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Pirates Die Strangely After Taking Iranian ship A tense standoff has developed in waters off Somalia over an Iranian merchant ship laden with a mysterious cargo that was hijacked by pirates. Somali pirates suffered skin burns, lost hair and fell gravely ill “within days” of boarding the MV Iran Deyanat. Some of them died. more By thetimes.co.za

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Posted 29/9/2008 @ 16:6:39 GMT Rice: Six Powers To 'Move Forward' On Further Steps Against Iran NEW YORK -- The six powers trying to scale back Iran's nuclear ambitions will "move forward" with further measures against Iran over its nuclear defiance, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Monday. more By AFP

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Posted 29/9/2008 @ 16:2:4 GMT IAEA Chief Urges Iran to End Nuke Secrecy VIENNA, Austria -- A six-year probe has not ruled out the possibility that Iran may be running clandestine nuclear programs, the chief U.N nuclear inspector said Monday, urging Iran to reassure the world by ending its secretive ways. more By The Associated Press

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Posted 28/9/2008 @ 20:4:21 GMT "Iran is Showing a Fundamental Desire to Oppose the Development of a Fully Secure and Stable Iraq" BAGHDAD -- U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Sunday accused Iran of trying to interfere with a new security pact between Iraq and the United States, and said Americans need to view Iraq with "a sense of strategic patience" because the stakes in the region are so high. more By The Associated Press

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Posted 28/9/2008 @ 19:51:0 GMT U.S. Establishes Permanent Radar Site in Israel to Watch Iran JERUSALEM - The Yanks have landed in Israel. For the first time in the Jewish state's 60-year history, the U.S. has established a permanent military presence here, according to Defense News. more By Canwest News Service