Iran weighs high-stakes nuclear offer

Two days after negotiators reached a draft agreement over Iran’s nuclear activities, Tehran left it unclear Friday whether it would ultimately sign on. If Iran agrees to the proposal — reached Wednesday at the Vienna headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the U.N

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Iran to join in more talks on nuclear program

Iranian officials are expected to huddle again with their Western counterparts Wednesday to hammer out a deal about the future of Tehran’s nuclear program. A day earlier, talks between the two sides ended on an optimistic note, with the director-general of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog agency calling them constructive

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Chinese imperial throne breaks record

An imperial “dragon” throne owned by a Chinese emperor set the world auction record for Chinese furniture Thursday, selling for about US $11 million. There was frenzied bidding among mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan collectors at the Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong

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Iran’s president may deliver ‘good’ nuclear plant news

Iran’s president will deliver some “good news” this week about the country’s first nuclear power plant, a semi-official news agency reported Monday. The Mehr News Agency said President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will comment on progress at the Bushehr nuclear power plant on a visit to the city of Natanz on Thursday.

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