News Archive - 8 April 2014

>But White House spokesman Jay Carney stopped short of saying Abutalebi would be barred from entering the United States because of his alleged role in the 1979-1981 hostage crisis, during which radical Iranian students held U.S. Embassy staff for 444 days."We've informed the government of Iran that this...

>"I think it's public knowledge today that we're operating with a time period for a so-called breakout of about two months. That's been in the public domain," Kerry testified at a Senate hearing.Iran's breakout time is defined as how long it would take it to produce fissile material for...

>ASTANA/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kazakhstan, which has backed close ally Russia's actions in Ukraine, is seeking alternative routes for its oil exports which may fall if the West decides to toughen sanctions against Russia, a major transit route of Kazakh crude to world markets. A vast steppe nation of 17 million,...

>VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers began a new round of talks on Tuesday aimed at settling the dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme by late July, despite wide differences on how to attain that goal. The powers want Iran to scale back its uranium enrichment activity to deny...

Undaunted by the formidable array of international talent, hosts Nakhon Ratchasima have targeted a top-four finish in the 17th Princess Cup Chang Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, at the Nakhon Pathom Municipality Gymnasium from April 17 to 25. At stake for Asia's 10 best teams is a berth to represent...

WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - Addressing the United Nations General Assembly in September, President Barack Obama declared the pursuit of Israeli-Palestinian peace one of the two main U.S. foreign policy priorities for his second term.

SAN FRANCISCO - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that if Silicon Valley executives want to persuade Congress to let them hire more high-skilled professionals from abroad, they would have a better case if they also funded college-based training programs for U.S. workers. The former secretary

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday it is still waiting for Washington’s formal response on Tehran’s pick for its new U.N. envoy, a day after American lawmakers voted to bar the diplomat from entering the country.

Tony Abbott has used a visit to the demilitarised zone bordering South and North Korea to warn of the threat posed by the hermit kingdom.

DIVIDED LOYALTIES: United States' potential release of Israeli spy is on the negotiating table

BEIRUT: Iran delivered 30,000 tons of food supplies to Syria on Tuesday to help the government deal with shortages due to the civil war, state media said.

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry bristled at fierce criticism from U.S. senators on Tuesday, saying he would accept blame for foreign policy failures but was at least trying to make progress on Middle East peace and the crises in Syria and Ukraine. During a...

>Under a bill seeking to bar "known terrorists" from entering U.S. soil, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly passed a measure on Monday to refuse entry to Hamid Abutalebi due to his alleged role in the 1979-1981 hostage crisis, during which Iranian radical students held U.S. Embassy staff for 444...

>Sepah News said the alleged suspects were picked up late last month in a sting operation as they entered Khuzestan, an oil-rich province with a significant Arab minority and historically a hotbed of revolt against the Tehran government."The terrorists entered the country under the wings of the espionage services...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of multibillion-dollar oil talks between Iran and Russia are emerging as the latest obstacle to a comprehensive pact eliminating the threat of an Iranian nuclear arsenal.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says that Tehran's negotiators are being assisted by experts in international law during the "difficult" nuclear talks being held in Vienna.

WASHINGTON — Iran would be blocked from sending to the UN an ambassador involved in the 1979 US hostage crisis, under legislation that cleared the Senate Monday night in a...

By Gul Yousafzai QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - At least 12 passengers were killed and more than 30 wounded on Tuesday when militants bombed a train in Pakistan's Baluchistan province, hospital sources and officials said. The blast came a day after Pakistani security forces said they had killed 30 separatist militants...

>* With tumbling equities, some investors flee to energy markets* Oil supported by increased tension in UkraineBy Jacob Gronholt-PedersenSINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) - Brent crude climbed above $106 a barrel on Tuesday supported by increased tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine, while gains were capped by news that...