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September 3rd, 2009 Iran parliament votes on Ahmadinejad Cabinet listTEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has pledged his future government will work closely with the parliament and has urged Iranian lawmakers to approve his choices for the Cabinet. The remarks came as lawmakers prepared to vote Thursday on the 21-member Cabinet proposed by Ahmadinejad.

August 16th, 2009 More on trial in Iran over post-election turmoilTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's official news agency says 25 more activists and opposition supporters have gone on trial over their alleged involvement in the post-election turmoil. The IRNA report says the prosecutor read a general indictment for the 25 saying they had been plotting the post-election unrest for years.

August 14th, 2009 Iran reformist leader says he has torture accountsTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian opposition leader says he received reports of protesters detained after the country's disputed presidential election being tortured to death in jail. Mahdi Karroubi says he got testimonies from prisoners who say they were abused while in detention and from those who say they saw others being brutally tortured, some to death.

August 11th, 2009 Iran opposition says 69 dead in unrestTEHRAN, Iran — At least 69 people have died in Iran's post-election unrest based on accounts from the victims' families and the number is still growing, said an aide to Iran's opposition leader on Tuesday. The government says only 30 people died in demonstrations following accusations that the June 12 presidential elections had been rigged, but human rights groups say the number could be much higher.

August 11th, 2009 Iran opposition puts election unrest toll at 69TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's opposition said Tuesday at least 69 people have died in two months of postelection unrest based on accounts from the victims' families, more than double the official toll released by parliament. A top aide to Mir Hossein Mousavi, the opposition leader who claims he was the true winner of the June 12 presidential vote, handed the list over to parliament.

August 5th, 2009 Ahmadinejad is sworn in as Iranian presidentTEHRAN, Iran — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been sworn in as president of Iran for a second term in office. Ahmadinejad took the oath in an inauguration ceremony in parliament Wednesday.

August 5th, 2009 Iran's parliament holds Ahmadinejad inaugurationTEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian parliament is inaugurating Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a second term as president. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani opened the ceremony, after a cleric recited verses from the Quran.

August 4th, 2009 Gibbs: Ahmadinejad 'elected leader' of IranWASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is "the elected leader" of the Islamic republic. Gibbs was asked Tuesday if the White House recognized Ahmadinejad as the country's legitimate president.

August 3rd, 2009 Iran's Ahmadinejad to be endorsed for 2nd termTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Supreme Leader is to formally endorse Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president, a step leading up to his inauguration in parliament. But the country's opposition and moderates — including former president Hashemi Rafsanjani — say they'll boycott Monday's ceremony in defiance of an election they decry as fraudulent.

July 30th, 2009 Opposition to hold memorial for post-vote victimsTEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian opposition is to hold a "silent memorial" for victims of post-election violence in defiance of a government ban on the gathering. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi's Web site says he plans to attend the ceremony on Thursday, along with another pro-reformist candidate, Mahdi Karrubi, who was also defeated in the June 12 presidential election.

July 13th, 2009 Iran conservative candidate warns of 'implosion'TEHRAN,Iran — Iran's defeated conservative candidate criticized both the government and opposition protesters, warning that more post-election turmoil could destabilize the country In his remarks published on his Web site late Sunday, Mohsen Rezaei warned that the continuation of the current situation could "drive us toward implosion." Iran has been in turmoil following its June 12 presidential election. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner but the opposition claims widespread fraud.

June 24th, 2009 TEHRAN - The best way to settle the dilemma over the controversial results of Iran's presidential elections would be formation of an independent committee, a statement released on opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi's website suggested Wednesday. Moussavi, and millions of Iranians, accuse the government of fraud in the June 12 election that gave President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad an overwhelming victory.

June 23rd, 2009 Correction: Iran-Election storyIn a June 22 story about Iran's post-election turmoil, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the exiled Iranian resistance organization People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran was designated as a terrorist group by the European Union. The EU removed the organization from its list of terrorist groups in January.

June 17th, 2009 Canada avoids summer electionTORONTO — Canada's prime minister reached a deal Wednesday with one of three opposition parties allowing him to avoid early elections. The opposition Liberals had been threatening to join two other opposition parties in toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government on Friday if Harper didn't unveil planned changes for unemployment insurance.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday went for a generational change as party leader L.K. Advani named 57-year-old Sushma Swaraj as his deputy in the Lok Sabha and key strategist Arun Jaitley, 56, as opposition leader in the upper house.