News Archive - 14 September 2012

>SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has renewed waivers on Iran sanctions for Japan and 10 European countries because they cut their purchases of the OPEC nation's crude oil, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday. The renewal means banks in the 11 countries have been given a second...

>* Yet some critics accuse him of trying undermine ObamaBy Crispian BalmerJERUSALEM, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday denied accusations he was interfering in U.S. politics after coming under fire for fiercely criticising Washington's handling of Iran.Relations between Netanyahu and President Barack Obama...

At the start of a three-day visit in Lebanon, Pope Benedict XVI calls the movement of weapons from any country to Syria to be a 'grave sin.' BEIRUT — Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the Lebanese capital on Friday as anti-U.S. protests convulsed the region and fighting with...

This week’s embassy attacks are an aberration in the largely successful Arab Spring. But there are large and alarming constituencies of extremists who remain a threat

Igor Shevchenko has lived in America for a dozen years. Still, it was a special moment Friday when he officially became an American.

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition challenger Henrique Capriles sought to deflect attention from a corruption scandal by throwing the accusation back at President Hugo Chavez on Friday in an escalating political brawl ahead of the October 7 vote.

Federal officials are reviewing the probation of a local man believed to the maker of an anti-Islam film that ignited a firestorm in the Muslim world, a court spokeswoman said Friday. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was convicted in 2009 of bank fraud and was placed on supervised probation for five years.

Federal officials are reviewing the probation of a local man believed to the maker of an anti-Islam film that ignited a firestorm in the Muslim world, a court spokeswoman said Friday.

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By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Ray Nakley of Youngs-town, a member of the

There are two positions one can take regarding the Iranian nuclear program: Either "it doesn't matter, we can deter them," or "it does matter, we must stop them."

Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Sunday. Once again Jews will commemorate the new year according to the Hebrew calendar. This is not a celebratory event, but a serious time when we review the past year and pray for a better year to come.

Deadly America-bashing protests across the Muslim world yesterday threatened to spin out of control and overwhelm...

The 2012-13 season at the Zeiterion is getting funky — Garfunky.

Detroit — The High Holy Days begin at sundown Sunday as Jews in Metro Detroit and worldwide observe Rosh Hashana with festive meals featuring apples or bread dipped in honey.

America is the largest seller of killing machines on the face of the planet – we all know that. Shockingly, Saudi Arabia is now the largest buyer of killing machines on the face of the planet. Muslims are killing Muslims and the Americans are laughing all the way to the...

Bill Maher opened the panel discussion on his show tonight by ripping into Mitt Romney for his reaction this week to the violence in Egypt and Libya. Maher said that Romney's reaction this week likely lost him the election, even among average voters who only know the barest details about...

Cairo This week’s violence on the streets of this sprawling city is one sign of ongoing change. Another, more hopeful, one can be found in Cairo’s mosques. Until the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011, the main nuisance caused by the city’s hundreds of mosques...

The United States has extended an exception to its sanctions list affecting a few European countries over their purchases of crude oil from Iran by 180 days, State Secretary Hillary Clinton said in a statement.

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council strongly condemned a series of violent attacks against embassies and consular premises of member states in multiple locations on Sept. 13 and 14.

RICHMOND, Va (WTVR)- Free speech is sacred here, but we forget it’s not like that everywhere. And we also forget...

defend American missions from mobs of stone-throwers, and Washington deployed US Marines to protect its embassies in Libya and Yemen.

With the announcement almost three years ago about the production of a film portraying the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Iranian director Majeed Majeedi sparked a controversy all over the Islamic world. Now, as the film is ready for viewing, the temperature is rising.

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Furious protesters targeted symbols of US influence in cities across the Muslim world on Friday, attacking embassies, schools and restaurants in retaliation for a film that mocks Islam.

A mobile home here served as home base for two hookers, say police, who also accuse one suspect's... - 10:07 pm

Visiting Ramallah after an absence of several months, I was again amazed by the ongoing building activity. Everywhere new high-rise buildings are going up, and many of them are beautiful. (Arabs seem to have an innate talent for architecture, as any world anthology of architecture affirms.)

Details are slowly emerging about the filmmaker behind the anti-Muslim film that has sparked violent protests across the Muslim world. The film's producer is thought to be an Egyptian immigrant with a checkered background. The man behind the inflammatory film is widely reported to be Nikoula Basseley Nikoula, a 55-year-old...

Festival organizer Arick Gevorkian says some of his neighbors doubted that a small local event focused on Asian and European immigrants would take off.

It was the worst insult to Islam. But it doesn’t justify the violent response. By Magsie Hamilton-Little.

Republicans led by presidential challenger Mitt Romney served up a heaping helping of political red meat on Friday, launching a salvo of attacks on President Obama that called him a liar and a failed leader.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bagi mengelakkan kegiatan dikesan, satu sindiket dadah antarabangsa mencampurkan dadah dengan pasir sebelum dimasukkan dalam tong plastik biru dan menggunakan laluan kargo udara untuk diseludup ke negara ini. Read more...

BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining 38 prisoners on death row in the west African state following appeals from regional leaders, the government said in a statement late on Friday. Related Stories Venezuela's Capriles goes on offensive after graft...

Mitt Romney could use it to try to cut into President Obama's advantage on foreign policy, but that strategy also carries risks. WASHINGTON — Rioters storming U.S. embassy gates. American flags torn down and set ablaze. The latest scenes exploding across TV screens have particular resonance for those who...

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi denounces killing of U.S. ambassador

Pontiff dismisses security concerns in region unsettled by protests over anti-Muslim video

RED LINE FOLLY: The Obama administration has implied that it would be willing to use force. as a final resort. But to go further and define a red line in advance would commit the US to waging a war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday denied accusations he was interfering in US politics after coming under fire for fiercely criticising Washington’s handling of Iran.

As Americans stopped to mark the 11th anniversary of 9/11, and ponder how much the world has changed during these years, an ocean away more terrorist attacks were mounted on American interests in the Middle East.

Iran should “understand the message” that it needs to do more to address global concerns that it wants the bomb, following the UN atomic agency’s latest board resolution, the watchdog’s chief told AFP.

Commodities have surged, with many striking multi-month peaks after the Federal Reserve's stimulus plans.

An aide to Iran’s supreme leader said Israel’s military threats had “put Israeli citizens one step away from the cemetery” and that Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was ready to hit back.

The British, German and U.S. embassies in Khartoum have been besieged by rioters as the wave of anger over an amateur film denigrating the prophet Muhammad spread around the Islamic world and beyond.

Chinese technology giant Huawei warns Australia could be in breach of its international trade obligations.

President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney have this in common when it comes to Florida: They're both worried about the biggest election battleground prize.

The maelstrom of anti-western violence in the Arab world has little to do with an anti-Islam propaganda film released on YouTube.

Two Marines have been killed after Afghan militants armed with rocket propelled grenades and small arms attacked Camp Leatherneck next to Camp Bastion in Helmand Province where Prince Harry is based.

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Angry protesters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum attacked the German Embassy on Friday, setting fire to parts of the building. They also tore down the German flag and raised an Islamist banner. The violence was part of a wave of protests against an anti-Islam film across the Muslim world.

KUCHING: Sarawak is in need of good facilities to train and groom talented players to become world champions. Squash Racket Association of Sarawak chairman, Robert Lau lamented the association do not have a squash training centre of its own and had to rely those which are privately owned.

New York - There are increasingly clear signs that US President Barack Obama absolutely refuses to direct a military strike against nuclear sites in Iran, regardless of how much Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flames up with rage and threatens with an Israeli strike which he knows full well...

A wave of anti-American protests broke out in more than a dozen countries today with some of the worst violence occurring in Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan. Three people were killed -- two in Tunisia and one in Egypt -- as protesters battled with police who used tear gas and rubber...

The Great Satan still sells in Iran.

Religious Politics? I watched the political conventions, and can’t decide which was most troubling. The mention of God at the DNC was met with many boos, but it was an honest indication of America’s problem in society. It’s not just a Democrat thing.

CAIRO - Protests provoked by an anti-Islam film spread to more Muslim countries Friday as many American facilities came under the target despite the US claims to have identified the man who played the central role in producing the offending movie.

Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said Friday that his next visit to Turkey would be to bring back the 10 Lebanese hostages that have been held in Syria since May.

>Clinton said the exceptions would apply to Japan, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom.Clinton, in a statement, noted that the European Union had imposed a full ban on Iranian crude oil and petroleum products as of July 1, and...

MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says Canada started re-evaluating its presence in Iran several months ago after seeing that country's government was not stepping in to help protect foreign missions as other countries in the region had. Baird told reporters in Montreal that the

Oil Settles at Four-Month High

In a conference call to 1,200 U.S. rabbis for Rosh Hashanah, the U.S. President said there was 'no daylight' between U.S. and Israel policy on Iran; meanwhile, Romney slams Obama's comment that Egypt is neither 'enemy or ally.'

President Barack Obama is pulling away from rival Mitt Romney in polls in what might be a turning point in the US presidential campaign, but volatility in the Middle East is allowing Republicans to cast the Democrat as weak on foreign policy and could threaten his momentum.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama led the nation in a somber homecoming Friday for four Americans killed in a brazen attack on a U.S. Consulate, as his election opponents argued they would have done a better job preventing crisis from erupting overseas.

More than 2,600 years after Athenian artists started one of the most influential revolutions in the history of art, few people recognize that there was ever such a consequential war of taste — or that so much of what distinguishes Western art today reflects the triumph of the victors.

>The meeting showed the political tightrope Shi'ite Muslim-led Iraq walks over Syria, where Sunni Muslim rebels backed by Gulf Arabs are fighting President Bashar Assad, whose family is Alawite, a branch of Shi'ite Islam, and backed by Shi'ite Iran.Maliki's government has said it backs neither side in the Syrian...

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The birthplace of the Arab Spring seethed Friday as anti-American rage sparked by an online film that insulted Islam's prophet boiled over across the Muslim world.

PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Mitt Romney, the GOP presidential nominee, challenged President Obama's foreign policy chops on Thursday, telling supporters that the Democrat has sent mixed message to the world and said the United States "must protect the embassies of our nation." The former Massachusetts also accused Mr. Obama of...

Egypt needs to ensure the security of foreign diplomats or risk losing the $1.3 billion in aid it receives each year from the US, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said on Friday.

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Protest and popular anger raged in streets across the Muslim world on Friday. The anti-American sentiment exhibited across the globe has been fueled by disgust at an anti-Islamic film produced in the United States and follows already tense and violent days in Cairo, Benghazi, and elsewhere. US, British, and even...

What is the world's most powerful and violent "ism"? The question will summon the usual demons such as Islamism now that communism has left the stage.

>* Top military commanders oversee operation* Deadliest clashes for more than a decadeBy Seyhmus CakanDIYARBAKIR, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Turkish armed forces have killed more than 80 Kurdish militants near the border with Iran and Iraq over the past week as a major offensive involving air strikes and several thousand...

Be prepared for some very strong language. This incident makes me want to vomit.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese demonstrators incensed by a film that insults the Prophet Mohammad broke into the German embassy in Khartoum on Friday and hoisted an Islamic flag, while one person was killed in protests in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.

source: Nelson Beltran | philstar.com TOKYO – Smart Gilas Pilipinas blew away an eight-point lead in an atrocious windup, allowing the youthful Chinese team to escape with a 71-68 decision in their much-anticipated match in the opening day of the fourth FIBA Asia Cup at the Ota City Gymnasium...

'That’s nonsense, because what’s guiding me is not the election in the United States but the centrifuges in Iran,' the Israeli prime minister said

Sept. 14, 2012, 5:37 p.m. | Science & technology — by Interfax-Ukraine Cyber security in the world is as important as physical and economic security, Eugene Kaspersky has said.

THE federal government is not ruling out including women and children in the next transfer of asylum seekers to Nauru as it hailed the arrival yesterday of the first planeload of men as a sign to people smugglers the government is serious.

Alex Marshall in Bloomberg View on how governments create markets  Both Republicans and Democrats are wrong in their concept of the market. The market cannot stand on its own, and it's not even something to be regulated. The government  creates  the market. "The relationship of government to the private marketplace...

NEW YORK—Republican Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama for not planning to meet in person with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, calling it "confusing and troubling.

Here's a look at protests across the Middle East and elsewhere on Friday, four days after crowds angry over an anti-Muslim film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad began assaulting a string of U.S. embassies in the region.

>Yahya Rahim-Safavi, military adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the increasing threats from Israel to strike Iranian nuclear facilities were "foolish", the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported on Friday."The boldness and foolishness of Israeli officials in threatening the Islamic Republic, have put Israeli citizens one step away from...

» The decision by the United Nations nuclear watchdog leads to sanctions against the regime. Only Cuba voted against the resolution. Israel continues to push for a preventive military attack.

The birthplace of the Arab Spring seethed Friday as anti-American rage sparked by an online film that insulted Islam's prophet boiled over across the Muslim world. Hundreds of demonstrators turned out in Tunisia, the country where the self-immolation of a street vendor nearly two years ago set in motion widespread...

The U.S. President invokes the need to make amends for those moments when we may not have lived up to our values as well as we should.

He implies that the U.S. might allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon

Protests spread across the Middle East on Friday, spurred by an online movie trailer that characterizes the Prophet Mohammed as a womanizing buffoon.

Some time in the summer, a small theater in Los Angeles screened a movie to which hardly anyone came.

JERUSALEM (AP) â?? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel cannot rely on the U.S. to act against Iran's suspect nuclear program.

A smaller but no less poignant group of firefighters, police officers and members of the public gathered at the Bryn Mawr Fire Company to remember September 11 and to pay tribute to the 2819 people who lost their lives in the attacks.

Monica Bellucci has said she understands the suppression of women because Italy is still very macho.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 14 —  Heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali was honoured yesterday for his humanitarian efforts and civil rights work at an awards ceremony in Philadelphia. The US$100,000 (RM304,000) award called the Liberty Medal, sponsored by the non-profit National Constitution Centre, was presented to Ali by his daughter, Laila, a...

>* Five-year low in volatility may not last* Fiscal cliff, election possible market-moving events* VIX index options volume sets daily record on TuesdayBy Doris FrankelSept 13 (Reuters) - A calm summer has allowed many on Wall Street to take vacations this year, but don't count on the tranquility lasting into...

>* Top military commanders oversee operation* Deadliest clashes for more than a decadeBy Seyhmus CakanDIYARBAKIR, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Turkish armed forces have killed 75 Kurdish militants near the border with Iran and Iraq over the past week, a provincial governor said on Friday, as a major offensive involving air...

WASHINGTON - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney mitigates his lack of formal foreign policy experience with advice from people who do - a small, ideologically varied group of longtime foreign policy hands and a handful of longtime, loyal staffers.