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Archive for ‘January 24th, 2010’

Iran crackdown a ‘human rights disaster,’ report says

A human rights group is calling on Iran to free protesters detained after the disputed June 12 presidential election, calling the government’s crackdown on its critics a “human rights disaster.”

Frustration over Israeli, Palestinian talks

U.S. President Barack Obama’s special envoy to the Middle East ended a four-day trip to Israel and the West Bank with no breakthrough in persuading Israelis and Palestinians to go back to the negotiating table.

Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran

At least 20 passengers were injured Sunday when an Iranian plane caught fire while landing in the northeastern city of Mashhad, state media reported.