West puts Iran in dock at U.N. rights forum
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Western countries on Thursday voiced concern at the rising number of executions in Iran as well as the "treatment of women as second class citizens" there.
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Sunday that Iran wanted to find   a negotiated solution to its nuclear dispute with the West but   would not freeze uranium enrichment before talks.
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Delegates from key nations are holding talks in London on new sanctions for Iran over its nuclear programme.
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Middle Eastern leaders are worried the   current standoff between Iran and the West over Tehran's   nuclear ambitions could degenerate into war, U.N.   Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in an interview broadcast on   Sunday.
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French, German and British officials were meeting Iranian negotiators in Vienna following a first round of talks last week. The United States accuses oil and gas-rich Iran of trying to make
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President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged the authority of the U.N. Security Council as Iran faces a deadline to halt its uranium enrichment and he called for a televised debate with President Bush on world issues.
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Iran said on Friday that a nuclear   standoff with the West could only be settled through   negotiation while Russia called imposing punitive sanctions on   Tehran for not ending sensitive atomic work a dead end.
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Iran must tell the United Nations nuclear watchdog in writing that it will suspend its uranium enrichment program from a specific date to help it avoid sanctions, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.
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China said on Thursday it hoped Iran's   nuclear standoff with the West can be resolved through   dialogue, as senior diplomats from six world powers gather in   Berlin to discuss what to do next.
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Talks meant to give Tehran a last chance to avoid U.N. sanctions were in jeopardy on Wednesday, with diplomats and European officials saying Iran's chief nuclear negotiator had still not confirmed if he would meet with the European Union's foreign policy chief.
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European Union and Iranian officials will discuss the standoff over Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday but no breakthrough is expected despite a threat by world powers of further sanctions.
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A meeting of world powers Friday on whether to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program was disrupted when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's flight was delayed, giving leaders little time to reach a consensus and making it unlikely.
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Iranian President Mahmoud   Ahmadinejad accused the West on Tuesday of abusing the United   Nations to try to deny Iran the right to peaceful nuclear   technology which Western states enjoyed.
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The world's major powers are discussing possible new sanctions against Iran, including a travel ban, an arms embargo and trade restrictions, but council diplomats say differences remain.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is   expected to press Iran on Saturday to help shore up the   Hizbollah-Israel ceasefire, but diplomats say the talks will   also cover Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Iran insisted on Saturday a dispute with the West over its nuclear program could be resolved by negotiation as its chief nuclear negotiator arrived in Germany for meetings with European officials.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Saturday he would hold talks in Iran to discuss shoring up a   Hizbollah-Israel ceasefire and other issues that diplomats said   would include Iran's nuclear standoff with the West.