News Archive - 8 November 2009

> "Tehran still welcomes the negotiations (with the six powers) on the basis of its package of proposals," state broadcaster IRIB quoted Saeed Jalili as saying. It said he hoped the talks "will be completed as quickly as possible." The United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China want...

> ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir pulled out of an Islamic summit in Istanbul on Sunday -- a trip that the European Union had objected to because of his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Bashir, against whom the ICC has issued an arrest warrant for...

By Jorn Madslien Business reporter, BBC News, Stavanger New technologies make it cheaper and easier to extract gas from shale rock. With coal being too dirty and wind farms and nuclear power plants arriving late, it seems the world is left with a stark choice: keep on polluting or...

> Here are key dates tracing gold's trading history since the 1970s, and it's historic post-September 2009 rise: * August 1971 - United States President Richard Nixon takes the dollar off the 'gold standard', which fixed paper notes' value to a pre-set quantity of gold. It had been in place,...

TEL AVIV, Israel (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on Sunday with the U.S. Middle East peace drive in crisis over a threat by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to stand down.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi, whose supporters clashed with police in a rally last week, accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday of double standards in his U.S. policy.Karoubi, who was defeated in June's disputed presidential election, said the populist leader's government had shown more openness...

> Tehran's public prosecutors' office said several other detainees, including some who had expressed regret over taking part in the rally, had been released in recent days, student news agency ISNA and the Fars news agency said. On Saturday the official agency IRNA said 47 people had been released out...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Russia should keep its word on selling a missile defence system to Iran, an influential parliamentarian was quoted by Iranian media as saying Sunday.Moscow, which is under Western pressure to distance itself from Tehran, has not followed through on proposals to supply high-grade S300 air...

> TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's parliament voted on Sunday to give the government a free hand to spend money saved from cutting food and fuel subsidies, in an apparent victory for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Removing subsidies would ease a heavy budget burden and make Iran less vulnerable to any new...

WASHINGTON - THE administration of US President Barack Obama has told Iran it is willing to allow the country to send its stockpile of enriched uranium to any of several nations, including Turkey, for safekeeping, The New York Times reported on Monday. Citing unnamed administration officials and diplomats, the newspaper...

In the wake of Iran’s contentious summer elections and recent disclosures about the country’s nuclear programs have shifted perceptions both domestically and internationally, leaving experts to debate the country’s future course of action. During Friday’s Iran symposium, consisting of a series of panels in the Riggs Alumni Center, heated...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was due to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday amid floundering U.S. efforts to jump-start stalled Middle East peace talks.

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Assemblys extended session will kick off on November 9, bringing together delegates from Baltic states and experts.

Iran covered up rape of detainees CAIRO (AP) — An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran’s postelection turmoil, including one that was supported by an official report but not investigated further.

Germany observes no official holiday on November 9th, the day when, twenty years ago, crowds of stunned, delirious East Germans breached the Berlin Wall. This is because November 9th is also the date on which Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated, in 1918, two days before Germany’s defeat in the First . . .

On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, marking the end of communism in Eastern Europe — and the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Two decades later, how has the world changed — and are future cold wars in the making? Our Read My Lips explores how...

Even as he faces critical issues at home, the president goes on a tour of China, Japan, South Korea and other key nations. North Korea's nuclear program is high on the issues to tackle. With unemployment topping 10% and his healthcare plan still facing Senate action, President Obama has plenty...

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UAE-based Crescent Petroleum has said that a three-person international arbitration tribunal has been formed to settle a longstanding dispute over a gas deal between the firm and National Iranian Oil Company, Reuters has reported.

It has been 100 days since three American hikers were detained in Iran. Minnesota-native Shane Bauer, his friends Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal were on a hiking trip to Iraq when they were jailed on suspicion of illegal entry into Iran. All across the country candle light vigils of hope...

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Here is a list of the people shot by the D.C. snipers during their coast-to-coast crime wave in 2002.

Defendant Alex W. is brought to the courtroom of the district court in Dresden, Germany November 3, 2009. The trial of a man accused of killing a pregnant Egyptian woman in a German courtroom entered a second week on Monday amid tight security, in a case that has incensed many...

Instead, officials said, the Iranians have revived an old counterproposal: that international arms inspectors take custody of much of Iran’s fuel, but keep it on an island in Iran.

It has been 100 days since a former Cottage Grove man, Josh Fattal, was detained in Iran. On Sunday, Fattal's friends joined supporters on five other continents and held a vigil for the hiker's safe return.

The events of 1989 spurred a striking transformation of Europe, which is now whole and free, and a reunified Germany, milestones that are being observed with celebrations all over the continent, inclu...

Tennis Star Speaks Candidly to "60 Minutes" About His Life, Career, Drug Use, and Incredible Comeback

The Obama administration has told Iran’s leaders in back-channel messages that it is willing to allow the country to send its enriched uranium to any of several nations for safekeeping.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a visit to the Twin Cities on Sunday. She held a lecture at a metro synagogue, but was greeted at the door by dozens of protestors.

But Paper Says in 2001 Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Attended Same Va. Mosque as Two 9/11 Hijackers

(RTTNews) - Iran has every right to develop nuclear energy, disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadir Khan has said, adding that a propaganda campaign had been launched against that Islamic country's atomic program by the west.

Families of travellers arrested by Iranian border guards concerned for their psychological welfare.

It has been 100 days since a former Cottage Grove man, Josh Fattal, was detained in Iran. On Sunday, Fattal's friends joined supporters on five other continents and held a vigil for the hiker's safe return.

Beirut (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - Shiite party Hezbollah slammed on Friday two Arab satellite providers for dropping a television channel from predominantly Shiite Iran as a "violation of freedom of speech and opinion."

Warsaw (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - Poland on Friday denied a Russian press report claiming that the Polish foreign minister recently suggested he would welcome US troops in Poland to deter a Russian tank invasion.

KABUL, Afghanistan — As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside bombs, leftover Soviet land mines, political unrest and errant NATO air attacks weren’t enough, Afghans are facing a new killer: the H...

London (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - The UN nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence that it has experimented with highly advanced nuclear warhead designs, a British newspaper reported Friday.

DOHA: The Doha Debates today will discuss Iran’s nuclear intentions in the context of increasing tension between Iran and the West on the nuclear issue. The event will take place at the Qatar Foundation headquarters at 7.30pm.

The president of Sudan has cancelled a visit to Turkey amid an EU push to arrest him for war crimes charges.

Vienna (AFP) Nov 6, 2009 - UN experts found "nothing to be worried about" during their first inspection of a previously secret uranium enrichment site in Iran, UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Thursday.

Fort Hood, Texas (AFP) Nov 7, 2009 - US President Barack Obama will attend a memorial service here this week to honor victims of the shooting rampage on the military base in which 13 people died, the White House said Saturday.

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang chief minister's office has denied press reports that the Pakatan Rakyat state government had granted approvals for reclamation or hill development projects on the island.

Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa, has said the trade barrier between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Nigeria will soon be broken if Iranian investors look into Nigeria’s rich agricultural sector for investments.

TEHRAN - Proposals from world powers to supply nuclear fuel for a research reactor in Iran are still on the table, a leading MP said on Sunday a day after suggesting that Tehran could reject the deal.

Iran again turned down an offer by the UN nuclear watchdog requiring the country to ship its enriched uranium to neighboring Turkey, the satellite Press TV reported on Sunday.

UN investigator criticises America's 'lukewarm' reaction to Gaza war report ISTANBUL – Sudan’s indicted president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, will not attend an Islamic summit in Istanbul as p...

Europe was transformed by the events of 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, but the events of that year are seen differently in Europe, the United States and Russia.

Iran again turned down an offer by the UN nuclear watchdog requiring the country to ship its enriched uranium to neighboring Turkey, the satellite Press TV reported on Sunday.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged U.S. European allies to mobilize the same energy and values that won the Cold War to tackle contemporary problems, including terrorism and climate change.

BERKELEY — One-hundred days into their imprisonment in Iran, the three Americans arrested on a hiking path that crossed the Iran-Iraq border released public statements through their families Sunday.

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama's extended hand was whacked across the knuckles by the leaders of Iran, Syria and assorted other thuggeries last week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. Kurt Campbell, the State Department's top...

A senior Iranian lawmaker has warned Russia that continuing to delay the delivery of a missile-defense system to Iran will harm relations between the two countries. The comments were made as Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was scheduled to visit Tehran.

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday left for Europe and Asia largely to consult with US partners on curbing North Korea's and Iran's nuclear ambitions as well as on stabilizing Afghanistan.

Houthi rebels dismissed Saudi Arabia’s claim, saying Saudi troops had “collapsed” and retreated from the area.

NOV 9 — Of all the political tremors which rocked Eastern Europe two decades ago, the Velvet Revolution that came to a head in November 1989 in Prague was undoubtedly the most impressive.

Washington, 8 November (WashingtonTV)—A senior Iranian lawmaker on Sunday warned Russia not to delay in delivering an advanced anti-aircraft missile defense system to Tehran.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced he expects a visit from key ally President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq expects three of its oilfields will together pump more than 6 million barrels a day once foreign companies complete development work they were awarded this year.

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FROM dodging suicide bombers and jail cells to holding the Melbourne Cup aloft, Swiss adventurer Lukas Baumann is not your average Volvo driver.

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pulled out of an Islamic summit in Istanbul - a trip that the European Union had objected to because of his indictment by the International Criminal Court.

Despite the government’s posturing, private trade is unlikely to import rice unless the rupee strengthens further, so that the Centre decides to give rice traders an import subsidy.

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington today after a round of diplomacy that may have narrowed gaps with President Barack Obama while slowing peace efforts with the Palestinians.

Richard Wolffe wrote in his Obama campaign memoir that the President sees most of his challenges in basketball metaphors and that he's turned on...

TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (MNA) – Iran will only exchange its low-enriched uranium after it receives the 20 percent enriched uranium promised in the latest nuclear deal, a leading lawmaker said on Sunday.

The Bank of Israel will start sending out letters in two weeks notifying 200 to 300 retired senior central bank officials that they have to repay illegal salary overpayments.

The three Americans have been held captive by the Iranian government for 100 days. Their plight reaches all the way around the world to Minnesota. Family and friends of Shane Bauer gathered in a show of support for one of their own on Sunday.

In an ever-changing world where challenges and problems spread more quickly and affect more populations, there is still optimism for the future, said former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the second Drew Forum lecture of the season.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced he expects to welcome a visit this year by his Iranian counterpart and key ally President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

ROME, NOV. 8, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- Almost completely ignored by the media, the U.S. Department of State released its latest annual report on religious freedom on Oct. 26. The 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom deals with the year ending June 30, 2009, and surveys...

By John Verghese Doha: An inspired Trentino club of Italy raised their performance to new heights and humbled Poland’s PGE Skra Belchatow 26-24, 25-18, 25-19, to be crowned winners in the FIVB Men’s Club Volleyball World Championship at the Aspire Zone indoor hall yesterday.

The Doha Debates returns tonight, as experts discuss Iran’s nuclear intentions and the question of whether Iran can be trusted not to build a nuclear bomb.

Have you posted as many scores this year as Barack Obama? Titleist (the bull) is hardly a movable hazard at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C.

AUCKLAND – 9 November 2009 – A ProCare swimming programme for women of migrant communities has won the 2009 New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) Outstanding Community Recreation Programme Award.

Jake Smith has enjoyed the good life from a tender age. Travelling the world with his parents he developed a love of fine food and the sips of fine wines and sweet liquors that accompanied it.

The dispute over Israel's claimed haul of "hundreds of tons" of rockets it said was aboard a ship bound for Hizbullah showed no sign of abating over the weekend as the Antiguan-owned vessel docked in Beirut.Israel claims that it seized cargo from a ship after naval commandoes stormed the...

Friends and relatives of three Americans detained by Iran are holding vigils across the United States and around the world on Sunday to call for their immediate release.

FRIENDS and relatives of three Americans detained by Iran are holding vigils across the United States and around the world to call for their immediate release.

Friends and relatives of three Americans detained by Iran are holding vigils across the US and around the world to call for their immediate release.

Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told the military and civil militias today to prepare for war as a deterrent to a U.S.-led attack after American troops gained access to military bases in neighboring Colombia.

Hyderabad, Nov. 8: For Rs 6,000, one can buy a digital camera, book a room at a star hotel for a night in a metro, get air tickets on apex fare. For Rs 6,000, one can also get a portion of butter chicken.

Commuters in the City of Brotherly Love have been told to gear up to begin a second week of finding other ways to work following the collapse of a proposed deal to end a six-day-old strike.

Three Saudi soldiers were killed and four reported missing in fighting to retake a border town that rebels from neighbouring Yemen had seized last week, officials said yesterday.

Reuters. TEHERAN. Russia should keep its word on selling a missile defence system to Iran, an influential parliamentarian was quoted by Iranian media as saying yesterday.

NEW DELHI: India and Iran will discuss the prospects of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visiting Tehran in February next during Iranian Foreign Minister Monouchehr Mottaki’s visit to India this month, diplomatic sources here say. ...

A state-owned station says officials may compromise on a U.N. bid to have its uranium refined abroad. Iran may seek a 'simultaneous exchange' of enriched uranium for medical reactor uranium plates. A state-owned Iranian television station quoted unnamed diplomats today as saying Iran, in a possible compromise to a...

The government on Sunday indicated that China might be a source of small arms for Naxalites who may be procuring them through smugglers.

Lebanon has placed 76th of 146 countries worldwide and ninth among 18 countries in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) region on the Knowledge Economy Index.This is a drop from the first such World Bank survey, compiled in 1995; then Lebanon ranked 65th place globally and seventh place...

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Honduras Honduran de facto leader Roberto Micheletti said on Thursday night he would install a national unity government without the participation of ousted President Manuel Zelaya. The rival leaders had agreed last week to end a four-month political ...

Iran's Culture Ministry is threatening a tax crackdown on actor's salaries after it was revealed one of the country's top actors was paid almost $100,000 for three days of work.

Saudi Arabian and Iran-backed Yemeni rebel spokesmen agree on two aspects of their clashes on the Saudi-Yemen border: Sunday, Nov. 8, was the fifth day of their battle and both sides had taken dead and wounded.

For the last five months, the Anzac frigate HMAS Toowoomba has hunted pirates, drug smugglers and terrorists and worked with a giant US aircraft carrier in a mission vastly more complicated than when Australia first dispatched warships to the Middle East.Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the...

KABUL, Afghanistan — As if the Taliban, car bombs, roadside bombs, leftover Soviet land mines, political unrest and errant NATO air attacks weren't enough, Afghans are facing a new killer: the H1N1 flu pandemic.

Iran has decides to reject proposals from major powers for the supply of nuclear fuel, a leading MP says, in a serious setback for UN-brokered efforts to allay Western concerns about the country's atomic ambitions.

Iran is using Eritrea as a base to provide weapons to Shia insurgents in Yemen, an Eritrean opposition leader alleged yesterday.

Thirty-three Iranians have so far died from swine flu and more than 2,000 have been diagnosed with the illness, the reformist Etemad newspaper reported yesterday quoting the health ministry.

AFP/Tehran Proposals from world powers to supply nuclear fuel for a research reactor in Iran are still on the table, a leading MP said yesterday, a day after suggesting that Tehran could reject the deal.

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