Russian helicopter crashes in southwestern Turkey, killing 5
August 12th, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by BNO News
KÖYCEĞIZ, TURKEY (BNO NEWS) -- A Russian helicopter participating in an operation to extinguish wildfires crashed in southwestern Turkey on Thursday, killing three Russian citizens and two Turkish citizens, the owner of ... Read more...
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Iran to file complaint against US, EU over sanctions
July 30th, 2012 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran will file a complaint against the US and the European Union (EU) for imposing unilateral sanctions on the country without the approval of the ... Read more...
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Egypt to continue transporting Iran oil
July 16th, 2012 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, July 16 (IANS) Egypt will not stop transporting Iranian oil through the Suez Canal and internal pipelines despite the EU embargo on Tehran's oil exports, RIA Novosti reported.The EU-brokered ... Read more...
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Israel warns against concessions to Tehran
May 22nd, 2012 - 9:04 am ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, May 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran continues to pose a nuclear threat to Israel and world powers should not make any concessions to Tehran at the upcoming talks in ... Read more...
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Six-party n-talks ‘positive’; Iran refuses meeting with US (Second Lead)
April 14th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) Key talks involving six major countries and Iran on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, which resumed Saturday in Istanbul after a 15-month impasse, were described as ... Read more...
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Six-party talks on Iran n-programme ‘positive’ (Lead, Correcting day in intro)
April 14th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) Key talks involving six major countries and Iran on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, which resumed Saturday after a 15-month impasse, have been described as "positive" ... Read more...
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Six-party talks on Iran n-programme ‘positive’
April 14th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 14 (IANS) Key talks involving six major countries and Iran on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme, which resumed Friday after a 15-month impasse, have been described as "positive" ... Read more...
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EU accepts Iran talks offer
March 6th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has accepted Tehran's offer to resume negotiations with the Iran Six amid growing international concerns over the ... Read more...
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Russia seeks compromise on Iran sanctions
March 6th, 2012 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will push for talks to scrap unilateral sanctions against Iran if it allows the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to control Iranian nuclear activity, ... Read more...
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Gas prices continue their upward surge
March 6th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Mar 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US motorists are being hit hard with recent surge in the prices of gas. The price of gas is quickly moving to the $4 mark and ... Read more...
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Iran denies Greece 500,000 barrels of oil
February 26th, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has refused to supply 500,000 barrels of oil to Greece in response to the European Union's sanctions against the Islamic Republic, the Iranian news ... Read more...
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Will battle terror together: Zardari
February 17th, 2012 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran have agreed to fight terrorism together, said President Asif Ali Zardari Friday, after a trilateral summit here.The leaders of Pakistan, Iran and ... Read more...
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Pakistan won’t help US attack Iran: Zardari
February 17th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IANS) Pakistan would not assist the US if it attacks Iran, Islamabad Friday assured Tehran.Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai along with President ... Read more...
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US imposes new sanctions on Iran
February 17th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Thursday extended its sanctions against Iran, the State Department said."Today the United States government took three separate sanctions actions against Iran's primary intelligence ... Read more...
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Iran to announce new ‘big’ nuclear achievements
February 11th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 11 (IANS) Iran will soon announce new "big" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic revolution.Addressing a crowd ... Read more...
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New Iran sanctions not to disrupt oil markets: US
February 3rd, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Obama administration will take steps to ensure that new US sanctions expected to be imposed on Iran in the near future do not hurt ... Read more...
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‘EU sanctions on Iran may push oil prices to $150′
January 30th, 2012 - 3:25 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The European Union (EU) embargo on oil imports from Iran may push world oil prices to $150 per barrel, the head of Iran's state oil ... Read more...
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IAEA team arrives in Iran
January 29th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 29 (IANS) A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Iran to discuss the country's controversial nuclear programme, Iranian media reported Sunday.Iran's envoy to ... Read more...
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US seeks EU sanctions to force Iran back into talks
January 21st, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US expects the European Union (EU) to take steps to pressure Iran back into negotiations on its controversial nuclear activity, said Secretary of State ... Read more...
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US condemns Iran’s decision to start uranium enrichment
January 11th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US has condemned the Iranian government's decision to begin uranium enrichment operations at a facility in the country's north.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) ... Read more...
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US presidential candidate warns of bombing Iran’s nuke sites
January 2nd, 2012 - 10:53 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Rick Santorum, an ultra-conservative Republican presidential candidate, has vowed to ensure that Iran would not produce a nuclear weapon if he was elected president.The former ... Read more...
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Iran passes bill to reduce ties with Britain
November 27th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Nov 27 (IANS) The Iranian Majlis passed a bill Sunday to downgrade the country's diplomatic ties with Britain, a media report said.The bill requires the foreign ministry to reduce ... Read more...
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US renews 1979 sanctions against Iran
November 8th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has renewed the 1979 financial sanctions against Iran, the White House reported."Because our relations with Iran have not yet returned ... Read more...
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Russia to launch three Glonass satellites Friday
November 4th, 2011 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Nov 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia will launch a Proton-M rocket carrying three Glonass navigation satellites from the Baikonur space centre Friday after a 24-hour delay due to technical reasons, ... Read more...
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Iran urges total ban on nuclear weapons
September 3rd, 2011 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran's envoy to the UN has urged the international community to reject nuclear weapons and impose a total ban on nuclear tests."The complete destruction ... Read more...
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China launches new unmanned helicopter
May 8th, 2011 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 8 (IANS) An unmanned helicopter, the largest of its kind in China, has successfully completed its first flight, Xinhua reported.The unmanned helicopter, with a maximum take-off weight of ... Read more...
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Iran says can produce nuclear fuel
January 8th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tehran is capable of making its own nuclear fuel plates and rods, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said Saturday."We have built an advanced ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke facilities
January 1st, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Following a two-decade-old New Year ritual, India and Pakistan exchanged lists of their respective nuclear installations Saturday morning.The exchange is done under the the Agreement on the ... Read more...
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“Pak’s nuclear weapons are secure”: Musharraf
November 16th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Pakistan's pursuit of nuclear weapons was an "existential and defensive imperative" to compensate for the new imbalance of power tilted towards India, former president Pervez Musharraf has ... Read more...
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Iran joins US for first time for talks on Afghanistan’s future
October 19th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Oct 19 (ANI): Iran took part in high-level discussions on Afghanistan on Monday for the first time after the US assured that it had no "no problem" with its participation.The ... Read more...
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Iran-Russia nuclear plant to be inaugurated in September: Official
August 9th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, Aug 9 (DPA) The joint Iran-Russia nuclear power plant in the Gulf port of Bushehr in southern Iran will be inaugurated in late September, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said ... Read more...
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US, Vietnam nuke deal could be ‘destabilizing’, unsettle China: Experts
August 6th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.6 (ANI): The US and Vietnam - two former Cold War foes - are in advanced talks to share nuclear fuel and technology, which could "unsettle" China.Chinese analysts believe the ... Read more...
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Iran denies entry to two IAEA inspectors
June 21st, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, June 21 (IANS) Iran has barred two International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors from entering the country, a media report said Monday.
Iran told the UN nuclear watchdog recently that two of ... Read more...
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UN Security Council meets on Iran’s nuclear issues
June 8th, 2010 - 7:32 am ICT by IANS
New York, June 8 (DPA) The UN Security Council held a closed-door meeting to discuss a revised draft resolution that its author, the US, designed to impose additional sanctions on Iran for ... Read more...
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U.S. makes new nuke concessions to India
April 21st, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.21 (ANI): India will receive new concessions as part of its bilateral civilian nuclear agreement with the United States.In a move that has angered arms control advocates, Washington agreed to Indian ... Read more...
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