News Archive - 8 March 2014

>The Klos C was taken without resistance in the Red Sea on Wednesday. Israel said it found dozens of advanced Syrian-made rockets hidden on board in Iran and destined for the ship's next port in Sudan, from where they would have been trucked through Egypt to Gaza.Iran and Gaza's...

>During Ashton's two-day visit, her first to Iran and the first by an EU foreign policy chief since 2008, bilateral, regional and international issues will be discussed, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.Iranian state media and newspapers have given high importance to Ashton's visit, with some reformist media calling...

>The Abdullah Azzam Brigades took credit for a February 19 attack on Shi'ite Iran's cultural center in Beirut that killed eight people in an area where support for the Shi'ite political and military movement Hezbollah runs strong.But in an unusual statement published on Islamist websites and on the group's...

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EU foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton was in Iran today for top-level meetings with officials who are pursuing a track of talks they hope will eventually end international pressure and suspicions over Tehran's nuclear programme. Ashton's mainly symbolic visit comes amid a thaw in Iran's strained relations with the West...

March 09, 2014 1:57 PM GHAZI TEHRAN (AFP) - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton was in Iran on Sunday for top-level meetings with officials who are pursuing a track of talks they hope will eventually end international pressure and suspicions over Tehran's nuclear programme.        

As we now know for certain, a weak American president makes the world a more dangerous place.

Here are some examples of Florida-based federal prosecutions for illegal sales of technology and equipment overseas. ♦A former Army master sergeant, Fidel Ignacio Cisneros , stole three tactical laser illuminators while deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani says the Islamic Republic is ready to share oil industry technology for the construction of refineries and in the area of petrochemicals with Republic of the Congo.

Rallies were planned across Ukraine on Sunday as the troubled ex-Soviet state struggled to contain upheaval amid a standoff between Russia and the West over Crimea that shows no sign of easing. Sunday marks 200 years since the birth of Ukraine's national hero, the poet Taras Shevchenko, and patriotic rallies...

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks drop on rising Ukraine tensions, oil gains* U.S. oil rises $1/bbl on jobs growth, West-Russia tensions* Gold down 1 pct after U.S. jobs data; posts weekly gain* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gold down 1 pct after U.S. jobs data; posts weekly gain* EU's Ashton visits Iran for...

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A ship seized by the Israeli navy on suspicion of carrying arms from Iran to the Gaza Strip docked yesterday in Israel, whose officials planned to put the cargo they claim to have found on display.

The European Union's foreign policy chief has arrived in Iran, her first visit to the Islamic Republic as nuclear talks with world powers continue.

It is indeed heartening that during his two-day visit here, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced his country’s concerns over the fate of Shias in Indonesia who face constant persecution and violence from their Sunni compatriots, and even from the state itself. It appears that the Iranian guest would...

Guangzhou Evergrande face a potentially tricky trip to Yokohama F Marinos in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Possible causes for a plane disappearing

If what the experts said are true,that it was an act of terrorism or that the plane had suddenly failed,crashed or broke up search and rescue operations teams would have at least spotted fires and wreckeges whether it had fallen into deep jungles or the deep seas.If the plane...

The Obama administration’s Russian reset, designed by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was premised on the idea of Russia as a partner with the United ...

The most dangerous parts of a flight are takeoff and landing. In fact, just 9 percent of fatal accidents happen when a plane is at cruising altitude, according to Boeing.

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A ship allegedly carrying rockets from Iran to Gaza has reportedly been intercepted by the Israeli navy.

Syrian President Bashar Assad is taking advantage of the rift between Russia and the United States over Ukraine to press ahead with plans to crush the rebellion against his rule and secure his reelection for another seven-year term, unencumbered by pressure to compromise with his opponents.

Addressing a meeting convened by Pakistan's Permanent Mission to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Masood Khan called on the international community to set a new target: universal access to energy.

File/AP This Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 photo shows the broken wing of a Malaysian Airline Boeing 777-200 passenger jet a day after it collided with the tail of a China Eastern Airline A340 plane, at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China.

Dispute with Qatar What’s new in the dispute with Qatar this time is the collective punishment by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain when the three GCC countries decided to withdraw their envoys from Doha.

We must fight terrorists, spare no effort to stem the rising tide of sectarianism and immunize our children against polio, but that doesn't mean we lose sight of the even more deadly menace of drug abuse which takes more lives and destroys more homes than all other curses put together.

Airplane crashes typically occur during takeoff or landing so the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jet well into its flight has led aviation experts to assume that whatever happened was sudden and pilots couldn't send a distress call.

Women around the world led demonstrations in major cities Saturday in support of International Women's Day — showing solidarity against violence and female oppression.From West Africa to South America, the messages touched on religion, reclaiming freedoms and the right to bare it all.        

The world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was selected as the president of the Cinefondation and Short Films jury of the Cannes Film Festival, the organizers announced on Thursday. The jury is composed of directors Noemie Lvovsky from France, Daniela Thomas from Brazil, Mahamat-Saleh Haroun from Chad, and Joachim Trier from...

It started on March 1 when one jailed dervish -- blogger and rights activist Kasra Nouri -- went on hunger strike to protest what he described as the mistreatment of his fellow prisoners. Nouri was angered that two jailed members of the Nematollahi Gonabadi order of Sufis were not receiving...

Iran's government should immediately and unconditionally free three female rights defenders unlawfully detained for their support of women, students, and political dissidents, Human Rights Watch said today, International Women's Rights Day. On March 2, 2014, one of the three was sentenced to seven years in prison. The others were already...

As the world prepares to honor and promote the economic, political, and social achievements of women on International Women's Day, Iran has sentenced yet another young woman, Maryam Shafipour, for her peaceful activities.

Mahnaz Mirzaei was born in 1980 in the town of Zarand in Kerman province of Iran. She received a Bachelor of Mining Engineering from Kerman's Shahid Bahonar University. Mirzaei who is interested in tough or in her words "manly" jobs, chose to work at a coal mine. In 2005, she...

A captured ship Israel says carried advanced rockets from Iran bound for Gaza militants has reached port.

Dozens of computer networks in Ukraine have been infected by an aggressive new cyber weapon called Snake, according to expert analysis. The cyber weapon has been increasingly used since the start of this year, even before protests that led to the overthrow of president Viktor Yanukovych, British-based BAE Systems said...

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PARIS – The Louvre has always showcased nudes. Never quite like this. Paris police say they arrested six women Saturday for baring their breasts and more outside the pointy-pyramid entrance to the museum in front of dumbstruck, applauding tourists. They were released after identity checks. Protest organizer Safia Lebdi says...

Its hard to explain but it seems Iran obsessed with the export revolution ,emperiallist expancion. Although look like ally with Russia but easily get competitive and rival,and later on in conflict with Russia especially on Caucasion Area.

The world is a more dangerous place than it was in the nuclear-nervous Cold War era. This imperiled condition is not because of strength and knowledge but because of weakness and delusion.

Cyber security experts say an aggressive virus called "Snake" has been targeting dozens of Ukrainian telecommunications systems, and the number of attacks has surged since January 2013.BAE Systems, an international cyber security company, announced in a report Friday that it has identified 56 "Snake" attacks worldwide since 2010, and...

A Lebanese Al-Qaeda affiliate apologizes for the civilian casualties of bombings it claimed responsibility for last month and says its military operations are solely aimed at Hezbollah and its backer Iran.

Maternal mortality rates are falling in every industrialised nation - except for the United States.

WASHINGTON - Just weeks before he heads to The Hague to meet with world leaders for the third Nuclear Security Summit, President Obama has unveiled a budget that includes more than $220 million in cuts for nuclear security programs in the next fiscal year.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt and Director of Google Ideas Jared Cohen led a discussion at today’s SXSW event in Austin, Texas, which described the ways technology is impacting privacy, security and policy on a global scale. The two Google execs said they visited at least 35 countries, a majority of...

Obama's foreign policy misses focus on Russia.

BNP Paribas reportedly in talks with US authorities to settle probe.

The death of an Istanbul homeless man illustrates to a Monitor correspondent the precariousness of life on the fringe of a city growing by leaps and bounds. 

By ALI AKBAR DAREINIAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's moderate-leaning president strongly criticized hard-line judicial officials Saturday for ordering reformist newspapers shut down, highlighting

Today is International Women’s Day, as this month also marks Women’s History Month. Google has shown its support with a special Doodle that debuted on Friday. read more

Underlying the talk about taking harsh punitive measures against Russia for its military incursion into Ukraine are economic complications and worries that sanctions levied against Moscow could, in the words of the Kremlin, "boomerang" back on the U.S. and Europe.

The U.S. Navy had secret orders this week to be "prepared to act" to stop a cargo ship carrying Iranian arms destined for Gaza, CNN has learned.

Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Yu Hongyang has reaffirmed his country’s plan to ramp up its investment in Iran.

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(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Kuwait reaffirmed here on Friday that it is the right of all countries to produce, develop and use peaceful nuclear energy in line with the Non...

Washington — Now it’s personal. By upping the ante with his threat to isolate Russia with sanctions over Crimea, Barack Obama risks setting off a cycle of confrontation with Vladimir Putin. And despite his reluctance to play Cold War-style chess with the Russian president, a degeneration into a new great...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Iran and Indonesia have what it takes to fight sectarianism and extremism.

ISLAMABAD, March 8 (Bernama) -- Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that a military operation against banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in tribal areas may be launched in March, Iran's IRNA news agency reported, citing local media report.

Vladimir Putin is a lucky man. And he’s got three more years of luck to come. He takes Crimea, and President Obama says it’s not in Russia’s interest, not even strategically clever. Indeed, it’s a sign of weakness.