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Four weeks on, Iran vote protests diminished but not over

AFP - 8 hours 4 mins ago

TEHRAN (AFP) - An Iranian crackdown on all dissent since the re-election of hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a disputed vote four weeks ago has failed to keep supporters of his defeated challenger off the streets of Tehran. More »

British PM says Libya offers nuclear lesson to world
AFP - 8 hours 11 mins ago
L'AQUILA, Italy (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday that Libya's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction offered an "important lesson" amid fears over North Korea and Iran's nuclear ambitions. More »
Blame the Italians, not Berlusconi: Umberto Eco
AFP - 8 hours 21 mins ago
ROME (AFP) - Leading Italian author Umberto Eco says don't blame scandal-plagued Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for his country's problems -- blame the Italians themselves. More »
Canada urges release of journalist detained in Iran
AFP - Yesterday, 04:21 am
OTTAWA (AFP) - Canada said it had summoned Iran's top diplomat in Ottawa to demand the release of a detained Iranian-Canadian journalist, and warned Canadians to avoid non-essential travel to the country. More »
Egypt in first West Bank talks with Hamas in three years
AFP - Thursday, July 9 08:32 pm
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - Egyptian mediators on Thursday held their first West Bank talks with Hamas representatives since before the Islamist movement seized the Gaza Strip in June 2007. More »
Israeli strike on Iran would be 'catastrophe': Sarkozy
AFP - Thursday, July 9 08:22 pm
L'AQUILA, Italy (AFP) - A unilateral attack by Israel against Iran to thwart the Islamic republic's nuclear ambitions would be an "absolute catastrophe", French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned on Thursday. More »
Khamenei aide blasts Britain, France
AFP - Thursday, July 9 01:27 pm
TEHRAN (AFP) - A top aide to Iran?s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Thursday that Britain and France were "worse" than the United States when it comes to interfering in Iran?s internal issues. More »
Iran 'arrests prominent human rights lawyer'
AFP - Thursday, July 9 09:33 am
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran has arrested a founding member of Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi's rights group amid a crackdown on critics following President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election, a colleague told AFP on Thursday. More »
Branson's cheeky Ashes message for Aussies
AFP - Thursday, July 9 08:29 am
SYDNEY (AFP) - British billionaire Richard Branson has used the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge to encourage the England cricket team to win back cricket's Ashes from Australia. More »
Hamas denies Palestinian Authority freed prisoners
AFP - Wednesday, July 8 06:13 pm
GAZA CITY (AFP) - Hamas on Wednesday denied that dozens of its prisoners had been released in the occupied West Bank, as announced by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. More »