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Sunni concerns see Iraq MPs fail to agree 2010 election law

AFP - 20 mins ago

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Concerns from Iraq's Sunni bloc on Saturday saw MPs fail again to agree a law for next year's general election, fuelling doubts that the vote will go ahead on January 16 as planned. More »

109 arrests at Iran protests: Tehran police chief
AFP - 2 hours 20 mins ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian police arrested 109 people during opposition protests on the sidelines of an official rally marking three decades since the seizure of the US embassy, Tehran's police chief said on Saturday. More »
AFP confirms release of reporter in Iran
AFP - 2 hours 22 mins ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - AFP confirmed on Saturday the release of its Tehran reporter Farhad Pouladi, who had been arrested earlier in the week, saying he had returned to his home. More »
Iran frees detained AFP reporter
AFP - 3 hours 39 mins ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - AFP confirmed on Saturday the release of its Tehran reporter Farhad Pouladi, who had been arrested earlier in the week, saying he had returned to his home. More »
Denmark seeks contact with arrested student in Iran
AFP - 3 hours 40 mins ago
COPENHAGEN (AFP) - The Danish government said Saturday it was trying to make contact with a Danish journalism student arrested three days ago in Tehran. More »
Shah's son backs civil disobedience in Iran
AFP - 4 hours 12 mins ago
LONDON (AFP) - Iran's former crown prince backed a campaign of "civil disobedience and non-violence" Saturday to oust the government in Tehran and urged Western support, but warned against any armed intervention. More »
Iran to reject UN-brokered nuclear plan: leading MP
AFP - 4 hours 17 mins ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has decided to reject proposals from major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading member of parliament said on Saturday, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about its atomic ambitions. More »
Iran frees detained AFP reporter: IRNA
AFP - 4 hours 21 mins ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian authorities freed detained AFP reporter Farhad Pouladi on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency reported, but AFP has had no confirmation of his release nor been in contact with him. More »
Tehran police arrested 109 during protests
AFP - 5 hours 44 mins ago
TEHRAN (AFP) - Police arrested 109 people during opposition protests on the sidelines of an official demonstration marking three decades since the seizure of the US embassy, Tehran's police chief said on Saturday. More »
Moscow warns of new Iran sanctions over nuclear dispute
AFP - 5 hours 51 mins ago
MOSCOW (AFP) - New sanctions against Iran cannot be excluded if there is no movement forward in the standoff over its nuclear drive, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in comments released by the Kremlin on Saturday. More »