Israeli settlement building 'runs contrary to peace', William Hague said after calling for an end to new construction in talks with the country's defence minister
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America fights to limit the damage caused by the WikiLeaks revelations as it is condemned for the “extraordinary laxity” of its diplomatic service for sending secret cables... more
The scene of three women standing on the roof of a house in Tehran under moonlight, cupping their hands to their mouths saw Pietro Masturzo crowned World Press Photo photographer of the year ... more
Iran’s culture ministry produces a catalogue of hair styles that meet government approval in an attempt to rid the country of “decadent Western cuts"... more
Nuclear powers need to do more to protect the raw materials needed to make a bomb, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency tells a summit in Washington... more
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili arrived in Beijing today, just after China appeared to drop opposition to possible new UN sanctions against Tehran over its atomic programme... more
Hundreds of thousands of pro-government supporters take to the streets in Tehran as Iran tries to prevent protests on the 31st anniversary of the birth of the Islamic republic... more
A rights group is demanding Iran release 33 mothers detained during weekly memorial vigils for their children killed in unrest since disputed elections in June. ... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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