News Archive - 10 March 2012

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An Iranian Foreign Ministry official said adopting Rupee in Iran-India trade was a proper decision which eliminated third players in mutual exchanges. Ahmad Sobhani who is Deputy Foreign Minister for Western Asia Affairs made the remark in a gathering of Iranian and Indian businessmen here Saturday morning. He said currently...

Tens of thousands of protesters have staged a massive rally in the US state of Wisconsin to mark the anniversary of protests against the passage of a Republican-backed law that shrinked the unions' collective bargaining powers. Around 35,000 protesters, including many members of public employee unions thronged outside the Wisconsin...

An Indian trade delegation is in Tehran for exploring new opportunities for enhancing business between the two nations. An Indian official that heads the delegation termed Iran a long-standing friendly neighbor. Rashid Alvi, also spokesperson of the Indian National Congress told IRNA that Iran had made considerable progress in all...

A 12-year-old child has been killed in a new Israeli airstrike against the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources announced. The killing brought the number of Palestinian martyrs of the latest Israeli aggressions on the besieged Gaza to 17. 15 Palestinians were murdered and many more wounded in the regime's aerial...

Syrian President Bashar al Assad told visiting UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan that terrorist groups were stopping a political solution to the crisis in the country. Annan is demanding an immediate halt to the unrest and negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition parties. State TV reported there was a...

Islamic Republic of Iran will start exporting electricity to Lebanon and Syria through Iraq as of May, Energy Minister Majid Namjou said on Saturday. Talking to reporters after signing a cooperation agreement on electricity with Iraq, he added that currently, Iran’s electricity exports to Iraq stands at 1,000 megawatts but...

IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that enemies of Iran and Iraq seek to embark on any ploy to prevent expansion of relations and cooperation between the two countries. President Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Iraqi Vice President Khudayyir al-Khaza'I in Tehran on Saturday. The...

Iran’s naval forces rescued Iranian oil tanker 'Hatef' from pirates on Saturday. According to the Public Relations Department of the Iranian Navy, the Iranian oil tanker left Kharg Island for Suez Canal and was attacked by a group of pirates in vicinity of the Gulf of Aden. The pirates attacked...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned against any blatant interference in Syria's domestic affairs, affirming that the rules of the international law must not be violated. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that during his meeting with UN Secretary General's Special Envoy to Syria, Kofi...

IRI’s Deputy Defense Minister said the Islamic Republic plans to enhance its exports of military equipment in the next Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2012). In line with Tehran’s comprehensive plan to enhance its economic growth, the Iranian Defense Ministry has made enormous strides to make a quantum leap...

Saudi-backed Bahraini regime forces killed a 21-year-old protester who was trying to get to the Pearl Square in the capital Manama, according to Press TV. Activists say the protester, named Fadhel Mirza, was killed on Saturday when regime forces attacked a group of demonstrators struggling to reach the iconic square.

Iran's Minister of Telecommunications Reza Taqipour said the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to help reconstruct the Islamic Iraq. Making the remark in a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi on Saturday, he said Tehran was ready to transfer its knowledge and experiences in telecommunications and electronic-government...

The UN-Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, is scheduled to meet with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition leaders in Damascus during a peace mission to the country. Annan's first visit to Damascus, which starts on Saturday, will last about 24 hours. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that...

>TOPEKA, Kansas (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum swept the Kansas caucuses on Saturday with 51 percent of the vote, giving him a boost going into crucial primary votes in the South next week. The conservative former senator from Pennsylvania was well ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney,...

>DUBAI (Reuters) - An adviser to Bahrain's King Hamad said the Gulf Arab state would hold a "comprehensive dialogue" soon to end a year-long political crisis and the government said it was dropping charges against most medics in a controversial trial. The U.S. ally, home to Washington's Fifth Fleet,...

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad told U.N./Arab League envoy Kofi Annan on Saturday that no political solution was possible in Syria while "terrorist" groups were destabilizing the country. "Syria is ready to make a success of any honest effort to find a solution for the events it...

Richard Anderson is feeling good. About his airline. About Memphis.

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe's romantic partner has allegedly asked for bribes in an arms deal.

Brasilia, March 11 : Brazil's government wants Mexico to impose quotas on its own auto exports to the South American nation to ensure the total value does not exceed USD 1.4 billion over the next three years, the development, industry and foreign trade ministry said.

NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to tout fuel-efficient technology as one way to reduce energy costs and the nation's dependence on foreign oil. In an address recorded during a trip Friday to a jet-engine component factory in Virginia,...

With the 'attack Iran' rhetoric going full throttle, it behooves us to look dispassionately at the facts before we are thrust into Armageddon and its horrific consequences.

A week dominated by a political debate over clamor for war with Iran concludes with “Shahs of Sunset” (9 p.m., Bravo), a reality-television look at young Persians living large in Los Angeles. Or, as one calls it, “Tehrangeles.”

LAHORE, March 10: A 12-member delegation of Indian peace activists comprising 5 women and seven men, led by Dr Suresh Khernar crossed over to Pakistan from Wagah border on Saturday to become part of the Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ), a caravan scheduled to enter Palestine through land route via...

Social media is the greatest agent of democracy since, well, democracy.

It is now the world’s richest country based on per capita income. Its 1.7 million population enjoyed economic growth of 20 per cent in 2011.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Conflict in the Middle East is causing concern here in Central Illinois. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) was addressing those worries at the McKinley Foundation Saturday. Topics ranged

The world powers are on course for a new diplomatic clash over Syria when foreign ministers from the main UN Security Council nations meet on Monday.

Iraq’s appeasement strategy to placate Saudi Arabia’s strenuous resistance to holding the Arab summit in Baghdad. By: Zayd Alisa

President Obama reportedly made the offer on Monday during Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington. The White House has denied that any such agreement was proposed or reached.

The Obama administration and its allies and international partners have begun serious discussions about potential military involvement in Syria, even as they continue to press for nonviolent solutions to the carnage there. Read full article >>

Saturday's youth citizenship ceremony was first held at historic site JAMESTOWN — Six years after fleeing Venezuela, Daniel Sanchez of Yorktown raised his right hand and changed his life.

Iranian wrestlers have won two gold medals on the first day of the 2012 Takhti Cup international wrestling tournament, which is held in memory of the legendary freestyle wrestler Gholam Reza Takhti.

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Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau Saturday, March 10, 2012 Some bills that passed and failed in the 2012 session. Bills must be approved by Gov. Rick Scott. Business UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (PASSED) : Renames the state's unemployment compensation system to "Reemployment Assistance" and provides more than $800 million in tax relief to businesses.

The head of the UN's nuclear agency says it will demand Iran allow access to a key military site—even if it escalates tensions.

Texas Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul fired up a crowd who filled the arena on the Lindenwood campus in...

FROM Egypt to Russia, the Western urge to meddle in other countries continues to be troublesome.

KABUL (AFP) - Five Taleban inmates at Guantanamo Bay have agreed to be transferred to Qatar, in a move that would meet a key demand of the insurgents and likely ease the path to peace talks, Kabul said on Sunday. Related Stories Tanker ship runs aground in story seas off...

Almost two years into this parliament, Liberal Democrats are meeting in Gateshead this weekend for our fourth party conference since we joined the coalition Government.

Comedian and author of "How to Be Black" delivered his SXSW keynote titled "How to Read the World" today to a packed room of hundreds. His thrust? The intersection of comedy, politics and technology is what's going to change the world.

LANDING a job as war reporter with an Iranian TV company was a step towards fulfilling a lifelong ambition for Gareth Montgomery-Johnson.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The head of a United States congressional subcommittee is asking a federal agency to investigate whether Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is misappropriating foreign aid funding to benefit himself and his family. Related Stories Tanker ship runs aground in story seas off Sicily Afghan FM to visit Qatar...

Canada’s military is preparing for all possibilities involving Iran, according to Defence Minister Peter MacKay.

Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in pivotal Ohio, captured five other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum.

New Delhi, March 10: Civil rights groups today condemned the arrest of Urdu journalist Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi in the Israeli embassy car blast case and demanded his immediate release.

More than 2,500 supporters crowd into Lindenwood U. arena

While U.S. intelligence officials do not believe Iran intends to build a bomb, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog says Iran has accelerated its uranium enrichment program in violation of multiple Security Council resolutions. Facing tough sanctions, Iran's leaders have agreed to resume direct talks on the country's nuclear...

A weekend conference promoting engaged citizenship also hosted a naturalization ceremony on Friday, welcoming 30 new citizens at Seattle Center.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rick Santorum won the Kansas caucuses in a rout on Saturday and Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney showed strength in Wyoming, a weekend prelude to suddenly pivotal Southern showdowns in the week ahead.

The resumption of the IAEA-led negotiations with Iran have considerably brightened the prospects of US-Iran stand-off.

Assisting a three-member Supreme Court bench as amicus curiae during Wednesday's hearing on petitions against kidnappings for ransom and targeted killings, former chief justice of the Balochistan High Court Amirul Mulk Mengal painted a bleak picture of the law and order situation in his province.

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle welcome David and Samantha Cameron in Washington this week, and his staff are talking more warmly than ever of Britain.

A woman in California says doctors predicted she would give birth to a big baby boy but nobody was prepared for just how big. Related Stories Airport power cut grounds luggage Harry's cheeky fun run mask stunt

Exclusive: For decades, Israel and its Arab neighbors fought wars rather than make the difficult compromises that peace would require.

Syrian troops pushed ahead with a new assault on the northern region of Idlib on Saturday, shelling one of the centers of the uprising against President Bashar Assad's rule and sending families fleeing for safety as armed rebels tried...

Despite the Obama administration's predictions that the Syrian government's days are numbered, recent U.S. intelligence reports suggest President Bashar Assad commands a formidable army that is unlikely to turn on him, an inner circle that has stayed loyal and an elite class that still supports his rule.

NORFOLK, Va. -- When the makers of Top Gun were filming on board the USS Enterprise, they donated a set of black fuzzy dice to liven up the ship's otherwise drab interior. A quarter-century later, the dice will still be dangling inside the tower o ...

Baratunde Thurston, director of digital for The Onion, just delivered a stirring keynote speech about the power of satire to fight political oppression to an appreciate crowd at SXSW Interactive in Austin. Thurston's presentation contained examples of regime-defying satire from China, Afghanistan, Iran and Nigeria.

1.Where does the world's fresh water come from? 2. How many people in the world lack access to clean water? 3. How many people around the world die as a result of water borne diseases?

Although global energy markets establish the national trend for oil and gasoline prices, many factors are much more local — including the proximity of refineries to crude oil sources.

Spurred by an unusually close primary race and the shared desire to see President Obama out of office, Shawnee County Republicans turned out in big numbers for Saturday's presidential caucus.

Civil society representatives came together under the aegis of ANHAD (Act Now for Harmony And Democracy) here on Saturday to condemn the arrest of freelance journalist Syed Mohammed Ahmad Kazmi by...

Iran's supreme leader has ordered the creation of an Internet oversight agency.

Twitter has launched Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi and Urdu versions of its website.

The right to development should not be seen as a divisive concept, but as the means by which the human person, individually and collectively, can become the principal actor of his or her own destiny, said Ambassador Tamara Kunanayakam, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka Mission in Geneva, at the Human...

Media smears suggest Swedish complicity in a Washington-driven push to punish Julian Assange War by media, says current military doctrine, is as important as the battlefield. This is because the real enemy is the public at home, whose manipulation and deception is essential for starting an unpopular colonial war. Like the invasions of Afghanistan...

Democrats in Congress increasingly are putting pressure on Wall Street speculators to pull back from the oil markets, effectively blaming them for the unseasonable spike in oil and gas prices -- which has caused a headache for the White House as well as cash-strapped families. 

WASHINGTON — Top U.S. officials all the way up to President Obama are predicting the Syrian regime’s days are numbered, but recent U.S. intelligence reports suggest that the Syrian leader commands a formidable army that is unlikely to turn on him, an inner circle that has stayed loyal...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in controlling gasoline prices.

Weekly addresses touch on gas prices, nation's energy future

Reality TV's life lessons tend to be at least as synthetic as the shows themselves. Say you were intrigued by Snooki's problem-solving approach, if one existed, to drummed-up crises on "Jersey Shore." Translatable to the actual world? Nah.

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz says he cannot afford to relax after the final AFC 2014 World Cup qualifying draw was decided.

TEHRAN: Iran has sent warships to the north of the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden to counter pirate attacks, Mehr News Agency quoted the Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.

Congressman Roscoe Bartlett will be the man to beat in November, according to Democratic primary candidates, while Republican contenders have their eyes on Democratic state Sen. Rob Garagiola as the likely challenger for the 6th District congressional seat.

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As China's economic boom is built on exports, where will the country turn when that starts to falter?

VIENNA -- Nine years ago, the United States invaded Iraq after telling the world that Saddam Hussein had covert weapons programs that could build nuclear arms. While much is known about Iran's nuclear activities from U.N. inspection visits, significant questions remain uncertain, fueling fears of worst-case scenarios and calls...

>DUBAI (Reuters) - An adviser to Bahrain's King Hamad said the Gulf Arab state would hold a "comprehensive dialogue" soon to end a year-long political crisis but the opposition said it was unaware of such plans. The comments by Nabeel Al-Hamer, the king's media advisor, were published by the state...

>CAIRO (Reuters) - Gulf Arabs told Russia in blunt language on Saturday its failure to take a tough line on Syria had allowed killing to continue and urged Moscow to back an Arab peace effort that includes a call for Russian ally President Bashar al-Assad to step aside. Qatar, which...

Militants in Gaza have unleashed a rocket barrage on southern Israel after 12 Palestinian fighters were killed in air strikes.

Syrian troops pushed ahead with a new assault on the northern region of Idlib on Saturday, shelling one of the centers of the uprising against President Bashar Assad's rule and sending families fleeing for safety as armed rebels tried to fend off the attack. Thick black smoke billowed into the...

BRUSSELS — Six world powers have accepted an Iranian offer for talks on its disputed nuclear program, the European Union's top diplomat said Tuesday.

Mumbai, Mar 10 : The benchmark Index of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) slipped for the third week in a row, easing by 133.75 points to 17,503.24 during week under review following weak global cues, weakening Rupee and firm crude oil prices also put market under pressure.

President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in controlling gasoline prices.

President-elect Vladimir Putin on Tuesday received numerous phone calls and communiques from foreign leaders on the occasion of his electoral victory Sunday, but the tone of the congratulatory messages was markedly mixed.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama called President-elect Vladimir Putin on Friday to congratulate him on his election victory, and the two discussed issues including Iran, Syria and missile defense, according to a White House statement.

One of the aftershocks of the Syrian uprising is an abrupt end to a Turkish-Iranian honeymoon, which started shortly after the Justice and Development Party came to power in Turkey almost 10 years ago.

The value of India-Iran transactions will hit $25 billion in the next four years, a visiting Indian official announced Saturday. Joint Secretary of India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry Arvind Mehta made the remark in a meeting with a group of Iranian and Indian businessmen and experts in Tehran. Mehta...

Top U.S. officials all the way up to President Barack Obama are predicting the Syrian regime's days are numbered, but recent U.S. intelligence reports suggest that the Syrian leader commands a formidable army that is unlikely to turn on him, an inner circle that has stayed loyal and...

By using Sens. Lindsey Graham and John McCain, as his key U.S. mouthpieces, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has inserted himself squarely in the middle of the U.S. presidential race.

Amy Batista, Special Writer MONROE — The Barclay Brook/Brookside PTA hosted its fourth annual Cultural Fair on Feb. 10 for students to come and celebrate cultures around the world.

March 10, 2012: Several years of work by NATO and the Pakistani Army to revive a railway line from Karachi to near the Afghan border, continues despite the Pakistani government shutdown of NATO truck traffic since last November. This appears to indicate that the ban will be lifted soon.

TEHERAN (AFP) - Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie A Separation, declared on Saturday that he would never leave his homeland despite his newfound global fame - but his next film was being made abroad.