Reuters: Iran on Saturday blamed what it said was intolerance of its independent positions by the West for its failure to win a seat on the U.N. Security Council, which has imposed sanctions on Tehran over its disputed nuclear work.
Iran blames intolerance for losing U.N. seat vote
Iran to press for output cut at OPEC meet
AFP: Iran said on Saturday that OPEC should cut oil output at its emergency meeting next week amid prospects of reduced demand in the face of the global economic slowdown, the state broadcaster reported.
Berlin to impose national sanctions on Iran, report says
Deutsche Welle: In efforts to tighten sanctions against Iran, the German government is trying to convince banking, insurance and energy companies to break ties with Teheran, according to a German magazine report.
Iran: Russia to ship nuke plant supplies
UPI: Russia will ship nearly 1,000 tons of supplies to the Iranian city of Bushehr to help build a nuclear power plant, an Iranian official said Friday.
3 nations win Security Council seats
New York Times: Turkey, Austria and Japan won nonpermanent seats on the United Nations Security Council on Friday, defeating Iceland and Iran in elections in the General Assembly.
Crowd foils ostrich record attempt
The Guardian: Maybe it looked too delicious to resist or perhaps the hours of waiting had simply provoked appetites beyond control.
Five nations elected to UN council, Iran fails
Reuters: The U.N. General Assembly on Friday elected Japan, Turkey, Austria, Mexico and Uganda to seats on the Security Council for 2009-10, rejecting bids by Iran and Iceland.
China blocks new Iran sanctions talks: diplomats
AP: China is blocking high-level talks about imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, apparently in retaliation for U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, according to U.S. officials and diplomats briefed on the matter.
U.S. policies may have contributed to Iran revolution, study says
Los Angeles Times: A new report based on previously classified documents suggests that the Nixon and Ford administrations created conditions that helped destabilize Iran in the late 1970s and contributed to the country's Islamic Revolution.
Man hanged in western Iran
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 17 – Iranian authorities hanged a man in Doroud, western Iran, state media reported on Thursday.
