http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295467,world-powers-to-discuss-iran-action-in-brussels--summary.html Brussels - Top diplomats from the so-called 5+1 group of world powers were to meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss how to respond to Iran's refusal to reach a nuclear deal, diplomats said Thursday. Officials from the UN Security Council's five per... World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295467,world-powers-to-discuss-iran-action-in-brussels--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290001,clinton-lavrov-agree-on-diplomatic-route-with-iran--summary.html Moscow- US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov agreed in talks in Moscow Tuesday to pursue a diplomatic route in regards to Iran's nuclear programme. Stating in a press conference that it was not yet ti... Europe,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:34:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290001,clinton-lavrov-agree-on-diplomatic-route-with-iran--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292228,iaea-inspectors-set-to-return-after-probing-iran-nuclear-site.html Vienna - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors were set to return from Iran to Vienna on Thursday, after visiting a new nuclear facility that was disclosed only last month, a diplomat close to the agency said. The quartet of experts sp... Energy,Environment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:10:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292228,iaea-inspectors-set-to-return-after-probing-iran-nuclear-site.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291060,iran-arrests-three-suspects-linked-to-suicide-bombing--summary.html Tehran - Iran has arrested three suspects linked to the weekend suicide bombing in the south-eastern province of Sistan- Beluchistan, the news agency Fars reported Tuesday. The provincial prosecutor, Mohammad Marzieh, told Fars about the arrests of t... Middle East,World Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:16:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291060,iran-arrests-three-suspects-linked-to-suicide-bombing--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291042,extra-iran-talks-slower-than-expected-elbaradei-says.html Vienna - Multilateral talks on processing Iran's uranium abroad were going slower than expected and would continue Wednesday in Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday. Tuesday's talks involving Iran, ... Energy,Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:34:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291042,extra-iran-talks-slower-than-expected-elbaradei-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291040,us-demands-immediate-release-of-iranian-american-scholar.html Washington - The United States Tuesday called for the immediate release of an Iranian-American citizen who was sentenced to a 12-year prison term in Iran, declaring the charges against him are groundless. Given the groundless nature of charges agai... US,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:58:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291040,us-demands-immediate-release-of-iranian-american-scholar.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291037,extra-iran-nuclear-talks-to-continue-wednesday.html Vienna - Iran's talks with Russia, France and the United States on enriching nuclear fuel abroad are set to continue for another day in Vienna, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announced Tuesday. Formal negotiations were held up until th... Energy,Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:46:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291037,extra-iran-nuclear-talks-to-continue-wednesday.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291026,iran-arrests-three-suspects-linked-to-suicide-bombing--summary.html Tehran - Iran has arrested three suspects linked to the weekend suicide bombing in the south-eastern province of Sistan- Beluchistan, the news agency Fars reported Tuesday. The provincial prosecutor, Mohammad Marzieh, told Fars about the arrest of th... Middle East,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:46:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291026,iran-arrests-three-suspects-linked-to-suicide-bombing--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291562,iran-to-break-iaea-deadline-for-nuclear-fuel-deal--summary.html Vienna - Iran on Friday said it would reply only next week to a plan for processing Iran's nuclear fuel abroad, breaking a deadline and throwing into doubt the deal designed to defuse the standoff over the country's nuclear programme. Iran informed ... Energy,Environment Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:40:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291562,iran-to-break-iaea-deadline-for-nuclear-fuel-deal--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291022,nuclear-talks-held-up-by-irans-rejection-of-france-.html Vienna - Multilateral talks on processing Iran's uranium abroad were held up Tuesday as Tehran refused to accept France as a direct partner in a deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in Tehran his country does not want France at the ... Energy,Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:28:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291022,nuclear-talks-held-up-by-irans-rejection-of-france-.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291007,iranian-lawmakers-sue-opposition-leader-moussavi.html Tehran - Over one-third of the Iranian parliament's lawmakers have sued Iran's opposition leader Mir-Hossein Moussavi for harming the reputation of the Islamic establishment, official news agency IRNA reported. Tehran MP Hamid Rassaei told IRNA that ... Middle East,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:40:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291007,iranian-lawmakers-sue-opposition-leader-moussavi.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291005,iran-arrests-three-suspects-linked-to-suicide-bombing.html Tehran - Iran has arrested three suspects linked to the weekend suicide bombing in the south-eastern province of Sistan- Beluchistan, the news agency Fars reported Tuesday. The provincial prosecutor, Mohammad Marzieh, told Fars about the arrest of th... Middle East,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:34:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291005,iran-arrests-three-suspects-linked-to-suicide-bombing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295454,world-powers-to-discuss-iran-action-in-brussels.html Brussels - Top diplomats from the so-called 5+1 group of world powers were to meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss how to respond to Iran's refusal to reach a nuclear deal, diplomats said Thursday. Officials from the UN Security Council's five per... World Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295454,world-powers-to-discuss-iran-action-in-brussels.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292622,us-calls-on-iran-to-release-american-hikers.html Washington - The United States called on Iran on Friday to immediately release three Americans who were arrested in July after they wandered into Iran while hiking in Iraq. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal should be released under an interna... US,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:46:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292622,us-calls-on-iran-to-release-american-hikers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292611,netanyahu-four-country-draft-deal-with-iran-positive--summary.html Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support Friday for US President Barack Obama's efforts to negotiate a compromise with Iran over its nuclear programme. Reacting for the first time to the joint deal drafted by the Vienna... Middle East,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:22:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292611,netanyahu-four-country-draft-deal-with-iran-positive--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292606,us-france-want-iran-to-clarify-stance-on-uranium-deal.html Paris/Islamabad/Tehran - The United States and France said Friday they wanted clarity about Iran's stance on a deal to reduce the Islamic Republic's stockpile of enriched uranium. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told broadcaster CNN that... Middle East,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292606,us-france-want-iran-to-clarify-stance-on-uranium-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292600,report-iran-has-not-yet-replied-to-nuclear-watchdog-on.html Tehran - Iran has not yet replied to the proposed international uranium exchange deal drafted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the country's official IRNA news agency reported Friday. IRNA quoted an unnamed official source as saying ... Middle East,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:58:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292600,report-iran-has-not-yet-replied-to-nuclear-watchdog-on.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292582,analysisexperts-gloomy-about-iranian-uranium-deal.html Vienna - There is little hope that Iran will agree to an multinational deal to reduce its uranium stockpile, experts said Friday, as the plan has got caught up in Iran's fractious internal politics. While the United States, Russia and France have sai... Energy,Environment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:52:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292582,analysisexperts-gloomy-about-iranian-uranium-deal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292573,france-wants-official-response-from-iran-on-nuclear-proposal.html Paris - The French government wants an immediate official response from Iran on the proposal by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ship its uranium abroad for enrichment, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said Friday. Bernard Valer... Europe,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:58:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292573,france-wants-official-response-from-iran-on-nuclear-proposal.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291555,extra-iran-to-reply-next-week-on-nuclear-fuel-deal.html Tehran - Iran on Friday said that it would reply next week to the deal for processing Iran's nuclear fuel abroad. The news network Press TV quoted Ali Asghar Soltanieh,Iran's envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as saying that Iran... Middle East,World Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:10:50 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291555,extra-iran-to-reply-next-week-on-nuclear-fuel-deal.html