| Sat, 19 May 2012 Iranian FM hopes Iran-IAEA agree on new modality: report  • Iranian FM hoped that Iran and IAEA could reach an agreement on a new modality.  • Iran's envoy confirmed that IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano will visit Iran on Sunday.  • The world powers and Iran will hold next round of nuclear talks in Iraqi capital... | Lift sanctions, Iran tells West ahead of nuclear talks | Iran today said sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme should be lifted in talks with world powers next week in Baghdad, but maintained the punitive measures would not compel it to abandon its atomic "rights." | Foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast tol... | Maliki threatens to ‘hit Ankara’s interests’ over Hashemi | BASRA (Iraq) - Around 200 protesters rallied on Saturday in front of the Turkish consulate in Basra, southern Iraq, threatening to boycott Turkish companies if Ankara does not hand over Iraq's fugitive vice president. | The demonstrators set fire to a Turkish flag, sh... | 'Welcome home' parade in Virginia's capital city to honor returning Iraq War vets RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An Armed Forces Day welcome home parade in Richmond is honoring returning Iraq War veterans. | The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday and will end with a free outdoor concert and what organizers call a veterans' resource exposition. | Lawyer... | Syria: Suicide vehicle bomb hits military compound in eastern city near Iraqi border | BEIRUT - A suicide vehicle bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in an eastern Syrian city on Saturday, killing nine people, the country's state media reported. It was the latest in a series of blasts in recent months targeting security installation... | Lift sanctions, Iran tells West before nuke talks | AFP - Iran on Saturday said sanctions over its disputed nuclear programme should be lifted in talks with world powers next week in Baghdad, but maintained the punitive measures would not compel it to abandon its atomic "rights." | Foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehm... | Iraq anti-terror officer, family shot dead | AFP - An Iraqi anti-terror officer, his wife and three children have been shot dead by gunmen in north Baghdad, security and medical officials said on Saturday. | The family was murdered on Friday evening, the officials said, taking to 10 the overall death toll from v... | | |
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