Iran Condemns US Mosque Seizure
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament speaker has denounced as "disgraceful" U.S. moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organization suspected of Iranian links. Ali Larijani said Sunday the moves show that President Barack Obama's slogan for change was deceitful and he was no different from his predecessor George W. Bush. Read Full Story From Chron.com
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Russia on Thursday hoping to clear obstacles to a new treaty cutting arsenals of nuclear weapons and to win Moscow's backing for tougher sanctions against Iran.< |
Obama, who had made the goal of pursuing dialogue with Iran a cornerstone of his administration's foreign policy at the beginning of his presidency, said he had been successful in getting the international community to isolate Tehran. |
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GENEVA (Reuters) - China has urged Iran to accept a nuclear fuel swap proposal to ease demands for new sanctions on Tehran, a senior Chinese diplomat said, adding that Beijing wants "every avenue" tried before considering sanctions.< |
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 | >Prince George, B.C., officials hope the construction of the region's first mosque will help attract Muslim professionals and their families to the city<>
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 | >New Jewish settlement causes rift between Israel and the U.S., Margaret Evans reports.<>
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 | >U.S. General David Petraeus, the commander of American forces in central Asia, told Congress that Iranian efforts to develop a nuclear weapon appear to have been delayed. Jon Decker reports.<>
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 | >In China for three days, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged the country's cooperation in helping to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.<>
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 | >Israel sealed off the West Bank amid tension in Jerusalem over controversial plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers and fears of fresh violence at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. <>
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 | >In its annual human rights report, the U.S. State Department criticized China and Iran for fresh abuses. Sarah Irwin reports.<>
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 | >The U.S. and Israel take a hard line on Iran's nuclear program, and press for peace with Palestinian/Israeli talks<>
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