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McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 11:02 am ET
CAIRO — Iranian authorities fought students with tear gas and batons Monday in violent clashes on university campuses, the biggest anti-government demonstrations in months, according to Iranian news accounts and opposition Web sites.
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UPI - Tue Dec 8, 1:19 pm ET
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The government of Iran should respect the freedom of its citizens and halt the use of forceful measures to quiet dissent, the British foreign secretary said.
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EARTHtimes.org - Mon Dec 7, 4:01 pm ET
Tehran - Police fired tear gas as protests aimed at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were held at several universities in Tehran on Monday, witnesses said. Rallies are held every December 7, Students' Day, to commemorate the deaths of three stud...
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 3:34 am ET
Iranian police clashed on Monday with opposition supporters in a central Tehran square, a witness said.
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The Tuscaloosa News - 2 hours 56 minutes ago
ROBERT F. WORTH Tehran's police chief announced that 204 people had been arrested as clashes between students and police continued.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 6:00 am ET
An Iranian nuclear scientist who went missing in Saudi Arabia has been "handed over by Riyadh to Washington," Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting Tehran's foreign ministry spokesman.
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UPI - Tue Dec 8, 5:05 pm ET
TEHRAN, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- University students at many Iranian universities held a second day of demonstrations Tuesday, with violent confrontations on many campuses, observers said.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 1:06 am ET
Iranian riot police have surrounded Tehran University to prevent the opposition from hijacking a state-organized rally on Monday, a witness said.
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Fox News - Mon Dec 7, 12:00 pm ET
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims the United States is attempting to thwart the return of mankind's savior, according to reports from Al Arabiya, a television news station based in Dubai.
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Fox News - Tue Dec 8, 9:30 am ET
Iran threatened tougher action against protesters Tuesday and hard-liners on motorcycles harassed the top opposition leader at his office Tuesday, signs of a possible intensified crackdown after the biggest anti-government demonstrations in months.
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EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 8, 3:47 am ET
Tehran - An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday there would be no need for third-party mediation in the nuclear dispute, rejecting reports of Turkey stepping into the nuclear fray. The Iranian stance in the nuclear dispute is quite clear...
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 10:22 pm ET
Pro-government Basij militiamen stormed the campuses of two universities in the Iranian capital of Tehran and attacked hundreds of protesting students, while Iran's chief prosecutor vowed to come down harder than ever against demonstrators he described as a threat to security.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 3:41 am ET
Thousands of riot police and Revolutionary Guard members armed with tear gas, batons and firearms were deployed Monday outside Tehran University to prevent student demonstrations backed by the opposition.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 12:01 am ET
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2009. There are 22 days left in the year.
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Gamasutra - Tue Dec 8, 2:54 pm ET
Recent Warren Wilson College graduate and modder Finn Haverkamp deconstructs the controversial plot of Ubisoft's 2008 Prince of Persia to see if it functions as intended, in GameCareerGuide's latest feature: The Role of Interpretation in Prince of Persia. Ubisoft's 2008 hit Prince of Persia was a gorgeous game with a story that lead to a great deal of discussion. Was the prince a suitable hero ...