China bats down notion of punishing Iran with sanctions for secret nuclear facilitySeptember 25th, 2009 China dismisses punishment for Iran nuke facilityPITTSBURGH — China on Friday batted down the notion of punishing Iran with additional sanctions for developing a secret nuclear facility, saying negotiations are a better way of dealing with Tehran. Chinese officials told reporters at the G-20 economic summit that Iran should cooperate with the U.N.
China says Iran should cooperate with UN on secret nuclear facilitySeptember 25th, 2009 China urging Iran to cooperate on nuclear facilityPITTSBURGH — China is urging Iran to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency looking into a secret Iranian nuclear facility.
Iran military plane crashesSeptember 22nd, 2009 TEHRAN - An Iranian military aircraft crashed in the south of Tehran Tuesday in a military parade marking the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
The military plane, which was taking part in air manoeuvres during the parade, crashed in a village just outside Tehran, IRNA news agency said, without specifying the type of the crashed plane and casualties.
French general says military intervention not viable option to stop Iran's nuclear ambitionsSeptember 10th, 2009 Top French general: Iran intervention not viableWASHINGTON — The head of the French military says military intervention is not a viable option to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear capability. Armed Forces Chief of Staff Jean-Louis Georgelin told a Washington-based foreign policy group that he believes a military approach would be too risky.
Secretary of State Clinton renews US call for Iran to release Americans detained, missingAugust 15th, 2009 US renews calls on Iran to release AmericansWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pressing Iran to release Americans who are detained or have gone missing there. Retired FBI agent Robert Levinson has been missing since March 2007.
Cal State Northridge grad student held for 10 months in Iran returns to Los AngelesAugust 14th, 2009 Iran-American held 10 months in Iran returns to LALOS ANGELES — A graduate student detained for nearly a year in Iran has returned to Los Angeles. Esha Momeni (ESH'-ah moh-men-EE') was detained Oct.
Prof Sabharwal son's aide killed in Delhi UniversityJuly 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A close aide of Himanshu Sabharwal, son of Ujjain professor H.S. Sabharwal who was beaten and killed in his college in August 2006, was found stabbed to death in the Delhi University campus Friday, police said.
Philadelphia teacher accused of throwing a stapler and hitting student in the headJune 9th, 2009 Teacher allegedly tosses stapler, hitting studentPHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia school teacher is under investigation for allegedly throwing a stapler that struck a student in the head. The mother of a 15-year-old boy said she took him to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia where he received four stitches in his forehead Friday afternoon.
Obama updates military plans for IranMay 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Pentagon has, at the request of President Barack Obama, updated its plans for using military force against Iran, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. The US has not ruled out the possibility of a military strike if diplomacy fails to resolve the international dispute over Iran's nuclear activities, Gates said.
Tenn. company says cost from ash spill could reach $975M, recovery will take 'several years'May 1st, 2009 Tenn. ash spill estimate increases to $975MKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's largest public utility now says cleaning up a massive coal ash spill will cost as much as $975 million and could take several years.
Gates: Military options against Iran would only provide temporary, ineffective fixApril 30th, 2009 Officials downplay military options vs IranWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the military option for forcing Iran to halt its nuclear program would be just temporary and ineffective and that sanctions make more sense. Gates told Senate appropriators Thursday that a military attack on Iran would merely send that country's nuclear program further underground.
Gates: Military options against Iran would be only temporary fixApril 30th, 2009 Officials downplay military options against IranWASHINGTON — Using U.S. military might to coerce Iran to halt its nuclear program would yield only temporary results, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, adding that sanctions make more sense.
US' China threat theory rejected by Beijing military expertsApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chinese scholars have rebutted US' allegations that China was engaged in spying and forging secret nuclear deals with foreign countries, saying these were induced by the perceived "China threat" worrying Washington. "More accusations are being made nowadays, probably because the military contractors are fighting against a fundamental defense budget now proposed by the US defense chief," said Beijing-based military expert Song Xiaojun.
Iran plans manned spaceflight by 2021February 11th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran would send its first man into space on board its own spacecraft by 2021, the head of Iran's Aerospace Agency announced Thursday. 'Scientific research has already begun in Iran,' Reza Tagipur was quoted by Iranian media as saying.
China, Iran sign oil dealJanuary 14th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran and China have signed a $1.76 billion deal here for the development of an oil field in Iran, media reports said. The deal was signed between China National Petroleum Corporation(CNPC) and the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) in the presence of Iranian oil minister Gholam Hossein Nozari and Chinese ambassador Xie Xiaoyan, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported..
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