U.N. monitors came under fire in Syria on Thursday while trying to investigate reports of a new massacre that raised the pressure on world powers struggling to halt the carnage and save a peace plan from collapse.
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Iran warily welcomes U.S. flexibility
Iranian authorities report that while they are suspicious of recent overtures by the Obama administration about supporting low-grade uranium enrichment in Iran, they believe it would be an excellent step toward positive negotiations on the nuclear issue.
U.N. urges Iran to reconsider death penalty
GENEVA The United Nations called on Iran to ban the death penalty in cases that do not meet standards of “serious crime” as defined by international law, according to a report to be published Monday.
‘Iran is not telling us everything,’ U.N. atomic agency chief says
Vienna, Austria (CNN) — Iran is not open about its nuclear program, but it should be, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Wednesday.