World leaders cancel talks
Foreign ministers from major powers scrapped talks in New York this week on more sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program after Moscow opposed the move, U.S. and Russian officials said.
Russia has been angered by U.S. calls for Moscow to be penalized over its war with Georgia. The U.S. had balked at holding a high-level meeting of industrialized nations that would have included Russia.
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