April 19, 2009 Sunday
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TEHRAN - IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Sunday for fair treatment of US reporter Roxana Saberi, who was sentenced to eight years in jail as a US spy, the state news agency IRNA reported.

In a rare intervention in judicial proceedings, Mr Ahmadinejad said the Tehran prosecutor should examine the case against both Saberi and Hossein Derakhshan, an Iranian-Canadian blogger who has been behind bars since November, IRNA said.

 
Tanker hijack bid foiled

LONDON - AN attempt by pirates in the Gulf of Aden to attack a Norwegian tanker has been foiled, a NATO spokesman said on Sunday.

Ruler rejects illness rumour

DUBAI - THE ruler of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday rumours he had been ill were part of a 'psychological war' against the Gulf emirate and accused Western media of targeting its achievements.

Facing fresh boycotts

GENEVA - A UN conference on racism was hit by new boycotts by Western nations on Sunday amid concerns that the meeting will serve as a platform against Israel, which called it a 'tragic farce'.

   
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