Obama condemns violence against Iran protesters
2009-06-24 09:48:27
Dramatically hardening the US reaction to Iran's disputed elections and bloody aftermath, President Barack Obama condemned the violence against protesters Tuesday.
Iran condemns UN chief's 'meddling' statements
2009-06-23 23:54:15
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi on Tuesday condemned UN chief Ban Ki-moon's " meddling" statements on its internal affairs, the local ISNA news agency reported.
Britain expels two Iranian diplomats
2009-06-23 23:50:11
Britain is expelling two Iranian diplomats in retaliation of Tehran's decision to order two British diplomats to leave, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Tuesday.
Iran: New president in position by Aug. 19
2009-06-23 22:36:39
Iran's new president will be sworn in to office between July 26 and August 19, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Palestinian PM: Statehood 'in two years'
2009-06-23 22:03:39
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Monday said that East Jerusalem will be the eternal capital of the future Palestinian statehood, expecting it to be established in two years.
China hopes for stability in post-election Iran
2009-06-23 19:41:55
China repeated its stance Tuesday on the post-election situation in Iran, saying it respected "the choice of the Iranian people."
Russia backs Iran election results
2009-06-23 15:21:20
Russia says it backs the results of Iran's presidential elections _ a crucial vote of confidence for hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who says he won re-election by a landslide.
Reports: Iran won't annul election results
2009-06-23 14:04:46
Iran's top electoral body, the Guardian Council, found "no major fraud" in the disputed June 12 election and ruled out annulling the the results, Iran's state TV Tuesday quoted a spokesman for the council as saying.
Iraq urges scientists to come home
2009-06-23 13:21:23
Iraq appealed on Monday for scientists living abroad to return home and use their expertise to help rebuild their homeland's economy after years of war.
Bombs hit Baghdad, at least 13 killed
2009-06-22 20:33:12
Deadly bombings killed 13 people in the Baghdad area on Monday as Iraqi officials braced for new violence ahead of a planned withdrawal of US troops from major cities and urban areas.
Jerusalem sculpture gets a clean-up
2009-06-22 19:08:31
Labourers refurbish a sculpture in Jerusalem. The 18 metre high sculpture entitled "Staircase" was created by Israeli artist Ezra Orion and installed in Jerusalem in 1980.
Defiant Mousavi urges more protests
2009-06-22 15:40:36
Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to stage more protests over the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a direct challenge to the Islamic Republic's leadership.