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Police in full riot gear walk past residents in this undated photo uploaded to Twitter July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Twitter

UK embassy staff face trial in Iran

Reuters - 1 hour 47 mins ago

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions. More »

EU's Barroso made to wait on re-election vote
AFP - 4 hours 39 mins ago
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will have to wait until later this year to find out if he keeps his job, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Friday. More »
Iran cleric says UK embassy staff face trial
Reuters - 8 hours 22 mins ago
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric warned on Friday that detained British embassy staff would face trial for their alleged role in post-election unrest, and EU countries summoned Iranian envoys to protest against the detentions. More »
No July decision on Barroso: Swedish PM
AFP - 10 hours 37 mins ago
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - No decision will be taken in July about the re-election of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Friday. More »
EU summons Iranian envoys over detentions
Reuters - Yesterday, 01:32 pm
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union countries summoned Iranian ambassadors on Friday to protest against the detention of Iranian staff of the British embassy in Tehran, but held off for now on tougher steps including visa bans. More »
EU considers Iran envoy summons and visa bans
Reuters - Yesterday, 11:04 am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries were studying steps to protest at Iran's crackdown on dissent on Friday, including a coordinated summoning of Tehran's ambassadors in Europe and visa bans on Iranian officials, diplomats said. More »
EU considers Iran envoy summons and visa bans
Reuters - Yesterday, 10:02 am
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU countries were studying steps to protest at Iran's crackdown on dissent on Friday, including a coordinated summoning of Tehran's ambassadors in Europe and visa bans on Iranian officials, diplomats said. More »
Battle for EU president post commences
AFP - Thursday, July 2 04:15 am
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - While Jose Manuel Barroso seeks to secure a second term as head of the European Commission, a new battle has broken out for a post that doesn't even exist yet -- that of EU president. More »
Sweden kicks off EU presidency in institutional fog
AFP - Wednesday, July 1 07:13 pm
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Sweden kicked off its six-month European Union presidency Wednesday amid fears the bloc's unresolved institutional woes may overshadow its priorities of tackling climate change and the economic crisis. More »