Hillary Rodham Clinton

Iranian clergy deplores Clinton remarks on tough sanctions

 Iranian clergy deplores Clinton remarks on tough sanctions Tehran  - A senior Iranian clergy member on Friday deplored recent remarks by US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on preparing renewed tough sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programmes.

"What kind of talk is that and where is the difference to the policy adopted against Iran during the (former US president George W) Bush era?" ex-president Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani said at the Friday prayer ceremony.

US calls on Iran to release American journalist

US calls on Iran to release American journalist Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the immediate release of an American journalist sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran on "baseless" espionage charges.

"We believe she should be freed immediately," Clinton said. "The charges against her are baseless."

Roxana Saberi had been held in Iran for months prior to last week's sentence. The Iranian government charges she was operating in the country illegally because she was not a credentialed journalist.

Clinton announces steps to counter piracy

Clinton announces steps to counter piracyWashington  - The United States will seek an immediate international meeting to broaden efforts against piracy off the coast of Somalia, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday.

Clinton said that previous steps to counter piracy have not been enough, pointing to the recent surge of assaults on commercial shipping and hostage taking in the Indian Ocean, including last week's seizure of an American-flagged vessel.

Tehran denies US-Iranian meeting took place at UN Afghan conference

Tehran denies US-Iranian meeting took place at UN Afghan conference Tehran - Tehran on Wednesday categorically denied a meeting between officials of Iran and the United States occurred at a UN conference in the Netherlands, the Mehr news agency reported.

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton had said the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, met briefly Tuesday with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Akhunzadeh at the conference on Afghanistan in The Hague.

ROUNDUP: Clinton in Mexico: US drug demand fuels illicit trade

Clinton in Mexico: US drug demand fuels illicit tradeMexico City  - On her first visit to Mexico, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday emphasized that Washington was prepared to help shoulder the responsibility alongside Mexico for fighting the increasingly violent drug cartels south of the US border.

Before her meeting with President Felipe Calderon, Clinton remarked to reporters that the "insatiable demand" for illegal drugs in the US feeds the drug violence and trade. Mexico's Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa joined the talks.

As Clinton visits Mexico, US Congress raises crime alarm

Hillary Rodham ClintonWashington/Mexico City - As US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in Mexico for her first visit to the southern US neighbour, the US Congress raised alarm about growing drug violence south of the border.

Heightened concern about the inflow of illicit drugs into the United States and the backflow of money and arms into Mexico are sure to dominate Clinton's meeting with her Mexican counterpart Patricia Espinosa.

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