News Archive - 7 September 2014

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader underwent prostate surgery on Monday at a government hospital in Tehran, state media said in a rare report on the state of health of the country's top cleric.

Iran has offered its condolences to the Pakistani nation and government over recent deadly flooding.

>SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse Shi'ite Muslim Houthi protesters blocking the road between the capital and Yemen's main airport on Sunday, in an escalation of weeks of protests. Warplanes also bombed armed Houthi rebels in al-Jawf province, killing 13 of them,...

Iran’s foreign ministry spokeswoman has underlined the Islamic Republic’s support for unity, security and stability in Yemen.

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he will explain to Americans and congressional leaders this week his plan to "start going on some offense" against Islamic State militants, who he said could eventually become a threat to the United States. Obama will make a speech on Wednesday to "describe...

Today Prime Minister John Key and Minister of Finance Bill English met with the press to discuss National’s proposed Fiscal Budget for the next three years.

The first scenario simulates a magnitude 9.1 earthquake south of Java and Indonesia and would commence at 5.30 hours IST on September 9.

Officials say there are more than 2,500 Saudis now outside the country who are believed to be working with militant organisations. — File photo

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has undergone a successful surgery at a state hospital in Tehran. On Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei was hospitalized at one of Tehran’s state-run hospitals and underwent prostate surgery, which was successful.

THE Islamic State released a video on Tuesday claiming to have executed US journalist Steven Sotloff.

BNP Paribas SA (BNP) , the French bank that paid a record fine two months ago for breaking U.S. sanctions, is cutting commodity-trade finance to Trafigura Beheer BV, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is recovering in hospital after having prostate surgery, state media has said. The country's official news agency, IRNA, described the operation which took place this morning as "routine" and said it was successful. The 75-year-old leader was admitted to a government hospital in the...

Houthis have blocked one of the capital's main roads in a new escalation of their campaign to topple the government.

“How long can one watch the Sharif brothers rewarding their friends and family with public assets? There was a need to build political pressure on the government so it mends its ways and broadens its support base,” commented a cement magnate from Lahore.

VENICE – Swedish director Roy Andersson’s film “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence”, a series of comedic sketches exploring the human condition, won the Golden Lion for best movie at the Venice film festival Saturday. The eccentric film, which features salesmen flogging novelty items, singing bar women...

(MENAFN - QNA) An earthquake measuring 4.9 degrees on Richter scale hit Iran on Sunday. The earthquake jolted the Mojen region in of Semnan prince in the central part of Iran Sun...

President Obama, in the past, has demonstrated a way with written words, and he’s done so again, this time in a joint op-ed with UK Prime Minister David Cameron for...

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President Obama will try to convince a war-weary American public this week that he can build a broad international coalition to defeat Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

The Ukrainian government, like Israel in Gaza, relentlessly goes on bombing residential areas in the eastern regions “to kill the terrorists hiding out there” (but also the civilians living there). The separatists, called “terrorists”, are in a siege; to break it, they have launched a bloody counteroffensive to the South,...

It was a good weekend for players named Bogdanovic at the Palacio de los Deportes, site of four round-of-16 games at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

With all due respect, I would like to respond to Mr. Mahima Kundu’s letter of Aug. 7, posted in the Kingsport Times editorial section. Mr. Kundu, I agree in part that after World War II that the Midea

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With his Middle East political drama hitting Toronto, he faces accusations by Iran that he took "Zionist lobby" funding; responds to critics who've called him a self-hating Jew ("I have plenty of other reasons to hate myself"); opens up about 'The Daily Show’s' high-profile departures; and hints at a possible...

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SINGAPORE Sept 8 (Reuters) - U.S. crude nudged higher on Monday following sharp losses on Friday when U.S. oil futures closed the week more than 2 per cent down after disappointing U.S. jobs data. Chinese trade data due out Monday could add to recent signs of weakness...

Bill Jones from the Executive Intelligence Review says the United States should cooperate with Iran and Syria in order to be able to defeat the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group which has been wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria.

Heaven help me. For some reason, I decided to read the news. Yes, I'm talking about the Associated Press review of the recent Tennessee State legislative session.

The United States on Sunday expanded its air war against Islamic extremists in Iraq, sending fighter jets to attack targets near the Haditha Dam in coordination with ground forces from the Shiite Muslim-dominated Iraqi military and local Sunni Muslim tribes.

FOREIGN military intervention in the world’s trouble spots is not always a sustainable option. In the past few decades, we have seen slow-motion disasters unfold in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya thanks to military intervention planned in distant capitals.

In this Sept. 3, 2014, photo provided by CBS News, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger talks about his views and his new book "World Order" in a pretaped interview for CBS's "Faith but Nation" which aired on Sunday.

THE Queensland coroner is expected to order an inquest into the death of an Iranian asylum seeker.

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Brazil finally got over their Argentina complex on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, where they were joined by the European trio Serbia, Lithuania and Turkey. Brazil had not beaten their South American rivals Argentina at the Worlds since 1967, but ended that drought...

The history of the 20th century teaches that power-hungry tyrants ultimately feast on the appeasers.

The race is on to drill for oil in the Arctic, as energy companies and Russia's Vladimir Putin eye the prize in the world's last great frontier for resources exploration

(CNN) -- A charter airplane carrying military contractors, including Americans, took off early Saturday from Iran, hours after its pilots were ordered to land because the flight plan was out of date, a U.S. 0 0 read more

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The second international exhibition of Information Technology and Digital Media has kicked off in the Iranian capital Tehran, Press TV reports.

Iraq's parliament is to meet on Monday to vote on a new government in a key moment for the country which is battling to regain territory from jihadist-led militants. "The Council of Representatives will hold a session... to form the government," said an invitation from parliament for media to attend.

>VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has failed to address concerns about suspected atomic bomb research by an agreed deadline, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday, a setback to hopes for an end to an international stand-off over Tehran's atomic activity. The lack of movement in an inquiry by the...

At least one thing appears to be certain about Afghanistan’s long drawn-out presidential election: The winner will sign a bilateral security agreement with the United States.

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TEHRAN - Iran accused the United States Sunday of not taking the threat from Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria seriously, and charged that US aid had previously helped the jihadists.

1. To bomb or not to bomb? British Prime Minister David Cameron used the run-up to the Nato summit in south Wales to focus attention on the Isis (Islamic State) threat. He left the clear impression that Britain was moving closer...

EVERY Muslim dreams to go for this obligatory journey, the Hajj or popularly known as Islamic pilgrimage. This journey is considered one of the obligatory duties of an able Muslim before he/she can be considered pious. For us Muslims, there are five pillars of Islam where Hajj is mentioned fourth...

Iran’s national volleyball team has scored a smooth 3-0 win over Puerto Rico at the 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship in Krakow, Poland, ending up second in Pool D of the competitions.

Sept 7 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Challenge Meeting Rieti Men/Women on Sunday Men's 100m1. Justin Gatlin (U.S.) 9.83 2. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 9.90 3. Femi Ogunode (Qatar) 10.05 Men's 300m1. Karol Zalewski (Poland) 31.93 2. Matteo Galvan (Italy) 32.01 3.

Nine of 10 American business executives are bullish about prospects in so-called “high growth and emerging markets” (HGEM) like the Philippines, audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG reported.

Jeremy Stone has had a quiet but steady hand in heading off wars and global nuclear disarmament

The involvement of human traffickers in the case involving 35 Afghan Sikh stowaways, found inside an airtight shipping container on a Dockyard in British port, has been confirmed with the arrest of a third person, a media report said on Sunday.

The war against ISIS brings unsavoury allies THERE was never any doubting the brutality of Islamic State (IS), the jihadist group that has swept across large parts of Syria and Iraq and declared an Islamic caliphate. Its war has been accompanied by a stream of gory video recordings of mass-executions...

Iraq on Saturday welcomed US President Barack Obama’s plan for an international coalition against jihadists as a ‘’strong message of support,’’ after repeatedly calling for aid against the militants. Obama outlined the plan at a NATO summit on Friday, calling for a broad coalition to defeat the Islamic State (IS)...

(MENAFN - The Peninsula) An Iranian official said yesterday that an airliner carrying Americans from Afghanistan to Dubai had been forced to land in Iran because the crew had suppl...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Kuwait and Iran have 24 goals each in their encouter at the beginning of the 6th Asian Men's Youth Championship, held in Amman on Saturday.The ...

(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Cultural Attache at Iran's Embassy in Kuwait Dr. Abbas Khamayar lauded the Iranian-Kuwaiti friendship league, saying that its formation is rega...

Tehran accuses Washington of not taking serious action over the militant group

Suspect said to have posed as expert from Russia which helps Iran run the power plant.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against enemies’ plots to use the Takfiri ideology to sow discord among Muslim nations.

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"We were aware of this danger from the beginning and we helped the Iraqi people, whether Shiite, Sunni or Kurdish and we managed to prevent this threat from spreading," he said.