Stone-throwing demonstrators attack Iranian Embassy in Sweden

October 8th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - The European Union (EU) has condemned a suicide car bomb attack that killed 17 people outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul Thursday. "The presidency is appalled by this atrocious form of terrorism, taking place in the close vicinity of a diplomatic mission which enjoys protection under international law," Sweden, which holds the presidency of the EU, said in a statement.

September 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - His train journey from Ludhiana marred by an incident of stone throwing, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi reached the national capital Tuesday night without any other untoward incident. The Congress leader, travelling by the Swarn Shatabdi Express, alighted at the New Delhi Railway Station at around 11.20 p.m.

August 8th, 2009 UK says its embassy staffer on trial in TehranLONDON —Britain's Foreign Office says a staff member at its embassy in Iran has been put on trial in Tehran. The ministry says it saw Hossein Rassam pictured among those accused at a mass trial that began Saturday in the Iranian capital, though Rassam had been released from detention in July.

July 14th, 2009 3 Israelis wounded in West Bank attackJERUSALEM — The military says three Israelis have been wounded, one seriously, after being attacked by stone-throwing Palestinians in the West Bank. The three were returning early Tuesday from praying at an ancient gravesite near the town of Qalqiliya, in the northern West Bank, when they were pelted with stones from a nearby wedding celebration.

July 4th, 2009 British embassy employee in Iran chargedTEHRAN — The lawyer for a detained Iranian employee of the British embassy in Tehran says his client has been charged with "acting against national security." Lawyer Abdolsamad Khorramshi says his client is being held in Evin prison and will in all likelihood stand trial soon. The lawyer on Saturday identified his client as Hossein Rassam, the embassy's chief political analyst, and said he had not yet been able to meet with him or see the text of the indictment.

June 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Monday deplored the detention of Iranian staffers at the British embassy in Tehran and called for their release. "We find that the harassment of embassy staff is deplorable, and we will continue to support the United Kingdom in calling for their release," Clinton told reporters.

June 28th, 2009 UK criticizes arrest of British Embassy staffCORFU, Greece — Britain's foreign secretary says the government is "deeply concerned" at the arrest and detention of British Embassy employees in Tehran. David Miliband, who is on the Greek island of Corfu for a foreign ministers' meeting, said Britain has protested to the Iranian authorities about the arrests, which he said occurred Saturday.

June 26th, 2009 Swedish broadcaster SVT says Iran Embassy attackedSTOCKHOLM — Swedish broadcaster SVT says the Iranian Embassy outside Stockholm is being attacked by demonstrators. The report says about 150 people are trying to storm the embassy building.

June 26th, 2009 Protesters break into Iranian embassy in SwedenSTOCKHOLM — Angry demonstrators broke into the Iranian Embassy outside Stockholm on Friday, climbing in through shattered windows and injuring one embassy worker, police said. More than 150 people had gathered outside the embassy to protest against the Iranian regime, when some of them attacked the building with rocks and tore down a fence to enter the embassy grounds, police spokesman Ulf Hoglund said.

June 23rd, 2009 Britain expels 2 Iranian diplomatsLONDON — Britain's government says it has expelled two Iranian diplomats in retaliation for Tehran's decision to order out two staff members from the British Embassy in Tehran. The Foreign Office said Tuesday that Tehran's decision was baseless and unjustifiable.

June 21st, 2009 Austria: Vigil held for Iranian victimsVIENNA — At least a thousand people have held a vigil in support of Iranian opposition protesters and victims of the country's regime. The participants, many of Iranian origin, sang folk songs and laid candles and flowers on the steps of Austria's parliament.

June 18th, 2009 More protests in Europe against Iranian electionPARIS — Iranians demonstrated in capitals around Europe on Thursday to protest the disputed Iranian presidential election and the regime's treatment of its critics. In Paris, Reporters without Borders, the media advocacy group, also held a rally across from the Iranian Embassy to protest a crackdown on Iranian and foreign media by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government.

June 15th, 2009 Iranian president to visit Russia TuesdayMOSCOW — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad postponed a planned Russia visit by one day but will make the trip Tuesday, the Iranian Embassy in Moscow said. Ahmadinejad had been expected to travel to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on Monday and meet with President Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of a regional summit.

June 15th, 2009 Iranian president puts off Russia tripMOSCOW — The Iranian Embassy in Moscow says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has put off a visit to Russia, and it is unclear whether he will come at all. Ahmadinejad had been expected to travel to the Russian city of Yekaterinburg and meet on Monday with President Dmitry Medvedev on the sidelines of a regional summit.

April 13th, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Norway has apologised to Sri Lanka after pro-Tamil protesters broke into the Sri Lankan embassy in Oslo Sunday. The Norwegian government has condemned the unauthorised entry into the Sri Lankan embassy by protesters.