The White House on Monday rejected calls from Israel to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard from prison, despite pleas from the country's top leaders amid reports he had fallen ill.
World powers and Iran will hold the next round of negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme on April 14 in Istanbul, a spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Sunday.
Iran is Syria's main ally in the region. Annan has been pushing Damascus to withdraw its troops from cities and halt all violence in 48 hours to salvage his peace plan.
Syrian FM travels to Moscow for meeting; Russia reiterates opposition to foreign intervention; China calls on Assad government, opposition groups to seize opportunity to abide by cease fire, withdrawal promises.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the United States to release Jonathan Pollard from prison, after reports of a deterioration in the American-Israeli spy's health.
Iran's nuclear chief Fereidoun Abbasi told state TV late Sunday thatTehran could stop its production of 20 percent enriched uranium needed for a research reactor, and continue enriching uranium to lower levels for power generation.
Tanks firing in three cities, activists say; Ban Ki-moon says Syria situation getting worse; record number of Syrian refugees flee to Turkey, totaling 2,500 people, according to Ankara.
Former Mossad chief tells 'JPost' Israel making a mistake by portraying issue of Tehran's nuclear ambitions as one of Israel against Iran, and should leave the question to the international community.
