaders of other major industrial powers grappled Friday with options to solidify world resolve against development of an Iranian nuclear bomb and encourage a more...  

Obama, G8 may remind Iran of their own "oil weapon"     05/19/2012

Late last year, Iran issued a series of not-so veiled threats to the West, suggesting it could use its "oil weapon" to show displeasure over toughening sanctions by halting exports or disrup...  

Poll: Opposition to Iran going nuclear widespread     05/19/2012

Opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons is widespread around the world, including in neighboring countries Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, and support for tough economic sanctions is high, ac...  

US lawmakers approve use of force as Iran option     05/19/2012

The Republican-led House of Representatives approved Friday the use of US force against Iran if the Tehran regime threatens the United States and its allies with nuclear weapons. ...  

Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents     05/18/2012

Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents: House Oversight and Investigations ...  

Senator Roy Blunt Opens Panel     05/18/2012

Senator Roy Blunt Opens Panel Where Senior Former Military, State Dept., and Judiciary Officials Slam Claim Iranian Dissident Camp Could Hold Weapons, Call for Delisting the Group...  

Iraqi VP refuses to recognize Baghdad court     05/18/2012

Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi played down reports that his name and position have been removed from the official website of the Iraqi presidency...  

Battle in Iraq pits oil against antiquities     05/18/2012

Babylon’s Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but heritage appears to be no match for Iraq’s booming oil industry in a dispute over a new pipeline....  

Lawmakers probe State Department over Iranian dissidents     05/18/2012

Lawmakers have pressed a top State Department official on whether the Obama administration believes that a group of Iranian dissidents in an Iraqi camp has given up their weapons....  

Iran to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf name     05/18/2012

AP — Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps....  

House measure raises pressure on Obama over Iran     05/18/2012

AFP— US lawmakers on Thursday adopted a sharply worded resolution warning about the dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran and urging President Barack Obama to increase diplomatic and political p...  

Iran Exile Group Nears U.S. Rebirth     05/17/2012

State Department Is Moving to Take MeK Off Banned List at Risk of Angering Iran...  

Japan bank freezes Iran accounts after court order     05/17/2012

AFP— A Japanese bank has halted transactions by the Iranian government after a US court ordered a $2.6 billion asset freeze over the 1983 bombing of US barracks in Beirut, a bank spokesman...  

Iran: Advocacy groups join in drive to tighten sanctions     05/17/2012

An American advocacy group that has successfully pushed for strict sanctions against Iran joined with a prominent European research organization to press for further economic penalties again...  

Diplomat: UN experts say Iran sends arms to Syria     05/17/2012

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An expert panel monitoring U.N. sanctions on Iran has reported that Syria continues to be the main destination of illicit Iranian weapons, a Security Council diplomat...  

Iran urges rally against Saudi-Bahrain union     05/17/2012

AFP— Iran hardened its tone against a plan to unite Bahrain with Saudi Arabia, calling on its people to protest Friday against what it described as a US plot to annex the tiny Gulf archipe...  

Iran warns West against pressure in nuclear talks     05/17/2012

Iran's top negotiator says his country is seeking "cooperation" from world powers in next week's nuclear talks in Baghdad and has warned against pressure by the West....  

Members of France's new cabinet announced     05/17/2012

The members of French President François Hollande's new cabinet were announced on Wednesday, including Pierre Moscovici as finance and economy minister and former premier Laurent Fabius (pi...  

Iran nuclear concession would test big power unity     05/17/2012

Reuters - Facing an imminent toughening of sanctions, Iran is hinting at a readiness to give some ground in its long nuclear stand-off with world powers, but any flexibility could split thei...  

Taiwan’s oil imports from Iran surge following halt in February     05/16/2012

Taiwan resumed oil imports from Iran in March after ceasing purchases a month earlier, according to data from Ministry of Economic Affairs....  

Iran's tough nuclear stance masks struggles at top     05/16/2012

The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel. But embedded in the messages are meanings that reach ...  

New Palestinian government, led by Fayyad, to be sworn in Wednesday     05/16/2012

A reshuffled Palestinian cabinet in the West Bank with seven new faces is to be sworn in on Wednesday, labor minister Ahmed Majdalani told AFP....  

U.N. and Iran agree to keep talking on nuclear     05/16/2012

ran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog ended two days of talks on Tuesday by agreeing to meet again next week, just two days before Tehran resumes negotiations with world powers concerned it may ...  

Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande agree to work closely on increasing growth in Europe     05/16/2012

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande agree to work closely on increasing growth in Europe during their first official meeting in Berlin, T...  

Iran eyes new phase for Iraqi pipeline     05/16/2012

Negotiations are under way to choose contractors for the construction of a natural gas pipeline from Iran to Iraq...  

EU studying impact of Iran ship insurance ban: UK     05/16/2012

Britain and France are studying a proposed European Union ban on insuring tankers carrying Iranian oil to see how severe an impact it would have on trade with non-EU countries, British Forei...  

Iran Khodro plans to manufacture 30,000 cars in Iraq this year     05/16/2012

Iran Khodro Co., the country’s largest carmaker, said it plans to manufacture 30,000 cars, mostly the Samand sedan, at a production site in neighboring Iraq this year....  

Iranian rapper faces death threats, bounty over song     05/16/2012

CNN - An Iranian rapper is facing death threats and has a $100,000 bounty on his head for a song that some say insults an Islamic Shiite imam....  

Haunted by memories of the dead, Syrians vow to keep fighting for freedom     05/16/2012

Nonexistent until last June, the encampment of about 1,600 people now is a haven of peace compared with the terror experienced in the country just 300 yards away. Housed in neat, white tents...  

Hollande sworn in as president of France     05/15/2012

Francois Hollande has vowed to "open a new path" to address Europe's debt crisis after being sworn in as French president amid ceremonies in Paris....  

U.S. unimpressed with India's efforts to cut Iran oil buys - envoy     05/15/2012

The United States is not impressed with India's efforts to cut its oil imports from Iran, a top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, throwing into doubt whether New Delhi would be given a waiver f...  

Iran hangs man for killing nuclear scientist     05/15/2012

Iran has hanged a man who was sentenced to death for the 2010 killing of a nuclear physicist...  

Saudi Arabia says Syria peace plan faltering, Iran should keep out of affairs with Bahrain     05/15/2012

Saudi Arabia said the confidence in international mediator Kofi Annan’s peace efforts in Syria is diminishing due to continued violence in the country and asked Iran to keep out of the ki...  

U.N. and Syria at odds over control of aid distribution: envoys     05/15/2012

Damascus wants to manage the delivery of all humanitarian aid to a million people in need of assistance as a result of the 14-month-old conflict in Syria, but the United Nations insists on h...  

Hollande names longtime ally Ayrault as prime minister     05/15/2012

Jean-Marc Ayrault, the leader of the Socialist Party in parliament and the mayor of Nantes, was named France's new prime minister on Tuesday by François Hollande...  

Looting of Liberty trailers and intensified water shortage crisis     05/14/2012

Iraqi forces on the order of Sadiq Mohammad Kazim, the Iraqi government representative in Liberty, have looted a large number of the camp's trailers in recent weeks. As it is shown in the at...  

Merkel dealt heavy blow in German vote     05/14/2012

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have suffered a heavy defeat in regional elections in Germany's most populous state....  

Heavy clashes between Syrian army, rebels in Rastan     05/14/2012

Residents of the town of Qusayr, 15 kms (nine miles) from Homs, tend to town's the cemetery that contains around 100 bodies of Syrian's killed during the conflict. (AFP)...  

Rocard went to Iran on own initiative, socialist lawmaker says     05/14/2012

Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard went to Iran for a private visit, not at the request of President-elect Francois Hollande, according to a Socialist lawmaker....