Washington, 27 August (IranVNC)—Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband today said that Russia had a “big responsibility” not to start a new Cold War, a day after Russia formally recognized two Georgian breakaway regions, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as independent.
Iran again warns its missiles are capable of hitting IsraelWashington, 27 August (IranVNC)—The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps [IRGC], Mohammad Ali Jafari, warned Israel today that Iranian missiles and Iran’s allies in the region would strike the Jewish state if Iran was attacked.
Clinton calls for Democratic unity in support for ObamaWashington, 27 August (IranVNC)—Former Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, last night called on her party to unite in support of their nominee, Barack Obama, during her speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Iran bans Nobel prize winner’s book
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s book “Memories of My Melancholy Whores”, the Persian translation of which was published under the title: “Memories of my Melancholy Sweethearts”, has been cleared off the stalls and banned, three weeks after its publication.
Thursday, August 14, 2008