News Archive - 16 March 2012

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Protesters and activists gathered in New York City’s Times Square, demanding an early withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, according to Press TV. “The [US] war [in Afghanistan] endangers all of us, but especially the people of Afghanistan. It’s a crime against the whole population,” author and activist Sara Flounders...

IRI's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said despite Tel Aviv’s escalating war rhetoric against Iran, the Zionist regime is too small to survive even one week of real war. "What is Israel? It is such a small entity …. It is so small that it wouldn't last one week in...

Members of international campaign of march towards al-Quds (Jerusalem) arrived in the religious city of Qom, central Iran on Friday afternoon and was welcomed by city residents. Members of the group are social activists from India, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and some other Islamic countries who are travelling to...

Tehran's Interim Friday prayers leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani criticized Saudi Arabia's double standard towards the regional uprisings. "There is no difference between Bahraini nation's uprising and Tunisian, Egyptian or Libyan uprisings,” he added. "Saudis claim that Bahraini movements are against Arabs and Islam. What do they mean by Arabs? Do...

In Canada, at least 150 people have been arrested and several others injured in the city of Montreal after weeks of massive student protests against tuition hikes. The Thursday arrests came as police in riot gear fired tear gas at students participating in an annual protest against police brutality. Police...

People have taken to the streets of Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia in a show of solidarity with student protests staged in the southwestern city of Abha, according to Press TV. Tensions were high in Saudi Arabia on Thursday as protesters defied tighten security measures in the capital to condemn...

Bangladesh naval divers Thursday recovered 27 more bodies from the Meghna river, taking the toll in one of Bangladesh's worst ferry tragedy to 139, two days after the vessel with 300 people on-board collided with an oil tanker. One of the 27 bodies was found inside the salvaged Shariatpur-1 vessel...

Afghan president demanded US troops leave village outposts, just days after an American soldier massacred 16 villagers. Hamid Karzai also called for a transition of the nation's security from NATO control to the Afghan government in 2013 rather than the previous deadline of 2014, after meeting visiting US Defence Secretary...

Islamic Republic of Iran will host an international conference on demining on April 5 in Tehran. A number of Iranian officials, Majlis deputies and representatives from international organizations will attend the event. The three-day international event will be held at Tehran's Permanent International Fairground. The international conference will coincide with...

The US police arrested several 99-percenters who attempted to occupy a Bank of America branch in Manhattan, New York, in protest against home foreclosures and corruption, according to Press TV. The Thursday arrests were made after the protesters moved to take over the bank by unloading furniture in front of...

IRI and Iraq have underlined the significance of the great potentials of bilateral ties, which could be used to boost cooperation and enhance the volume of economic exchanges. “The economic exchanges indicate enhanced relations. The two countries should pay more attention to their great potentials,” said IRI Minister of Economic...

At least 12 US-led Turkish soldiers and three Afghan civilians have been killed after a helicopter belonging to the US-led forces in Afghanistan crashed into a house in the outskirts of the capital, Kabul, according to Press TV. The helicopter, which flew for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), went...

Should conservative factions in Iran unite under the auspices of the Supreme Leader, western diplomats will face a less challenging task in advancing nuclear negotiations forward.

>NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is preparing to extend this year's unexpected jump in oil sales to the United States, adding to speculation about the response of the world's top oil exporter to sanctions against Iran and a rally in prices. The Kingdom's shipments to the United States have...

>* USDA confirms 60,000-tonne US wheat sale to Iran* Total US sales to date to Iran seen at 400,000 T* More deals expected as Iran sought offers this weekBy Karl PlumeMarch 15 (Reuters) - Iran has purchased 60,000 tonnes of U.S. wheat, the U.S. government said on Thursday,...

>New Delhi police said one of the three suspects had been in touch with Sedaghatzadeh Masoud, an Iranian man arrested in Malaysia last month in connection with blasts in Bangkok."Houshang Afshar Irani, who had come twice to Delhi, was in touch with Sedaghatzadeh Masoud, thus establishing his links with...

>BRUSSELS/TOKYO (Reuters) - EU diplomats are debating whether to exempt some insurers from a ban on dealing with Iranian oil shipments after Asian oil importers lobbied for exceptions to ensure oil deliveries, government and industry sources said on Friday. Diplomats in the European Union are divided on the issue before...

>* Worries about global outages, lack of spare capacity support* Coming Up: U.S. consumer prices, industrial production Feb; 1230 GMT (Updates throughout, previous SINGAPORE)By Jessica DonatiLONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Brent crude rebounded on Friday, trading near $123 a barrel as traders refocused on restricted Iranian exports and outages...

>A delegation from Showa Shell, which buys about 100,000 barrels of Iranian crude oil per day, failed to seal a deal with National Iranian Oil Co over the 2012 contract during its most recent visit last week.Tightening U.S. sanctions against Iran over the OPEC producer's nuclear programme is...

>LONDON (Reuters) - Brent crude rebounded on Friday above $123 a barrel as attention returned to restricted Iranian exports and global outages that are trimming spare capacity, following a steep drop in prices the previous day. Oil lost as much as $3 on Thursday after Reuters reported that a formal...

A couple of people stood side by side on the sidewalk, clutching signs and posters on a windy Saturday afternoon. In minutes, the small group multiplied as passers-by grabbed posters and joined the expanding line. The crowd of strangers turned into comrades with one thing in mind: peace.

MONTGOMERY U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance made a special visit to Ms. Pironeâs sixth grade language arts class at the Lower Middle School on Feb. 22, thanks to classmate John Ostrowski and his mission to achieve the Citizenship in the Nation Boy Scout merit badge.

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan 's exports to Iran were 161.941 million dollars whereas imports from Iran accounted for 572.379 million dollars in 2010-11.

Hackers launched a "sophisticated cyber-attack" on the BBC, director general Mark Thompson has revealed.

Syrian rebels have ignited a new front outside the capital, Damascus, in the first significant fighting there since regime forces swept over the suburbs weeks ago. The clashes highlight the shifting nature of Syria's conflict, with rebels lying in wait to rise up when the regime turns its guns elsewhere.

Manama A rejection by Bahrain’s parliament of approval of a 664.3 million Bahraini dinar (Dh6.4 billion) payment to Gulf Air Gulf Air could jeopardise the national carrier’s survival, the government has warned.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian says Tehran’s humanitarian aid to Syria is indicative of the Islamic Republic’s unwavering support for the Syrian people.

(MENAFN - Arab News) Belgium-based SWIFT, which facilitates the bulk of global cross-border payments, will on Saturday cut off Iranian banks blacklisted by the European Union over Tehran's nuclear ...

It’s easy to tell when the Pentagon is opposed to a military intervention. That’s when we hear leaks saying how difficult such action would be. We heard them in the 1990s concerning Bosnia and Kosovo, we heard them last year over Libya, and we are hearing them now about Syria. .

To be a modern Republican in good standing, you have to believe — or pretend to believe

Give Ed Rendell a break. Yes, the Treasury Department is investigating the speaking fees received by

Concerning energy policy, the operative word is "all.

Positive notes from Investec and UBS help push RBS shares higher, while calm returns to rest of market As the FTSE 100 ended the week on a positive note, Royal Bank of Scotland was one of the day's biggest risers. Its shares closed 1.67p higher at 28.14p after...

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday cancelled their participation at the India Today Conclave that is to be attended by controversial author Salman Rushdie.

Indian police say a bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat's wife in India is connected to a failed attack in Bangkok the next day blamed on a group of Iranian men.

It was a pleasant morning in the capital Saturday with minimum temperature settling at 15.3 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season. The met department has forecast a clear day.

Finally, a conservative who likes President Obama. And he’s not just any conservative, mind you. He’s a capital-C Conservative, British Prime Minister David Cameron. On his official visit to Washington, the Briton could not say enough good things about his American host.

Comedian Omid Djalili has been splitting sides from the very beginning of his career The first job I ever had was working for my dad, helping him out with some of his work as a translator – he used to take in sick lodgers who had come over from Iran...

A busy week with a lot of drama, and it means another session of winners and losers.

When you look at pictures from the Arab spring, you see these gigantic crowds of young men, and it confirms the impression...

About a week ago, I read an Op-ed column in the LA Times (Los Angeles Times, Free Speech Under Fire, ...

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THE political fallout of the highly offensive resolution on Balochistan, moved in the US House of Representatives by Dana Rohrabacher in February, is all but over.

What the London based Channel 4 is showing the World again on Sri Lanka is not a new phenomenon for this country. This kind of barbaric knavery has a long history. At that time those victims were alone, no one had seen them. The guardian turned away for the time.

The US-educated Hadeel al-Ali demonstrated a strong personal and political commitment to Bashar al-Assad and to his survival On 27 November last year, a young, ambitious woman sent an email to her boss . It contained a single link, to a piece by the BBC correspondent Paul Woods. Woods had been...

Pyongyang, March 16 (KCNA) -- Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark on Tuesday deplored the drumbeats of war that are being heard in the U.S. and Israel against Iran, calling for easing tension to thwart the looming war.

Tehran, March 15 (KCNA) -- The National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Majlis in a statement on March 12 strongly condemned the U.S. forces in Afghanistan for killing civilians.

Sometimes I'm just astonished at the inability of political campaigns to do a simple web search. Case in point: the story about Mitt Romney's dog Seamus.

The hot game in Baghdad teahouses these days is called “Guess who’s coming to the banquet?” The banquet in question is the Arab League summit scheduled for March 29 in the Iraqi capital. The guests who may or may not turn up are the 21 kings, emirs, sultans and...

The price of a gallon of gas jumped 51 cents from last month across the state, and by as much as 57 cents in parts of the North State, AAA Insurance reports. The average price in the 27 Northern California metropolitan survey areas was $4.33 when the...

Nine years ago, as President George W. Bush and his neocon aides prepared to invade Iraq, Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old American woman concerned about the region’s deepening violence, was in Gaza watching Palestinian homes being destroyed – and put her body in the way, as her parents Cindy and Craig...

New York, Mar 12 2012 3:10PM The independent United Nations expert on human rights in Iran today reiterated his concern over continuing violations in the country, including the suppression of civil liberties, arbitrary arrests and detentions, lack of due process, and a significant increase in the number of executions.

New York, Mar 12 2012 1:10PM The head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today urged States to intensify prevention strategies as part of a comprehensive response to drug demand, supply and trafficking.

AMERICA:LIAM Ó MURCHÚ is a 33-year-old, baby-faced Irishman from Athy, Co Kildare, with smiley eyes and a dimple in his chin. It was to save money for snowboarding in Andorra and Chile that Ó Murchú, who holds a degree in computer engineering from UCD, took a job blocking spam email...

The global signs of a coming military conflict with Iran continue to build , and today the U.S. Navy made clear its intentions by announcing it's sending four additional mine countermeasure ships to the Strait of Hormuz.

Stocks waver, end the day mixed ASSOCIATED PRESS Copyright 2012 ASSOCIATED PRESS. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 04:01 p.m., Friday, March 16, 2012 A key measure of consumer sentiment came in lower than expected, and high gas prices continued to...

NEW YORK, March 17 — The S&P 500 closed out its best week in three months with a slim gain yesterday as investors continued to propel equities near four-year highs. Two slightly softer economic reports curbed broader gains, keeping both the Dow and the Nasdaq in modestly negative territory. The...

Tensions over Iran and the sanctions against the country are the main reasons for surging oil prices, Cambridge Energy Research Associates Chairman Dan Yergin told CNBC Friday.

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"Nuremberg: Its Lesson for Today ," from 1946, was never released outside Germany until 2010

With plans for both its options for orderly disengagement from Afghanistan upended this week by a staff sergeant's massacre of 16 Afghan civilians, the Obama administration urgently needs to alter the equation.

>LONDON (Reuters) - Spring is in the air for financial markets. Liquidity is abundant, the desire to invest is rising and green shoots of growth are becoming more apparent across the developed world. The official start of spring in the northern hemisphere falls on March 20, when night and day...

I know I shouldn’t, but I just can’t help it.

Consumer prices rose the most in 10 months in February as the cost of gasoline spiked, but there was little sign that underlying inflation pressures were building up. Surging gasoline prices put a small ...

Gasoline prices rose again Friday and are now averaging more than $4 in six states and Washington, D.C. Oil had its biggest gain in three weeks and natural gas prices also rose. Retail gasoline pr...

If there is a ghost haunting Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, it is likely that of Najibullah, the last Soviet-backed president of Afghanistan. When Soviet soldiers departed in 1989 Afghanistan disintegrated into the control of rival war lords. Najibullah held power until 1992, and when unable to exit the country...

The price of a gallon of gas jumped 51 cents from last month across the state, and by as much as 57 cents in parts of the North State, AAA Insurance reports. The average price in the 27 Northern California metropolitan survey areas was $4.33 when the...

Several US government figures have spoken to the BBC about cables leaked by Wikileaks, the holes in US foreign intelligence regarding Tehran and how three successive US administrations have worried about a nuclear Iran.

India is seeking international arrest warrants for three Iranians suspected of being part of a plot to attack Israeli diplomats.

The week in events

The week ahead is very thin, with little in the way of economic releases, public statements or speeches. It should be a week to reflect and analyze. If the EU can keep things under control and Iran is quiet, investors will have a bit of time to recover.

But then Mukherjee may well follow up with what Hamlet said next: "Thus bad begins and worse remains behind."

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his country would not support the Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. In an interview with NBC television, the head of the British Government, said: “I do not believe that Israeli military actions will be justified today.

A reader responds to Ross Douthat’s column about Republican primary voters.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation remains tame throughout the U.S. economy, with one big exception: gas prices. Those higher prices haven't derailed a steadily improving economy.

Tree death — it’s an elusive and unfortunate occurrence. A person might perceive a tree as perfectly healthy up until the day that bark is falling off the trunk and branches are breaking on a windless afternoon.

World crude oil prices surged Friday as traders worried about Middle East supply amid the West's rising frictions with Iran and Syria.New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in ...

The United States said yesterday it is concerned about Iranian cargo flights over Iraq to Syria, saying it has warned Iraq they might contain arms that could be used by Damascus to crush protests.

Mitt Romney on Friday joined the parade of Republican candidates making recent stops in Illinois, which finds itself in the unusual position of being an important state in the Republican presidential

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Calls for International Banking Blockade on Iran

The stock market hit some major milestones this week: The Standard & Poor's 500 index reached its highest level in more than three years and the Nasdaq rose to its highest level in 11 years. Still, the Federal Reserve has been warning not to get too excited about where the...

Agencies/New Delhi The police yesterday said that Interpol “red corner” notices were being drawn up for three men of Iranian origin identified as suspects in an attack on an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi.

I've had a pretty low opinion of the foreign policy acumen of conservative Republicans for more than a few years now, but it's been some time since I've seen a stunt as childish, petulant, and self-serving as the one Jon Kyl pulled in the Senate yesterday. As reported in The...

Staffers discuss why lawmakers are calling for a one-state solution, whether Republican Jews would get behind Rick Santorum and the Mossad push-back against Bibi. Click here for the rest of the article...

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Looking at the tranquil sea that is the S&P one may be forgiven to ignore the rapid intraday surge in Brent which was up over $3 in a few hours, approaching $126 once again. But why? After all the FOMC minutes were oh so very slightly hawkish, and not to...

NEW YORK (AP) - The market struggled for direction Friday, signaling what could be a mundane end to an electrifying week. The major indexes rose in early trading, then wavered between small gains and losses the rest of the day.

OIL FUTURES: Crude Rises With Euro As SPR Concerns Fade

The just-announced move by Encyclopaedia Britannica to end its print editions after 244 years of publishing came by happenstance in the middle of Sunshine Week, an annual campaign nationwide in support of freedom of information.

NEW YORK -- Longtime U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman, a feisty Democrat known as much for scolding bankers and regulators as he was for his personal quirks like living in a houseboat in Washington, D.C., has decided to retire even though he likely faced an easy re-election.

During his presidential campaign, Vladimir Putin promised a large increase in government spending, but he needs the highest oil prices ever to help pay for his promises.

The Zions Bank Wasatch Front Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 percent in February.