News Archive - 11 June 2011

>Nasser Abul was arrested on Thursday and no charges have been pressed against him so far, the source said. He gave no details.Democracy activists have used social media to debate, organize and share information in Bahrain where the government crushed a protest movement in March after inviting Saudi and...

>At a meeting in Vienna this week, OPEC failed to agree on an increase in production, which consuming countries wanted and which leading exporter Saudi Arabia pushed for, because other producers, including Iran, said they feared prices could tumble.Saudi Arabia will raise output to 10 million barrels per day...

>The announcement came during a visit by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to Islamabad, where he met civilian and military leaders in a bid to secure Islamabad's support for his government's reconciliation efforts with Taliban.The U.S.-sponsored trade agreement was signed in October 2010 but could not be enforced...

A report by a panel of experts convened by the United Nations reveals that over the past year Iran has stepped up the pace of its efforts to develop long-range missiles.

TEHRAN, June 11 (MNA) -- Persepolis coach Ali Daei says that his mission with the popular football team has been completed accomplish.

Iran will host a conference on nuclear disarmament that will target the international community's policy of overlooking Israel's nuclear programs, official media reported Saturday.

WASHINGTON — Criminal defendants of all stripes in national security cases, including Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North in the Iran-Contra affair and al-Qaida terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, have long sought to work government secrets into their defense. The hope is the prosecutors will skip a trial rather than expose sensitive information...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain appointed its parliament speaker to lead a national dialogue after a crackdown on democracy protests, the state news agency said, but the opposition said the crown prince should lead the reform process.

Belgium's 2011 Millennium International Documentary Festival has screened Molf-e Gand by award-winning Iranian filmmaker Mahmoud Rahmani.

This is kind of great. Just in time for beach weather, New York designer Andrew Schneider has invented a solar-powered swimsuit that can charge any gadget with a USB connector. No more begging the Verizon guy to charge your phone for a few minutes. (This happens to me a lot.

Iranian missiles cannot pose a threat to Europe, said Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov. "Who is threatening Europe today?

President tries to address concerns about his handling of the economy