| U.N. watchdog says Iran boosts nuclear work
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Reuters - Iran is pushing ahead with its nuclear program in defiance of tougher sanctions and is hampering the U.N. atom watchdog's work by barring some inspectors, the IAEA says in a new report.
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| Lawyer: Iran woman could be stoned to death soon
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AP - The lawyer for an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned on an adultery conviction said Monday that he and her children are worried the delayed execution could be carried out soon with the end of a moratorium on death sentences for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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| Iran stoning woman's son fears execution after Ramadan
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AFP - The son of an Iranian woman sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery said Monday that he fears she will be executed shortly after this week's end to the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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| UN nuke agency warns monitoring of Iran hampered
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AP - The U.N. atomic agency expressed alarm Monday about Iran's decision to bar some of its inspectors, suggesting that its efforts to monitor the country's nuclear program were suffering as a result.
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| Iran hampering nuclear investigation: IAEA
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AFP - Iran is hampering a long-running investigation into its controversial nuclear drive by vetoing the nomination of certain United Nations inspectors, the UN atomic watchdog said Monday.
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| Ahmadinejad voices doubts about 9/11 attacks
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AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has questioned the accepted narrative of the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, saying it was still not clear who was behind them.
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| Corrected: Attack on Iran would destroy Israel: Ahmadinejad
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Reuters - Any attack on Iran would lead to the destruction of the state of Israel as a political entity, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a visit to the Gulf Arab state of Qatar on Sunday.
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| Mubarak concerned over 'new dangers' in the Gulf
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AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to Iran, whose nuclear ambitions concern numerous Arab countries.
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| Iran: Israeli attack would mean its own demise
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AP - Iran's president said Sunday that any Israeli attack against his nation would mean the destruction of the Jewish state.
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| Vatican: stoning in Iran adultery case 'brutal'
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AP - The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned for adultery.
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| Hit on Iran would spell Israel's 'eradication': Ahmadinejad
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AFP - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ruled out an attack on the Islamic republic over its nuclear programme, during a visit to Qatar on Sunday, because any such action would result in Israel's destruction.
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| Iran's Ahmadinejad visits Qatar
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AFP - The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Qatar on Sunday for a brief visit to its Gulf ally, QNA state news agency reported.
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