News Archive - 14 April 2012

The new round of talks between Iran and the P5+1 comprising the US, Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany began here on Saturday. This is the second time Turkey is hosting the negotiations between Tehran and the sextet. The Iranian delegation, headed by Supreme National Security Council Secretary and...

Islamic Republic of Iran and the 5+1 Group have agreed to continue their talks in Baghdad, on May 23. The two sides ended their negotiations in Istanbul on Saturday. The talks in Baghdad are scheduled to be held with an agenda of setting a comprehensive modality, according to IRNA. Following...

>The ISNA news agency did not name the U.S. diplomat, but the U.S. delegation at the talks between Iran and the six powers is headed by Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman.But a diplomat at the meeting, asked about the report, said it was not clear...

The first round of talks between Iran and the G5+1 ended in Istanbul on Saturday. Turkey is hosting the meeting between Iran and G5+1 comprising US, Russia, France, China and Britain plus Germany, for the second time. The last meeting between the two sides took place in Istanbul in January...

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherin Ashton said on Saturday evening that Iran is entitled to use peaceful nuclear energy. At the end of the second round of talks, Ashton, in a press conference, said that negotiations were useful and constructive. She added that next meeting will be on May...

>ISTANBUL (Reuters) - After a year of sanctions and saber-rattling over Iran's nuclear program, negotiators from Tehran and six world powers finally resumed talks and found at least enough common ground to agree to meet again next month. With threats of war hanging over an already unsettled Middle East, U.

>* Third nuclear test seen as North Korea flexes muscles* Kim has no option but to follow policies of father* No alternative source of power in North Korea to Kim dynastyBy Maxim DuncanPYONGYANG, April 15 (Reuters) - North Korea's new leader delivered his first major public speech on Sunday as...

ISTANBUL — Nuclear negotiators for Iran and six world powers were making encouraging progress in bridging differences that have doomed previous meetings meant to reduce fears over Teheran’s atomic program, diplomats close to the talks said.

>The diplomat, who spoke during the lunch break about the first meeting between Iran and the world powers in 15 months, said Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili had not stated the kind of preconditions that he had done in the last meeting in early 2011, when the two sides failed...

>The six world powers - the United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and Britain - met senior Iranian officials for the first time in 15 months for talks aimed at calming deepening tensions over Tehran's nuclear work."They met in a constructive atmosphere," said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign...

>ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran and world powers have a rare chance on Saturday to halt a downward diplomatic spiral over Tehran's nuclear programme and ease fears of a new Middle East war when they resume talks, but diplomats warn against expecting quick results. The negotiations in Istanbul, the first between...

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 1980 file photo, co-editor Mike Wallace, left, interviews composer Leonard Bernstein during taping of a part of CBS-TV's "60 Minutes," in New York, in a program set to air four days before a revival of the composer's "West Side Story" that opens on Broadway.

With President Obama preparing to travel to Cartagena, Colombia, for the 6th Summit of the Americas, we can’t help but reflect on how much has changed since President Clinton hosted the first Summit in Miami, 18 years ago.

BAGHDAD — It was sunset, and the pedestrian-only streets around Baghdad's famous double-domed Kadhemiya shrine were clogged with Iraqi families and Iranian pilgrims shopping, eating popcorn or making their way toward the glittery sanctuary.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will look to maintain good form against Group H leaders Buriram United in the AFC Champions League on Tuesday.

Obama's illegal-immigrant uncle prepares legal fight to avoid ... Washington, April 14 : US President Barack Obama's illegal immigrant uncle is preparing to fight new efforts to have him deported back to Kenya from America.

BHURBAN: Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani on Saturday said that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar would soon visit Washington to pursue resumption of Pak-US strategic dialogue, stalled following killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad operation last year.

Should Guillen be fired? Yes, says Christine Brennan

Mubarak's former deputy Sulaiman accuses Muslim brotherhood of ...

(MENAFN - Arab News) Oil prices are in three digits - for some time now. Yet despite the spike, the supply side of the global equation is not being blamed as 'markets are well supplied.' The tide ...

"Come to me," Thiago Silva said not with his words but his hands, gesturing for Alexander Gustafsson to come forward.

The Iran-born player agent and UCLA graduate seeks to link two different but increasingly diverse basketball cultures. Among his clients: Hamed Haddadi, the first Iranian to play in NBA. Someone had to tell Hamed Haddadi that he had been likened to Borat's older brother.

The current focus of leaders in Washington and Jerusalem on Iran has obscured the near-death of the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations and the inevitable catastrophe toward which Israel is now moving.

NEW YORK — The Arab Group at the United Nations has adopted the UAE’s stance deploring the visit made by Iranian President Ahmadinejad to the UAE’s Abu Mousa Island under occupation by Iran since 1971.

Hotel Caribe Cartagena, Colombia 3:11 P.M. COT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for being here in Cartagena, where the President is participating in the Summit of the Americas. As you know, he participated earlier today in a CEO Summit with President Rousseff of Brazil and President...

April 15, 2012 Ny Times Book Review: The Iron Lady and the Gipper The Iron Lady and The Gipper ‘Reagan and Thatcher,’ by Richard Aldous By Geoffrey Wheatcroft Published: April 13, 2012 In 1950, a 24-year-old industrial research chemist named Margaret Roberts stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative candidate in the...

A U.S. official indicates that no significant developments have occurred as world leaders meet with Iranian representatives in Turkey to discuss Iran’s nuclear intentions. NBC’s Ali Arouzi reports. (Nightly News)

Gunmen yesterday shot dead seven Shia Muslims in two separate incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern city of Quetta, police said.

Shirin Ebadi, talks to R.M. Schneiderman about the pain inflicted by sanctions—and why Iranians want to axe the enrichment program.

Did Iranian nuclear talks achieve anything?

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla admitted for the first time in a new book that '7,000 or 8,000 people' disappeared under his regime between 1976 and 1981. Related Stories UK teen charged over anti-terror hotline hoax Iran talks with world powers 'positive': EU Tensions grow in...

Discussions of Iran's nuclear program between the Islamic Republic on the one side and the so-called P-5 Plus 1 group -- Britain, China, France, Russia, and the U.S., plus Germany -- on the other side appear to have gone reasonably well in Istanbul on Saturday.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (AFP) - The United States Secret Service, embroiled in a deepening sex scandal, said on Saturday it had suspended 11 agents assigned to President Barack Obama's trip to Colombia amid reports they had used prostitutes. Related Stories UK teen charged over anti-terror hotline hoax Iran talks with world...

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that talks with his United States counterpart Hilary Clinton concluded without a deal being made on U.S. missile defense plans.

CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal involving U.S. security personnel in Colombia threatened on Saturday to eclipse President Barack Obama's charm offensive to Latin America. Related Stories Obama seeks to woo Latin America, scandal mars trip Peru says hostages freed, clashes with Shining Path Peru says hostages freed,...

On Friday, Iran is scheduled to meet with representatives of China, France, Russia, Britain and the United States — the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council — plus Germany, the so-called "P5+1" in an effort to decide the fate of Iran's nuclear program. Meanwhile, North Korea is reportedly...

Though news reports generally give a very different impression, Russia is actually playing a constructive role in dealing with the multifaceted issue of Iran's nuclear program. One hint came last month, when Russia's second-largest financial institution closed the accounts of Iran's embassy in Moscow. While given little attention by the...

The first international talks with Iran on its nuclear program in 15 months produced a promise to reconvene in May amid calls for urgent diplomacy to avert military strikes.

NUCLEAR negotiators for Iran and six world powers made encouraging progress yesterday in bridging differences that have doomed previous meetings meant to reduce fears over Tehran’s atomic programme.

Commodity prices diverged this week amid weak Chinese growth data, renewed eurozone debt worries, strong supplies of major raw materials and following poor US jobs figures.

Opec’s crude oil production numbers are not easy to come by. Ask Opec itself, and you will now get two answers. Since Opec accounts for the bulk of the world’s oil exports, the exact level of its production is vital information for traders, consumers and governments.

A senior US administration official said the atmosphere in the Iran talks was positive but said there was an urgent need for concrete progress. The official also said the dialogue with Tehran was so far not sufficient for any sanctions relief.

European airlines have cancelled tickets for an unspecified number of passengers planning to attend a pro-Palestinian activist gathering after Israel raised objections.

Exclusive: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney wowed a convention of gun enthusiasts with a flowery talk about the Constitution and his fears about what a re-elected President Obama would do to it.

Energy companies that are primed to perform at current petroleum levels.

A car crashed into a Publix supermarket in Palm Coast Saturday, injuring at least 10 people, the Flagler County Sheriff's office said.

Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council advises the officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against singing the same tune as Zionist regime of Israel and to avoid hasty measures.

TEHRAN, April 14 (MNA) – Iranian air, naval and ground forces have the capability to counter any kind of threat and defend the country, Army Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan said on Saturday on the occasion of National Armed Forces Day.

The Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit from Camp Pendleton might someday be ordered to defend the Iraqi oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.

TEHRAN, April 14 (MNA) -- The Persian Gulf is one of the most strategic areas in the world and contains abundant strategic resources.

Iran continues to export its oil, but the oil tankers transporting its crude have disabled their onboard tracking systems, making it difficult to assess the details of its oil deals.

On a flat, sun-baked terrain relished by sprinters, climber Oscar Rendole stole the limelight and made history in the international cycling scene.

>Another Iranian news agency, ISNA, earlier said a U.S. envoy at the Istanbul talks between Iran and six world powers had requested a meeting with Jalili and that he had accepted.But Fars said its source denied the report and described it as part of a "news wave against...

BISSAU (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's political parties were to meet on Saturday after military chiefs ordered them to organize new elections after a coup this week that cut short an unfinished presidential vote. Related Stories World powers seek to ease nuclear deadlock with Iran Afghan government names son of slain ex-leader...

PM Najib Mikati held talks with Iranian Ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi Saturday and took issue with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments on Iranian clout during his visit to the disputed island of Abu Musa.

Garnik Asatryan said that the Turkish and Iraqi Kurds differ from one another due to difference in languages.

TEHRAN, April 14 (MNA) – Majlis is set to impeach Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare Minister Abdolreza Sheikholeslami on Sunday for naming former Tehran prosecutor general Saeed Mortazi as the director of the Social Security Organization.

KABUL — After a decade of war and billions of dollars in Western aid, Afghanistan is drowning in a tide of corruption that is exacerbating conflict and stifling economic development, experts say.

>Oct. 1, 2009 - Iran meets six world powers in Geneva and approves in principle a plan to send 75 percent of its low-enriched uranium to Russia and France, where it would be made into special fuel for a Tehran reactor making medical materials.Oct. 25 - U.N. nuclear...

>DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states plan to meet next week to discuss a territorial dispute between the United Arab Emirates and Iran which flared after the Iranian president visited a tiny Gulf island that both claim, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday.The UAE...

Iran, 6 world powers begin nuke meeting amid hopes for progress

"If Kurds manage to establish a state in Iraq, this will cause a chain reaction in Turkey, Syria and Iran," Garnik Asatryan said.

Iran and world powers have a rare chance today to halt a downward diplomatic spiral over Tehran's nuclear programme and ease fears of a new Middle East war when they resume talks.

Iran and the P5+1 - Russia, China, Britain, France, the US and Germany - have resumed a fresh round of multifaceted talks in Istanbul.

Islamic fundamentalists will try to hand out Korans in 30 German cities today as part of a project to distribute 25 million copies of the holy book…

After 5 nuclear physicists assassinated; US drones over Iran air space; sanctions; military build up and false nuclear weapons allegations, Iran enters P5+1 talks.

>* Strongman leader angry about slow development of fields* Says development of giant Galkynys deposit a priorityBy Marat GurtASHGABAT, ASHGABAT, April 14 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan's gas-fuelled economy grew 10.4 percent year-on-year in January-March, President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov was quoted as saying, but he also reprimanded a senior official for not...