News Archive - 14 July 2011

> * Political, economic, security assistance in focus * Clinton to discuss Syria crisis with Turkish leaders By Andrew Quinn ISTANBUL, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Turkey on Friday for a Libya conference marked by growing hopes the international campaign to topple...

>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog brought allegations of covert atomic work by Syria before the Security Council on Thursday, but the 15-nation body took no immediate action amid divisions among key powers. The International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors voted in June to report Syria...

Manama Ayat Al Qermezi, the 20-year-old woman who was sentenced to one year in prison for reciting poem highly critical of the government, was yesterday allowed to go home, the military prosecutor said.

CATSKILL — Amateur boxers return to the Catskills for the third time in as many years Saturday to compete in Rumble in the Catskills III. This time around, boxers are traveling from as far as Virginia to attend the event at the Catskill Elementary School.

A CHRISTMAS Island detainee immediately became anxious that his wife and children were on board SIEV 221 when it was destroyed in rough seas.

Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi expresses Tehran's firm determination to improve ties with European countries, underlining measures towards building mutual trust.

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Iraqi officials are privately telling the U.S. they want American troops to stay. But the same government that wants Americans to stay is also tacitly condoning attacks by Shiite militias on U.S. troops by failing to respond aggressively to them.

CM on Mumbai's cosmopolitanism: The fact that Mumbai is cosmopolitan is a fact. Terrorists create community divide, but Mumbai has not erupted into communalism. Mumbai is not a divided city.

Two orphanages in Cambodia and a school in Afghanistan are helping enrich the lives of impoverished children thanks to the work of five Bay Area moms who banded together in 2005, appalled by the suffering of children worldwide and determined to do what they could to alleviate it.

Demonstrators protested outside involvement in Yemen, specificly criticizing the United States and Saudi Arabia. August 2 is debt ceiling day. Mitch McConnel proposes compromise on the deficit now to improve the chances for unseating Obama in 2012.

A detainee at the Christmas Island detention centre immediately became anxious and concerned that his wife and children were on board SIEV 221, when it was destroyed in rough seas, an inquest has been told.

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>SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil rebounded on Friday on a weaker dollar after Standard & Poor's warned it may lower the credit rating of top consumer the United States, capping a volatile week marked by concern about the U.S. deficit and the euro zone's debt. U.S. crude, up 58...

Crude rebounds on weak US dollar, debt fears. 15 Jul 2011 1:47 PM

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and international allies are seeking to ensure that Libya’s opposition is strong enough to fill the vacuum left after the expected departure of leader Muammar Qaddafi.

Revolts against the old guards in the Middle East may not be enough to create wholesale change.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives Friday in Istanbul, the start of a 12-day journey that, in typical Hillary fashion, will straddle the globe, taking her to Europe, India and East Asia.

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) - Thirteen Turkish soldiers and seven Kurdish rebels were killed in southeast Turkey in the deadliest ambush on troops in the rebel region for three years, security sources said.

Iranian and Ukrainian officials called for increasing the volume of trade exchange between the two countries, the English language satellite Press TV reported Thursday.

Bahraini pro-government medics and state media staffers "bullied and intimidated" an Irish delegation of health workers and politicians here to secure the release of more than a dozen Bahraini health workers, said former Irish Foreign Minister David Andrews.

The Iranian influential cleric Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi said Thursday that he still supports President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran's ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakeri said Thursday that Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is to pay an official visit to Iran on Saturday to exchange views with the country's senior officials on mutual and regional developments, the local Press TV reported.

Interpol, the international police agency, issued wanted persons alerts Wednesday in connection with the 2005 killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast called on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to adopt "appropriate" measure with respect to the country's nuclear program, the local Satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.

Defeated in Iraq and shut out of Af ghanistan, al Qaeda may be trying to transfer its principal bases to its birthplace, Saudi Arabia. At least, that's what the Riyadh government claimed in a series of leaks to the local media this week -- leaks that may well tell...

China attaches great importance to sustainable development and is ready to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in relevant fields, a visiting senior Chinese official said Thursday.

He Guoqiang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), arrived in the central Iranian province of Isfahan on Thursday afternoon, kicking off an official visit to the Islamic Republic, which is designed to further strengthen the bilateral political and economic relations.

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Tehran, July 13 (KCNA) -- The Aerospace Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Amir Ali Hajizadeh called for the withdrawal of foreign warships from the Persian Gulf, local Mehr news agency reported on Sunday.

Iran's annual crude steel production has doubled over a five-year period, says the caretaker Minister of Industry and Mine Mehdi Qazanfari.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a message, has invited Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan to visit Iran in the near future.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Ailing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez capped a busy Thursday full of pronouncements and speeches by signing a decree that creates a new state authority to oversee prices. The action aims to attack one of the biggest challenges facing the oil-exporting country: annual inflation hovering near 24...

TEHRAN, July 14 (UPI) -- Tehran aims to invest nearly $18 billion to produce as much as 3 million barrels per day from fields in the south of the country, an official said.

Background Briefing En Route Istanbul, Turkey Special Briefing Senior State Department Officials En Route, Turkey July 14, 2011 SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: We’re en route to Istanbul for the fourth meeting of the Libya Contact Group tomorrow. And then on Saturday, as you know, we will have a bilateral...

Police confirmed today that the body found late Tuesday on Cypress Mountain was 35-year-old Vahid Mahanian of West Vancouver.

U.S. and NATO plans to deploy missile defenses in Europe continue to hamper closer Russian ties to the United States, despite recent improvements in relations, Russia's foreign minister said during a visit to Washington this week. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov concluded the three-day visit with a meeting Wednesday...

CANYON — Canyon ISD officials are looking at budget cuts that amount to over $3 million for the upcoming school year.

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What were you at ten? Being cared for by loved ones? Not so Enaiatollah Akbari. His father was murdered by bandits on a dangerous mission, into which the Pashtun Sunni Muslims of Afghanistan routinely forced the Shia Hazara people. The Pashtun had threatened to snatch Enaiatollah as compensation. In desperation,...

ISTANBUL - The Obama administration is preparing to strengthen ties with Libya's main opposition movement as it becomes increasingly clear that the group will govern a post-Gadahfi Libya, senior U.S. officials said Thursday.

Clinton Goes to Istanbul; Will Missile Defense be on the Agenda? U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Turkey on Friday, and some reports suggest that the Turkish government is prepared to agree to host a NATO missile defense system there.

The economy and the budget may be consuming Barack Obama's presidency, but don't forget that his candidacy was largely -- perhaps even mostly -- about foreign policy

SOMETHING’S brewing hot on Asian Heritage Row and it’s not just curries for breakfast at the mamak stalls. There’s also Bangsar to look at.

Police confirmed today that the body found late Tuesday on Cypress Mountain was 35-year-old Vahid Mahanian of West Vancouver.

MATTHEW LEE Associated Press ISTANBUL, Turkey The Obama administration is preparing to strengthen ties with Libya's main opposition movement as it becomes increasingly clear that the group will govern a post-Gadahfi Libya, senior U.S. officials said Thursday. Traveling with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to an...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned Turkey of "plots" by the United States and Israel in the ongoing unrest in the Arabic world, the ISNA news agency reported Tuesday.

Iran's Supreme Court says an evangelical pastor charged with apostasy can be executed if he does not recant his faith, according to a copy of the verdict obtained by a religious rights activist group. 

This article appeared on Aspenia on July 14, 2011. The principal focus of US foreign policy since World War II has been on Europe, with East Asia being a close second in terms of priorities.

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Iraq goes shopping.

>July 14 (Reuters) - There's an old saying, which Scots still exchange with each other, usually humorously: "Aweel, ye ken noo" -- well, you know now. It harks back to when Scots life was dominated by the stern Presbyterianism ingrained into it by Calvin's disciple, John Knox: when direct, personal...

Burhanuddin Rabbani, chairman of the High Peace Council and former President of Afghanistan who met Prime minister Manmohan Singh over lunch in New Delhi on Thursday and later had delegation level talks, has expressed desire to perform Friday prayers at the historic Jama Masjid.

Memories of their homeland linger, and when they return for a visit, the locals notice the sparkle in their eyes.

Over the last couple of years, I have been increasingly impressed by the work and thinking of…

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is in Nigeria for a meeting of eight developing countries that want to boost trade, government officials and diplomats said Thursday.

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Syrians hold general strikes in cities and towns across the country, part of a strategy to squeeze the economy as President Bashar Assad tries to crush a four-month-old revolt against his autocratic rule.

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The Associated Press ___ SYRIA Syrians hold general strikes in cities and towns across the country, part of a strategy to squeeze the economy as President Bashar Assad tries to crush a four-month-old revolt against his autocratic rule. The calls to strike have become a ritual every Thursday, a day...

The two nations are coming together as the U.S. and Pakistan split, but it's unlikely to fundamentally alter the map

Spain widens its investigation into alleged attacks carried out by Iraqi forces on Camp Ashraf, housing a group of Iranian exiles, and summons three Iraqi officers.

After making waves in Philippine broadcasting and expanding its reach to key cities all over the country, TV5 takes another giant leap forward by launching two international channels that will give Filipinos overseas access to the network’s most popular programs. The two new channels – Kapatid TV5 and Aksyon TV...

Washington, July 14 : A poll has shown that United States President Barack Obama's popularity has declined in the Arab world since his Cairo speech in 2009.

Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will pay an official visit to Iran Saturday to discuss mutual and regional developments, the Iranian ambassador to Islamabad said Thursday.

Iran may not be importing cyber spy equipment, according to a newly released government report, yet the Iranian regime’s beefed up cyber surveillance abilities have many believing that Tehran has begun producing its own homegrown spy technology.

There is no doubt that deadly weapons being used against American forces in Iraq originated in Iran, a U.S. Forces-Iraq spokesman said July 11.

Four Iranian dervishes from Gonabad have been sentenced to six months in prison and 40 lashes for "disturbing public order." The Jaras website reports that the four dervishes from the Nematollahi order were charged with participating in a protest against the Sarvestan Governor's office.

TOKYO — One of the world’s toughest contact sports is gaining popularity in one of the world’s roughest nations: Afghanistan.

The remarks by Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi is significant as he had severely criticized certain persons close to president who are accused of running a suspicious movement known as "deviant current"

As part of combating morality issues, women in Iran have been banned from entering teahouses that offer hookah . These photos show the police in Tehran enforcing the ban and shutting teahouses that are violating it.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad underlined Iran's capability to further decrease the country's dependence on oil in budget revenues, and said Tehran plans to boost non-oil exports up to $45bln in the current Iranian year (started on March 21).

A simply drawn map making the rounds on social media depicts Iran divided into two provinces: one for males and the other for females. The line of demarcation may be crude, but it also charts a very real divide that has existed on the issue of gender-based segregation since the...

Iranian actress and blogger Pegah Ahangarani is missing amid concerns she may have been arrested in Tehran, RFE/RL's Radio Farda reports. Ahangarani was scheduled to travel to Germany on July 4 to blog about the 2011 women's soccer World Cup for Deutsche Welle.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described the proposal Wednesday following talks in Washington with U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It seeks to bring Iran back to negotiations about its nuclear program.

Two years after the controversial presidential election of 2009 and at the height of the differences between Ahmadinejad and ayatollah Khamenei, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani spoke with reporters and stressed his and Majlis's absolute obedience to the leader and said that velayate faghih(i.e., rule of clerics) was the...

The Iranian oil bourse was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, with 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil being offered for sale on the Kish International Commodity Exchange. The crude oil stock was offered at the base price of $112.60 per barrel but no dealer was ready to pay above $109.

After meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said his agency "is not in a position" to be able to announce that Iran has full cooperation with the IAEA, saying the essential and critical issue is that Tehran "is not meeting its obligations."

The two nations are coming together as the U.S. and Pakistan split, but it's unlikely to fundamentally alter the map

What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced and prosthetic dental implants, false teeth and replacement crowns to be made, your dentist could quickly scan your jaw and "print" your new teeth using a rapid prototyping machine known as a 3-D printer?

Follow Israel news on and . A vast collection of treasures, gift and souvenirs given to Israel has been unveiled by the Knesset, the Hebrew-language daily Maariv reported Thursday.

Roger Hardy, the author of The Muslim Revolt: A Journey Through Political Islam, is very much aware that skeptical readers may brush his literature off as “just another book about political Islam” — but it’s not.

( Wiley-Blackwell ) From the vaults of the former Soviet Union to the weapons factories of Iran, this groundbreaking new title explores the threat of bioterrorism and how prepared we are to prevent it.

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Iran has called on the Group of Eight Developing Countries (D8) to play a more active role in the regional and international establishment of peace and stability.

Danville isn’t often considered a hotspot for linguistic or textual studies, but this week some interesting and important research has been under way at Centre College.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has discussed a broad set of issues with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov , including the next steps in Libya, Iran and the prospects for political change in Syria and Yemen.

WASHINGTON — Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has laid out a "step-by-step" approach under which Iran could address questions about its nuclear program and be rewarded with a gradual easing of sanctions.

Iraq and the United States privately agree that American soldiers should stay beyond 2011; the trouble is in selling it to the citizenry in both nations.

A new poll by the Arab-American Institute shows that Arab opinion of the United States has fallen precipitously in recent years, and is now less favorable than it was in the final year of George W. Bush's presidency.

Russia on Wednesday laid out a "step-by-step" approach under which Iran could address questions about its nuclear program and be rewarded with a gradual easing of sanctions, Reuters reported.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Mahmoud Bahmani, said yesterday that the Iranian government agreed to remove four zeros from the local currency.

If you’re in an area where signs are posted to keep an eye out for rattlesnakes, or simply a remote trail with near sagebrush and rock - use caution. See these tips to keep safe from rattlesnakes on your next outting.

Bhubaneswar, July 14 : Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the attacks such as the one that occurred in Mumbai on Wednesday is difficult to prevent all the time.

What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced and prosthetic dental implants, false teeth and replacement crowns to be made, your dentist could quickly scan your jaw and "print" your new teeth using a rapid prototyping machine known as a 3D printer?

Nanobodies produced from camel blood have unique properties, which can be used in future drug development. New research published in Journal of Controlled Release confirms that camel blood can help scientists in the fight against cancer.

The economy and the budget may be consuming Barack Obama’s presidency, but don’t forget that his candidacy was largely–perhaps even mostly–about foreign policy. At the core of Obama’s rationale for running in 2008 was his promise to restore America’s international strength, and diminish the threat of terrorism, by withdrawing our...

Iran's record-holder shot putter Amin Nikfar has smashed the country's record in the Toronto International Track and Field Games to secure an Olympic berth.