News Archive - 5 November 2014

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - It is a question all Iranians are asking: who is stalking the streets of Isfahan, throwing acid into women's faces? The attacks - there have been at least four in the busy city in central Iran in recent weeks - appear aimed at terrorizing women who dare...

>The bank's New York branch had been served subpoenas and had to surrender extensive documentation to authorities, Germany's second-largest bank said in its quarterly report. "US authorities may impose civil and criminal sanctions on Commerzbank which may include substantial fines," the report said. (Reporting by Thomas Atkins; Editing by Arno...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions of an overwhelmed U.S. president and contributed to a Republican sweep of U.S. midterm elections. But the slide of public confidence in...

>Explaining why it would stay away, Moscow said it doubted the value of the summit, which is to be held in Chicago in 2016, and believed the views of states which disagreed with the event's organizers would be ignored.Instead, Russia would focus on a similar conference to be held...

WASHINGTON, USA - After the election drubbing suffered by his Democrats, President Barack Obama will face a Republican-controlled Congress critical of his foreign policy - and which could rebel against any eventual Iran nuclear accord. Aside from the war against the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria, Tehran's...

>"There's a long tradition of mistrust between the two countries," Obama said, referring to the relationship between the United States and Iran. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Jim Loney) FILED UNDER: U.S. Politics Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Print Reprints...

>Iran and the United States, China, France, Germany, Britain and Russia agreed in July to extend the initial six-month interim accord to Nov. 24 after they failed to agree a final resolution to their dispute before the deadline.Tehran would have to curb its nuclear work to ensure it cannot...

Ali Hamedani reports on the gay people from Iran faced with a choice of gender reassignment surgery or death.

The great British bank had every right to trade with Iran, and the US must be told to back off, says Peter Oborne

The government of Iran denies the existence of homosexuality; being gay can be punishable by death. But the State offers a solution - a sex change operation.

Since the exposure of its illicit nuclear program in 2002, Iran has wrestled with a contradictory mandate: how to expand its nuclear infrastructure while sustaining a measure of economic growth.

Iran has roundly condemned a terrorist bomb attack that killed more than 30 Shia Muslim worshippers and injured many others in northeastern Nigeria.

Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would work with Congress on new war powers to fight Islamic State militants and expressed cautious optimism about whether the international face-off over Iran’s nuclear program will be resolved — two issues...

A group of former and current European diplomats have called on the P5+1 group of world powers and Iran to intensify their efforts to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal by the November 24 deadline set by the six countries.

As a child, most of us have experienced popping into the office with our parents. But now the tables are turning, and parents are being invited to see exactly what their children do for a living.

FACEBOOK can now be connected to via Tor, known as the 'dark web service', which conceals users' locations and browsing habits.The new service means all data is encrypted and private users will not be mistaken for hacked accounts. The feature is likely to appeal to people in places where...

US Secretary of State John Kerry today claimed he was 'driving towards the finish' to secure what would be a historic deal with Iran over its nuclear programme as a November 24 deadline looms.

A lawyer for a boy born in Jerusalem whose parents want Israel listed as the birthplace on his U.S. passport tried mightily this week to make a Supreme Court hearing mainly about their wish, but the justices kept upping the ante.

Attendees at the 2014 Los Angeles Sephardic Jewish Film Festival (LASJFF) will have to wait for the second night if they want Sephardic content. Unless, that is, the festival’s opening-night celebrity honoree decides to sing a Ladino song during his acceptance speech.

I have one word for Ben Affleck, Sam Harris and Bill Maher: Rematch. The three of them began an argument on Oct. 10 on HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher” that came to an end when the episode concluded. It needs to continue.

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar at 7-year high vs yen after U.S. vote* Oil jumps in volatile trade on Saudi pipeline, U.S. inventories* Gold tumbles 2 pct to four-year low, $1,000/oz exposed* MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi slumps to 3-week low as oil drop weighs on Gulf mkts* Gunmen storm Libya's El Sharara...

With an eye toward the 2016 presidential election, Republican leaders in the House and Senate will look to move forward GOP legislative priorities popular with the American public and could earn an ample number of Democratic votes to send to President Barack Obama's desk.

President Barack Obama today said the US has proposed a 'framework' that can help Iran meet its nuclear energy needs and the prospects of a comprehensive deal with the country over its nuclear programme should become clear in the next 3-4 weeks.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave its approval for signing a treaty on transfer of sentenced persons between India and Nigeria.

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio RELATED LINKS Breaking down the 2014 Republican wave What the election means for the future of immigration reform What the election means for the future of immigration reform GWEN IFILL: One recurring theme in speeches, debates and campaign ads this election season, how...

Saudi Arabia showed little concern for fellow OPEC members by unilaterally cutting its oil prices to the U.S. this week, a move that casts doubts on the cartel's credibility and its ability to find a common plan to stabilize the slumping energy market.

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- J2Z Advisory President Jay Pelosky and JPMorgan's Stephen Parker discuss what's driving the rally in U.S. stocks and debate whether you should buy the dip in energy. They speak with Bloomberg's Trish Regan and Matt Miller on "Street Smart."

Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. WASHINGTON/MOSCOW – (Russia has told the United States that it will not attend a 2016 nuclear security summit, the State Department said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of frosty ties between Washington and Moscow.

Occasionally I find myself dumbfounded by the thinking some people possess. Most recently is the letter by Frank Williams ("Reality check on record of Obama, Democrats," Oct. 24). According to Mr. Williams, America was at peace until George Bush got us into two pointless wars. Does 9/11 ring a bell?

A woman seen on surveillance video being abducted by a man off a Philadelphia street has been found safe outside Baltimore.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he would work with Congress on new war powers to fight Islamic State militants and expressed cautious optimism about whether the international face-off over Iran's nuclear program will be resolved — two issues that could prove harder for the White House to...

Now, we see, for the Obama administration at least, “a new model for great power relations” with China is off the table. What is on the table is the “business as usual,” largely Pentagon bureaucracy-driven, regional arms race stoking “pivot” policy, the ex-(if not anti-)China TPP negotiations, opposition to China’s...

>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's banking regulator has demanded $300 million from Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ as part of a potential agreement over sanctions-related violations, according to people familiar with the matter. The demand comes on top of a $250 million settlement Japan's largest bank negotiated with the regulator...

President Barack Obama conceded Wednesday that Republicans “had a good night” in taking majorities in both houses of Congress and said he was optimistic about working with Republican leaders Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rep. John Boehner of Ohio. “America sent a message: They expect the people they elect...

To Arnold Abbot, feeding the homeless in a public park in South Florida was an act of charity.

PARIS (AP) — With time running out on the latest round of negotiations, France and the United States on Wednesday stepped up demands for Iran to prove that its nuclear program is peaceful — or risk sc

One day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try and turn divided government into a force for good rather than gridlock on...

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The mother of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's son says she supports a plea deal that gave Peterson probation on a charge of abusing the boy.

Egypt's human rights record came under harsh criticism during a U.N. review Wednesday, with the United States and European nations urging President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's government to reverse tough measures...

The national marijuana legalization debate is moving into the backyard of a Republican-controlled Congress, now that the District of Columbia has voted to legalize growing, possessing and sharing small amounts of pot.

An official says a damaged water pipe has forced the closure of two of the four nuclear reactors at a Czech power plant.

The huge protests that rocked Burkina Faso last week had one key issue at their core. Protesters wanted Blaise Compaoré, their president since 1987, to cancel his plans to extend his term limits. He had already been president for 27 years; why did he need more time?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his debut among the world's most powerful people, ranked 15th on the Forbes list topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin who pipped his US counterpart Barack Obama for a second year in a row.

American Jewish voters align with Obama administration on Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iranian deal, survey shows

A snaggletooth eight-year-old. A middle schooler with a punk rocker bob cut and big earrings. Tween siblings with a penchant for playing.

A weakened President Barack Obama and emboldened Republican leaders in Congress began adjusting to a new political dynamic Wednesday after voters coast to coast used the midterm elections to sharpen the dividing lines in...

Syria and Iraq both need democratic government and Iran can play a role in bringing a better government in these countries, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday.

>Wesal TV has long been accused of broadcasting programmes against Shi'ite Muslims, a minority that lives in the eastern and southwestern areas of mainly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia.The channel often described Shi'ites as "rejectionists", a pejorative label which dates back to the seventh century schism between Sunni and Shi'ite...

>BANGKOK Nov 5 (Reuters) - Asia's most powerful sports official has asked Iran for a report on the imprisonment of an Iranian-British woman who took part in a demonstration in Tehran against a ban on females attending some men's sporting events. Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, was jailed for a year for...

The Belmond-Klemme High School Thespians are presenting two one-act plays this Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets will be sold at the door: adults $5 and students $3.

It turns out that in certain situations, combining messes can actually reduce the disorder of the whole; an international team of researchers has identified a set of conditions in which adding disorder to a system makes it more orderly. This behavior is known as antifragility, a concept introduced recently to...

El Hadaoui hat trick edges hosts on opening day of beach soccer at the Dubai International Marine Club.

Shia militias have played a key role in driving ISIS out of the so-called Baghdad Belt of Sunni villages ringing the capital. But the sectarian militias have long been implicated in brutality against the country's Sunnis, and while they have benefited from U.S.-led airstrikes, their advance could undermine...

Militia commanders told the AP that dozens of advisers from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard helped dislodge ISIS from an Iraqi town last week.

BAGHDAD (AP) — When Islamic State militants retreated from the embattled town of Jurf al-Sakher last week, the Iraqi military was quick to flaunt a rare victory against the extremist group, with state television showing tanks and Humvees parading through the town and soldiers touring government buildings that had been...