News Archive - 15 July 2014

>TRIPOLI Libya (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday called for a halt to "dangerous" levels of violence in Libya after militia clashes in Tripoli closed the country's main airport, destroyed most planes parked there, and prompted the United Nations to evacuate its staff. In some...

>Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said "serious differences" remained in nuclear talks with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China. But he said that the text of a draft accord on curbing Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting sanctions had been improved significantly recently.There is "an...

>There was no immediate official comment from the parties involved in the negotiations - Iran, the United States, France, Russia, China, Britain and Germany. European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is coordinating talks with Iran on behalf of the six powers. "Given that ‎it is highly improbable to finalise...

>VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Tehran must reduce its capacity to make nuclear fuel if it wants to secure a long-term deal with six world powers that would bring an end to sanctions that have crippled the Iranian economy. "We have made...

Perth has removed a plaque tribute to convicted paedophile Rolf Harris, covering it with paving.

The wife of a murdered man found in bushland with a gunshot head wound has said her grief is indescribable.

A new government without a capable military won't mean much. And it doesn't appear that Iraq has one at the moment.

President Barack Obama spoke to Chancellor Angela Merkel for the first time since a row over US spying prompted Germany to turf out the CIA station chief in Berlin. The White House gave away little of the conversation about the latest espionage scandal to rock the crucial relationship between the...

U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday for the first time since a new spy scandal dented relations between the two allies, and pledged to be in touch about ways to improve U.S.-German intelligence cooperation.

The proverb that the “enemy of my enemy is my friend” is not an Arab proverb, it is a Sanskrit proverb that predates the Prophet Mohammad by roughly 1,000 years. It is also a proverb with a dismal history in practice. In case after case, the “enemy of my enemy”...

>FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Last November, Felix Lindner came very close to shutting down the power supply of Ettlingen, a town of almost 40,000 people in the south of Germany. "We could have switched off everything: power, water, gas," Lindner, head of Berlin-based Recurity Labs, an IT security company, said.Fortunately...

In a talk in Austria, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for an end to the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, calling it 'Israeli aggression' of a 'defenceless people'.

In a talk in Austria, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for an end to the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, calling it 'Israeli aggression' of a 'defenceless people'.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has spoken with Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel (AHN'-geh-lah MEHR'-kuhl) about cooperation between the United States and Germany.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has spoken with Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel about cooperation between the United States and Germany.

GEORGE TOWN: Foreign Muslim students of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) feel at home breaking fast here, thanks to the warm hospitality of Malaysians and the university management. USM had organised the breaking of fast for its students, bringing cheer to students from countries like Iran and Africa. Many of them...

If you grew up in Ghana before the 80s, you would know that there is only one Islam – the one that your fellow Ghanaian Muslims practise. You would not even know the name of that Islam because you knew that Islam was Islam and that was it.

The Senate has again turned its attention to the repeal of the carbon tax after it failed to pass yesterday.

US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday warned of "great risks" to provoke violence in Gaza as he called on Arab nations to push Hamas to accept a ceasefire.

Joe Hockey is confident changes to allow increased foreign investment in Qantas will pass parliament.

Everyone’s talking about Gaza, final reshuffles and the murder sentence handed down today.

DALLAS (AP) — Maud Beelman, a veteran investigative journalist who as a foreign correspondent covered the reunification of Germany and the wars in the former Yugoslavia, has been named to a new position overseeing news coverage and editorial operations for The Associated Press in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

A thoughtful New York Times article by Michael A. Cohen on to how to conduct an effective foreign policy is worthy of serious consideration. Cohen begins with the reality that the current administration is pretty much considered feckless in the realm of foreign affairs today.

I find it ironic that the Chinese sell stuff to Muslims. The Muslims equate Chinese with Mongols. Two mistakes involved here, the Chinese never bother to study modern history, and the Muslims (except for Iran) make history up out of wishful thinking.

Emirates will introduce a fourth daily flight between Dubai and Johannesburg from October 26, lifting to seven the airline’s number of daily flights to South Africa. The addition boosts Emirates’ total number of scheduled flights between the two countries to 49 a week, re-affirming its position as one of the...

WASHINGTON (AP) — World powers and Iran still face significant gaps in their negotiations to curb Tehran's nuclear program, foreign ministers said Tuesday while forging ahead with efforts to secure a deal that could finally bridge a decades-long diplomatic chasm between the Islamic republic and the West.

>MOMBASA, Kenya, July 15 (Reuters) - Kenyan police on Tuesday seized 341.7 kg of heroin hidden in the diesel tank of a ship, the biggest ever single seizure of drugs at the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa. Police said they did not know the departure point of MV Bushehr...

RATHER than damage each other’s business in a price war, a top official of the Hotel Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) is urging hotel players to be united in selling Cebu as a destination to continue attracting tourists. “We don’t need to kill each other (in terms of...

UNA na nga gibutyag ni Cagayan de Oro City Oscar Moreno nga iyang parayoridad ang edukasyon sa siyudad sa Cagayan de Orto tungod kay kini lamang nga kalampusan ang dili makawat ug maaangkon sa bisan kinsa. Moabot sa 1,000...

GI-ALERTO karon sa Department of Social Welfare and Development-Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) ang publiko batok sa mga nangolekta og kwarta bugti kunohay paglakip kanila sa opisyal nga listahan sa Senior Citizens. Giklaro ni Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, Regional Director sa DSWD Northern Mindanao, nga wala nangolekta...

This article appeared in The DC Examiner on July 14, 2014. “Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican”—that’s the “11th Commandment” coined by California’s GOP chairman in 1965 and popularized by President Ronald Reagan.

Italy is ready to demand an open vote on whether its foreign minister should be the European Union's next foreign policy chief if any member states oppose her selection by the usual consensus method, a senior Italian official said on Tuesday. Poland and the Baltic states are uneasy about Federica...

Kurdish pop singer Helly Luv says she will not be put off by death threats from Iraqi Islamist militants since release of her first music video but, drawing on its...

Security SNAFUs? How bad is it so far this year? Well, let's start with Snapchat's 4.6 million user database SNAFU, followed by a parade of retail stores including Neiman Marcus and Sally Beauty Holdings, telling their customers how their payment card information had been hacked. The hacker group Syrian...

>ARBIL, Iraq, July 15 (Reuters) - Kurdish pop singer Helly Luv says she will not be put off by death threats from Iraqi Islamist militants since release of her first music video but, drawing on its title, insists she will "Risk It All" to help a push for an independent...

>* But Libya output rises to 580,000 bpd* U.S. crude stocks down 2 mln barrels last week -Reuters poll (Updates prices)By Rowena Caine and Ron BoussoLONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil fell to a three-month low near $105 a barrel on Tuesday while the U.S. benchmark...