News Archive - 24 July 2014

>* Window opens on sanctions relief as nuclear talks extended* Thaw may benefit planemaker if sanctions fully lifted* Airbus says no agreement with Iran yet on aircraft partsBy Tim HepherPARIS, July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. planemaker Boeing has disclosed an agreement with Iran to provide airplane parts, relaxing a...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Oil executive Jiang Jiemin rose to power in Communist China in time-honoured fashion: by hitching his star to a mighty mentor.

Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. LONDON – GlaxoSmithKline faces new allegations of corruption, this time in Syria, where the drugmaker and its distributor have been accused of paying bribes to secure business, according to a whistleblower’s email reviewed by Reuters.

Kylee Holderied, Fairfield's pitcher, on the mound at the state Little League softball championship tournament for 11 year olds last week in Rocky Hill. She gave up three hits and had a perfect game as Fairfield went 3-0 to win the state title by defeating Seymour and Waterford twice.

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Three prominent leaders – two Shiite ayatollahs and a Palestinian scholar – defy religious intolerance with bold acts of understanding toward the 'enemy.'

The U.S. pastor who took it upon himself to fly to Sudan to meet with and pray for imprisoned persecuted Christian mother Meriam Ibrahim was among those celebrating her freedom Thursday. He credited the 27-year-old married mother's release to the outcry of people from around the world who were...

By Parisa Hafezi ANKARA (Reuters) - The Committee to Protect Journalists on Thursday called on the Iranian government to immediately release four detained journalists, three of whom it said had U.S.-Iranian nationality. Two of the detainees are Jason Rezaian, the Tehran correspondent for The Washington Post, and his...

Washington (AFP) - The Washington Post said Thursday its Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian appeared to have been detained in Iran with his wife and two freelance photojournalists.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Americans, including a reporter for The Washington Post, appear to have been detained in Iran, the newspaper said Thursday.

>* Bank says united in support of CEO and chairman* Profits set to fall in 2014 for second year running (Adds background, views of shareholders, analyst comments)By Steve Slater and Aashika JainLONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered Plc rejected reports it had stepped up succession plans for...

>BOSTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Larry Zelvin, the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's center for countering cyber threats, is retiring next month after a government career of nearly 30 years during which he advised U.S. businesses on fighting hostile hackers.Zelvin helped coordinate efforts to...

>* US oil exports to benefit energy-deficit allies in Asia - analyst (Adds quotes, details)By Florence Tan and Meeyoung ChoSINGAPORE/SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan have purchased the first condensate, or ultra-light oil, from the United States since the easing of a 40-year-old ban on U.S.

>* Hamas spent years training and equipping for ground fight* Surprise militant strikes via tunnels in and outside Gaza* Israel says tactics, kit from Iran and Hezbollah* Losses and gains on both sides may encourage ceasefireBy Noah BrowningGAZA, July 23 (Reuters) - Using tunnels, mines, booby traps and snipers, Hamas...

>* Has repaid $1.65 bln in last three payments* HMEL declines to clear dues, raising share of other refinersBy Nidhi VermaNEW DELHI, July 24 (Reuters) - India paid a third and final instalment of $550 million to Iran on Thursday, three industry sources said, part of the frozen funds...