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UN watchdog censures Iran on nuclear drive

AFP - Fri Nov 27, 7:37 am ET

The UN nuclear watchdog censured Iran on Friday and demanded it immediately halt construction of a newly-revealed uranium enrichment plant as world powers united against Tehran.

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The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Nov 27, 11:06 am ET
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IAEA votes to censure Iran
Washington Post - Fri Nov 27, 6:46 pm ET
U.N. nuclear watchdog's governing board criticizes Iran for its defiant nuclear policies
Diplomats: U.N. nuclear board censures Iran
USA Today - Fri Nov 27, 7:10 am ET
The majority of the board of the International Atomic Energy Agency has voted to censure Iran for its nuclear defiance.
Nuclear Watchdog Censures Iran
New York Times - Fri Nov 27, 6:48 am ET
The United Nations watchdog also demanded Iran freeze operations “immediately” at a once-secret uranium plant.
IAEA votes to censure Iran over nuclear cover-up
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 5:53 pm ET
The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted Friday to rebuke Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret but Tehran rejected the move as "intimidation" which would poison its negotiations with world powers.
Iran's Ahmadinejad expanding ties in Latin America
Washington Post - 21 minutes ago
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U.S. officials talk tough on Iran sanctions
CNN - Fri Nov 27, 4:26 pm ET
The United States warned Iran on Friday it is prepared to push for significantly stronger economic sanctions against it in the wake of the U.N nuclear watchdog's resolution censuring Tehran's nuclear program.
Khmer Rouge Warden Asks to Be Freed
New York Times - 1 hour 0 minutes ago
The trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief ended Friday with the defendant unexpectedly asking to be set free despite his admission of guilt.
Britain, France back global fund for climate ills
Idaho State Journal - 1 hour 30 minutes ago
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Iran warns IAEA not to use 'language of force'
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Nov 27, 3:12 am ET
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 9:26 am ET
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Bloomberg - Fri Nov 27, 12:59 pm ET
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations atomic agency censured Iran for concealing a uranium enrichment plant, repeating calls for the government in Tehran to suspend nuclear activities and cooperate more fully with investigators.
Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 27, 3:22 pm ET
In a blow to Iran, the board of the U.N. nuclear agency on Friday overwhelmingly backed a demand from the U.S., Russia, China and three other powers that Tehran immediately stop building its newly revealed nuclear facility and freeze uranium enrichment.
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Russia Presses Iran to Cooperate With UN Over Nuclear Program
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 26, 9:50 am ET
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