News Archive - 5 January 2015

>ALEXANDRIA, VA (Reuters) - New York Times reporter James Risen refused on Monday to answer all but a few basic questions in court about his book detailing a failed CIA effort to undermine Iran's nuclear weapons program, in a case that has become a flashpoint for press freedom. Risen testified...

>Around 100 protesters angry at the decision had assembled outside his house in the Manama suburb of Bilad al-Qadeem calling for his immediate release, according to a Reuters eyewitness, and clashes with police ensued.Authorities were not available for comment on the fresh outbreak of sectarian tension in the Sunni...

>Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a regular briefing in Beijing that China "would handle the matter in accordance with the law".South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported the deserter was detained by Chinese authorities just north of the Tumen River that divides China and North Korea. The 521-km long river...

TRADE DEALS: Several agreements on education, tourism culture and halal market to be signed

A federal mediator is getting involved in stalled contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers.

Paris (AFP) Jan 05, 2015 French President Francois Hollande said on Monday his country would stand firm on its demand that Tehran vow not to pursue nuclear weapons ahead of fresh international negotiations. "If there is no clear statement from Iran on giving up nuclear weapons, there will be no...

A fierce debate is raging within Israel's military over the extent to which soldiers should be held legally accountable for their actions during last year's Gaza war, with commanders increasingly at odds with...

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in London to press his Russian counterpart to halt a takeover of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula after clashes killed one person and injured dozens in the country’s east.        

Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors used a smothering defensive effort to rout the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-91 on Monday night.

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez is due in court for his final appearance before he goes on trial Friday for allegedly murdering semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd in 2013.

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The US has denied reports of offering Iran a prisoner swap through Swiss intermediaries.

He backed his brother's wars. Now he's listening to George W.'s advisers, too.

Zach Auguste's basket off an offensive rebound with 1:07 left helped No. 13 Notre Dame hold off No. 18 North Carolina 71-70 on Monday night.

Asian stocks sank Tuesday for a second day as slumping oil prices and concern Greece might leave the European currency union fueled unease about the global growth outlook.

Tony Wroten scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead layup with 9.1 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 95-92 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

Arron Afflalo scored 34 points and the Denver Nuggets handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their 12th straight loss with a 110-101 victory on Monday night.

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Dirk Nowitzki made a clinching 3-pointer in overtime that moved him into seventh place on the NBA's career scoring list, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-88 on Monday night to match their season high...

Jan. 6, 2015, 10:47 a.m. Slashed spending, increased M&A, geopolitical turmoil and struggling services companies are being forecast by analysts in the wake of the extending slump in global crude oil prices, posing huge challenges to the global industry this year.

The Middle East remains firmly on President Obama's agenda

Local shares are being hammered, losing around $25 billion in value, with energy stocks hit particularly hard after oil prices plunged overnight, spooking global investors.

Futures in New York were little changed after dropping 5 percent yesterday. Inventories in the U.S., the world’s biggest oil consumer, probably rose by 750,000 barrels last week, a Bloomberg survey showed.

Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. PARIS – French President Francois Hollande said on Monday his country would stand firm on its demand that Tehran vow not to pursue nuclear weapons ahead of fresh international negotiations.

The gunman killed in the Lindt cafe siege boasted almost 15 years ago that he defected from Iran with the regime’s intelligence secrets and that he had inside knowledge of state-sponsored terrorist strikes that killed more than 130 people.

Oil pumping gear operate at the Mamontovskoye oil field in the Khanty-Mansi region of Russia. The country's oil production rose 0.3 percent in December to a post-Soviet record of 10.667 million barrels a day, according to preliminary data e-mailed by CDU-TEK, part of the Energy Ministry.

For years, the group of hackers took on assumed names on popular sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn to lure their targets — defense and other government workers here and abroad.

Iran says one of its senior commanders has been killed during a battle against the Islamic State in Iraq.

At the dawn of 2015, the U.S. has yet to articulate a comprehensive foreign-policy strategy to counter the influence and territorial gains of Islamic State, the terrorist group that emerged last year — and poses a dangerous and vexing threat to stability across the Middle East and North...

One of the great complaints about Britain’s handling of the financial crisis is that understanding of events has been limited by the failure to have a full judicial inquiry.

WASHINGTON — Standing at the intersection of three foreign policy crises and a perennial constitutional tension, Bob Corker, R-Tenn., incoming chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, may be the senator who matters most in 2015. Without an authorization for use of military force (AUMF) tailored to novel circumstances, America...

■ On Jan. 6, 1540, England’s King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. (The marriage lasted about six months.) ■ In 1759, George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married in New Kent County, Virginia. ■ In 1838, Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail gave the first...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed legislation to complete the annexation of Crimea, a defiant step that came just a day after President Obama expanded sanctions against the Russian leader’s top aides and reputed financial associates.        

Those who know me would easily recall that I had prayed, on December 31, 2012, that God should cause Nigeria’s crude oil deposits to dry up. A few journalists who interviewed me around that period almost branded me an alarmist, a doomsday prophet. Those who cared more probed further. And...

I would like to respond to David Cooper’s recent letter, wherein he sang the praises of President Obama’s handling of the US economy. I would like to interject some inconvenient facts into the discussion.

Oil prices briefly dropped below $50 a barrel Monday for the first time in five and a half years. What's driving the oil prices plunge, and how long will it last?

The new Congress convenes Tuesday with Republicans in control of the House and the Senate. They'll serve as a formidable counterpoint to President Barack Obama in his final two years in office.

Freedom Alliance is dedicated to freedom. Which means it's dedicated to our amazing combat veterans. Which means it invites those veterans, especially the ones spooked by "loud noises and crowds," to hunt doves, the universal symbol of peace and spirituality, and shoot dozens of the delicate winged creatures to death.

Based on her own short film of the same name, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night is not only writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour’s shocking astute feature debut, but also the kind of film Iran has read more

One of two men suspected in the 2013 beating death of a teenage boxer in Phoenix has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

The square around the Cologne Cathedral was plunged into darkness Monday evening after the historical landmark in western Germany shut down its lights in a silent protest of weekly rallies in Dresden against the perceived...

The Obama administration is weighing whether to cut aid to the Palestinians because of their effort to join the International Criminal Court to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel.

Talk of Greece crashing out of the euro is back.

The participants competed in the five categories of illumination, tash'ir, a form of simple illumination decorated with tiny disordered patterns, gol-o-morgh, a unique style of Persian painting featuring bird and floral motifs in different colors, drawing and Persian painting.

The Guardian Council has voted against new legislation that supports plainclothes volunteers acting as morality enforcers, saying it contradicts provisions of the constitution. The legislation proposes to give legal support to the volunteers, who have been operating mostly under the guidance of Basij forces, and it had been approved by...

Iran expects to slash its dependency on oil revenues to all-time lows, the country's vice-president for scientific and technological affairs says. Iran is faced with an unprecedented downfall in the prices of oil at the international markets which, accompanied by West's sanctions on Iran's oil exports, could further shrink the...

";We want a sustainable, comprehensive and continued development. It is not possible to say we want economic development but want to be politically restrictive,"; said Rouhani, speaking at Iran's first National Economy Conference in Tehran.

Shahindokht Molaverdi, the head of women's and family affairs, told the eighth meeting of women's affairs advisors and executives that she feels she is completely blocked from taking any action in her governmental capacity.

The oil kingdom thinks it can endure lower oil prices longer than other major oil producing countries both within and outside OPEC, even including American shale. It's putting its $750 billion in foreign currency reserves on the line in this global oil battle.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A parliamentary committee investigating corruption allegations has voted against prosecuting four former Cabinet ministers on graft charges.

CBS News State Department Correspondent Margaret Brennan joins "CBSN" with more on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's surprising move.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has reportedly said that the ongoing nuclear talks with world powers are a matter of "heart" and not just centrifuges, a report said.

>“It is predicted that oil prices would reach $60-90 in the coming months,” Zanganeh said. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi; editing by Jason Neely) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Print Reprints...

Faced with a steep 45% decline in exports between April-November, oilmeal exporters have urged the government to incentivise its shipment to abroad. India’s oilmeal exports have been witnessing steady decline over the last three years.

Since the jubilation of qualifying for a maiden Asian Cup campaign Palestine have lost their coach, seen friendly matches cancelled, had players blocked from travel and been involved a bloody conflict, but still they refuse to be downhearted.

Pro-reform economist Arvind Panagariya has been appointed the vice-chairman of the newly announced NITI Aayog, while another economist Bibek Debroy and fromer defence (R&D) secretary V K Saraswat are the full time members of the body that has replaced decades old Planning Commission.

Man who warned Americans the 'storm of airplanes will not stop' in a 2001 video faces life in prison after being convicted on terrorism charges.        

Daniel J. Graeber TEHRAN, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- An Iranian government spokesman said he expected the share of oil revenue designated in next year's budget to be down by about 30 percent.