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Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may get 74 lashes for allegedly breaking election law

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TEHRAN Iran‘s constitutional watchdog said it will seek possible charges against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanying ...

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Missing Indian sailors may have been rescued by Iranians

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DUBAI Three Indian sailors, who have been missing since their ship sank four months ago off the UAE coast, may ...

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Two arrested in al-Qaeda linked Canada plot to attack a passenger train

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TORONTO Two men were arrested and charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from ...

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Hundreds feared dead in Iran quake, tremors in India

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DUBAI A major earthquake struck Iran near the border with Pakistan today and an Iranian official said hundreds of people ...

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Iran earthquake toll rises to 37

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TEHRAN A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on ...

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UN General Assembly may vote on draft arms trade treaty today

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UNITED NATIONS The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly is tentatively planning to vote on Tuesday on a draft treaty to regulate ...

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‘Over year or so’ for Iran to get nuclear bomb: Obama

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JERUSALEM Iran is “over a year or so” from getting a nuclear bomb, US President Barack Obama said in an ...

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‘US will stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons at any cost’

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WASHINGTON The US has warned that it would prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons at any cost, saying that it ...

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Iran plans to sue Hollywood over “unrealistic portrayal” in Argo

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Iran is planning to sue Hollywood over the Oscar-winning Argo because of the movie’s allegedly “unrealistic portrayal” of the country, Iranian media ...

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Iran using India, other countries for malign activities: US

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WASHINGTON Describing Iran as the “single, most significant threat” to regional stability, a top American commander on wednesday accused Tehran ...

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Syria, Iran say US aid to rebels will extend war

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DAMASCUS Syria and Iran said on Saturday that Washington’s decision to provide aid to rebels will only prolong the fighting ...

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Iran sees chance to improve ties with U.S. – minister

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VIENNA Iran‘s foreign minister said he sees a chance to improve ties with the United States, despite a longrunning standoff ...

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India, Iran must deepen economic ties: President

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NEW DELHI India and Iran must work together to deepen their strong bilateral economic relationship, said President Pranab Mukherjee. “India ...

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World powers wait to hear Iran response to nuclear offer

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ALMATY World powers hope Iran will respond positively on Wednesday to their new offer to lift some sanctions if Tehran ...

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Oscar 2013: Mixed reviews for Argo’s win in Iran

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The Oscar-winning movie Argo has not appeared in any Iranian cinema but is still getting mixed reviews about its depiction of Tehran ...

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West says ‘substantial offer’ for Iran

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DUBAI Delegates from Iran and the six global powers have arrived in Kazakhstan for nuclear talks in Almaty, which could ...

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Iran state news agency photoshops Michelle Obama’s ‘too revealing’ Oscar dress

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An Iranian news agency has digitally altered an image of US First Lady Michelle Obama announcing the Oscar in a ...

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Iran move to speed up nuclear programme troubles West

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VIENNA Iran has begun installing advanced centrifuges at its main uranium enrichment plant, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Thursday, ...

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Hollande lauds India’s ‘peace power’

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NEW DELHI Stressing the “exceptional” strategic partnership between the two countries, French president Francois Hollande urged New Delhi to play ...

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Iran not seeking nuclear weapons: Khamenei

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TEHRAN Iran’s supreme leader said on Saturday that his country is not seeking nuclear weapons, but that no world power ...

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