Iran Recovers 940 Stolen Antiquities, Arrests 36
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Iranian police have smashed an  antiquities smuggling ring, arresting 36 people and recovering  more than 940 stolen treasures, the Web site of the state  Cultural Heritage Organization said Tuesday.
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Thieves stole two diamonds worth more than &#36;14.2 million from a display case at a Paris antique show near the Louvre on Monday, police said.
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According to "Tehran Times", some 37,971 tons of goods, valued at $26.1 million dollars, was exported from this north-central Iranian province during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-November 21). This showed 43% increase in weight compared to the same period last year.
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Iran has uncovered spy networks on its territory organized by occupying forces in Iraq and Iraqi groups, the Intelligence Ministry said in a statement published on Saturday.
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Beijing authorities have seized nearly 30,000 fake Olympic souvenirs, some made from toxic materials, state media reported on Thursday.
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U.S. forces said on Wednesday they had detained eight Iranians overnight and seized a suitcase full of money from their central Baghdad hotel but later freed them after consultations with the Iraqi government.
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Iran announced yesterday that it had uncovered new evidence against two imprisoned Americans and had launched an expanded investigation into their alleged activities against the Islamic republic.
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Iran's authorities arrest more than 25 women protesting against alleged discrimination in the capital, Tehran.
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Iran has pardoned and released a French tourist convicted of taking photos of ships in the Persian Gulf, the French Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
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Nine art objects, including a piece dating from more than 1,000 BC, have been stolen from a ceramics gallery at the Victoria and Albert museum in London, the museum said.
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Iran announced today that it had uncovered new evidence against two imprisoned Americans and had launched an expanded investigation into their alleged activities against the Islamic republic.
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PARIS -- Thieves stole two diamonds worth more than $14.2 million from a display case at a Paris antique show near the Louvre on Monday, police said.
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Iran has moved against pro-democracy Web sites, blocking hundreds of sites in recent months and making several arrests.
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The United States returned ancient pottery, gold jewelry, burial shrouds and hundreds of other stolen pre-Columbian artifacts to Peru on Wednesday after they were seized in a Florida smuggling investigation.
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French customs officials seize more than 650 smuggled artefacts, some up to one million years old.
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The Federal Bureau of  Investigation unveiled a new unit on Wednesday to tackle the  multi-billion dollar market in stolen art and announced the  FBI's first recovery of artifacts looted from Iraq after the  U.S. invasion.
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Four Israeli antiquities collectors and dealers were indicted Wednesday on charges they ran a sophisticated forgery ring that spanned the globe and produced a treasure trove of fake Bible-era artifacts, including some that were hailed as major archaeological finds.