Baghdad believes such an arrangement contravenes Iraqi laws, while Kurds assert they can sign any contract regarding their natural resources according to the terms of the constitution.
IAEA officials were denied entry into Parchin on two separate occasions earlier this year.
Iran is getting a visit from the United Nations' nuclear agency on Sunday, a surprise development as Iran prepares for scheduled talks with Western powers next week.
Israeli leaders Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak have long taken a hawkish stance against Iran.
Iran continues to send arms shipments to Syria in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports, according to a draft report by a U.N. panel released Wednesday.
The Obama administration is trying to get Iranian exile group the People's Mujahedin of Iran taken off of the State Department's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, according to a Monday report in the Wall Street Journal.
Hundreds of Philippine protestors took to the streets outside the Chinese embassy in Manila demanding China to withdraw its ships from the region.
Stacy Robinson died Tuesday at the age of 50. He's just one of a growing list of NFL players who died too young.
Senator Richard Lugar, who recently lost a primary election for the first time in 36 years, is a legend for his efficacy as a bipartisan politician. Now 80 years old, he will retire from the Senate and pursue other means of public service.
Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and his bodyguards are being tried in Baghdad in absentia, charged with running a death squad that targeted senior officials, security forces and Shiite pilgrims.
Munter wasn?t viewed as a ?good fit? for the Pakistan job.
The IAEA has posted no comment yet on the reported death.
Ron Paul's supporters have made their intentions clear: changing the Republican Party from within surpasses any devotion they may have towards the Libertarian Party and its candidate, Gary Johnson.
Patricia Krentcil, the mother who been notoriously nicknamed the tanning bed mom after being accused of taking her five-year-old daughter to a tanning salon, was the subject of a parody skin on SNL over the weekend, but the tanorexic mom is laughing at the gag on Saturday Night Live.
Fighting between rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces erupted in an oil producing province in eastern Syria, residents and activists said on Sunday, the eve of a parliamentary election the authorities say shows reforms are under way.
Season five of True Blood is premiering June 10, but fans don't have to wait until then to see some new characters and old favorites. HBO has been releasing teaser trailers and posters, but the latest promo effort on their part are stills from season five.
The IAEA has already demanded access to Iran?s atomic sites as long ago as November when it released a report detailing its suspicions that the Iranians were planning to develop nuclear bombs.
Newly released correspondence between Osama bin Laden and his top lieutenants illuminate the inner workings of Al Qaeda, touching on topics that include media messaging, the need to unify an increasingly fractured organization and fears that jihadists are alienating other Muslims.
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit the small town of Mourmouri, Iran at 2:39 p.m. local time on Thursday.
J.R. Martinez has finally welcomed a baby girl. On the evening of Wednesday, May 2, the Dancing With The Stars champion became a first-time father when he and his girlfriend Diana Gonzalez-Jones welcomed a daughter.
The Recon Scout robot is being dubbed a secret weapon for SWAT Teams and Emergency Service Units across the country.
Up until now, India had adamantly opposed sanctions against Iran.
