News Archive - 2 August 2013

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>"News agencies distort Iran pres-elect Rohani's remarks on Quds Day," said a breaking news caption on Press TV. There were no further details.Earlier on Friday, Iranian news agencies reported that cleric Rouhani - who will be inaugurated on Sunday - had described the Zionist regime as "a wound that...

>Clooney said in an interview published Friday by film trade publication Deadline Hollywood that Loeb, the billionaire head of Third Point LLC, was "a hedge fund guy who describes himself as an activist but who knows nothing about our business."A spokesperson at Third Point, which has a 6.9...

>"Israel poses a danger on all people of this region...including Lebanon, and removing it is a Lebanese national interest," Nasrallah told hundreds of supporters in his half-hour speech.The charismatic Shi'ite cleric has lived mainly in the shadows, fearing assassination, since Hezbollah fought an inconclusive month-long war with Israel...

>(Reuters) - Amid violent clashes in Egypt, White House officials argued this week that the United States can't cut off its $1.3 billion a year in assistance to Egypt. To do so would cause Washington to lose "influence" with the country's generals. Vital American security interests are at stake,...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is signaling its hopes for an easing of nuclear tensions after Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani takes office, but holding off on substantive moves until the moderate cleric shows a willingness to negotiate seriously. Rouhani, a former nuclear negotiator and veteran of Iran's 1979 revolution...

>An earlier report by Iran's student news agency ISNA had quoted Rouhani as saying: "The Zionist regime is a wound that has sat on the body of the Muslim world for years and needs to be removed."ISNA later retracted the report, saying some domestic news agencies "including ISNA, had...

>The student news agency ISNA had quoted Rouhani as saying: "The Zionist regime is a wound that has sat on the body of the Muslim world for years and needs to be removed."However, Rouhani was seen in video footage broadcast by Press TV as saying: "In our region there's...

>Netanyahu said Rouhani, due to take office on Sunday, was no less anti-Israel than his predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and said the world must not allow Iran to pursue its nuclear ambitions and threaten Israel."The true face of Rouhani has been revealed sooner than expected ... this is what the man...

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran's new president has called Israel an "old wound" that should be removed in comments published just two days ahead of his inauguration.

Surprised that Bradley Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy? Actually, the legal hurdle necessary to prove such a violation occurred is set very high.

Putrajaya's campaign against Syiah Islam has only exposed its deep ignorance about tolerable age-old differences within Islam, says PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang (pic). In his first public comments about the anti-Syiah campaign, Abdul Hadi warned against politicising the issue or branding Syiah as deviant Muslims. “Discussions on...

TEHRAN — Two days before he officially took office, Iran’s president-elect touched off an international uproar Friday with disputed comments about its archenemy Israel, engendering a furious rejoinder from the Israeli prime minister that illustrated the wide gap between the two countries, fed by decades of hostility and mutual distrust.

TEHRAN, Iran President-elect Hasan Rouhani called Israel’s control of Jerusalem and Palestinian lands a “wound” for the Islamic world in relatively moderate remarks Friday that contrasted with the har

Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudhry. — File Photo ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: Responding to US concerns about cross-border militancy , the Foreign Office said on Friday that the country’s law-enforcement agencies were vigilant against terrorists and were not allowing them to use its soil against other countries.

by Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV | interaksyon.com Things got a little chippy near the end of Iran’s 76-65 win over South Korea in the first round of the FIBA Asia Championship at the Mall of Asia Arena. With under 10 seconds remaining in the game, Korean guard Kim Mingoo went...

The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the week...

ISLAMABAD, Aug 2: The federal government has asked provinces to make necessary changes in a gas sharing formula in order to get maximum economic output instead of wasting the scarce resource in non-productive consumption.

GENEVA, August 2 -- A Geneva-based human rights group urged UN chief Ban Ki-moon and the world body's human rights commissioner Navi Pillay to immediately condemn the Iranian president's statement describing Israel as "an old wound" that ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Two days before he officially took office, Iran's president-elect touched off an international uproar Friday with disputed comments about its archenemy Israel, engendering a furious rejoinder from the Israeli prime minister that illustrated the wide gap between the two countries, fed by decades of hostility and mutual...

Decision comes despite Amnesty International letter campaign involving Adele, U2, Sir Paul McCartney and Arcade Fire Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina, jailed for a 40-second anti-Kremlin protest, has again been refused parole. The 25-year-old has already served more than half of her two-year prison sentence, and held an 11-day hunger strike...

Today Iran will inaugurate a new president, Hassan Rouhani, which has caused some to speculate that the country is entering a new era. Rouhani has become a favorite “moderate” with much of the Western media, with The New York Times gushing in a recent headline: “President-Elect Stirs Optimism in Iran...

By Pat Buchanan In what a Washington Post columnist describes as a rout of Rand Paul isolationism, the Senate just voted overwhelmingly to send another $1.5 billion in ...

Gay rights groups have been ceremoniously dumping Stolichnaya vodka into gutters from West Hollywood to Manhattan in protest against a Russian law banning gay pride events and other public displays of homosexual “propaganda.”        

The PFF believe that their football squads are all capable of good showings and deserve a chance at the regional games in Myanmar this year

Hassan Rouhani is set to take over as Iran's president when the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will endorse his election.

DENVER - When Azita Ghaderi lived in Iran, she was not allowed to go to college, because of her religion. So, she came to Denver with hopes of improving herself. Now, she will get a little help from the Emily Griffith Technical College.

NATIONAL middle distance runner Jironi Riduan will have to wait until after Hari Raya to discover if Sam Goldberg will be appointed as his coach.

With a possible Iranian nuclear breakthrough looming despite sanctions and covert action by the West, U.S. officials are hoping a more moderate incoming president will offer a unique opportunity for an accord on the issue.

Jayson “The Blur” Castro sparked a crucial third-quarter run that helped the Gilas Pilipinas score a, 77-71 win over arch nemesis Jordan in Group A action of the 27th Fiba Asia Men’s Championship last night at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

THE strategic plan to empower the Muslim Brotherhood in the region has been exposed. As part of the plan, the Muslim Brotherhood tried to align its interests with those of the Americans and their Western counterparts in order to safeguard the security of Israel.

Reaching out to Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani, the government has decided to send Vice-President Hamid Ansari to Tehran to represent India at his swearing in on Sunday        

Crews unloading a North Korean-flagged ship detained in the Panama Canal for carrying undeclared arms from Cuba have found live munitions on board, a Panamanian official said Friday.

Identifying roles gives a sense of the wholeness of quality life-that life is more than just a job, or a family, or a particular relationship. It's all of these together.

Equal marriage laws are being passed in several countries, but in Russia, life grows harsher each month for LGBT people. Which places are best and worst for gay rights? We have a US president who supports gay marriage, and now a pope who, if not exactly signing up to equality...

Latest VideoAugust 2nd, 2013     In his last night of presidency Ahmadinejad talk about his wealth , circle of light , Emam Zaman ! In hi last night of  presidency on Friday 2 August  , Mahmood Ahmadinejad was interviewed by Iranian television , in which he talked about his wealth ,...

Re: your July 30 editorial, "Syria becoming training site for radical jihadists": The editorial states the only truly effective solution to this magnet for wandering radical jihadists is to bring the war to an end, preferably by negotiation or, if not, by giving rebels the means to prevail.

Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah dismissed Friday in a rare public appearance claims of Shiite expansion in the region as a ploy to divert attention from Israel.

Amidst mounting opposition to President Yoweri Museveni's government, Krauss was traveling in Uganda filming the trial of an opposition leader. "Over the course of the last few elections there have been multiple opposition parties that have tried to contest.

RIO DE JANEIRO — There was a last-minute change of venue that cost millions. A security scare that left a prized visitor stranded and exposed. Neighbors paralyzed by intermittent transportation breakdowns.        

Washington • The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend. The alert was the first of its kind since an announcement preceding the tenth anniversary...

As a new president prepares to take the reins in Iran, there is both hope the pariah nation will  show a new willingness to help ease nuclear tensions, and cynicism that the new boss will resemble his predecessor.

Hassan Nasrallah said his Shiite followers would not bend in the face of rising anti-Shiite sentiment among those who oppose his support for the Syrian government.

Latest VideoAugust 2nd, 2013     Ahmadinejad and Hassan Rohani comment about Israel in Quds day Ahmadinejad and the new president Hassan Rohani talk about Israel in two different tonnes during Quds day on Friday  August 2, 2013 .  . While during his speech in Friday Prayer ,  Ahmadinejad said that soon...

Latest VideoAugust 2nd, 2013     1000 Euros per kilo , price tag for cheese made with donkey milk ! A Serbian farmer is producing cheese with donkey milk , believed to strength ammunition system , sold at 100 Euros per kilo !...

Russia's decision to grant temporary asylum to fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is a blow to President Barack Obama 's desire to "reset" U.S. relations with its Cold War enemy. The Russian action puts in doubt a summit planned for next month between Obama and Russian President...

Though Israeli leaders and U.S. neocons still beat the drum for war on Iran, new evidence suggests top Iranian officials did not sanction nuclear weapons research a decade ago but rather the work originated from scientists who resisted the will of political leaders to shut it down, Gareth Porter...

Philip Bobbitt examines “The Prince” and its author.

Four hours out of Los Angeles, I suddenly fell so ill I had to call a flight attendant for help.        

Andrew Bennett, Canada's Ambassador for Religious Freedom, today issued the following statement: "Canada remains deeply concerned by Iran's persistent and pervasive persecution of religious minorities.

Oil futures fell on Friday as U.S. jobs data came in below expectations, tempering economic optimism that had pushed Brent crude during the session to its highest level in four months, and prompting some ...

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Headline Title:  Iran: New President must deliver on human rights campaign promises 02 August 2013 The Iranian authorities must seize the opportunity presented by a change of leadership to fulfil the aspirations of many Iranians and undertake a complete overhaul of human rights in the country, said Amnesty International ahead...

BEIRUT - Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah made a rare public appearance Friday at a Beirut rally held to mark Quds (Jerusalem) Day in support of the Palestinian people, a photographer said.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The coup in Egypt has cost Gaza's Hamas its most important foreign ally, while more and more ordinary Palestinians are getting caught up in the growing animosity between Egypt's new government and Gaza's Islamic militant rulers.

Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani’s comments on Israel were “distorted” by segments of Iran’s own media, state run Press TV said, highlighting tensions within the Islamic Republic.

Search our Archives! Today, Iran marked Quds day, its annual rebuke to all things Zionist generally, and Israel’s control of Jerusalem specifically. ISNA, the semi-official Iranian news agency, quoted President-elect Hassan Rohani —…

Search our Archives! Today, Iran marked Quds day, its annual rebuke to all things Zionist generally, and Israel’s control of Jerusalem specifically. ISNA, the semi-official Iranian news agency, quoted President-elect Hassan Rohani —…

First the people smugglers separated husband and wife. Now the PNG solution has made it final.        

Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — After nearly two and a half years of a Sunni revolt, Saudi Arabia has turned to Russia to end the war in Syria. Saudi Arabia sent its intelligence chief to meet with the Russian leadership in what could be the first direct talks on...

Latest VideoAugust 2nd, 2013     Ayatollah Khatami in Friday prayer : Elements of Fitna 88 are extremists and not compatible Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami , speaker of Friday Prayer of 2 August praised government of Ahmadinejad for his services and said that he hope   the new cabinet will be  real moderate .

The U.S. on Friday issued a worldwide travel alert through Aug. 31 due to an unspecified al Qaeda threat.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans on Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world for the weekend.

LEADING independent Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. bagged for the second time the award for Best Booth under Non-Food 54-square meter category in the recent Franchise Asia Philippines 2013 at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City. Asia's...

“To avert a bloodbath and civil war, the military will govern Egypt for a short period of not more than a year,” said an editorial in Saudi Arabia’s Okaz newspaper on 30 June: A few days later, after the demonstrations, Morsi was removed by the army.

THREE people are set to be removed from the country following raids on businesses and homes in a crackdown on illegal immigrants.

>DUBAI (Reuters) - Vilified abroad for his blistering attacks against the West, blamed at home for Iran's economic woes and isolated from the supreme leader who groomed him for power, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leaves the presidency with few friends and an uncertain future. Iranians elected his opposite - a mild-mannered, moderate...

Latest VideoAugust 2nd, 2013     All funny things , from show of football skill and rally of artists in Tehran Quds Day Scenes from Quds day of Tehran on Friday 2 August 2013 .

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RON HART: Who really has a 'War on Women'?

The government Friday strongly defended the cabinet decision to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act in order to keep political parties out of its ambit, saying no political party could function if the CIC order was implemented.

Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Iran has handed over 59 Pakistani nationals to the security forces on the Pakistan-Iran border after apprehending them for living in the country without valid travelling documents.

New research from evolutionary biologists at the University of Toronto shows that the male guppy grows claws on its genitals to make it more difficult for unreceptive females to get away during mating.

MANILA, Philippines – Hamed Hadadi scored 15 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to lead Iran past Korea, 76-65, in the 27th FIBA-Asia men's Championship Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Hadadi, the former Memphis Grizzlies reserve, proved to be a cut above...

>* U.S. factory output soars to two-year high* Libya oil exports less than half normal rates* Coming up: U.S. payrolls data at 1230 GMT (Updates prices; adds Iran development, final paragraph)By Simon FalushLONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil reached a four-month peak above $110 per barrel...

Egypt is in turmoil again. Syria is embroiled in civil war. Iran continues building a nuclear device.

Aug 2 (Infostrada Sports) - Overview from the World championship Men's 100m Butterfly Heats on Friday 1. Evgeny Korotyshkin (Russia) 51.55 Q 2. Chad Le Clos (South Africa) 51.88 Q 3. Laszlo Cseh (Hungary) 51.89 Q 4. Ivan Lendjer (Serbia) 51.95 Q 5. Matteo Rivolta (Italy)...

They say urban foxes are getting tamer – and here’s the proof. This little guy was snapped accepting a forkful of pork chop from the...

If you were one of those who caught the China-Korea match that preceded the Philippines-Saudi Arabia tiff, you might have said, ‘Ah, we can play these guys.’

Bahrin, Aug 2 (IANS): President Mohammad Morsi has barely been ousted and, lo and behold, the Palestinian-Israeli peace process is already on track.

Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden has upset the Obama administration and enraged Congress.

Many of the world’s best young scientists try their hand at international knowledge-based competitions, one of which was just held in Switzerland. They come for the sightseeing and networking, but for many, there’s much more at stake. (Photo: Courtesy of International Biology Olympiad)

Incoming Iranian president Hasan Rouhani said Friday: "The Zionist regime has been a wound on the body of the Islamic world for years and the wound should be removed.”

Both Muslims believe in Jesus: One records a Christmas Album and one writes a scholarly book (PRWeb August 02, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/8/prweb10992108.htm

>BANGKOK Aug 2 (Reuters) - The Thai government accepted bids for 120,000 tonnes of unmilled rice and 90,000 tonnes of milled rice from its stockpiles in two tenders in July, the commerce minister said on Friday.The total of 210,000 tonnes was well below the target of 1 million the...

>The bill seeks to cut Iran's oil exports by a further one million barrels per day to near zero over a year, an attempt to reduce the flow of funds to Tehran's disputed nuclear program. The legislation provides for heavy penalties for buyers who do not find alternative supplies."China...