News Archive - 2 March 2012

President Barack Obama delivered his most explicit threat yet that the United States will attack Iran if that is what it takes to prevent the Islamic republic from developing a nuclear bomb. At the same time, he warned Israelis they...

Syria has criticized a recent resolution passed by the United Nations against Damascus as “erroneous, unilateral and biased.” The resolution was “completely unrelated to what is going on the ground in Syria,” said Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja'afari in an address to the UN General Assembly in...

Spain's government said Friday it expects the unemployment rate -- already the highest in the industrialised world -- to surge to 24.3 percent in 2012. The number of unemployed people surged past five million at the end of last year, resulting in a jobless rate of 22.85 percent,...

Nationwide reports indicate a high voter turnout in the early hours of the country’s 9th Majlis (parliamentary) elections, according to Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar. Mohammad-Najjar said Friday that reports from across the country show that people appeared at polling stations in the early hours of the morning to cast their...

Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader, Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi, said that the Ninth Parliamentary (Majlis) elections is recurrence of epic incidents in the history of Islamic Republic of Iran that blinded the enemies. Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi said that the massive turnout of people in the elections is quite noteworthy. “The Iranian...

A high-level delegation, headed by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah left for Tehran Friday. Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Science and Information Technology, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi is accompanying the delegation to Tehran. The visit is aimed at promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of...

A former Pakistani diplomat on Thursday held American ‘Black Water’ and other US security contractors responsible for an attack on Shia Muslims in Pakistan. Talking to IRNA, Pakistan's former ambassador to Afghanistan, Rustam Shah Mohmand, said that the US security contractors carried out the attack to destabilize Pakistan. 'This is...

An elderly Iranian voter residing in Hamedan province, western Iran, passed away only after he cast his vote in a polling station in the ninth parliamentary elections, IRIB reported on Friday. The voter, aged 100 years old, participated in a polling station at Saadat School in Ali Abad city. The...

IRI’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali Asghar Soltanieh said the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has censured the terrorist attacks on Iranian nuclear scientists. NAM envoys at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, condemned the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists in a statement on Thursday, Soltanieh said. He...

>WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued his most direct threat yet of U.S. military action against Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in a message to Israel's leader ahead of White House talks he also cautioned against a pre-emptive Israeli strike. "As president of the United...

>* Election could be pointer for 2013 presidential poll* Voters preoccupied by economy, not nuclear issue* Khamenei wants high turnout to restore legitimacy* Obama-Netanyahu meeting to focus on IranBy Parisa Hafezi and Zahra HosseinianTEHRAN, March 2 (Reuters) - Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme...

>* Iran supertanker unloads at Shell Singapore refinery* Shell declines commentBy Francis KanSINGAPORE, March 2 (Reuters) - An Iranian supertanker loaded with crude that traders had speculated Tehran was struggling to sell due to tightening sanctions is now moored at Shell's Singapore refinery to discharge its cargo, according to Reuters...

>* Economy key issue for many voters* Leaders call for high turnout to defeat "enemies"By Parisa Hafezi and Zahra HosseinianTEHRAN, March 2 (Reuters) - Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election expected to reinforce the power of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's clerical establishment over rival hardliners led by...

IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cast his vote for the 9th parliamentary elections on Friday. Ahmadinejad cast his vote in a polling station in downtown Tehran. Over 48 million Iranians are eligible to vote in 46,924 polling stations nationwide for the 9th parliamentary election which started at eight o’clock local time...

>* IMF says probability of sharp economic slowdown has eased* Enough spare capacity to make up for Iranian exports loss -U.S. energy sec* Coming up: Euro Zone Producer prices/Jan; 1000 GMT (Updates prices)By Francis KanSINGAPORE, March 2 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures slipped below $126 on Friday after surging...

>WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Just days before what could be the most consequential meeting of U.S. and Israeli leaders in years, aides to President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are scrambling to bridge stark differences over what Washington fears could be an Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear sites.

>* Vote result crucial for 2013 presidential polls* Economy key issue for many voters* Leaders call for high turnout to defeat "enemies"By Parisa HafeziTEHRAN, March 2 (Reuters) - Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election which is expected to reinforce the power of the clerical establishment of Supreme Leader...

>* Election likely to weaken his faction in parliament* Iran hit by sanctions, inflation, corruption scandalBy Alistair LyonBEIRUT, March 2 (Reuters) - Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has often surprised his foes, but Friday's parliamentary poll may make him a lame duck for the rest of his presidency, a penalty for defying...

SEOUL, South Korea – In another sign of warming relations between two wartime foes, a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator will attend a security conference in the United States, a U.S. official confirmed Thursday. Word of Ri Yong Ho’s visit to the forum held by Syracuse University comes on...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama delivered his most explicit threat yet that the United States will attack Iran if that's what it takes to prevent it from developing a nuclear bomb. At the same time, he warned Israelis they would only make a bad situation worse if they moved pre-emptively...

WASHINGTON -- Iran's government declared an enormous turnout for the parliamentary elections held Friday, calling it another "epic" sign of support for Iranian theocracy and a thumb in the eye of the West.

IRON MOUNTAIN - Gasoline prices increased Friday in the Iron Mountain-Kingsford area - again. As prices climb to the $4 a gallon mark, there are several ways motorists can save money on their fuel consumption.

President Obama says he will ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to postpone any military plans to attack Iran and give sanctions more time to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said that the massive turnout of people in the Ninth Parliamentary elections infuriated and disappointed the enemies. "The enemies of the Iranian nation have failed to recognize them after 33 years since the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution in the country," the minister added.

M.K. Isaac Herzog: Most Israelis say the D.C. summit Monday will decide whether to launch an attack.

A lot is riding on Friday's jobs report: Expectations are high but traders say the market needs a good report if this rally is going to continue.

Fearing exclusion from the emerging Mideast political landscape, Russia is forging an axis with Iran to check what it regards as an extension of the Western sphere of influence. The new axis has three objectives: to save the Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad, to help Shiites overthrow the Sunni ruling dynasty...

He tells the Atlantic magazine that 'containment' is not an option if Iran develops a nuclear weapon. His remarks aim to calm Israel's Netanyahu. President Obama said for the first time that he did not view "containment" as an option if Iran developed a nuclear weapon, warning Iran's leaders to...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) casts his ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2012. The Iranian parliamentary elections began on Friday morning with some 48 million eligible voters to choose members of the 290-seat parliament.

he fails, the diplomatic route may be closed. Bruce Jones says Putin’s ceasefire talk is an opening.

Though Israeli officials are deeply divided over whether Israel should attack Iran in the coming months, they are united on one point - a flood of contradictory statements about Iran's nuclear program by U.S. officials in recent weeks is undermining efforts to increase pressure on Tehran.

"We have met the enemy and he is us." (Walt Kelly, 1913-1973.)

WASHINGTON -- President Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, stiffened his pledge to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, even as he warned Israel of the negative consequences of a pre-emptive military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.

The February jobs report and Europe will command the most investor attention, along with reports on factory orders and the service economy. Apple will show off its new iPad. Earnings are due from Dick's Sporting Goods and Brown Forman.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Powerful storms stretching from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes wrecked several Indiana towns and killed at least 13 people Friday as the system tore roofs off schools and homes, flattened a fire station, flipped over tractor-trailer trucks and damaged a maximum security prison.

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, speaking days before a crucial meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, stiffened his pledge to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, even as he warned Israel of the negative consequences of a pre-emptive military strike on Iran's

The younger sister of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad failed to win a parliamentary seat in the hometown of the president, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Saturday.

Winnipeg artist Ryan Smoluk is getting recognition from the United Nations for his paintings and for his advocacy work, promoting acceptance of people who have Asperger's syndrome, a rare form of autism.

A woman who works in the escort industry says when events like the Brier come to town, her phone starts ringing, CBC's Leisha Grebinski reports.

A man who was severely burned Thursday in a fire at the Woodbridge Manor Apartments in Sherwood Park has died.

From funding medical research to helping Iranians escape persecution, home builder shows gratitude for his life in Canada

The euro fell against the dollar on Friday after Spain set a deficit target that defied Europe's new fiscal pact, while oil prices retreated after touching the highest level in 3-1/2 years as fears eased of a supply disruption from Saudi Arabia.

A retired British businessman extradited to the United States to face arms dealing charges has appeared in shackles in a Texas court.

NEW YORK (March 2): U.S. stocks slipped on Friday as a session with sparse economic data gave investors little reason...

ATHLETICS:Seven of the 1948 Irish Olympic team are attending a celebratory luncheon in Farmleigh House next Friday where they will recall some bitter memories, writesIAN O'RIORDAN

U.S. forces should leave Afghanistan "immediately" if its leader won't apologize for its soldiers killing Americans, Newt Gingrich says.

Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, the rabbi of Efrat, Israel, will speak at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Palm Beach Synagogue on “The Threat of Iran Today and the Threat of Nazi Germany in 1939: What are the Differences?”

A retired British businessman extradited to the United States over arms dealing charges will be held in jail over the weekend, his lawyer said. Related Stories 23 die in Pakistan suicide blast Court dismisses Apple-Samsung cases Hague condemns elections in Iran Injured photographer hails Colvin Jones had heart attack in...

When they meet Monday, President Obama is expected to urge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay any possible military action against Iran. Obama is likely to argue that the latest economic sanctions against Iran are having an impact.

The Stuxnet computer virus sabotage of Iran's nuclear program was a "good idea" but it lent legitimacy to the use of malicious software as a weapon, according to a former CIA director.

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The Syrian opposition groups protesting the Al Assad regime’s bloody crack-down of civilians have assembled before the Iranian diplomatic mission building in the Egyptian capital Cairo, shouting slogans against the Syrian administration and the Hezbullah organization in Iran and Lebanon.

From Cubans hawking cigar products to Egypt's corrupting state media to the vaunted penmanship of North Korea's "dear respected leader," today's propaganda report keeps you informed on the latest in state-sponsored agitprop. We begin in Iran! Iran Sides with Santorum on Homeschooling  Rick Santorum may have already pledged to bomb...

As polls universally predict victory for Vladimir Putin in Russian presidential elections Sunday, a prominent Washington Russia scholar likened the once and likely future Russian president to Italy's disgraced former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was ousted from power last year during the European financial crisis. "Putin is now moving...

Iranians cast ballots for a new parliament Friday amid a silent boycott by reformists and exhortations from the nation’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to deliver “a blow to the mouth” to the United States and the nation’s other enemies.

Curriculum change in schools after decades of forced studies in Muammar Gaddafi's Green Book.

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Seven US citizens released on bail in Cairo, but the diplomatic crisis might not be over.

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (ETF Expert) -- What if the employment report for February is much weaker-than-anticipated? What if Israel drops much bigger hints about a...

Stocks closed Friday lower as a session with sparse economic data gave investors little reason to make any major moves.

>* Iran must close nuclear facility near Qom, says Israeli PM (Adds Netanyahu quotes, background)By Jeffrey HellerOTTAWA, March 2 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday global powers would be falling into a trap if they pursued talks with Iran and he challenged Tehran with a series...

Iran’s Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar says nationwide reports indicate a high voter turnout in the early hours of the country’s 9th Majlis (parliamentary) elections.

The Israeli PM also demanded Iran dismantle a nuclear facility near the city of Qom and stop enriching uranium.

A Russian state-controlled bank has closed down the accounts of Iranian embassy staff in Moscow in obvious submission to unilateral sanctions imposed by the West against Iran.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader told voters it was their patriotic duty to cast ballots in parliamentary elections Friday to send a message of national unity during a “sensitive period” in the showdown with the West over Tehran’s nuclear program.

Opinion: Americans want leaders to expand opportunity, not indulge in moral meddling.

Pollster Nik Nanos tells The Globe's John Ibbitson Conservatives can survive scandal - but lasting casualty will be Canadians' faith in government

A 21-year old man suffered serious injuries after a two vehicle crash in the Brandon area Thursday night.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is touting his ability to use military power against Iran in the near future, telling Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper , "Like any sovereign country, we reserve the right to defend ourselves against a country that calls and works for our destruction." Netanyahu is...

Turbulence in the Middle East, specifically Iran’s nuclear ambitions, to top the agenda during the Israeli leader’s three-day visit to Canada

A European energy analyst thinks Washington will do little to halt the flow of Iranian oil because it would crater the U.S. economy.

It was like your worst nightmare coming true. Reports of a pipeline attack in Saudi Arabia accompanied with pictures seemed to suggest that the hopes for any chance for low energy prices are

Ottawa County Emergency Management will test their emergency sirens Friday at ... Eastbound I-96 has reopened after a crash near the Lowell exit.

Vladimir Putin, who seems set to return to the presidency after Russian elections Sunday, looks to be tossing aside the reset in relations with the US and Europe. Were the West to continue to embrace the Kremlin, it would alienate Russians, especially reformers.

Gasoline prices are up for the 24th straight day as service stations continue to price in a 10-percent rise in oil this year.

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown today came out blazing against a Harvard symposium this weekend calling for a one-state solution...

Mostafa Dolatyar says Iran is interested in peaceful resolution of Karabakh conflict and restoration of stability in the region.

Futures on the S&P 500 edged lower in light volume Friday but were still on track to close their ninth straight week of gains, the longest such run since January 2004. Investors will focus on oil prices as U.S. crude hovers near $107 a barrel a day after hitting...

The growth rate of the Canadian economy slowed to a crawl in the fourth quarter of 2011, Statistics Canada says.

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US President Barack Obama warned a premature attack on Iran would allow it to play the "victim" in the nuclear crisis, in remarks published on Friday days before he meets Israeli leader Benjamin Netan... Related Stories US special forces present in five South Asian countries, including India Christian woman in...

>TEHRAN, March 2 (Reuters) - Faithful supporters of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei flocked to the polls early on Friday but most reformists stayed home, saying the parliamentary election was meaningless. "I am here to back Ayatollah Khamenei," shopkeeper Houman Riyazi, 50, said at a polling station in southern...

Intellpuke: The following editorial was written by Arab News Editor Hassan Barari and was posted on the Saudi Arabia-based newspaper's Website edition for Friday, March 2, 2012.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Asian Football Confederation says it is confident that Bahrain's 10-0 win over Indonesia in a 2014 World Cup qualifier is not suspicious, despite FIFA investigating the "unusual outcome."

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Experts worry that if Iranian tensions escalate, petroleum could shoot above $150 a barrel, damaging the economy and stock market

Theresa May is being sued in the High Court after banning an Iranian dissident from coming to Britain.