Austrian prosecutors confirmed Friday that they had shelved an investigation into allegations that Germany's BND secret
service had systematically spied on politicians, international organisations and companies on Austrian territory.
Iranian nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday he was "very hopeful" that an accord on Tehran's nuclear programme could be reached with world powers ahead of the June 30th deadline.
Senior negotiators from six world powers are gathering in Vienna on Friday to kick off a flurry of final meetings before a November 24th deadline to strike a landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
Iran and the US still aim to strike a mammoth nuclear deal by a November 24 deadline, a US official said Wednesday after talks involving US Secretary of State John Kerry that yielded no apparent major breakthrough.
The UN nuclear agency said Tuesday that it will provide specialised equipment to West African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak to help faster diagnosis.
Iran's foreign minister said Tuesday "numerous questions" remain unresolved as he arrived for fresh talks with the US and EU aimed at breaking a deadlock in efforts towards a nuclear deal.
US Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will hold nuclear talks in Vienna next week.
Iran said Saturday it never agreed to a deadline to provide answers on its controversial nuclear programme, after the Vienna-based UN atomic watchdog accused Tehran of failing to deliver on time, according to a report from Agence France-Presse (AFP).
Iran's foreign minister called Tuesday for an extension of a looming deadline to strike a potentially historic nuclear deal with world powers, after surprise talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Western foreign ministers appeared to have failed in their mission to inject momentum into talks with Iran on Sunday, seven days before the deadline to strike a momentous nuclear deal.
AFP reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vienna this weekend to join ongoing world power nuclear talks with Iran, the State Department said Thursday.
Austrian President Heinz Fischer's planned trip to Iran is starting to take shape. Even though there is no fixed date yet, the preparations were in "full swing", Iranian circles told the APA press agency on Tuesday.
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