News Archive - 10 January 2012

A car bomb explosion around a square in northern Tehran has killed one university lecturer and wounded two other people. Witnesses say they saw a motorcycle attach a sticky bomb to a car near a college of Allameh Tabatabaei University on Wednesday. An investigation is underway to probe the incident.

Some 210 members of the Iranian parliament on Tuesday condemned the Zionist regime's decision to declare the Holy Quds as its capital. In a statement read to the parliament’s open session, they said the decision was just another chapter of the book of the crimes, aggressions and oppressive acts of...

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told reporters in Managua airport that revolution of Nicaraguan people was for independence, freedom and justice, so it was identical to Iranian revolution. Upon his arrival at the airport on Tuesday morning, local time, he said both nations of Iran and Nicaragua are moving in a bright...

The illegitimate presence of foreign forces, including the US troops in the region, by no means could be acceptable, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Joint Armed Forces Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri told IRNA Tuesday. The commander strongly recommended alien forces including Americans to leave the Persian Gulf, adding that...

IRI Ambassador to IAEA, Ali Asqar Soltanieh said on Tuesday that Fordo nuclear site is operating under full supervision of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency. "IAEA is monitoring all activities at Fordo nuclear site. The Fordo site is not new and the IAEA has since the beginning had presence...

Iranian and Venezuelan ministers signed two memoranda of understanding on nanotechnology and economic ccoperation. The documents were signed by Iran’s minister of mines and Venezuela’s minister of science and technology in the presence of the two countries’ presidents. The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez also...

An appetite-curbing hormone found in the gut may help overweight and obese people shed weight, lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol levels, according to a study released Wednesday. Known as glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1, the hormone is naturally secreted from the intestine when we eat. Recently, doctors have begun to...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad lashed out at foreign powers for attempting to destabilize Syria. He also criticized the Arab League for its interventionist stance toward Damascus. Delivering a national speech on Syria's internal matters in Damascus on Tuesday, the Syrian president said the Arab League's intervention is worse than international...

A remote-controlled bomb blast killed 35 people and wounded more than 60 others on Tuesday in the deadliest attack in months northwest of Pakistan. The explosion took place in a market in Jamrud, one of the towns of the troubled Khyber tribal region, which also used to serve as the...

>MANCHESTER, N.H./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outside of his campaign, few people think he is a threat to win the Republican nomination for president.And yet, Texas Congressman Ron Paul has pulled in a big chunk of the votes in both states where Republicans have voted on potential nominees.On...

>* Euro down 0.2 pctBy Chikako MogiTOKYO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Asian shares hit a month-high on Wednesday, buoyed by optimism about the world's top two economies and relief France is not facing an imminent debt rating cut, but the euro struggled on concerns over euro zone sovereign funding...

>"This step once again demonstrates the Iranian regime's blatant disregard for its responsibilities and that the country's growing isolation is self-inflicted," Clinton said in a statement.Clinton's strongly worded comments repeated U.S. concerns over Iran's announcement that it had started enrichment at the underground Fordow bunker near Qom, which...

>By John KempLONDON Jan 10 (Reuters) - If war is merely the continuation of policy by other means, aimed at compelling our enemy to do our will, as military strategist Carl von Clausewitz maintained, then sanctions are a form of warfare without overt fighting.For the last few years, Iran...

>* Market rate vs dollar now 50 percent below official rate* Iranians say "dollar" text messages blocked, officials reportedly deny* One estimate puts inflation at 40 pct due to currency slideBy Mitra AmiriTEHRAN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Iran's currency has slid 20 percent against the dollar in the last week...

>TEHRAN/VIENNA (Reuters) - Europe and Japan moved ahead Tuesday in planning for punitive cuts in oil imports from Iran, where a senior official dismissed Western anger at news Tehran is enriching uranium deep underground as cover for ulterior motives. A day after Iran confirmed the start of enrichment at a...

>* European debt issues dent confidence* Geopolitical worries over Iran exports check losses* Coming Up: EIA oil stocks data; 1530 GMTBy Seng Li PengSINGAPORE, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Brent crude slipped below $113 on Wednesday as Europe's debt crisis and expectations of a rise in oil inventories in the United...

>* Euro zone debt concerns weigh* Coming up: U.S. API weekly crude stocks; 2130 GMT (Adds details on Brent)By Alex LawlerLONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Oil rose to around $113 a barrel on Tuesday as tension over Iran's nuclear programme and unrest in Nigeria outweighed persistent concerns about the...

>BEIJING Jan 10 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is making Washington's case for stricter sanctions on Iran during a visit this week to China, the largest consumer of Iranian oil. His trip is the latest step in accelerating U.S. efforts to stem Iran's flow of oil...

>BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Premier Wen Jiabao will visit three key Middle Eastern oil and gas suppliers -- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar -- from the weekend, amid signs that Beijing wants to expand its options in the face of U.S. sanctions aimed at Iran. The...

A bomb has killed a university professor in an attack coinciding with the second anniversary of an explosion that killed a senior Iranian nuclear scientist, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency has said. Related Stories Mexican 'is world's top drug baron' Tourist city to ban large dogs Eric Cantona takes a...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Pirates in the Gulf of Aden have hijacked an Iranian ship carrying 30,000 tonnes of petrochemical products to a North African country, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday. Somali sea gangs have seized vessels and crews across the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean,...

Car exploded early Wednesday near university in northern Tehran.

TEHRAN (Reuters) - An Iranian university professor was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran on Wednesday, a city official told the Fars news agency, blaming Israel for an attack he said was similar to ones targeting nuclear scientists a year ago. "The bomb...

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Authorities in Cyprus have intercepted a cargo of ammunition bound for Syria for checks, media on the island said Wednesday. A vessel carrying the cargo stopped for refueling at a port in Limassol where the cargo was intercepted, Cyprus's Politis newspaper reported. The ship was carrying 60...

Last week U.S. lawmakers had asked the State Department to investigate whether Huawei Technologies Co. has violated U.S. sanctions on Iran. In an exclusive interview with IB Times, Behnam Dayanim, partner and co-chair of the Litigation and Regulatory Group at Axinn Veltrop and Harkrider LLP, has talked about...

Crude oil futures prices slid 0.51 per cent to Rs 5,291 per barrel today, after speculators booked profits amid a weakening trend in Asia. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, prices for January contract fell Rs 27 or 0.51 per cent to Rs 5,318 per barrel with a trading...

BEIJING (AP) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese leaders pledged Wednesday to build economic ties but Beijing gave no sign it would relent in its opposition to American sanctions on Iran.

Gas prices have been making a steady march upward in recent weeks, something that could prove to be an unfortunate trend in 2012. And that's on top of a year in which the average price for gas reached an all-time high....

Have you Had Enough? Rick D'Amico sounds off on President Obama, Iran, and Fidel Castro.

TEHRAN: Iran's showdown with the West led to warnings that the row is sliding into dangerous territory, as international alarm over a new uranium enrichment plant raised the stakes.

On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Prime Minister Stephen Harper characterized “Islamicism” as the main security threat to Canada. Last week, he labelled Iran “as the world’s most serious threat to international peace and security.”

With the other GOP candidates in New Hampshire, which he skipped, Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes aim at Romney and Santorum in South Carolina, his last chance to rally his campaign. By the time Texas Gov. Rick Perry branded Wall Street and Washington as "corrupt" on Tuesday, he'd left no...

Former Premier League defender Jlloyd Samuel says the lure of the Asian market was behind his move to Iranian giants Esteghlal.

WASHINGTON – The world needs a wake-up call, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says.

A Coast Guard cutter rescued six Iranian mariners from a vessel in distress in the Persian Gulf, the second time in less than a week that the U.S. military has come to the aid of Iranians at sea, an official said Tuesday.

The president's address, in which he calls protesters 'terrorists,' draws scathing comments from critics.

>Greenert told the annual Surface Navy Association conference the Navy had about 285 ships in service at the moment and he was "very comfortable" with the Navy's near-term outlook.He said the assessment would show "what do we need for a ship inventory in the future" in light of a...

ADDING to the problem of wanton violence on the streets of Iraq are the increasing numbers of displaced families who are either returning home to lands once confiscated from them or from which they left due to terrorism.

Pehmerga soldier Chnor Sabir Karim on duty in Sulaymaniyah.

SINGAPORE - Oil prices slid in Asian trade Wednesday as traders took profit from recent gains, with weak US energy demand dampening the market's mood despite concerns over tension in Iran and Nigeria, analysts said.

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! Former Premier League defender Jlloyd Samuel says the lure of the Asian market and the continent's Champions League was behind his shock decision to move to Iranian giants Esteghlal.

Gas prices are up again. Yes the activity with Iran in the Straight of Hormuz is the supposed culprit for the price hike this time, but did you know that your gas is going up 4-cents per gallon permanently? Ethanol is the culprit. Subsidies that we tax payers have been...

Esteqlal has beaten Damash 1-0 in the 19th round of Iran's Premier League (IPL) to extend its lead on top of the table.

(UPDATE - 11:46 a.m.) A new round of fuel price hikes Wednesday prompted the activist transport group Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operators Nationwide to launch protest actions against oil firms.

Japan Urges Saudi, UAE To Raise Crude Output On Iran Tension

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What do investors need to be watching out for in 2012? More Eurozone drama? Record gold highs? A hard landing in China? The U.S. Global Investors team addressed these questions with Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle author John Mauldin in a Jan. 5 Outlook 2012 webinar. The...

Britain has described uranium enrichment towards civilian purposes on the part of Iran as a 'provocative act,' despite the UK itself being the third country, which tested nuclear weapons in 1952.

As Newt Gingrich takes aim at Mitt Romney's business practices, some observers wonder if the former House speaker (and, by extension, prominent Jewish backer Sheldon Adelson) will end up helping President Obama.

At least 33 Iranian MPs have been banned from running in March's elections, prompting calls for a boycott of the poll Iran's interior ministry has blocked at least 33 MPs from running in parliamentary elections in March, adding to calls for a countrywide boycott. At least 33 Iranian MPs were...

President Bashar Assad vows to crush a popular revolt against him. He also rails against what he regards as the Arab League's betrayal of Damascus. Syrian President Bashar Assad's condemnation of fellow Arab leaders exposes the power struggle running through a region where he, and his father before him, helped...

WASHINGTON: Serving and retired US officials warned on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would be prepared to use military force to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon if sanctions and diplomacy failed.

Paul riding high into South Carolina while Perry's campaign continues to struggle.

In his first speech as United States President back in 2009, Mr Barack Obama laid down a marker to those who threaten his country: "We will not apologise for our way of life, nor will we waver in its .....

• Syrian leader blasts Arab League in defiant address • IAEA confirms that Iran is enriching uranium at Fardo • Libya has failed to inform ICC about Saif al-Islam Gaddafi • Read the latest summary 5.59pm: Time for a summary of the day's developments. Syria • President Bashar al-Assad...

THE year has only just begun. There`s nearly 10 months to go before American voters get the opportunity to pick the White House tenant for the next four years.

THE latest Pentagon policy paper has named two US rivals: China and Iran. There is small likelihood of a conflict or confrontation between America and China in the foreseeable future.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 10: Participants of a roundtable discussion on Tuesday said that Nato withdrawal from Afghanistan had to be properly planned and executed to ensure that law and situation there did not go out of control.

In response to the Obama administration announcing a new military strategy that focuses on the Asia-Pacific region, China's official media sounded a warning note for [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in Nicaragua on the second leg of his Latin American tour and attended the inauguration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega for his third term.

Turkish customs officials intercepted four trucks on Tuesday suspected of carrying military equipment from Iran to Syria, a Turkish provincial governor said.

Senior UN nuclear inspectors are expected to visit Iran "quite soon" to discuss their growing concerns about possible military aspects to its nuclear program, an International Atomic Energy Agency official said on Tuesday.

EASTERN Petroleum announced an increase in gasoline prices by P1.75 a liter and diesel and kerosene by P1.50 after midnight as world oil prices continued to soar over Iran’s threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway where one-sixth of the world’s oil exports pass daily.

In a defiant national address, President Bashar Assad on Tuesday blamed a nearly 10-month uprising in Syria on “foreign conspiracies” and vowed to “strike with an iron fist” against opponents he labelled terrorists.

New York, Jan 10 2012 - Recent developments in Nigeria, including progress in the investigation of last year’s bomb attack against the United Nations offices in the capital, Abuja, topped discussions today between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Nigerian Foreign Affairs Minister Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru.

New York, Jan 10 2012 - The United Nations rural development arm is to provide a $24.9 million loan to Liberia to improve the West African country’s cocoa and coffee production in an effort to alleviate poverty among rural communities recovering from the effects of past conflicts.

Four decades after the 1973 oil shock, Iran and the West are once again embracing oil as a weapon. Tehran is threatening to block the Strait of Hormuz, while the industrialized countries are considering a boycott of Iranian oil. But both sides will suffer if such tactics are used.

Washington condemned on Tuesday the Iranian government’s decision to begin uranium enrichment operations at its facility near the city of Qom in the country’s north.

New York, Jan 10 2012 - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reported today that it will continue to distribute food aid to some 1.5 million people each month through its school meals scheme, mother and children nutrition and food-for-work programmes in Haiti, but insufficient funding remains a...

Just what is the ‘Malay-Muslim identity’? “Memali had to be a [public relations] failure on the government’s part,” Z, the former militant schoolboy I had interviewed about six years ago for my column, I Am Muslim, wrote to me in an email. “I was in school then, and you know...

>TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares hit a month-high on Wednesday, buoyed by optimism about the world's top two economies and relief France is not facing an imminent debt rating cut, but the euro struggled on concerns over euro zone sovereign funding ahead of key auctions. MSCI's broadest index of Asia...

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>FUNDAMENTALS* U.S. crude eased by 37 cents at $101.87 a barrel by 0020 GMT.* Brent was not traded, after ending up 83 cents at $113.28 on Tuesday.* Talks on a bond swap between Greece and private creditors to halve its debt load are nearing a...

People from all around New Zealand will be converging on Blenheim and the super-secret Waihopai satellite interception spybase, in Marlborough, on Saturday January 21st.

Oil fell in New York amid rising U.S. stockpiles and signs European Union talks on an Iranian oil embargo are becoming bogged down.

Fans of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, take heed: Shonda Rhimes says her new ABC series won't be more of the same. It's not a procedural, it's not romance-y, there is no MerDer, Rhimes told reporters Tuesday during ABC's winter TV previews, comparing her upcoming drama, Scandal, instead to

The new year certainly hasn't brought any new relief in the price of gas at the pump. AAA says gas prices began the year at record highs and have continued to climb.

The present and future of nuclear energy. With the tragic Fukushima nuclear episode, Japan is the biggest sufferer for 25 years in this third major nuclear accident and the nuclear industry is now hesitant about future expansion or even continuing at all.

MORE than any other, the phrase that inspired "those trying to subvert and overthrow the communist empire in Europe", the Economist commented on Vaclev Havel's death last month, was "living in truth".

The latest strike in the little cyber war between Israel and the Saudi hacker group xp-group, led by 0xOmar, has taken the form of an Israeli hack of Saudi credit cards, according to Ynet . An Israel hackers told Ynet, "If the leaks continue, we will cause severe damage to the...

JAN 11 — Excerpt from Memali Section “Memali had to be a [public relations] failure on the government’s part,” Z, the former militant schoolboy I had interviewed about six years ago for my column, I Am Muslim, wrote to me in an email. “I was in school then, and you...

China strongly opposes the use of military force against Iran or Syria, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday, warning that a war in the region will be a disaster both on a humanitarian level and for the world economy.

Yahoo! News - There's a reason that drone aircraft have become so closely associated with military action, and it's not just because the idea of remotely piloted planes makes the U.S. armed forces seem really high-tech. The truth is that, over the last …

Oil traded near the highest settlement in almost a week in New York as investors speculated that tension with Iran may disrupt Middle East crude exports and China may act to spur economic growth.

Global stocks rallied on Tuesday on a wave of optimism over the economy after a bullish outlook from US aluminium maker Alcoa and a surge in China's copper imports, while the euro edged higher.

KUALA LUMPUR: Poh Kong Holdings Bhd expects the price of gold to hold up this year as demand stays resilient, said its head of corporate affairs, administration and human resources Margaret Hon.

Despite gains posted on most other European stock markets, the Greek bourse suffered fresh losses on Tuesday with the main index yet to see a day of growth in the new year.

Iran has sentenced to death a former US Marine found guilty of working for the CIA in a move likely to deepen the crisis in relations between the US and Iran.

SALINAS, Calif.- According to AAA, the pump prices have jumped across Northern California, and most areas had double digit increases over the past month.

As Iran has been promoting its naval prowess and ability to shut the Straits of Hormuz, US naval assets have been busy rescuing Iranian sailors.

It is often said that gold climbs the wall of worry.

ISLAMABAD — With a decision to fast-track the construction of a natural gas pipeline from Iran, Pakistan is underscoring not only the energy needs of its flailing economy but also its growing estrangement from Washington.

(The Associated Press) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In the high desert along Iran’s Afghan border this week, soldiers from the powerful Revolutionary Guard practiced ambush tactics in subzero temperatures. Next month, the Guard’s warships are expected to resume battle drills near Gulf shipping lanes that carry much of the...

The Obama administration has condemned Iran for enriching uranium to a level that can be upgraded quicker for use in a nuclear weapon than the nation's main stockpile.

NEW YORK (AP) - Amir Mirzaei Hekmati, the American sentenced to death by the Iranian government, is linked to a small New York company specialising in video games that recreate real-life conflicts in the Middle East and beyond.

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Foreign inititives have been flops.