Positive news from Iran
Life of woman sentenced to death by stoning could be sparedIran has signalled for the first time that it may spare the life of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning for adultery has sparked an international outcry.
"Iran's Council of Human Rights has helped a lot to reduce her sentence and we think there is a good chance that her life could be saved."
- Ali Khamenei, and the current secretary general of Iran's High Council for Human Rights |
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Life of woman sentenced to death by stoning could be sparedIran has signalled for the first time that it may spare the life of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning for adultery has sparked an international outcry. |
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Iran, regional nations sign accord to tackle sand stormsIran, Iraq, Syria, Qatar and Turkey have inked an accord in Tehran aimed at tackling the problem of sand storms within the next five years, local media reported on Thursday. |
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Iran ready for nuclear talks without conditions-reportIran is ready to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap without conditions, its envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday, the official IRNA news agency reported. |
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Iran president Ahmadinejad accepts nuclear deal termsIran's president has said it is ready to send its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear programme. |
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Uranium talks “off to a good start”Talks between Iranian, Russian, French, and United States officials are "off to a good start" according to Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog. |
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Constructive Start To Iran Talks, Says UKThe British government has welcomed the encouraging start in the resumption of six-party talks with Iran in Geneva over its nuclear programme, which it hopes will continue in the spirit of goodwill and flexibility. |
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Newly-discovered fungus strips pollutants from oilTehran, Iran - A humble fungus could help oil companies clean up their fuel to meet tightening emissions standards. |
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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. |
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US and Iran hold rare direct talks on Iraq securityBaghdad, Iraq - Arch enemies the United States and Iran launched a second round of rare face-to-face talks in Baghdad on Tuesday aimed at stemming the raging violence in Iraq. |
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