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Iran executes two men for spying
BBC News | 11:30 AM May 19
Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US. ...
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Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S. - report
Reuters UK | 09:30 AM May 19
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. ...
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Agonising family choice in Japanese film at Cannes festival
Reuters UK | 03:15 PM May 18
CANNES (Reuters) - A film about baby-switching by Japan's Kore-eda Hirokazu that ponders nature versus nurture premiered at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, joining an Iranian ...
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Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
Reuters UK | 02:15 AM May 18
CANNES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi premiered his latest tightly wound family drama at Cannes on Friday, confirming critics' advance buzz it would prov ...
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Atletico stun Real to win their 10th King's Cup
Reuters UK | 01:45 AM May 18
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid stunned city rivals Real to win their 10th King's Cup when Miranda's extra-time header secured a 2-1 comeback win in an action-packed and ill-tem ...
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Atletico stun Real to win their 10th King's Cup
Reuters UK | 11:45 PM May 17
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid won their 10th King's Cup when defender Miranda scored in the first half of extra time to secure a 2-1 victory against city rivals Real Madrid in ...
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Iran Presidential Election: Women Banned
SKY | 04:30 PM May 17
Iran's powerful Guardian Council rules out the participation of women as candidates in the country's presidential election. ...
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Iranian director's taut family saga rivets critics at Cannes
Reuters UK | 03:15 PM May 17
CANNES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi premiered his latest tightly wound family drama at Cannes on Friday, confirming critics' advance buzz it would prov ...
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Bradford: city of Bollywood dreams
feeds.guardian.co.uk | 01:30 PM May 17
As Bradford's National Media Museum celebrates 100 years of Indian cinema, Iran Qureshi looks back at how immigrant mill and foundry workers from across the north used to come to t ...
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Pakistan approves 100,000 tonnes of wheat for Iran to pay for power
Reuters UK | 11:30 AM May 17
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Islamabad has authorised the export of 100,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran in trade not jeopardised by Western sanctions, to settle dues for electricity supplied ...
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Drew Milne completes epic 10,000 mile journey from Adelaide to London on his beloved scooter
Mail Online | 08:30 AM May 17
Drew Milne pictured himself with his motorcycle in a variety of far flung locations - from Iran (pictured) to India - during the epic adventure which began in March 2011. ...
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Iran women barred from presidency
BBC News | 10:30 PM May 16
A constitutional body in Iran rules that women cannot run in presidential polls scheduled for 14 June, despite 30 women registering as candidates. ...
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Iran's Jalili vows 'resistance' presidency
Ft.com | 09:45 PM May 16
The candidate many consider the supreme leader's favourite says his experience at the negotiating table will help him fight off international pressure ...
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Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers
Reuters UK | 10:30 AM May 16
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tehran is ready to continue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after the June presidential election in Iran, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. ...
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UN nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
Reuters UK | 08:00 PM May 15
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The United Nations' nuclear agency failed to persuade Iran on Wednesday to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, leaving t ...
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No breakthrough in nuclear talks with Iran - U.N.
Reuters UK | 06:30 PM May 15
VIENNA (Reuters) - Talks between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran about Tehran's nuclear programme failed to clinch an accord and no date has been set for more meetings, a senior ...
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U.N. watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
Reuters UK | 04:30 PM May 15
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure over its nuclear programme in two separate meetings on Wednesday, but no breakthrough is expected at a time when the I ...
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Iran MPs urge ban on presidential runs by Rafsanjani, Mashaie
Reuters UK | 04:00 PM May 15
DUBAI (Reuters) - Some 100 legislators are demanding a ban on two top independent candidates including ex-president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani from Iran's June presidential election ...
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U.N. watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
Reuters UK | 10:00 AM May 15
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure over its nuclear programme in two separate meetings on Wednesday, but no breakthrough is expected with the Islamic sta ...
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U.N. watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
Reuters UK | 12:30 AM May 15
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure in two separate meetings over its nuclear programme on Wednesday, but with the Islamic state focused more on a June pr ...
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U.N. watchdog, EU's Ashton to press Iran in nuclear dispute
Reuters UK | 12:30 AM May 15
VIENNA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran faces international pressure in two separate meetings over its nuclear programme on Wednesday, but with the Islamic state focused more on a June pr ...
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Iran defends post as chair of U.N. disarmament conference
Reuters UK | 10:30 PM May 14
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world's sole multilateral disarmament forum after the United States announced that its ...
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U.S. Navy makes aviation history with carrier drone launch
Reuters UK | 10:00 PM May 14
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy made aviation history on Tuesday by launching an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time, taking an import ...
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U.S. Navy makes aviation history with carrier drone launch
Reuters UK | 08:30 PM May 14
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy made aviation history on Tuesday by launching an unmanned jet off an aircraft carrier for the first time, taking an import ...
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Iran, Russia, U.S. unlikely allies at the U.N. to save wrestling
Reuters UK | 08:15 PM May 14
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria's civil war and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday their wrestling ...
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Iran defends post as chair of U.N. disarmament conference
Reuters UK | 05:30 PM May 14
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran on Tuesday defended its election as the rotating chair of the world's sole multilateral disarmament forum after the United States announced that its ...
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U.S. objects to Iran chairing U.N. disarmament conference
Reuters UK | 12:00 AM May 14
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it was "highly inappropriate" for Iran to take over the rotating chair of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament this month ...
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Iran's Ahmadinejad may face charges over election appearance with aide
Reuters UK | 08:00 PM May 13
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may face charges for accompanying an ally to register for the June presidential vote, the electoral watchdog said, in a poss ...
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Nigeria gives Iranian, Nigerian five years for arms smuggling
Reuters UK | 06:30 PM May 13
LAGOS, May 13 - A Nigerian court sentenced an alleged member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and a Nigerian accomplice to five years in prison on Monday over an illegal shipment of m ...
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Iranian convicted over Nigeria arms
BBC News | 03:30 PM May 13
An Iranian businessman is found guilty of smuggling weapons into Lagos and sentenced to five years in prison by a Nigerian court. ...
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Iran expects "progress" in U.N. nuclear talks, West sceptical
Reuters UK | 02:00 PM May 13
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran expects progress will be made in talks this week with the United Nations' atomic agency, Tehran's nuclear envoy said on Monday, but Western diplomats held o ...
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Cameron set for Obama talks on Syria
BBC News | 12:30 PM May 13
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is in Washington for talks with President Obama on Syria, Iran, trade and the forthcoming G8 summit. ...
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Analysis - Iran election race opens up as surprise candidate enter
Reuters UK | 09:30 PM May 12
DUBAI (Reuters) - After the huge protests that followed the 2009 election, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei may have hoped June polls would quietly install a loyal cons ...
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Afghan protest at Iran 'shooting'
BBC News | 07:30 PM May 12
Afghanistan summons the Iranian ambassador in protest at an alleged fatal shooting of illegal migrants by Iranian border guards. ...
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Rafsanjani to run for Iranian presidency
Ft.com | 11:30 AM May 12
Reformists say tensions with west over nuclear programme and a purge of experienced officials have led to tough sanctions and runaway inflation ...
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Rafsanjani to run for Iranian presidency
Ft.com | 11:15 AM May 12
Reformists say tensions with west over nuclear programme and a purge of experienced officials have led to tough sanctions and runaway inflation ...
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IAEA chief backs sending experts to check Iran's Bushehr plant
Reuters UK | 04:30 PM May 11
DUBAI (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it would be a good idea to send experts to check the safety of Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor, a da ...
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IAEA chief backs sending experts to check Iran's Bushehr plant
Reuters UK | 04:00 PM May 11
DUBAI (Reuters) - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it would be a good idea to send experts to check the safety of Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor, a da ...
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Afghanistan says nine migrants killed by Iranian border guards
Reuters UK | 04:00 PM May 11
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Iranian guards fired on a large group of Afghan migrants illegally crossing the border overnight, killing at least nine people, Afghan officials said ...
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Rafsanjani to stand in Iran election
BBC News | 03:30 PM May 11
Iran ex-President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani registers for the June elections, in what could be a challenge to the country's conservative leadership. ...
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Iran to find out if political big hitters will run for president
Reuters UK | 08:30 AM May 11
DUBAI (Reuters) - The last day of registration for Iran's presidential candidates began on Saturday with several high-profile figures yet to declare whether they would run in the m ...
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Iran says nuclear sites safe from earthquakes and cyber threat
Reuters UK | 06:00 PM May 10
GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear and hydropower facilities are well protected from cyber attacks and even the most powerful earthquakes, Iranian environmental protection chief Moh ...
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Khamenei adviser enters Iran's presidential contest
Reuters UK | 10:30 AM May 10
DUBAI (Reuters) - An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei joined the presidential race on Friday, with authorities keen to make the June vote a peaceful contrast ...
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Iran envoy to Cyprus recalled after Iranian extradited to U.S
Reuters UK | 09:30 PM May 09
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran has recalled its ambassador to Cyprus for consultations after an Iranian national was recently extradited from the island to the United States on suspic ...
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Miranda Hart's moniker gives birth to mirth
www.standard.co.uk | 01:30 PM May 09
A self-proclaimed