News Archive - 9 April 2014

>The diplomat, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, was in Vienna for a two-day negotiating session, the third in Vienna this year, during which participants said all important issues were discussed by U.S., British, French, Germany, Russian, Chinese and Iranian officials.Iran and the six have...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may soon deny a visa to Iran's proposed U.N. ambassador, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a rare and potentially precedent-setting step that would test U.S. influence over the world body. The U.S. government objects to Hamid Abutalebi entering the...

>DUBAI (Reuters) - Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday he had authorized nuclear talks ‎with world powers including arch-foe the United States just to prove Iran's peaceful intentions, but Tehran would not be bullied and would not stop atomic research. He added in remarks to nuclear scientists that...

>"Now we are set to start drafting," the senior administration official told reporters on condition of anonymity at the end of a two-day round of talks in Vienna between Iran and the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China."At this point we don't know if we'll be successful...

WASHINGTON -- The White House says the United States has notified Iran's government that its pick to be Iran's new U.N. ambassador is not viable. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the Obama administration finds Iran's choice of Hamid Abutalebi's extremely troubling.

The Secretary spoke this morning with Foreign Minister Lavrov. He also spoke with Prime Minister Yatsenyuk separately. When he spoke with Foreign Minister Lavrov, he reiterated our concerns – his concerns about escalating tensions in the east.

Egypt's ex-president and Muslim Brotherhood figurehead could face capital punishment if found guilty of espionage An Egyptian prosecutor on Sunday accused the ousted Islamist president of passing state secrets to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the first such explicit detail in an ongoing espionage trial. If convicted, Mohamed Morsi could face capital...

One man has shown how technology can tap into the masses.

Deadline reports that Adrien Brody has signed on to join Salma Hayek and Shohreh Aghdashloo in Septembers of Shiraz, a thriller from director Wayne Blair, who helmed The Sapphires. The film is based on Dalia Sofer’s New York Times bestseller of the same name, which follows the true story of Jewish ...

A recent court case highlights the problems in trying to predict earthquakes.

A global clash of nations is underway in full gear. The storm is picking up speed, power, intensity, and damaging force. Many are the swirls of the current situation. A hodgepodge of topics have been caught and trapped, best to discharge on paper, the effect like a wondrous enema.

VIENNA (AP) — Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday his country and six world powers are in "50 to 60 percent agreement" on the shape of a nuclear deal meant to crimp any potential Iranian attempt to build nuclear arms in exchange for an end to crippling economic sanctions.

VIENNA (Reuters) - China praised Russia's role in nuclear talks with Iran on Wednesday and said it was optimistic that a comprehensive settlement between Tehran and six world powers in their nuclear d...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's Lebanese ally Hezbollah said his Western foes must now accept he will go on ruling Syria after fighting rebels to a standstill - a "reality" to which his foreign enemies seem increasingly resigned.

Soyameal exports in the just-concluded fiscal dropped 17 per cent to 2.84 million tonnes (mt) against 3.43 mt the previous fiscal. Poor availability and crushing on account of a lower-than-expected crop affected exports, the Soyabean Processors Association of India said in a statement.

>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. Fast-forward to today, the Obama administration faces a stark choice: expend more energy on a faltering...

>NEW YORK, April 8 (Reuters) - New York state's top insurance regulator has sent subpoenas to four U.S. insurance companies as part of a probe of potential sanctions violations involving Iran, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Department of Financial Services sent the subpoenas to...

>The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has a pivotal role in checking that Iran is complying with the terms of the November 24 agreement, under which Tehran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for some sanctions easing.The U.N. body issues monthly updates to IAEA member states...