An undated handout picture released by the official website of the Iranian president on April 11, 2014 shows Tehran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi (AFP Photo/)/ Washington (AFP) - The United States said Tuesday it will not issue a visa to Iran's chosen UN envoy Hamid Aboutalebi ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States adopted a harsher tone toward Iran's proposed U.N. ambassador on Tuesday, calling Tehran's choice of Hamid Abutalebi "unacceptable" and tying him to the 1979-1981 U.S. hostage crisis in Tehran./ While it did not detail what the veteran diplomat may have ...
Hamid Aboutalebi, an Iranian diplomat, who was recently named as Iran's ambassador at the United Nations, speaks at his office in Tehran, Iran./ Iran is asking a United Nations committee to hold a special meeting on the refusal of the United States to issue a visa to Iran's choice for its ...
In this undated photo provided by the office of the Iranian President, Hamid Aboutalebi, an Iranian diplomat, who was recently named as Iran's ambassador at the United Nations, sits in his office in Tehran, Iran./ Iran is pushing back against the Obama administration's decision to deny a visa to ...
On Banned Envoy/ Iran has requested a special meeting of a UN committee after the United States announced it will not grant a visa to Tehran's new UN ambassador appointee. On April 11, Washington said it would not grant a visa to Hamid Abutalebi because of his links to the 1979-1981 Tehran ...
An undated handout picture released by the official website of the Iranian president on April 11, 2014 shows Tehran's newly appointed UN ambassador Hamid Aboutalebi who has been recently denied a US visa (AFP Photo/)/ Tehran (AFP) - Iran on Monday urged United Nations Secretary General Ban ...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran requested on Monday a special meeting of a U.N. committee on the United States' refusal to grant a visa to Tehran's new U.N. ambassador appointee, describing the decision as a dangerous precedent that could harm international diplomacy. The United States said on ...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran requested on Monday a special meeting of a U.N. committee on the United States' refusal to grant a visa to Tehran's new U.N. ambassador appointee, but it has so far refrained from calling for any specific action, the committee's chairman said. The United States ...
Iran has complained to the United Nations about the United States refusing to grant a visa to its newly appointed U.N. ambassador over his role in the 1979 hostage crisis, state news agency IRNA said on Sunday./ Hamid Abutalebi has said that he acted only as a translator during the 444-day ...
Iran has complained to the United Nations about the United States refusing to grant a visa to its newly appointed UN ambassador over his role in the 1979 hostage crisis, state news agency Irna said on Monday./ Hamed Aboutalebi has said that he acted only as a translator during the 444-day crisis ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago. was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes ...
- Bitcoin’s tumble is piquing the interest of investors who view pronounced swings in the digital token as a possible precursor for broader changes in risk appetite in global markets./ The cryptocurrency has shed about 4% in the past two days following a near 16% plunge in April, the worst ...
In many southern Lebanese villages, there are no signs of life. People have fled, leaving towns deserted. Israel has been carrying out strikes on southern Lebanon almost daily since Hezbollah - the powerful Lebanese Shia Islamist group - fired rockets at Israel on 8 October in support of Hamas ...
The family of a gay British-Mexican man held in Qatar for alleged drug offences has given further details of what they say was a "honeytrap" operation using the gay dating app, Grindr./ Manuel Guerrero Aviña was approached online by a man called "Gio" and they arranged to meet - but he was ...
Two human rights groups have condemned an 11-year prison sentence handed to a Saudi fitness instructor and women's rights activist by a terrorism court./ Manahel al-Otaibi, 29, was convicted of charges related to her clothing choices and expression of her views online,/ These included calls for ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale brick Catholic church in the quiet Wisconsin neighborhood finally began to realize what was happening. The choir director, a fixture at St. Maria Goretti for nearly 40 years, was suddenly ...
Shohei Ohtani is still just playing baseball after being all but cleared in the Ippei Mizuhara scandal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)/ If you were curious about what exactly happened to Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's money after it was allegedly stolen by his former interpreter, ...
Spiralling tensions and cross-border strikes which have killed more than 70 civilians in Lebanon have turned parts of south into ghost towns. Residents have fled, leaving their homes at risk of destruction. The BBC went on patrol with the UN's peacekeeping force there to see what has happened./ ...
, the veteran ABC News meteorologist who provided weather updates for , has been fired by the network, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Daily Beast. ABC News gave Marciano the boot on Tuesday following complaints from multiple network staffers over his behavior, sources noted. ...
Thick murky clouds fill the sky, with freezing winds carrying snow faster than 100 miles per hour. With a frigid –30 degrees Fahrenheit temperature, life-threatening snowstorms and avalanches are frequent. And these are typical conditions on the world’s highest mountain: Mount Everest. The ...