Sweden to represent EU at Iran presidential ceremony

September 30th, 2009 Solana: Iran must resolve nuclear issue with UNGOTEBORG, Sweden — European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana says Iran must immediately resolve issues surrounding its second nuclear enrichment facility with the U.N.'s nuclear agency. Solana also says he is concerned about Iran's missile tests Sunday and Monday, but he is declining to discuss new sanctions against the country.

August 20th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Thursday commissioned its first indigenously built cargo ship in the country's southern port city of Hormozgan, FARS news agency reported. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flagged the vessel's maiden journey in the Persian Gulf at a ceremony held in Hormozgan.

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 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 TEHRAN - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran was sworn in Wednesday for a second presidential term. Ahmadinejad took his oath of office before the Majlis (parliament), Press TV reported.

August 3rd, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for second term as president Monday in a ceremony that sought to portray unity among the country's leadership but was snubbed by prominent critics of the disputed election. After Khamenei gave his official seal of approval, he received an awkward kiss on the shoulder from Ahmadinejad.

July 31st, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Six crewmembers of a Norwegian cargo ship were missing Friday after the vessel sank off the coast of Sweden, officials said. The cargo ship Langeland was on its way to Moss in Norway when the incident took place.

July 1st, 2009 STOCKHOLM - Sweden Wednesday took over the rotating presidency of the European Union for the second time since it joined the bloc in 1995. As part of events marking the launch of the six-month presidency, the European Commmission headed by President Jose Manuel Barroso was due to visit Stockholm on Wednesday for meetings with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and other cabinet members.

June 27th, 2009 TEHRAN - Iran Saturday decried a G8 statement on its presidential election as interfering and hasty, ISNA news agency reported. "The G8 statement was interfering and hasty, although the presidential election in Iran was held in a totally legal, free and competitive atmosphere," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said.

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 25th, 2009 TEHRAN/HAMBURG - Mehdi Karroubi, who came third in Iran's disputed presidential elections, cancelled a ceremony planned for Thursday to mourn the deaths of those killed during the protests against alleged election fraud, his website said. The moderate former speaker of parliament plans to hold the ceremony next week instead.

June 22nd, 2009 White House: Obama 'moved' by protests in IranWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama has been "moved" by the television images of people in Iran taking to the street in protest. Riot police in Tehran continue to lead a crackdown on demonstrators following a disputed presidential election.

June 21st, 2009 TEHRAN - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday said that western countries should keep away from Iran's domestic issues, the country's ISNA news agency reported. "Definitely, you would not be placed inside Iranians' circle of friendship with such hasty comments.

June 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama welcomed the "robust debate" that has taken place in Iran during the presidential election and expressed optimism it will boost efforts to open dialogue with the Islamic state. "We are excited to see what appears to be a robust debate taking place in Iran," Obama said Friday as Iranians went to the polls to vote in a race that pits conservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against reformist challenger Mir-Hossein Moussavi.

January 5th, 2009 DHAKA - A five-member delegation of lawmakers-elect will represent former prime minister Khaleda Zia at Sheikh Hasina's oath-taking ceremony at the Bangabhavan Tuesday evening, a media report said. The delegation will be led by Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, a top advisor of Zia, The Star Online said quoting Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) sources.