EU Official Confirms Report on Resumption of Talks with Iran in Istanbul
TEHRAN (FNA)- EU foreign policy officials Sunday evening confirmed earlier reports in Tehran that the two sides have agreed to resume negotiations in a new round of meetings in Istanbul. ( 10:29:42 - 2012/04/09)

Iran Underlines Continued N. Enrichment
TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran reiterated its nuclear rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) statute, and said it will neither close its Fordo nuclear facility nor give up uranium enrichment. ( 10:22:18 - 2012/04/09)

India Mulling Return to Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ever increasing energy needs have compelled India to rejoin the transnational pipeline emanating from Iran and transiting Pakistan thus reviving IPI (Iran-Pakistan-India) Gas Pipeline Project, an Indian diplomat told the Pakistani media on Sunday. ( 10:21:29 - 2012/04/09)

Chinese FM Thanks Iran for Freighter Rescue
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi expressed gratitude to Iran for its successful rescue of 28 mainland crew members on board a hijacked freighter. ( 10:20:35 - 2012/04/09)

Fully Iranian Made Oil Refinery to Come Online This Year
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian energy officials announced that the country will start building the first fully Iran-made oil refinery in the Southern city of Shiraz this (Iranian) year (March 2012-March 2013). ( 09:25:41 - 2012/04/09)

Pakistani Delegation Arrives in Iran to Seal Economic Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- A nine-member delegation from the local government of the Pakistani Punjab province arrived in Iran for a weeklong visit to endorse agreements on mutual cooperation in agriculture and industries sectors. ( 09:24:47 - 2012/04/09)

Iran Top Military Commander Renews Warning to Israel
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi cautioned Israel to stay away from Iran, warning that Tehran will "demolish the illegal Zionist nest" if it comes under Israeli attack. ( 09:23:54 - 2012/04/09)

Zionists Furious at German Noble Laureate over Anti-Israeli Poem
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel declared German author Guenter Grass persona non grata, deepening a spat with the Nobel-winning author over a poem that deeply criticized the Zionist regime and suggested it was plotting Iran's annihilation and threatening world peace. ( 09:22:51 - 2012/04/09)

Western Tensions against Iran Hike Gasoline Price by 25 Cents per Gallon in US
TEHRAN (FNA)- West-driven tensions against Iran which have led to retaliatory sanctions by both sides are adding 25 cents a gallon to already pricey gasoline in the US, according to the Energy Policy Research Foundation, a Washington nonprofit organization. ( 08:43:17 - 2012/04/09)

Iran to Boost Production in South Pars Gas Field
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to increase output in phases 2 to 10 of the South Pars Gas Field by 20% after implementing a new project, senior Iranian oil and gas officials announced. ( 08:40:16 - 2012/04/09)

Israeli Report: Russia Taking Preemptive Steps to Block Possible Strike on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Israeli media said Russia has made a series of rather preemptive moves to block a possible US-Israeli strike on Iran from the North. ( 08:38:44 - 2012/04/09)

T. rex Kin: Largest Known Feathered Dinosaur
TEHRAN (FNA)- Palaeontologists have known for more than a decade that some small dinosaurs had bird-like feathers, mainly thanks to beautifully preserved fossils from northeastern China. Now three specimens of a new tyrannosauroid from the same region show that at least one much larger dinosaur had a feathery coat as well. ( 08:37:08 - 2012/04/09)

Scientists Redraw Blueprint of Body's Biological Clock
TEHRAN (FNA)- The discovery of a major gear in the biological clock that tells the body when to sleep and metabolize food may lead to new drugs to treat sleep problems and metabolic disorders, including diabetes. ( 08:34:49 - 2012/04/09)

Top Commander Lambasts S. Arabia for Suppressing Protestors
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi slammed Saudi Arabia for its crackdown on protestors, and stressed that such a repressive regime which is exercising extreme suppression against its own citizens is not entitled to interfere in the internal affairs of the other countries. ( 17:58:02 - 2012/04/08)