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World Urged To Keep Pressure On Iran On Woman's Stoning Sentence
World Urged To Keep Pressure On Iran On Woman's Stoning Sentence
World Urged To Keep Pressure On Iran On Woman's Stoning Sentence
World Urged To Keep Pressure On Iran On Woman's Stoning Sentence
World Urged To Keep Pressure On Iran On Woman's Stoning Sentence
Fidel Castro defends Iran's nuclear program.
Fidel Castro defends Iran's nuclear program.
Fidel Castro defends Iran's nuclear program.
Fidel Castro defends Iran's nuclear program.
Fidel Castro defends Iran's nuclear program.
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CHINA-ZHENGZHOU-SOCCER-FRIENDLY MATCH-CHN VS IRN (CN)
CHINA-ZHENGZHOU-SOCCER-FRIENDLY MATCH-CHN VS IRN (CN)
CHINA-ZHENGZHOU-SOCCER-FRIENDLY MATCH-CHN VS IRN (CN)
CHINA-ZHENGZHOU-SOCCER-FRIENDLY MATCH-CHN VS IRN (CN)
World News - September 03, 2010
World News - September 03, 2010
Mideast Iran
Mideast Iran
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Bahrain steps up pressure on Shiite 'plotters'

Bahrain steps up crackdown on restive Shiite opposition, threatening democratic reform push. What began last month with the arrest of an opposition leader in Bahrain has mushroomed into a full-blown political offensive in the tiny Gulf nation with big fault lines: U.S.-allied Sunni rulers against members of a Shiite majority being cast as coup plotters who could open the door to Iranian influence.
 

Coach K pleased, but US faces higher expectations

Krzyzewski satisfied with his team, but Americans know more is expected of them. Those predicting that the United States will fall short of a world championship are focusing on the back of the jerseys.
 

Attack on Iran would destroy Israel: Ahmadinejad

DOHA (Reuters) - Any attack on Iran would lead to the destruction of Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar on Sunday.
 

Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'

Vatican decries stoning as brutal punishment, hints at help in adultery case of Iranian woman. The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.
 

Hit on Iran would spell Israel's 'eradication': Ahmadinejad

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruled out an attack on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme, during a visit to Qatar on Sunday, because any such action would result in Israel's destruction.
 

Iran attack would see Israel's 'eradication': Ahmadinejad

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday during a visit to the Gulf state of Qatar that any attack on the Islamic republic will result in the destruction of Israel.
 

Vatican says in touch with Iran over stoning case

The Vatican said on Sunday it was in contact with Tehran over the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery amid a global diplomatic push for clemency.
 

Israel's Barak to make 24-hour visit to Russia

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak was to travel to Moscow late on Sunday for a brief visit to hold talks with senior Russian officials, his office said.
 

Blair warns over deep-rooted radical Islam

Former prime minister Tony Blair warned on Sunday that the roots of radical Islam were far deeper than we think and said Al-Qaeda would have killed 300,000 on September 11, 2001 if they could.
 

Vatican says in touch with Iran over stoning case

The Vatican said on Sunday it was in contact with Tehran over the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery amid a global diplomatic push for clemency.
 

Most UAE banks stop transfers to Iran after sanctions

Most banks in the United Arab Emirates, an important trading partner for Iran, have stopped money transfers there after the latest round of sanctions on the Islamic republic, bankers said on Sunday.
 

Iran's Ahmadinejad visits Qatar

The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Qatar on Sunday for a brief visit to its Gulf ally, QNA state news agency reported.
 

Vatican says in touch with Iran over stoning case

The Vatican said Sunday it was in touch with Tehran "through diplomatic channels" over the controversy surrounding the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery.
 

Israel's Barak to make 24-hour visit to Russia

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak was to travel to Moscow late on Sunday for talks with senior officials, his spokesman said.
 

Sunni and Shiite Iraqi journalists talk about war

Kidnappings, bombs, death threats: Two Iraqi journalists, Sunni and Shiite, talk about the war. As the U.S. draws down in Iraq, two Associated Press Television News cameramen, one Sunni and one Shiite, talk about what it has been like to live through and record the war. The accounts are translated and edited.
 
Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin

Shoes, eggs hurled at ex-Brit PM Blair in Dublin

Anti-war protesters, and hurled shoes, greet Tony Blair at Dublin signing of his memoir. Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's capital. Hundreds more people lined up to have their books autographed ? evidence that the divisions left by Blair's decade as British leader have yet to heal.
 

Palestinian Authority lashes out at Ahmadinejad over remarks

The Palestinian Authority lashed out Saturday at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his remarks about the relaunching of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.
 

Israel: Explosions occurred at Hezbollah depot

Israel's military says explosions in southern Lebanon occurred at Hezbollah weapons depot. Israel's military said Saturday that surveillance footage from drones shows that the explosions that rocked a village in southern Lebanon this week occurred at a residential building used by Hezbollah as a weapons depot.
 

Iran troops kill four Kurdish rebels: report

Iranian security forces have killed four members of an outlawed Kurdish group in the western province of Kordestan, the hardline Kayhan newspaper reported on Saturday.
 

US says no decision to withdraw weapons though Turkey

The United States has no intention of pulling out heavy equipment and weapons from Iraq through Turkey, the country's top commander said Saturday.
 

Facts from the Wikipedia page:

Islamic Republic of Iran
جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān
FlagCoat of arms
MottoIndependence, Freedom, Islamic Republic
AnthemNational Anthem of Iran²
Capital
(and largest city)
Tehran
35°41′N 51°25′E / 35.683°N 51.417°E / 35.683; 51.417
Official languagesPersian
Recognised regional languagesConstitutional recognition of the Languages of Iran and their usage in Mass Media.[1] The largest regional languages of Iran are Azeri, Kurdish, Mazandarani etc...
DemonymIranian
GovernmentIslamic republic (a "theocratic republic".[2])
 - Supreme LeaderAyatollah Ali Khamenei
 - PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad
 - First Vice PresidentMohammad Reza Rahimi
 - Speaker of the ParliamentAli Larijani
Unification[3]
 - Median Empire625 BC 
 - Safavid dynasty1501[4] 
 - First constitution1906 
 - Islamic Republic declared1 April 1979 
Area
 - Total1,648,195 km2 (18th)
636,372 sq mi 
 - Water (%)0.7
Population
 - 2009 estimate74,196,000[5] 
 - 2006 census70,495,782 (18th)
 - Density45/km2 (163rd)
116.6/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2009 estimate
 - Total$830.058 billion[6] (17th)
 - Per capita$11,202[6] (73rd)
GDP (nominal)2009 estimate
 - Total$331.757 billion[6] (29th)
 - Per capita$4,477[6] (87th)
Gini (2008)38[7] (medium
HDI (2007) 0.782 (medium) (88th)
CurrencyRial (ريال) (IRR)
Time zoneIRST (UTC+3:30)
 - Summer (DST)Iran Daylight Time (IRDT) (UTC+4:30)
Drives on theright
Internet TLD.ir
Calling code98
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3Statistical Center of Iran. "جمعيت و متوسط رشد سالانه" (in Persian). http://www.sci.org.ir/content/userfiles/_sci/sci/SEL/f02/2.1.html. Retrieved 2009-02-13. 
4CIA Factbook