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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president intervened to secure the release of Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, in part because of her gender, a news agency reported Friday.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Thursday it will free Sarah Shourd, one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months, as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's envoy to the United Nations has confirmed that a female American held for more than a year will be released.
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Thursday it will free one of three Americans jailed for more than 13 months as an act of clemency to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
GENEVA - The Swiss government said Wednesday it has handed roughly half the names of wealthy Americans demanded by Washington to solve a tax evasion dispute involving Switzerland's biggest bank, UBS AG.
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