Judge gives NCAA until Wednesday to turn over original records on Florida State cheating caseOctober 23rd, 2009 Fla. judge gives NCAA more time to release recordsTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A judge has given the NCAA until 2 p.m.
Iran arrests three suspects linked to suicide bombingOctober 20th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran has arrested three suspects linked to the weekend suicide bombing in the southeastern province of Sistan-Beluchistan, the Fars news agency reported. Provincial prosecutor Mohammad Marzieh told Fars Tuesday about the arrests of the three suspects but declined to give further details, citing security reasons.
US demands immediate release of Iranian-American scholarOctober 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Tuesday called for the immediate release of an Iranian-American citizen who was sentenced to a 12-year prison term in Iran, declaring the charges against him are "groundless". "Given the groundless nature of charges against him, we call on Iran to grant his immediate release," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said.
Iran releases Newsweek reporter on bailOctober 17th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Saturday released Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari on bail after four months' detention, the ILNA news agency reported. Iranian-Canadian Maziar Bahari was released on bail amounting to almost $300,000, ILNA quoted a judiciary official as saying.
Iran confirms 3 death sentences amid Amnesty warningOctober 10th, 2009 TEHRAN/LONDON - Iran's judiciary Saturday confirmed that three death sentences had been handed down to dissidents, even as Amnesty International (AI) warned of the prospect of a wave of death sentences in the Islamic state. The ISNA news agency cited the Iranian judiciary Saturday as confirming press reports that three dissidents had been sentenced to death.
Report: Iran sentences 3 to death in mass trial of those accused in postelection unrestOctober 10th, 2009 Iran sentences 3 to death in mass opposition trialTEHRAN, Iran — Three defendants in Iran's mass trial of opposition figures accused of fueling the country's postelection unrest have been sentenced to death, an Iranian news agency reported Saturday. Two of them were convicted of membership in a monarchist group seeking to topple Iran's Islamic Republic and restore a monarchy, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported, quoting judiciary official Zahed Bashiri Rad.
Iran sentences accused member of exiled opposition group to death, says Amnesty InternationalOctober 9th, 2009 Amnesty: Iran sentences opponent to deathCAIRO — Iran has sentenced an accused member of an exiled opposition group to death, Amnesty International said Friday in an appeal for Tehran to rescind the ruling. Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani was the first person to be sentenced to death in connection with the unrest triggered by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed June 12 re-election, the human rights group said.
Supreme Court won't block release of priest sex abuse papers in Conn. diocese caseOctober 5th, 2009 Court won't block release of sex abuse papersWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has refused to block the release of documents generated by lawsuits against priests in Connecticut for alleged sexual abuse. The justices on Monday turned down a request by the Roman Catholic diocese in Bridgeport, Conn.
Newsweek reporter's jailing in Iran brings personal ordeal as pregnant wife hopes for releaseOctober 5th, 2009 Jailed Newsweek reporter faces personal ordealBEIRUT — Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari, who has been imprisoned in Iran for more than three months, got troubling news: His wife is having a difficult pregnancy and will be delivering their first child without him. Paola Gourley could hear the shock in her husband's voice when she told him she would be having the baby two weeks early during a rare phone call Sunday from Tehran's Evin Prison.
Currency conversion company activated thousands of Iranian accounts, Treasury Department saysOctober 1st, 2009 Florida company fined $3M for Iranian transactionsWASHINGTON — A Florida company has been fined nearly $3 million for activating thousands of electronic currency accounts for customers in Iran, the Treasury Department said Thursday. Gold & Silver Reserve Inc., of Melbourne exported financial services without a license, violating federal regulations governing transactions with Iran, the department said.
Dutch father, son plead guilty to breaking embargo by exporting US aircraft parts to IranSeptember 24th, 2009 Dutch men plead guilty to illegal exports to IranWASHINGTON — A Dutch company and the father and son who managed it pleaded guilty Thursday to exporting American-made aircraft parts to Iran in violation of U.S. embargoes. U.S. law has prohibited U.S.
Belgian arms dealer charged with smuggling fighter jet parts to Iran pleads not guilty in Ala.September 10th, 2009 Arms dealer charged in smuggling pleads not guiltyMOBILE, Ala. — A Belgian arms dealer has pleaded not guilty in an Alabama courtroom to charges of trying to smuggle fighter jet parts to Iran.
Apex court allows producer to release 'Wanted' on Sep 18September 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed film producer Boney Kapoor to release his Salman Khan-starrer "Wanted" on Sep 18. A bench of Justice B.N.
Belgian held in Ala. to plead not guilty to charges of violating Iranian trade embargoSeptember 3rd, 2009 Belgian to plead innocent to breaking Iran embargoBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A Belgian arms dealer jailed in Alabama on federal charges of trying to funnel fighter jet parts to Iran once claimed to work with U.S.
US arrests Belgian man on charges he tried to buy fighter engines for IranSeptember 2nd, 2009 US says Belgian man broke Iran arms embargoWASHINGTON — A Belgian man has been arrested for trying to purchase fighter jet engines and other parts for Iran in violation of the U.S. trade embargo on that country.
