News Archive - 15 November 2014

>"By drawing upon its National Development Fund to reimburse contractors active in upstream projects, Iran will make up for the impact of the oil revenue decline on these projects," Zanganeh said, according to a Shana report on Saturday.Iran's National Development Fund is worth about $62 billion, according to the...

>In Australia for a meeting of the G20 major and developing economies, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters six world powers and Iran had never been so close to an agreement and it could be reached by a Nov. 24 deadline."Therefore, from (Nov.) 18 to 24 there...

VIENNA: Negotiators from Iran and six world powers come together in Vienna this week for a final round of talks on securing a deal over Tehran's nuclear programme by a November 24 deadline.

BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday that Europe and the United States had sent a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that his country will be isolated from the world community if the crisis in Ukraine is not resolved.

London, Nov 16 (IANS): The West may have severely underestimated the strength of the Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical organisation, which may have raised an army of at least 200,000 fighters, a Kurdish leader has claimed.

They have clicked links in bogus phishing emails, opened malware-laden websites and been tricked by scammers into sharing information.

Posted: Sunday, November 9, 2014 8:11 pm | Updated: 11:17 pm, Sun Nov 9, 2014. Iraqi officials say the head of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was wounded in an airstrike in Iraq, but Pentagon officials had no immediate information.

LOS ANGELES — When MTV's "Rebel Music" debuted last year, the globe-trotting documentary series searched out passionate young artists driving change in hotspots including Egypt and

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Supreme Court has disbarred a hardline judge over his role in the death by torture of at least three jailed anti-government protesters in 2009, the semiofficial ISNA news ag

Although the expected resumption of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Cairo was postponed, it will likely take place in the next few weeks as the two sides appear to seek a new and more sustainable ceasefire.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Monday that it has successfully tested its own version of a U.S.-made drone based on one it captured in 2011.

>Oil prices have fallen to below $79 on abundant and weak demand from $115 a barrel in June. Scepticism that OPEC will cut supply when it meets on Nov. 27 have also weighed on the prices.So far, only Kuwait and Iran have said a reduction is unlikely, while a...

To think the Prime Minister will suddenly change his stance because of a vague deal on emissions is wishful thinking

The China-U.S. climate agreement shows how smart diplomacy can transcend domestic politics and international rivalries

Terrorism in Syria cannot be combated by the countries, which feed it, Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday.

It didn't take a genius to figure out that Dumb and Dumber To was going to rally Friday with an estimated $13.9 million. However, industry bean counters think that the Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels gross-out comedy is going to need some extra deodorant, as it's going to sweat...

Friday, November 14 th , 2014 Issue 46, Volume 18. A ceremony was held at the American Legion Post 365 on Oct. 24 to remember the Marines and Sailors who perished in a terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon in 1983.

U.S. military officials liken the Gulf country to the ancient Greek city-state. Here's why they may be right.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television is reporting that the country has inaugurated a new gold-processing plant that will double the country's annual production to 6 tons.

President Obama mentioned the downing of the Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine and the lives lost as talked about America's work in confronting world problems.