News Archive - 14 February 2013

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>The lack of a breakthrough in Wednesday's meeting in Tehran, though expected by Western diplomats, represented a new setback for international efforts to resolve a decade-old dispute over Iran's disputed nuclear program.It comes before six world powers and Iran are due to meet for negotiations in Kazakhstan on February...

>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran has denied allegations that it has been supplying Islamist militants in Somalia with weapons, describing the charges as "absurd fabrications," according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday. As the United States pushes for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on Somalia,...

>* Iran-UN failed talks revive supply concerns* Coming up: US Industrial output at 1415 GMTBy Ramya VenugopalSINGAPORE, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Brent crude steadied around $118 per barrel, still heading for its first weekly loss in five after disappointing euro zone data revived concerns about the troubled region.The euro...

TEHRAN , Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Experts say Iran recently attempted to acquire tens of thousands of specialized magnets, a sign that the country may be planning to expand its nuclear program.

A REPORT by a renowned US nuclear scientist claims Iran tried to smuggle thousands of magnets through China to hasten its nuclear weapons capability.

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers succeeded on Thursday in delaying a Senate vote on confirming President Barack Obama's choice of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, but another vote was planned for later in the month and Obama said he expected his nominee to be approved. The tally was 58-40, with...

>AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian National Coalition opposition group is ready to negotiate a departure for President Bashar al-Assad with any member of his government who has not participated in the crackdown on the uprising, a high-level coalition member said on Friday. Coalition president Moaz Alkhatib formulated the initiative in...

Two years ago, starting in February 2011, much of the world became absorbed in the Arab Spring uprisings happening throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Many international observers were excited by the successes in countries such as Egypt and Tunisia. However, in other cases, regimes in power were...

TEHRAN , Iran (AP) -- Iran is looking to join wrestling's major powers to stop the elimination of the ancient sport from the 2020 Olympics.

>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to revive a lawsuit against UBS AG (UBSN.VX) by U.S. victims of Hamas and Hezbollah attacks in Israel who claimed the bank aided international terrorism. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said...

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander has been killed inside Syria by rebels battling Iran's close ally President Bashar al-Assad, Iranian officials and a rebel leader said on Thursday . Syrian rebels have repeatedly accused Tehran of sending fighters to help Assad crush the 22-month-old uprising, a charge Iran...

>The secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said the bloc "categorically rejected" Iran's proposal, saying it was further evidence of Iranian meddling in the region, the Bahraini news agency BNA reported on Thursday."This confirms Iran's clear interference in the domestic affairs of Arab countries, and its continuous...

>"We are well aware of Iran's aggressive efforts in violation of its U.N. Security Council obligations to obtain sensitive materials for its uranium enrichment program," White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters traveling with President Barack Obama.In response to a question, Earnest said he was not in a...

>On Wednesday, Iran's atomic energy chief said it had started installing a new generation of machines for refining uranium at the Natanz plant, an announcement likely to annoy the West and complicate efforts to resolve a dispute over its nuclear work.The diplomatic source, who declined to be identified, suggested...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea's nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran , which is under scrutiny over its uranium enrichment program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.

TEHRAN , Iran (AP) — Prominent Iranian politicians and clerics led mourners at a funeral Thursday for a senior commander of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guards who was killed this week while traveling from Syria to Lebanon, local media said.

>* Media reports say several Australian-Israelis under spy investigation* Court stops short of confirming suicide was a Mossad spy* Australia government says knew of case for two years (Adds prisoner charged with "grave crimes", court ordered inquiry into negligence concerning his death)By Rob Taylor and Maayan LubellJERUSALEM/CANBERRA Feb 14 (Reuters)...

>* IAEA, Iran fail to reach deal on new nuclear talks* Coming Up: U.S. jobless data at 1330 GMT (Recasts for latest data, adds euro zone GDP release)By Ron Bousso and Dasha AfanasievaLONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Thursday after euro zone figures showed the world's...

>* Euro falls 0.9 percent, European shares down* German bonds find support* Oil rises on Iran tensionsBy Marc JonesLONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The euro and shares fell on Thursday after data showed the euro zone's two biggest economies shrank even more than expected late last year, throwing a...

>DUBAI Feb 14 (Reuters) - Turkey imported 29 percent less Iranian crude oil in December than November, data from the Turkish energy watchdog showed, as the country followed a pledge to cut purchases as part of western trade sanctions against Iran.Iranian crude imports dropped to 82,849 barrels per day...

>* Sales 92.2 bln Sfr vs 92.2 bln Sfr forecast* Reiterates 5-6 pct organic growth target for 2013VEVEY, Switzerland, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Nestle's said it expected 2013 to be as challenging as 2012 as it reported sales growth picked up in the last three months of 2012...

>* Cruz's attacks on Hagel rankle some fellow senators* "A sign maybe we're doing something right"By John WhitesidesWASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - For new U.S. senators, the drill typically goes something like this: Keep quiet once you arrive in Washington, learn how things work and then begin asserting yourself.