Dozens killed in Libya clashes
At least 24 people have reportedly been killed the past couple of days in collisions between the protesters and government supporters in Libya.
At least 24 people have reportedly been killed the past couple of days in collisions between the protesters and government supporters in Libya.
US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao met privately before the start of the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C. to discuss possible sanctions for Iran for its non-approval of the nuclear non-proliferation agreement.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that Iran has successfully mastered nuclear technology, and criticized countries that have tried to stop the nuclear activities of Iran in the past, all in a speech delivered last Friday.
US President Barack Obama presented an updated nuclear strike policy on Monday designed to usher a world without nuclear weapons, but Iran has expressed distaste for the policy, calling it a “cowboy” policy by a newcomer (to politics).
One of Iran’s most senior clerics, considered to be a major pillar of the Islamic revolution 31 years ago, passed away last night.
The Foreign Office has announced the release of five British yachtsmen who were detained in Iran after being caught wandering into Iranian waters last week.
Reports indicate that Iranian protesters who have been admitted into hospitals due to injuries are being seized by the Basiji, the Iranian government paramilitary arm.
The family of Neda Agha Soltan, a young woman who was shown dead on the streets during an Iranian protest rally on an amateur video, was reportedly forcibly kicked out of their home by Iranian authorities.
Demonstrators gathered Saturday at the White House to call on US President Barack Obama to denounce the results of the recent Iranian presidential elections.
Iran’s main mobile phone network was cut in its capital Tehran on Saturday evening. Popular websites like Facebook and YouTube were appeared to be blocked by internet providers, correspondents said.