News Archive - 29 August 2014

The US Treasury Department is seen in this October 29, 2008 file photo in Washington, DC. On August 29, 2014, the United States imposed new sanctions on networks linked to Iran, stepping up pressure over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.

>Lebanon, a country of about 4 million which borders Israel, has long been buffeted by the rivalries of regional and international powers including Iran and Saudi Arabia, who back its opposing politicians largely along sectarian lines.But the threat of expansion by militants who want to build a "caliphate" stretching...

>By Anna YukhananovWASHINGTON Aug 29 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday penalized a number of Iranian and other foreign companies, banks and airlines for violating sanctions against Tehran largely tied to its nuclear program.U.S. officials said it was sending a signal that there should be no evasion...

Obama's tan suit not only went viral on the social media, but Obama also faced some criticism for it by his opponents.

Say hello to Posh Spice Indiana Jones. Her actual name is Scarlett Marlowe (spunky Welshwoman Perdita Weeks, “The Tudors”). In the shaky-cam, “found footage” genre film “As Above, So Below,” Scarlett is a multilingual historian, archeologist, adventurer and symbologist with a black belt in Krav Maga. She also knows how...

GAZA CITY – Thousands of militants paraded in the besieged Gaza Strip Friday, August 29, defiantly saying they would rearm as the prospects of a final deal on a long-term Israel-Hamas truce looked shaky. Calm returned to the coastal enclave in a ceasefire Tuesday, August 26, and Gazans were gradually ...

While debate centers on military tactics and President Barack Obama's level of support for action in Syria, U.S. officials are trying to come up with a coordinated approach among a wide range of governments and militias.

ResearchMoz.us include new market research report "Global Electric Generator Set Market to 2018 - Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Over 70 Countries" to its huge collection of research reports. (PRWeb August 29, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/08/prweb12128348.htm

Corruption, a weak judiciary and lack of transparency across the finance sector has led to Cambodia retaining a third-place ranking in a global index that measures susceptibility to money laundering and terrorist funding.

Deep breaths, everyone. Welcome to Barely Related, a conversational Friday column that presents the non-gaming news stories that we, the Joystiq staff, have been talking about over the past week. And no, we're not stopping our focus on industry and...

Amir Hekmati is serving 10 years in an Iranian prison.

Sen. Rand Paul raises an interesting question: When has Hillary Clinton ever been right on foreign policy? The valkyrie of the Democratic Party says she ...

India’s economic growth accelerated to the fastest pace in more than two years, beating estimates, after the central bank refrained from raising interest rates.

The Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team is ready to go all out to make history as it begins the daunting task of trying to fulfill their emine ...

 Dear horror movies, ENOUGH WITH THE GODDAMN SHAKY-CAM...

Saudi Arabia has much at stake in the fight against the terrorist Islamic State

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MANILA -- The Philippines is back at the FIBA World Cup for the first time in 36 years since it last participated in the 1978 world championships held in Manila.

Ramzy Baroud Ask any Arab ruler, and they will tell you of the great sacrifices their countries have made for Palestine and the Palestinians. However, both history and present reality are testaments, not only to Arab failure to live up to the role expected of them and stand in solidarity...

WASHINGTON (AP) Almost six years into a presidency that had inspired hope for a new era of American leadership, Barack Obama has reached a point where it will be difficult to salvage his international affairs legacy in the face of...

The US has imposed new sanctions on companies and individuals in connection with Iran's nuclear programme. The sanctions target at least 25 firms and people suspected of helping the programme, evading previous sanctions or supporting terrorism.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's acknowledgement the U.S. still lacks a strategy for defeating the growing extremist threat emanating from Syria reflects a still unformed international coalition.

The U.N. Security Council on Friday called on Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim Houthis to end hostilities against the government and warned foreign countries not to interfere by encouraging instability in the impoverished Arab state. "The Security Council expresses grave concern about the deterioration of the security situation in Yemen in...

ISIS, a group of terrorist assassins in the Middle East, is killing Americans and others with seeming impunity. Members of ISIS are not freedom fighters, guerillas, patriots or any other name applied by the American press to describe the actions of this uncivilized group. They are, pure and simple, terrorists.

It's been building for months. And now, according to some, Russia has launched a "full-scale invasion" of Ukraine.

Scholars from other countries spent big in Colorado from 2008 to 2012, but the value of a foreign college student population extends far beyond graduation day, according to a report released Friday by the Brookings Institution.

Sanaa (AFP) - Tens of thousands of supporters of Yemen's Shiite rebels rallied Friday in Sanaa to press for the government to step down, as a large number of its backers held a counter-demonstration.

President Obama’s assignment to Secretary of State John Kerry to build a coalition of countries willing to join the United States in taking on the Islamic State extremist group in Iraq and Syria will be no cake walk. If anything is lightening Mr. Kerry’s burden, it’s the shockwaves of the...

Chandigarh: Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday announced that the 5th Kabbadi World Cup 2014 would be held from November 29 to December 13.

So there was the sneak peek that Jon Stewart showed of his movie featuring Jason Jones playing himself as goofball Daily Show correspondent interviewing London-based journalist Maziar...

debka file reveals exclusively the terms Israel handed in to the Cairo talks Wednesday Aug. 6 for a durable peace in the Gaza Strip.

The United Kingdom will push the European Union this weekend to consider the most punitive sanctions yet against Russia for its involvement in escalating the crisis in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's acknowledgement the U.S. still lacks a strategy for defeating the growing extremist threat emanating from Syria reflects a still unformed international coalition.

Don’t let Joey Tillinger fool you. Listen to him and you’ll imagine that he gardens on the brink. He’ll tell you that the delphinium is a colossal disappointment and the roses are all in retrograde.

JC Finley WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of State "respectfully" asked Iran on Friday to release several detained U.S. citizens, and to help find missing American Robert Levinson.

Marking the three-year anniversary of the arrest of a U.S. citizen in Iran, the State Department called upon the Islamic government to release all Americans detained by the nation. "The United States remains committed to returning all of them to their families, friends and loved ones," the agency said...

Israel's recurring wars with its Arab neighbors have resulted in a weapons industry that keeps coming up with new technologies, which can then be sold abroad.

MANILA — Gilas Pilipinas starts its campaign in Group B against Croatia today in the first day of the 2014 Fiba World Cup at the 7,127-seater Palacio Municipal de Deposrtes in Seville, Spain.

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'As Above, So Below' milks a surprising amount of richness from its premise and found-footage format, but is hampered by its inability to fully develop both.

KOBE Paras, Radge Tongco and Jollo Go powered a thrilling comeback as the Philippines upended Japan in overtime, 113-105, Thursday to salvage a fifth-place finish in the Fiba Asia Under-18 Championship at Al-Gharafa Stadium in Doha, Qatar.

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on networks linked to Iran, stepping up pressure over Tehran's controversial nuclear program.

WASHINGTON — The United States is targeting more than 25 businesses, banks and individuals suspected of working to expand Iran's nuclear program, supporting terrorism and helping Iran evade U.S. and international sanctions.

Crystal balls are not easy to come by.  But with the 2013-14 NBA season wrapped up for a while now and the 2014-15 campaign not set to start for months, I've managed to recalibrate mine. Now, it's capable of looking into the future and figuring out what will come...

Conflict in the Middle East could contribute to rising oil prices. The post Oil: expect a supply shock was first published on MoneyWeek .

The U.K. will press European Union leaders to consider blocking Russian access to the SWIFT banking transaction system under an expansion of sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine, a British government official said.

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>(Reuters) - Increased supply of shale oil from the United States and sluggish global demand will cap oil prices next year despite conflicts in Iraq, Libya and other producers, according to the consensus forecast in a Reuters poll of oil analysts. The 28 analysts polled by Reuters forecast Brent crude...

Amir Hekmati was arrested in August 2011 while visiting his grandmothers and sentenced to death for spying, but he later was convicted of "cooperating with hostile governments" and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Iranian foreign minister says Tehran’s peaceful nuclear program has not stopped in the face of unilateral sanctions and will never be halted.

Syria's civil war has sparked off a series of internal wars between the various stakeholders for the very essence of the global jihad movement, a report said.

Revelations occur in strange places, including in the magma chamber of a dormant Icelandic volcano.

It's been building for months. And now, according to some, Russia has launched a "full-scale invasion" of Ukraine.

If the United States is serious about thoroughly defeating ISIS, it must -- somehow, some way -- go through Syria. But how? And in what way? Those are the big questions now, as President Barack Obama weighs what to do inside the war-ravaged nation wher...

* Tensions mount over alleged Russian troops in Ukraine * Ample supply, softening demand drag on prices * OPEC output rises in Aug from July - survey * U.S. West African crude exports to Asia were near record levels in September, a Reuters survey of traders showed, and the...

As President Obama considers airstrikes in Syria and calls for an international coalition to fight the Islamic State, analysts say no country in the area other than Syria would be a likely candidate to send needed combat troops against the militants.

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Meet the two rappers who are collaborating despite the language and cultural barriers between them.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran hoped to reach a "positive result" in its talks with world powers on its nuclear program ahead of a November deadline, thanks in part to support from Russia.

It is believed the Kalavrvta may have turned off its beacon to prevent the ship being traced. If true, it would be the latest development in an ongoing oil dispute between Kurds and Iraq.

The new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has immediately raised the same old question: will it last, or is it merely just another pause, providing the prelude for the next round of fighting à la previous ceasefires?

Union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Hepatullah Friday clarified that she used the word 'Hindi' for all citizens and not 'Hindu' that a media report quoted her as saying.

The chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy confirmed in remarks published Friday that a U.S. Coast Guard vessel fired on an Iranian fishing boat in the Persian Gulf this week but insisted the

United Nations aid convoys bring ready-to-eat food such as canned meat, canned beans, tea and dates to Gazans.

TORONTO - Academy Award-winning director Torill Kove is among the top Canadian talents unspooling short films at the Toronto International Film Festival. A whopping total of 108 shorts will screen at the annual movie marathon when it opens next week. Of those, 42 will be featured in Short Cuts...