Lysacek shocks Plushenko to claim men's gold
VANCOUVER (AFP) - American Evan Lysacek shocked reigning champion Yevgeny Plushenko to end Russia's long dominance in the Olympic men's figure skating event on Thursday.
Nations:Russia Switzerland People:Charlie Chaplin Activities:2010 Winter Olympics Source:(AFP)
2010-02-19
Quake rocks China-Russia-North Korea border region
BEIJING - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Thursday morning in the region where China, Russia and North Korea meet, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Nations:China Russia North Korea Source:(AP)
2010-02-17
Clinton: Iran is becoming a military dictatorship
DOHA, Qatar - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Iran is becoming a military dictatorship, a new U.S. accusation in the midst of rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions and crack down on anti-government protesters.
Nations:Russia Saudi Arabia Qatar People:Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-15
US seeks to shore up support for tough Iran stance
DOHA, Qatar - U.S. officials sought to shore up support Sunday for a tougher stand against Iran's nuclear program by saying Tehran had left the world little choice and expressing renewed confidence that holdout China would come around to harsher U.N. penalties.
Nations:Qatar Saudi Arabia Canada Russia People:David Petraeus Hosni Mubarak Joseph Biden Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2010-02-14
Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
VIENNA - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
Nations:Russia France People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-08
Iran's leader orders further enrichment of uranium
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin enriching uranium to a higher level, a move that's likely to deepen international suspicion over the country's intentions for its nuclear program.
Nations:Russia People:Robert Gates Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
U.S. beefing up missile defenses in Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON - As the Obama administration edges toward imposing tougher sanctions on Iran, it has begun upgrading its approach to defending its Persian Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes, officials said Saturday.
Nations:Russia Afghanistan United Arab Emirates Kuwait Qatar People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis
2010-01-30
Sorry, mate! Top seeds end Australian hopes
MELBOURNE, Australia - Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur faced the best in the business and could be excused for wishing they had skipped work when a half million other Aussies took a day off.
Nations:Australia Belarus Poland Russia People:Venus Williams Novak Djokovic Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko Mikhail Youzhny Dinara Safina Activities:2010 Australian Open
2010-01-25
Murray, Zheng through, Petrova upsets Kuznetsova
MELBOURNE, Australia - Andy Murray overcame big-serving John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to set up a possible Australian Open quarterfinal match against defending champion Rafael Nadal.
Nations:Australia Colombia Argentina Poland People:Rafael Nadal Ana Ivanovic Novak Djokovic Tommy Haas Svetlana Kuznetsova Nikolay Davydenko Activities:2010 Australian Open
2010-01-23
Iran's president says Obama made a big mistake
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president said Saturday that President Barack Obama made a big mistake when he accused the country of hiding a newly revealed nuclear site that Iran claims it reported to the U.N. even earlier than required.
Nations:Russia People:Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Obama: Iran must follow through on nuke promises
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday called landmark nuclear talks with Iran a constructive beginning, then challenged Tehran to match words with deeds by giving international inspectors "unfettered access" to a previously secret uranium enrichment plant within two weeks.
Nations:Russia Switzerland People:Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-01
Secret Iran Plant Gives U.S. Leverage in Geneva Talks
Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Iran enters the first talks in more than a year on its nuclear ambitions facing world powers more unified in their demand for limits after the disclosure of a covert uranium enrichment plant.
Nations:Russia Sweden Venezuela People:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Iran-U.S.
2009-09-30
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