News Archive - 15 August 2013

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>CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's opposition, tipped to win next month's election, promised on Friday to revive tough laws barring thousands of asylum seekers already in Australia from settling permanently in a pitch to voters concerned by immigration. Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, whose conservatives lead Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's ruling Labor...

>* BHP says fully cooperating with authoritiesMELBOURNE Aug 16 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton said on Friday U.S. authorities have laid out grounds for possible enforcement action against the top global miner for corrupt practices, stepping up a four-year probe linked partly to its 2008 Olympics sponsorship.The company has...

>* Washington urges political outreach to Iraq's SunnisBy Paul EckertWASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The United States and Iraq agreed on Thursday to boost cooperation to keep Iran from flying weapons over Iraq to Syria, and to curb the radicalization of young Iraqis and other spillover effects from the Syrian...

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - A powerful car bomb struck the southern Beirut stronghold of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group on Thursday, killing 20 people, wounding 120 and trapping many others inside damaged buildings, witnesses and emergency officials said. The blast, a month after another car bomb wounded more than 50 people in...

>The parliament debated each of the 18 nominees over the course of four days, rejecting three minor candidates.Rouhani's nominee for education minister, Mohammad Ali Najafi was turned down after coming under attack by conservative members of parliament for having ties to opposition leaders held under house arrest.The proposed...

>AMMAN (Reuters) - Rebels in southern Syria have fired newly acquired anti-tank guided missiles supplied by Saudi Arabia in a significant boost to their battle against President Bashar al-Assad, rebel, intelligence and diplomatic sources say. Several Russian-designed Konkurs anti-tank weapons were used in a rebel attack this week on an...

>ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has quietly built up a large presence in Kurdistan's oil and gas industry, teaming up with U.S. major Exxon Mobil, as Ankara bets on Iraq's semi-autonomous republic to help wean it off costly Russian and Iranian energy imports. A state-backed Turkish firm was also set...

>Iran welcomed the fall in 2011 of secular President Hosni Mubarak and at first hailed the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as part of what it saw as an "Islamic awakening" across the Arab world.But relations cooled after President Mohamed Mursi voiced support for Syrian rebels fighting...

>NEW DELHI Aug 15 (Reuters) - An Indian ship carrying Iraqi crude has been detained by Iran in its territorial waters due to pollution concerns, the head of the refiner buying the oil and India's shipping directorate said on Thursday. The Desh Shanti was carrying 140,000 tonnes of Basrah crude...

Iran continues 'illegal coercion' and detention of ship, India fumes

Warren Jeffs is a self-proclaimed “prophet of God,” and he’s now sharing his prophecies with one of Arizona’s top leaders -- Attorney General Tom Horne.

Tehran, Aug 15 (AFP) Iran's parliament approved today all but three of President Hassan Rowhani's 18 cabinet picks, allowing the government to start work, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said.

TOKYO, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- The Japanese government plans to launch bilateral security dialogue with Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in a bid to ensure stable supply of crude oil and other fossil fuels, informed sources told Japan's Jiji Press Thursday.

Deadly violence in Egypt spreads fears about the broader Mideast region, with crude-oil futures extending their rise on associated supply concerns.

VETERAN journalist Jan Raath has been released after being arrested for co-authoring a story that linked Zimbabwe to a uranium deal with Iran.

WikiLeaks founder and Australian Senate candidate Julian Assange has accused the Obama administration of waging a war on whistleblowers.

Gingrich tweeted about his first Instagram as part of Throwback Thursday. He's not the first politician to participate in the trend -- former President Bill Clinton and Rep.

How will the Tibetan Plateau determine the course of Asia’s future? How are the young reformers in Turkey and Iran united by their actions in June 2013? What does their future path look like?

A Royal Bris! A Royal Bar Mitzvah! Hanukkah at Buckingham Palace! From the moment Prince William and Kate Middleton got engaged, a rumor ran happily through the Jewish blogosphere (and menacingly on many anti-Semitic websites): the couple’s progeny, the heir to the British throne, would be Jewish! And then, on...

Today is Friday, August 23, the 235th day of 2013. There are 130 days left in the year.Highlights in history on this date:1305 - Scottish rebel leader William Wallace is hung, drawn and quartered for treason in London.1514 -...

BAGHDAD: Car bomb attacks killed at least 34 people in Baghdad yesterday but the Interior Ministry said it would not allow al Qaeda, which it blames for a surge in sectarian violence, to turn Iraq into another Syria. More than 100 people were wounded in at least eight blasts, one...

Car bomb attacks killed at least 34 people in Baghdad on Thursday but the Interior Ministry said it would not allow al Qaeda, which it blames for a surge in sectarian violence, to turn Iraq into another Syria.

The UN Security Council called on all sides in the Egyptian conflict to show "maximum restraint" this morning as the Muslim Brotherhood called for a huge show of strength after Friday prayers later today.

Lebanese President Michel Sleiman says Thursday’s deadly bombing in the southern suburb of Beirut bears the fingerprints of the Israeli regime.

Taxpayers may have paid to book four people for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s June trip to France — an potential contradiction of Filner’s statements on his return that the city only footed the bill for his police security detail, which records show was a two-man team.

Dr. Nazarian was the first cardiothoracic surgeon in Fort Worth when he started his practice in 1972.

As President Barack Obama condemned the violence in Egypt and the death toll mounted to more than 500 Thursday, Egyptian immigrants in Las Vegas in turn condemned Obama, urging the president to immediately withdraw $1.3 billion in annual aid from the very

During the recent month of Ramadan, the Malaysian government, acting through the Islamic Affairs Department, decided to continue its trend of discrimination by turning its ever-righteous eyes on Shia practices in Malaysia. Recent statements by Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom (Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department) have suggested that...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Top U.S. and Iraqi diplomats warned Thursday of a rising threat in Iraq from al-Qaida, which is carrying out suicide and car bombings with greater frequency nearly two years after U.S. troops withdrew from the country. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Foreign Minister...

I did not dare to write anything about the prospects of the Gilas Pilipinas’ chances in the recently concluded FIBA Asia Championships.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden began downloading documents describing the U.S. government's electronic spying programs while he was working for Dell Inc in April 2012, almost a year earlier than previously reported, according to U.S. officials and other sources familiar with the matter. Related Stories...

A car bomb Thursday rocked a southern suburb of Lebanon's capital -- an area known as a stronghold of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, the Lebanese Army said.

Latest VideoAugust 15th, 2013     Corruption of Mehdi Hashemi Son of Rafsanjani revealed during debate for new oil minister Speaking against nomination of new oil minister by Hasan Rohani in Majlis on Thursday 15 August  , he MP for Tehran Alireza Zakani revealed large corruption cases in ministry of oil...

Iran's parliament approved on Thursday most of President Hassan Rowhani's cabinet picks, allowing the government to start work, parliament speaker Ali Larijani said.

CARACAS (Reuters) - From allegations of gay and transvestite prostitution rings to homophobic slurs flying in the National Assembly, Venezuela's polarized politics has taken a distasteful turn. Related Stories Powerful blast kills 10 in Hezbollah Beirut stronghold Car bomb kills 20 in Hezbollah's Beirut stronghold Iran parliament approves big Rouhani...

David C. Jones helped set in motion a far-reaching reorganization of the U.S. military command while serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. David C. Jones, a retired Air Force general who helped set in motion a far-reaching reorganization of the U.S. military command while serving...

Official reaction Thursday from governments around the world to clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, in which hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured:

Background Briefing on U.S.-Iraq Political and Diplomatic JCC Meeting and the U.S.-Iraq Bilateral Relationship Under the Strategic Framework Agreement Special Briefing Senior Administration Official Washington, DC August 15, 2013 MODERATOR: Hi, everyone. We have – are you here for the backgrounder on Iraq? Yes. So many...

University of Wollongong PhD student Sina Jamali will head to the United States to further his research on biodegradable stents after winning the 2013 Bill Wheeler award last night.

If the Americans know that Vladimir Putin has for years been building his popularity on the Russian interior scene by presenting himself as opposed to the policies of the United States in the world, why then would they grant him a badge of honor by cancelling a proposed summit between...

If you’re anxious about that old MySpace account or Multiply blog with horribly embarrassing photos and testimonials from your awkward years, cheer up. There are people on the Internet right now who are looking much, much more stupid, thanks to some extraordinary dose of digital idiocy.

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Thursday that Iraq risked destabilization from Sunni and Shiite extremists as civil war flares in neighboring Syria.

>As the Egyptian army continued its violent crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood this week, White House officials said that the United States can't cut off its $1.3 billion a year in aid to Egypt. To do so would cause Washington to lose "influence" with the country's generals. Vital American...

>(Reuters) - Arab insurgents blew up a gas pipeline in Iran last week and dedicated the attack to their brothers in arms in Syria, highlighting how the Syrian civil war is spreading into a region-wide proxy conflict that could blow back onto Iran. The blast, two days after new President...

President Barack Obama has cancelled a major US-Egyptian military exercise, warning that the partnership between the two countries "cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets".        

By Scott Stewart, Vice President of Analysis at Stratfor

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- Iranian Sajad Farhadi, who is wanted by the United States for conspiracy to breach an embargo to the Middle East nation, has been set free.

Tehran, Aug 15 : Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi and UN-Arab League joint special representative to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi have stressed the need for a political solution to the ongoing Syrian crisis.

An American pastor who is imprisoned in his homeland of Iran for planting house churches in the country over a decade ago is suffering with increasing pain, reports state. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), which has been fighting for the release of Saeed Abedini, a 32-year old...

>TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan Aug 15 (Reuters) - Energy-rich Turkmenistan on Thursday launched a $2 billion project to build a new port on the Caspian Sea designed to boost exports. Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan took part in a ground-breaking ceremony in the western town of Turkmenbashi...

Latest VideoAugust 15th, 2013     3 minister of Hasan Rohani rejected by Majlis , 15 others approved In a voting process for approving Hasan Rohani cabinet , held in  Majlis on Thursday 15 August  , 3 of Rohani ministers were rejected  ( Education , Science and sport ) and other...

Police seize cannabis with a street value of more than £600,000.

Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 14, 2013 Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met for around five hours on Wednesday in a new round of direct peace talks after a three-year break, Israeli media said. They said that talks began shortly before 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) and wound up just before midnight. "The parties...

Iran has developed a second rocket-launching facility which will likely be used to test ballistic missiles, a London-based defence analysis group said Thursday.

Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 14, 2013 Iran's nuclear programme was at the centre of discussions on Wednesday between US army chief General Martin Dempsey and Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon, public radio said. "The Iranian regime is involved in all of the conflicts in the region," the radio quoted Yaalon as...

A 15-year-old boy who barricaded a teacher in a classroom and laughed as he carried out a sex attack on her has his four year sentence cut.

The tails of two Shetland ponies are cut off leaving them distressed, police say.

With the changes in wheat beginning stock almost fully offsetting, foreign wheat supplies are up 7.5 million tons, while foreign wheat use in 2013/14 is projected to increase 6.9 million tons this month to a record 671.1 million. All the global increase in wheat use is from...

Worst spate of muggings: A 51-year-old man is beaten and suffers a broken arm and black eye in an attempted robbery around 5:30am August 10 on East Market near Lee Park, NBC29 reports . The suspects are described as two black males in their 20s. That night, a 21-year-old man is...

Despite having a relatively small population, immigration means that dozens of rare languages are spoken in Manchester, pictured, including Zulu and Dari

A 39-year-old man who died in an accident involving a combine harvester at a farm is named locally.

French President Francois Hollande summoned Egypt's ambassador, demanding a quick end to the state of emergency imposed by the military authorities.

A murder inquiry begins following the death of a woman 10 days after she was found seriously injured in a car in Leeds.

Pained by the criticism over the recent communal violence in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today demanded to know why Kashmiris were treated differently. Related Stories Civilian injured as Pakistan violates ceasefire again Indian-Canadian man fighting to get visas for parents in India Iran detains Indian tanker...

A man appears in court charged with murdering another man who was stabbed on a bus in Glasgow.

Six people in Cambodia's northern Preah Vihear province die after their vehicle hit an old anti-tank mine, officials say.

Sydney, Aug. 15 (ANI): The United States is leading a global condemnation of Egypt's recent security crackdown on supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt says 525 people were killed on Wednesday when security forces stormed pro-Morsi protest camps

UK calls Egyptian ambassador to Foreign Office to express concern over deadly storming of protest camps

Egypt returned with a gold medal in women’s tennis in the ninth Pan-Homenetmen Games in Armenia. Nora Koloyan-Keuhnelian reports from the capital Yerevan

The Kurdish areas in northeast Syria have been simmering with emotion since the West Kurdistan Council and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (DUP) announced plans for self-rule two weeks ago.

It happened. Security forces stormed the two sit-ins of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi yesterday. A high death toll is expected, and so is a state of turmoil across the nation as the Muslim Brotherhood supporters retaliate.

Plans for Bath's first casino are on display as part of a public consultation into the scheme.

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Iran's tennis player Arasalan Mohammadi has entered the quarterfinals of the international Junior Tennis Tournament held in Nairobi, Kenya.

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by Mikkel Bolante, InterAKTV | interaksyon.com After Iran won their semifinal match against Chinese Taipei in the FIBA Asia Championship to clinch the first of three tickets to the 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain, coach Mehmed Becirovic replied to questions from reporters by saying his player, Mahdi Kamrani,...

CAIRO (AP) — Riot police backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday swept away two encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, setting off running street battles in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least 278 people were killed nationwide, many of them in the crackdown on the...

A cyclist aged in his 40s dies in a crash with a car near Lifton in Devon, police say.