News Archive - 22 May 2014

>* Arrests seen as warning sign to social activist groups* Hardliners challenge Rouhani over social freedoms* President's priority nuclear issue, not social reformBy Michelle MoghtaderDUBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Six Iranians arrested for appearing in a video singing along to an American pop song were released on Wednesday, one day...

Furious Russia demands talks over 'outrageous' Prince Charles remarks

Cricket: Gavaskar says bookies approached IPL players: Reports

US and Russia's relations are at their lowest point in decades as the US and Iran hold productive nuclear negotiations. A nuclear deal could unlock cooperation on fixing Syria.

Number of eBay users at risk from breach: 145 mn

Three people have been arrested after police say they found a meth lab in their vehicle at a Wal-Mart parking lot.

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of gasoline looks familiar this Memorial Day. For the third year in a row, the national average will be within a penny or two of $3.64 per gallon.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took a rather interesting move on Thursday and posted a strategy for attacking U.S. warships — on Twitter . The Good Morning Iran blog translated the text accompanying the image. The plan hinges on deception and stealth to deal with an enemy that possesses ...

The price of call contracts that pay should the stock rally in the next nine months is higher now relative to bearish bets than at almost any time since 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Amid thawing tensions between Iran and the West, the Iranian president is in China for further discussions on ending a decadelong nuclear standoff and fostering a better relationship with Beijing.

>May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are seeking more than $5 billion from BNP Paribas SA to settle federal and state investigations into the French lender's dealings with sanctioned countries, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.The news dragged the company's shares down as much as...

>In a potentially important step forward in the IAEA's efforts to advance its inquiry, it said Iran would provide information "with respect to the allegations related to the initiation of high explosives, including the conduct of large-scale high-explosives experimentation in Iran".Iran would also provide "information and explanations related to...

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS- Asia shares rise on firm China PMI, Fed reassurance -* Brent steady above $110 on China PMI, lower US stocks* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai in biggest gain in 8 mths; property leads rebound* SPECIAL REPORT-Saudi Arabia takes heat for spread of MERS virus* Libyan renegade general challenges government as...

>The six powers want Iran to agree to scale back uranium enrichment and other sensitive nuclear activity and accept more rigorous U.N. inspections to deny it any capability of quickly producing atomic bombs, in exchange for an end to sanctions.Tehran denies having any such underlying ambition, saying its...