Russia to urge Iran to discuss nuclear programme

MOSCOW: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will urge Tehran to resume talks with global powers over its nuclear programme when he meets with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday, a Russian official said.

Medvedev is also willing to listen to Iran’s concerns on the issue when he meets with Ahmadinejad at a summit of Caspian Sea states in Azerbaijan, an official in the Russian delegation said in remarks authorised for release on Wednesday. AGENCIES

Iran wants to discuss dates to start nuclear talks

BRUSSELS: Iran wants to discuss specific dates for talks with six major powers on its nuclear programme after a European Union offer to meet in Vienna in mid-November, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday.

“As you are fully aware recently I announced that October or November from our point of view is a good time to restart talks between Iran and the 5+1 (major powers),” Mottaki told reporters during a visit to Brussels, one day after the EU made its offer.

“It is good news that authorities here are following the matter. This is the way to coordinate some specific, fixed date for starting talks.” AGENCIES

Iran says it will not give up nuke program

DAMASCUS: An Iranian official says Americans must be dreaming if they think they can intimidate Tehran into giving up its nuclear program.

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Karzai worried about Afghan minerals rivalry

TOKYO: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Friday he was concerned about a looming battle over his country’s untapped mineral resources and that Afghanistan’s major donors should be prioritised in exploiting them.

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Iran calls UN sanctions illegal and invalid

TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday that United Nations sanctions against its nuclear programme were illegal and should be revoked.

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Actor Chris Klein arrested for drunk driving

LOS ANGELES: Actor Chris Klein has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of drunken driving.

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Iran says it will build more nuclear reactors

TEHRAN: Iran stepped up its nuclear defiance Wednesday by endorsing plans to boost its uranium enrichment and to build four new facilities for atomic medical research less than a week after the latest U.

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Iran to unveil nuclear fuel advance: top official

TEHRAN: Iran will unveil a new advance in its nuclear program in the coming months, the head of its Atomic Energy Organization was quoted as saying on Saturday, in comments that showed defiance in the face of new U.N. sanctions.

“In the next few months Iran will announce a new nuclear achievement in connection to the production of fuel for its Tehran research reactor,” Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying in the Resalat daily.

He gave no details.

Iran unimpressed by new UN sanctions

TEHRAN: Iran said Wednesday it was unimpressed by planned new UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear programme, and said it would remain patient.

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Obama to meet Abbas as Gaza fallout mounts

WASHINGTON: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will ask President Barack Obama Wednesday for “bold decisions” on the Middle East but US-led peace moves face a torrid climate after Israel”s Gaza flotilla raid.

Obama will welcome Abbas to the White House seeking to ensure regional fury over the May 31 Israeli commando strike does not doom indirect Israel-Palestinian talks that took months for Washington to organize.

He will also discuss American efforts to break through a “status-quo” on the blockaded Gaza Strip, which his administration describes as “untenable” following the deadly Israeli maritime raid, which killed nine Turks.

“The president looks forward to receiving President Abbas to review progress in the proximity talks and discuss our common efforts to achieve Middle East peace,” said Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman. Obama also wants to “reinforce our strong support for the Palestinian Authority and its state-building effort, and review ideas for a long-term strategy towards Gaza.”

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