News Archive - 22 December 2013

>HONOLULU Dec 22 (Reuters) - The United States and its allies will have ways to reimpose sanctions on Iran if the Islamic Republic is caught making bombs after striking a deal to freeze its nuclear program, national security adviser Susan Rice said on Sunday. In an interview on the CBS...

>BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Six world powers and Iran have suspended their expert-level talks on implementing a landmark nuclear deal until after Christmas, a spokeswoman for European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Sunday. Experts from the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, Germany and Iran met in Geneva...

>WASHINGTON Dec 22 (Reuters) - As debate rises in Washington over the first thaw in relations between Iran and the United States in decades, powerful oil companies are opting for an unusual tactic: silence. Oil companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp and ConocoPhillips could earn huge profits if the United...

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What a depressing presidency Barack Obama has wrought. Waltzing into office five years ago with the media's shameless aid on a high-school-style campaign pledge of "Hope and Change," the former community organizer from Chicago spent his last press conference of the year apologizing for everything he's done wrong — then ...

Tehran, Dec 23 (IANS): Iran has expressed its readiness to play a "constructive" role in upcoming Geneva II conference on Syria if it is invited.

Washington — After news reports that the National Security Agency had secretly monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone calls, America’s top intelligence official was asked why congressional oversight committees were kept in the dark.

GARY KENT, UPI Outside View Commentator LONDON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The most common question asked as a regular visitor to Iraqi Kurdistan is whether it or all Kurds can, will or wish to be independent. It reflects the long struggle of the Kurds to maintain their identity in often...

Dance, comedy and drama feature in the Contact Theatre's new season.

MATTAPOISETT — Throughout his 80 years, Horace Field has eagerly looked forward to whatever the day might bring.

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'Just how strong were the ties between the world's largest and oldest democracies that an incident involving a diplomat and a maid led to anger threatening the relationship itself? Or had the relationship been weakening in the past few years, masked by the empty symbolism of State dinners, asks Devesh...

Last month, Iran and six world powers agreed a deal to freeze Iran's nuclear programme in return for easing sanctions.

Martin Jones, a 23-year-old Kings rookie, has tied an NHL record by winning his first eight starts. But he's not really interested in talking about himself. Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin and left wing Dwight King were kicking back at team headquarters in El Segundo after a rare light day, talking...

>* Fuel oil-condensate blend cuts residue yield, boosts high-value products output* Japan's TonenGeneral processing more, Cosmo considers buying fuel oilBy Florence Tan and Jane XieSINGAPORE, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Asian refiners are increasingly replacing costlier crude oil with a low-value oil product to produce higher value fuels, in an attempt...

THE number of child asylum seekers in the UK expected to spend Christmas in ­detention has increased by one-quarter on last year, the SNP has said, citing ­official figures.

NASHUA – Pauline Eno has found a way to beat the cold for those in need this holiday season. On Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., at A.C. Moore in Nashua, Eno heads a group of women who knit and crochet gifts that are to be donated...

PETALING JAYA: Come Friday, a former IT manager who quit his job, and sold off his house and car to pursue a life-long passion for cycling, will embark on a year-long 16,000km trek across Asia to promote a health awareness campaign.

It is hard to believe but it seems true: for the first time in years, there is a genuine opportunity for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, a development that would profoundly transform the Middle East. Though daunting obstacles remain, refuseniks on both sides are on the defensive and there is...

The big story of 2014 will be Iran. Of course, the big story of the early 21st century will never stop being US-China, but it's in 2014 that we will know whether a comprehensive accord transcending the Iranian nuclear program is attainable; and in this case the myriad ramifications will...

It is rare that a great power in world politics, after decades of hostility with another country, turns around and suddenly seeks to embrace that country as a friend, if not an ally.

President Barack Obama's capitulation in his quest for a foreign policy legacy. Some commentators have hailed the deal as the best that could be had, while others have damned it as worse than no deal.

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declined to engage in a bout of political soul-searching on Friday and said that despite a botched health care rollout and stalled legislative initiatives, his year had not been all that bad. He acknowledged setbacks but declined to dwell on them at a year-end...

>FUNDAMENTALS* U.S. crude for February delivery slipped 6 cents to $99.26 per barrel by 0049 GMT on Monday, not far off Friday's two-month high.* February Brent crude (LCOc1) rose 4 cents to $111.81 per barrel.* Worries about short supplies have caused the oil market's pricing...

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Latest VideoDecember 22nd, 2013     One and Half Iranians on their way to Iraq for mourning Imam Hussein According to Iranian TV ,  20 million Shia pilgrims including one and half million of Iranians are on the way to the town of Karbala in Iraq , for mourning death of...

Latest VideoDecember 23rd, 2013     Majlis Debate : Who allowed EU delegation to meet Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi ? Responding to questions of MPs about  visit of EU delegation with Nasrin Sotoudeh and Jafar Panahi ,  the member of committee for foreign relation Kazem Jalali claimed that the visit was...

Takeaways from 2013: The rich got richer, the poor got poorer; gays got married. The NSA knows everything; Obamacare needs critical care; Washington failed to get much done; and Congress rates lower than cockroaches. Promote to Mobile 0 read more

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Tehran, Dec 23 (IANS) Little progress has been made in the ongoing expert-level nuclear talks between the representative of the Islamic republic and six world powers, Iran's top nuclear negotiator has said.

(TEHRAN ) - Iran's foreign minister and the EU's top diplomat agreed during telephone call Sunday to postpone until after Christmas talks on implementing a landmark nuclear agreement, the country's chief negotiator said.

Christine Lagarde knows money. So when she warns against another potential debt ceiling fight, hopefully Republicans threatening to turn the next debt ceiling deadline into a battle will listen. “The budget deal that was cut, at your end, is a very good sign of responsibility, of accountability and realism,” Lagarde...

Sri Lanka's overall tea export earnings during January to November this year increased by 10.7% year on year to Rs 180.02 billion, Forbes and Walker in a report said. Overall tea export volumes in the first 11 months recorded 290.6 million kilos.

Recent reports and commentaries have suggested that a rapprochement between Israel and Saudi Arabia is underway. Indeed, both countries are eager to prevent Iran from achieving military nuclear capability and would like to curb Iranian attempts to ...

Santastic Fair 2013 the country's most successful seasonal exhibition will celebrate its 18th year with many foreign participants from Iran, India and Pakistan showcaing an unmatched shopping experience with over 170 trade stalls.

>Spurs, who have bookmakers' favorite Tim Sherwood in caretaker charge, are looking for a new boss after dismissing Andre Villas-Boas last week following a 5-0 home mauling by Liverpool."I supported Tottenham at eight years of age, I went there aged 12, left when I was 28, went back to...

>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - By ramping up his demands of any final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears determined to stem the tide of international diplomacy which has turned against him in recent weeks. Netanyahu was stung by an interim agreement last month for...

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Scepticism and disappointment have regained the upper hand after the popular uprising in 2011.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the nuclear negotiations with six world powers are moving forward slowly.

Popular movements in the Middle East encouraged Khamenei to adopt a more flexible approach.

Syrian activists and state media say a bomb blast near a school has killed at least five people. Some reports say students are among the dead, but the reports have not been confirmed. The car explosion happened Sunday in the town of Umm al-Amed in the province of Homs. The...

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(TEHRAN ) - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will talk Sunday with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton over "serious differences" on how to implement a landmark nuclear deal, media reports said.

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