Reuters: Western nations claimed a success on Friday when a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran passed through a key committee more easily than in the past.
Iran fails to halt U.N. assembly rights resolution
Man charged with spying for Israel hanged in Iran
AP: An Iranian judiciary spokesman says a man convicted of spying for Israel has been hanged.
Solana ‘worried’ by Iran’s lack of cooperation on nuclear issue
AFP: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Friday he was "worried" by an international watchdog's report that Iran is not cooperating with calls to stop its sensitive nuclear work.
Britain’s Miliband calls Iran world threat
AP: Britain's foreign policy chief said Friday that Iran continues to pose the most serious threat to the world, warning that Tehran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons risks an arms race across the Middle East.
France says concern mounting on Iran nuclear work
Reuters: France said on Friday the latest U.N. report on Iran's nuclear programme reinforced concerns that it was trying to develop weaponry, and urged it to halt sensitive nuclear work.
Pirates set demands for Iran-chartered ship
Reuters: Somali pirates have set demands for releasing a Hong Kong-flagged ship that was chartered by an Iranian company, the Iranian shipping firm said on Friday, without disclosing what they were.
US renews appeal to Iran on missing American
AP: The State Department has renewed an appeal to Iran for information about a former FBI agent, Floridian Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iranian territory 20 months ago.
Iran cleric calls for fairness from atomic body
Reuters: The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei should report on Iran's nuclear programme neutrally and with fairness, an influential cleric said on Friday after this week's report on Iran's atomic work.
Iranian businessman ‘mutilated’ priceless British Library books
Daily Telegraph: A millionaire Iranian businessman faces jail for "mutilating" a number of priceless rare books, some almost 500 years old, to improve his own collection.
EU’s Solana says Obama team must engage Iran more
Reuters: European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, who leads nuclear negotiations with Iran on behalf of major powers, said on Friday he hoped an Obama administration would be more engaged in the talks.
