News Archive - 22 September 2011

>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government said on Thursday that vocal U.S. critic Hugo Chavez played an influential behind-the-scenes role in securing the release of two Americans detained in Iran while hiking on the border in 2009. The U.S. pair -- Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer -- flew out...

>Mullen and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told a Senate committee that while such attacks by groups linked to Iran had declined since the summer, the United States would not ignore it the attacks recurred."They (the Iranians) have been warned about continuing it ... that if they keep killing...

>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday said Tehran would stop producing 20 percent enriched uranium if it is guaranteed fuel for a medical research reactor, seeking to revive a fuel swap deal that fell apart in 2009. "Any time they can guarantee us this sale ... we...

He is religious -- dogmatically so. He is controversial -- discussing the innocent loss of life from the Holocaust and the September 11th attacks in ways that are deeply hurtful to many people. He also remains mum on the situation...

>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Diplomats scrambled on Thursday to head off a clash over Palestinian plans to seek full U.N. recognition with little visible sign of progress and a deadline less than 24 hours away. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad briefly seized the spotlight at the United Nations General Assembly,...

> "I find it rich that the Iranian president would have such criticism," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One as President Barack Obama headed for Ohio. Carney was responding to a question about Ahmadinejad's accusations that the United States acted in a colonialist way. The...

>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flayed the West on Thursday for a catalog of misdeeds, but his address to the United Nations passed over Tehran's nuclear program and the Palestinian statehood issue. In his 30-minute speech, the Iranian leader also failed to mention the pro-democracy uprisings that...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has provoked his share of walk outs at the U.N. In 2009, European delegates stormed out of a U.N. conference on racism when Ahmadinejad called Israel the "most cruel and racist regime." The next year, at the U.N. General Assembly in New York,...

VIENNA, Sep 21 (Reuters) Myanmar is in no position to consider developing nuclear arms, a senior diplomat from the military-ruled country told the UN atomic agency today, rejecting any such suspicions in the West. Last year, a UN report suggested that North Korea might have supplied Myanmar as well as...

Two Americans released from an Iranian prison are spending their first full day of freedom in seclusion with their families, after more than two years in custody accused as spies.

> * RUSAL says no talks on smelter but interested in Iran * Kommersant said company was looking at 375,000 tonne project * Russia, Iran have agreed zinc and lead mining deal MOSCOW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The world's largest aluminium producer, UC RUSAL , is interested in expanding in...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A three-wheeled rickshaw hardly seems the vehicle of choice for travelling thousands of kilometres and crossing 14 countries.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to the Yemeni capital after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia in a surprise move that could further enflame violence between forces loyal to him and his opponents. Related Stories Cameron urges swift action on debt Iran leader makes new...

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the country needs 20 percent enriched nuclear fuel for the activity of a research reactor that produces medicines for patients.

Russia canceled the contract to supply Tehran with S-300 air defense missile systems because of UN sanctions against Iran.

If it’s September, it’s time for another crazed rant from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The pariah president of Iran prompted another walkout by UN delegates from more than 30 countries after he used his annual appearance before the General Assembly to again spew hate-filled conspiracy theories. Once again he questioned...

Strapped to a gurney, and at the centre of raging international controversy, Troy Davis died the way he has spent the past 22 years: still vigorously protesting his innocence.

Cornellians urge U.S. support for a peaceful two-state solution between Israel and Palestine.  read more

American diplomats led a walkout at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fiercely attacked the U.S. and major west European nations as "arrogant powers" ruled by greed and eager for military adventurism. The two U.S. diplomats were followed out by diplomats from...

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has highlighted the capacities for cooperation between Iran and the European Union (EU), and called for dialogue with the bloc of nations.

By Naveen Kapoor, New York, Sep.23 : India is optimistic that a so far reluctant China will soon support India''s bid for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

In the meeting, the Ministry expressed Norway’s condemnation of Iran’s failure to comply with its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which prohibit the execution of minors and persons who were below 18 years of age...

Conventional wisdom, which is generally made up of beliefs that are considered to be true by the majority, is often based on assumptions that haven’t been tested against history and facts. After giving the question some thought, I arrived at a few pieces of conventional wisdom that I disagree with.

Tehran (AFP) Sept 22, 2011 Turkey's hosting an early-warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system is to protect Iran's arch-foe Israel, the official IRNA news agency cited the defence minister as saying on Thursday. "Installation of the radar system is to defend the Zionist regime since this regime...

With the execution of Troy Davis looming, Twitter users from around the world rally for clemency. Davis was granted a temporary reprieve, but the cries continue. Jillian C. York reports. read

Two American hikers detained in Iran for over two years on espionage charges were released Wednesday after a $1 million bail-for-freedom deal, their lawyer said, and flown to the Gulf state of Oman to meet their families, the Associated Press reported.

A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today

News of a Kidnapping have sold out from bookshops in Tehran this week after detained opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi said the book's description of Colombian kidnappings offers an accurate reflection of his life under house arrest."

UN's US and EU delegates leave halfway through 'abhorrent' speech Friday, September 23rd, 2011 12:33:00 UNITED NATIONS: The United States led a mass walkout of the UN General Assembly on Thursday when Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched an outspoken attack on Western nations.

A panda born at Atlanta's zoo and returned to China for breeding will end up being a father, not a mother as originally thought. Related Stories Hugo Boss apologises for Nazi slave labour Cameron urges swift action on debt Iran leader makes new 9/11 claims Blinks of dying man court...

For those who don't know the United States or haven't heard of its aggressive foreign policy, warmongerings and military adventures around the world, President Barack Obama's September 21 address to the United Nations General Assembly appeals as an eloquent, persuasive and moving speech which was aimed at extending peace, security...

Washington (UPI) Sep 22, 2011 Most people have no idea that many of the companies they do business on a daily basis also do business with terrorists or those who support terrorism. Unwitting investors also are unaware that their money is invested in the stocks and bonds of companies that...

The following movies open today at the Manor Theater in Squirrel Hill: Actor Sam Riley doesn't shy away from challenges. In 2007's stunning biopic "Control," he played Ian Curtis, the suicidal lead singer of Joy Division. Here he tackles conniving thug Pinkie Brown in an adaptation of Graham Greene's novel,...

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that as an engineer he is sure the World Trade Centre towers were not brought down by jet planes on 9/11. Related Stories Scientists 'break' speed of light and Einstein's laws of physics Hugo Boss apologises for Nazi slave labour Cameron urges swift action...

By: TNH Editorial StaffOur barbaric rule was on display Wednesday night When Troy Davis died at 11:08 p.m . on Wednesday night, he became the 34th American executed this year in the United States. Before the 15-minute process of his death by lethal injection began, Dav...

Prime Minister David Cameron has warned that failure to act swiftly over eurozone indebtedness would "lengthen the shadows of uncertainty" looming over the global economy. Related Stories Scientists 'break' speed of light and Einstein's laws of physics Hugo Boss apologises for Nazi slave labour Iran leader makes new 9/11 claims...

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that as an engineer he is sure the World Trade Centre towers were not brought down by jet planes on 9/11. Related Stories Scientists 'break' speed of light and Einstein's laws of physics Hugo Boss apologises for Nazi slave labour Cameron urges swift action...

Netflix's recent moves may have been exceedingly clumsy, but the heavy focus on streaming is the way to go, says film critic Roger Ebert

It began as an ordinary journey, but ended in a bloody storm of sectarian terror. On Monday, 40 Shi'ite pilgrims from the ethnic Hazara community boarded a bus bound for Iran, planning to pay homage at shrines of their revered saints. Near the town of Mastung, in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan...

Let’s just admit it: we’re invested in gold stocks not just to make money, but for the chance to change our lifestyles. And with their lackadaisical year-to-date performance, one may begin to wonder if they’re still going to bring the magic.

There are basically two ways to clear a room almost immediately: Feed an elephant several pounds of chili, or have Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad give a speech. And Ahmadinejad's address did indeed lead to walk-out at the U.N., as the Daily Show 's Jon Stewart pointed out. But there...

Employing in-your-face politics, President Obama sold his jobs plan Thursday from the turf of the top Republicans on Capitol Hill, combatively calling them out by name to demand action.

Today is Friday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2011. There are 99 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 5:04 a.m. Eastern time.

This is a rush transcript from the Fox News-Google GOP Presidential debate on September 22, 2011 at the Orlando Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Walking out on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speeches is becoming something of an annual tradition over at the United Nations. At last year's General Assembly meeting , US and EU delegations exited the chamber when the he suggested that 9/11 was an inside job.

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By Arun Kumar , United Nations, Sep 23 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a hectic round of diplomacy here Friday ahead of his address to the United Nations focusing on terrorism, the economic slowdown and the vexed Palestine issue.

TO THE EDITOR: The loss of life is abominable in any instance. However, it is most appalling when supported and enforced by the government.

ºMORE than 130 players have so far registered for the third Zain Bahrain ITF Juniors Championships 2011, set to take place from October 24 to 29 at the Bahrain Tennis Club courts in Juffair.

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 18 - 24 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Sept. 18 - 24 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...

A FORMER British Amba-ssador to Bahrain has warned against ignoring fears about "imported Shia fundamentalism" and interference by Iranian clerics in the country's political system.

Background Briefing on the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council Meeting Special Briefing Senior Department Officials Briefing via teleconference New York City, New York September 22, 2011 MODERATOR: Thank you. We are delighted today to give you a background briefing on a meeting tomorrow that will be led by Secretary of...

Foreign Minister urges leaders to look beyond next election. 23 Sep 2011 1:04 PM

UNITED NATIONS: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flayed the West yesterday for a catalogue of misdeeds, but his address to the United Nations passed over Tehran's nuclear programme and the Palestinian statehood issue.

Yesterday was horror-show day at the United Nations, with the anti-Semitic Durban III conference preceding Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s ravings on the floor of the General Assembly. But even as decent countries walked out on the Iranian and boycotted the Durban hatefest, there was barely a tweet when...

UNITED NATIONS -- American diplomats led a walkout at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday as Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fiercely attacked the United States and major West European nations as "arrogant powers" ruled by greed and eager for military adventurism. The two U.S. dipl...

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are free after spending two years in jail.

Avid reader "releases" books in coffee shops, parks, even the laundry room of her apartment complex.

President Bashar al-Assad is losing support among key constituents the US ambassador says.

The United States, Britain, France and Germany want even stronger UN sanctions on Iran because they believe Iran continues to develop ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. This is a violation of existing UN prohibitions.

> With Japan's markets closed on Friday for a public holiday, Hong Kong could come under pressure as investors look to raise dollars, with margin calls possibly leading to more selling. The Hang Seng Index closed down 4.9 percent at 17,912.0 points on Thursday and was down 7.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that as an engineer he's sure the twin towers were not brought down by jetliners.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A decade after an acrimonious summit on racism, U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon urged nations on Thursday not to use the issue for "inflammatory rhetoric," a reference to attempts to brand Israel as racist.

LACEY — A bit of local history, pie eating and pie making contests, children's games and various vendors are the ingredients involved in the annual Apple Festival set for Saturday.

source: Nelson Beltran | philstar.com UPDATE: Gilas Pilipinas vs. Taiwan Free Live Stream [CLICK HERE] WUHAN – Smart Gilas coach Rajko Toroman considers Chinese Taipei as a team like Japan in many ways more than one. And the fact that they were able to beat the Japanese convincingly makes...

Listen to the Audio KWAME HOLMAN: New numbers from the U.S. census painted a stark picture today of how the recession has hit young adults. The 2010 data found unemployment among those in their 20s is the highest since World War II. As a result, record numbers of young...

Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: Next tonight, Ray Suarez reports on a Mideast leader rapidly raising his country's profile in the region and beyond. RAY SUAREZ: The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, took his latest turn on the world stage this afternoon. He addressed the U.N. General...

QUETTA: Iran closed the trade gate at its border with Pakistan on Thursday because of security concerns in the aftermath of the killing of 26 pilgrims in Mastung on Tuesday.

source: Nelson Beltran | philstar.com UPDATE: Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs. Taiwan Free Live Stream [CLICK HERE] WUHAN – Finally making the national team after missing the cut in Tokushima and in Tianjin, Ranidel de Ocampo is playing it to the hilt on and off the court and acting like...

WASINGTON (AP) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that as an engineer he's sure the twin towers were not brought down by jetliners. Ahmadinejad, in an interview with The Associated Press, says it would have been impossible for two jetliners to bring down the towers simply by hitting them.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that as an engineer he's sure the twin towers were not brought down by jetliners.

UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron launched a personal attack on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday minutes after the Iranian leader's anti-West speech caused a mass walkout.

U.S. and Israeli policies were lambasted Thursday at the United Nations, with Turkey's prime minister blaming Israel's government for "building new barriers to peace" and the Iranian president accusing the United States of throwing Osama bin Laden's body into the sea to avoid a full investigation of the Sept.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Hours after criticizing America so fiercely that U.S. diplomats stormed out of the U.N. General Assembly in protest, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that time has not run out for the two countries to repair their bad relationship.

America's top military officer, Adm.Mike Mullen, told a Senate committee that Pakistani intelligence was behind the attack on the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan and involved in an attack on U.S. forces on the tenth anniversary of 9/11. David Martin reports on dealing with a difficult ally.

NEW YORK (AP) - Hours after criticizing America so fiercely that U.S. diplomats stormed out of the U.N. General Assembly in protest, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that time has not run out for the two countries to repair their bad relationship.

Demonstrators hold effigies of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (L) and Iran's religiuous leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest outside the 66th UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Ahmad Batebi Challenges Ahmadinejad at Parallel UN Rights Summit. NEW YORK, Sept. 21, 2011 - As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares to address the UN General Assembly for the sixth year in a row, one of his most well-known victims is testifying now of his experiences in the Iranian regime's...

It must have given David Cameron a great sense of occasion as he addressed the UN General Assembly for the first time yesterday evening, seeking to impress upon them the importance of showing the world's disapproval of brutal dictators through sanctions and military action.

Adm. Mike Mullen accuses Pakistan's spy agency of assisting terrorists.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States and its allies want to revive the ancient "silk road" running across Central Asia as a way of preparing Afghanistan's economy for after 2014 when coalition forces pull out of the country.

Bravo to the West for turning their back to evil, but how alarming that such a man…

Americans are thrilled by the release of two innocent American hikers who were released from a Tehran prison. Their discharge is long overdue.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked Western powers on Thursday for a catalogue of misdeeds, but his address to the United Nations failed to mention Tehran's disputed nuclear program.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UANI’s Warwick headquarters was featured on CBS 2 News, which reported today from inside UANI’s war room. UANI was also covered today by CNN.com, AFP, and Huffington Post.

SALT LAKE CITY — At a time when families are tightening their belts, most would expect people to be donating less, yet Ute alumni appear to be giving more for scholarships and to the university overall.

So, yay, Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is back in town. Once again, he gave a speech to the UN General Assembly in which he questioned the Holocaust, the 9/11 attacks, and said nasty things about pretty much any country you'd actually like to visit while on vacation. Seriously, this dude could...

Forecasters say Hurricane Hilary is now a Category 2 storm in the Pacific south of Mexico. Hilary could become a major hurricane by Thursday night.

In this information war, whose side are we on? In the absence of our own sources of information, there are the traps we can walk into

The following is a review of the news highlights of the Jewish year 5771. No freeze: Despite offers of increased U.S. military equipment, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decides against extending the 10-month West Bank settlement freeze.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC applauds the leaders of those democratic nations who walked out on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he delivered his typical tirade at the UN General Assembly. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "Once...

At rallies, a counter-conference and “dialogue tents,” opponents of the Durban III conference portrayed the U.N. proceedings as hypocritical and deeply flawed.

A woman was killed Wednesday evening in a single vehicle rollover near Lethbridge.

Review: ‘Circumstance’ shines a light on today’s Iran By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune Published Sep 22, 2011 04:30PM MDT There’s the Iran we see on television — whack-job news conferences with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, pronouncements from ruling clerics or anti-American mobs in the streets — and there’s...

A Glace Bay, N.S., man has been fined $2,410 and had his license and vehicle seized after getting caught going twice the posted speed limit Thursday morning in New Waterford.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Citizenship Minister Jason Kenney has blasted the United Nations for an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Durban anti-racism conference.

Arcade Fire performs a free show at the Place des Spectacles on Thursday night.

UNITED NATIONS — U.S. diplomats walked out of the UN General Assembly yesterday as Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivered a fiercely anti-American speech, attacking the U.S. as an “arrogant power” ruled by greed.

New York (CNN) – I had a rare opportunity to talk directly with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad today at a...

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad excoriates the U.S. and its allies, blaming them for centuries of misery, including the current global economic turmoil. Dozens of diplomats walk out. With his now-familiar mix of bombast, politics and theater, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday denounced the United States and its European allies...