News Archive - 3 June 2012

A passenger plane carrying 153 passengers crashed into a two-story building in the Nigerian city of Lagos, state officials say. "It was a Dana (airline) flight out of (the capital) Abuja to Lagos with about 153 people on board," head of the Civil Aviation Authority, Harold Demuren said. The accident...

An American unmanned aircraft fired missiles into Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area on Sunday and killed at least five people, tribesmen said. It was the second strike in the region in two days. Two people were killed in a similar strike on Saturday. The unmanned American aircraft fired four missiles...

Another British soldier shot dead by small arms fire in the southwestern Afghan province of Helmand, raising the total number of British casualties since the Afghan war began in October 2001 to 417. The Ministry of Defense announced the soldier from the third Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, was killed when on...

Thousands of Egyptians once again held a demonstration in the capital Cairo to protest against the ruling junta and the former dictator Hosni Mubarak’s controversial verdict. Chanting slogans late on Sunday, the demonstrators demanded the execution of the former ruler for his complicity in the killing of pro-democracy protesters during...

Sixteen people killed and four others injured in an airstrike carried out by US assassination drones on the northwestern Pakistan tribal area of North Waziristan. Early Monday morning, the unmanned aircraft fired two missiles on a residential building and a vehicle in the Mir Ali area, 25 kilometers (15 miles)...

Angry Egyptian demonstrators have gathered in Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo, for the second day to protest at former dictator Hosni Mubarak’s lenient life term, according to Press TV. Chanting slogans during the Sunday morning protests, the demonstrators demanded the execution of the former ruler for his complicity in...

"The Iranian nation has successfully displayed how a nation may advance free from the dominance of global hegemonies," Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said, adding that the hegemony-free model of progress was developed under the auspices of the father of Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini (PBUH). Ayatollah Khamenei was...

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Montreal in Canada to protest against a planned tuition fee hike after talks between student groups and Quebec government officials collapsed. The mass rally, organized by the CLASSE student association, was held on Saturday as thousands of student protesters and their...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday that the country faces an alien plot, adding that those behind the Houla massacre were monsters. Assad told a newly-elected Syrian parliament that the parliamentary polls were the perfect response to the criminal killers and those who finance them. He said atrocities like the...

Hundreds of thousand of Iranians from all walks of life on Sunday gathered at the mausoleum of the late Imam Khomeini to mourn the 23rd anniversary of the demise of the Founder of the Islamic Republic. They also renewed their allegiance to Imam Khomeini's causes and ideals. A number of...

IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that mankind is more than ever in need of the late Imam Khomeini’s thoughts, path and guidelines. The president was addressing a large group of people mourning on the 23rd departure anniversary of the late Imam Khomeini. He pointed to Imam's consideration of...

Over 1,200 firefighters battling New Mexico's largest wildfire in history rappelled from helicopters Saturday to extinguish blazes in rugged mountains and canyons, authorities said. The Whitewater-Baldy Complex blaze has burned through 227,000 acres (92,000 hectares) and is only 15 percent contained, according to AFP. Thunderstorms and dry lightning forecast for...

>SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - The impact of growing gas supplies on the global energy landscape and the prospect of deeper declines in Iranian oil exports as Western sanctions bite will dominate talks at a gas conference next week in Malaysia. The World Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur takes place this...

>SEOUL, June 4 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil futures extended losses on Monday in early Asian trade, after a weak U.S. jobs report fuelled concerns about the world economy amid Europe's persisting debt crisis. FUNDAMENTALS* On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for July delivery lost 73 cents...

>* EU will gauge Russian leader's commitment to closer ties* Russia-EU cooperation clouded by trade disputesBy Denis DyomkinST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 3 (Reuters) - The European Union will try to shift Russian President Vladimir Putin's stance on Syria and explore his commitment to closer ties at a summit the wary...

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Mohammad Reza Khalatbari scored in stoppage time on Sunday to give Iran a 1-0 win at Uzbekistan in the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup after the hosts appeared to have a legitimate goal ruled out.

>BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday condemned the "abominable" massacre of more than 100 people in Houla, saying even monsters could not carry out such acts, and promised a 15-month-old crisis would end soon if Syrians pulled together. In a speech to parliament Assad repeated many of...

>KABUL (Reuters) - China and Afghanistan will sign an agreement in the coming days that strategically deepens their ties, Afghan officials say, the strongest signal yet that Beijing wants a role beyond economic partnership as Western forces prepare to leave the country. China has kept a low political profile through...

>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's ruling cleric, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday accused the United States and its allies of lying about the threat of a nuclear Iran to cover up their own problems, state television reported. In a televised address marking the 23rd anniversary of the death of Ruhollah Khomeini,...

Police say they are investigating whether an impounded vehicle was involved in the hit-and-run that killed a DU graduate student.

Democrats and Republicans agreed last summer to automatic reductions in military spending if they could not agree later on shrinking the deficit, and so far they have not.

To: "Edwin Hoag" a publication of StoptheDrugWar.org Issue #734 - 5/17/12 . . .

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on matters related to gender-based abortions, prescription drugs, the 2013 intelligence budget, veterans military construction and electric vs. fossil fuels.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Warmer water and reduced river flows will cause more power disruptions for nuclear and coal-fired power plants in the United States and Europe in future, scientists say, and lead to a rethink on how best to cool power stations in a hotter world. Related Stories Assad says...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan authorities say they have seized about 125 guns stashed inside a prison following a standoff that ended more than two weeks ago. Related Stories Clinton says threats by Iran's Khamenei 'nothing new' Soros says Europe has 'three months' to save euro At least 9 killed...

LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) - Sex And The City star Sarah Jessica Parker is borrowing a tactic from the George Clooney fundraising book, planning a campaign dinner for President Barack Obama and offering a chance to win two tickets with US$3 (S$3.90) online donations. Related Stories Clinton says threats by...

Iran's suspected nuclear drive will top the agenda when the UN atomic agency's governors meet this week in Vienna, aiming to get unlimited IAEA access to a key Iranian military base.

Tehran, June 3 : A top Iranian official has vowed that his country will respond to any Israeli or U.S. attack against its nuclear sites with a 'proportionate' reaction.

Washington, June 3 : A US court has ordered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to decide within four months whether a dissident Iranian group should be removed from the US terror blacklist.

The Stuxnet worm was part of a US cyberweapons programme called 'Olympic Games' sanctioned by President Obama to attack Iran's nuclear facilities that unexpectedly escaped the country's enrichment plants, a forthcoming book will claim.

Pakistan's record regarding its treatment of women is so shockingly abysmal that on occasion, talk of "womenâs rights" seems to me to be based on a somewhat mistaken premise. As in, give us the rig .....

Iranian politics is not without its problems.

I expected to see protesters outside Theater for the New City the night I went down to Manhattan’s East Village for “Hoaxocaust!”

TEHRAN: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday accused the US and its allies of lying about the threat of a nuclear Iran to cover up their own economic problems.

The Q1 rankings remained almost the same as Q4 except for the No 2 to No 4 players, which ended the year with almost all the same percentage of the leader's score (44-45%). Tata Communications moved from fourth to second while KDDI and PCCW Global each fell one position.

Since its premier, the hit action film ’33 Days’ has sold a lot of tickets, yet not everyone is excited; ‘There are some Lebanese who don't want to see anything that has to do with war. Others love it,’ says theater manager.

BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) - A suicide car bomber drove into a church compound in northern Nigeria on Sunday and detonated his explosives as worshippers left an early morning service, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens more, officials and witnesses said. Related Stories Mubarak verdict adds to tension before...

Meeting with Embassy Staff and Their Families Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Stockholm, Sweden June 3, 2012 AMBASSADOR BRZEZINSKI: Madam Secretary, our colleagues at the U.S. Embassy and your families, Natalia and I and the entire U.S. Embassy staff welcome you to our home, which is...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States under former President George W. Bush began building a complex cyber-weapon to try to prevent Tehran from completing suspected nuclear weapons work without resorting to risky military strikes against Iranian facilities, current and former U.S. officials familiar with the program said. Barack Obama...

>On Thursday, Chinese state media reported Iran had cancelled the contract to build the dam in Iran's western province of Lorestan over a dissatisfaction of financing options offered by China."Up till now, the company has not received any written notice from the owners to cancel the Bakhtiary Dam project,"...

5/31/2012 - Ranking Shows Continued Global Reductions in Diesel Sulfur Limits The International Fuel Quality Center has ranked the top 100 countries based on sulfur limits in on-road diesel and found that 44 countries can now boast that their on-road diesel fuel is the cleanest in the world....

CHINESE consumers may pay cheaper gasoline and diesel prices at pumps as soon as this week due to a drop in international oil prices, analysts said.

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accuses the West of lying about his country's nuclear plans.

Uzbekistan boss Vadim Abramov says his side scored a legitimate goal which wasn't counted by referee Yuichi Nishimura but was more concerned about conceding an against-the-run-of-play late winner in Sunday's 1-0 final round 2014 World Cup qualifier defeat to Iran in Tashkent.

THANKS TO ALL for the outstanding fireworks display on the evening of May 19.

ISRAEL is equipping submarines bought from Germany with nuclear weapons in a secret programme called “Samson”, it has been confirmed by former senior government officials in Berlin.

INTERVIEW: Aryeh Neier of Open Society Foundations assesses challenges to global rights movement

In Charlie Skelton's latest, a surprise guest slips into Bilderberg, and gets a warm reception from the 'Golden Bullhorn' Yesterday at 4pm a limousine with a police motorcade entered the rear entrance of the Bilderberg hotel. Heavy security, heavyweight politician. Let the guesses commence: was it Romney getting the green...

The Obama administration is warning American businesses about an unusually potent computer virus that infected Iran's oil industry. The warning comes even as suspicions persist that the U.S. government is responsible for secretly creating and unleashing such cyberweapons against foreign countries. Unlike a bullet or missile fired at an...

Eugene Kaspersky says his discovery of the Flame virus adds weight to his warnings of the grave dangers posed by governments that manufacture and release viruses on the Internet.

Japan fired a warning shot to their rivals in Asian qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with a 3-0 win over Oman on Sunday.

With Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs projecting the next oil price spike just round the corner, Riyadh was almost forced into action — announcing to hold a consumer-producer summit and inviting all the stakeholders to the moot. Every one needs to be on board!

BERLIN/TEHRAN: Israel is arming submarines supplied and largely financed by Germany with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles, influential German news weekly Der Spiegel reports in its issue to be published yesterday.

GB Taekwondo petitioned the sport's world governing body to change the rules to favour lower-ranked athletes in February.

After two weeks of discussing wine, it's time to explore another historically significant fermented beverage: beer. Nowhere better to experience brewing than in Crazy Mountain Brewing Co.'s humble digs tucked under Subway in Edwards. Copyright 2012 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten...

Over the past three years the number of "microhydro" applications has quadrupled, letting more people than ever generate and sell their own electricity. It's a vast and untapped natural resource – the only obstacle in its way, as Catherine Deveney discovers, is government red tape Dreifa Mills sits in a...

Sunday's Celebrate Israel Parade on Fifth Avenue brought together more than 200 organizations, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator Charles Schumer and thousands of onlookers to mark the Middle Eastern nation's 64th birthday.

Moscow, June 3 : Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad next week prior to an international round of talks on Iran's nuclear programme, a presidential aide said Sunday.

Did you find this article engaging? Challenging? Thought-provoking? Just plain wrong? Leave a comment and let others know what you think Rafi Pitts, the acclaimed exiled Iranian director, twice nominated for the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear with The Hunter (2010) and It's Winter (2006), first came to international attention...

AFP/Moscow President Vladimir Putin visits China tomorrow on the first Asia trip of his new Kremlin mandate aiming to tighten an increasingly close alliance that is key for Russia’s diplomatic and economic strategy.

Middle East liquefied natural gas producers, the biggest suppliers of the fuel to Europe, are set to cut exports for the first time in 20 years amid rising local demand for power generation.

Three years after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed out of the World Economic Forum in Davos, vowing never to return, he has invited the organization to Istanbul as part of Turkey’s bid for regional leadership.

Japan and Iran came out the happiest after the second day of Round 4 of qualifying for Brazil 2014 following wins, as FIFA.com reviews the four games that took place across Asia.

Samuel Zemurray smuggled weapons, fomented revolution and advised presidents. His real job: The Banana Man

Uruguayan-born forward Sebastian Soria scored the only goal as Qatar claimed an important 1-0 away win over surprise package Lebanon in their World Cup qualifier in Beirut on Sunday.

SINGAPORE: Asian champions Japan cruised to a 3-0 win over Oman on Sunday as Uzbekistan were left to rue an apparent goal which was unseen by officials — underlining the growing case for goal-line technology.

The worst air crashes worldwide over the past five years, after all 153 passengers are feared dead in a crash of a Dana Air plane in Lagos, Nigeria Sunday. - April 20, 2012: PAKISTAN - Some 130 passengers ...

Energy is important to the lives of all Americans. It fuels our economy, our cars and our homes. Because of its significance, I was disappointed that an op-ed piece on energy by Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming and Rep. Steve Pearce contained a significant factual error, and focused on politics...

Another severe dust storm has hit the city of Ahvaz in the province of Khouzestan in southwestern Iran. In recent years, dust storms originating from Iraq have become a common thing for the western cities in Iran. The storms have resulted in closing of offices and schools at times, and...

The Flame computer virus unleashed in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries is being described as unusually large and powerful. Some experts, though, are questioning the seriousness of the threat.

The latest two rounds of negotiations between Iran and the group P5+1, known as Istanbul 2 and Baghdad talks, have provided a good ground for speculations about goals and objectives of the United States and its European allies. The following pessimistic and optimistic scenarios can be considered in this regard.

A respected news magazine in Germany has reported that Israel is arming German-built submarines with nuclear-tipped cruise missiles. Der Spiegel…

Political pundits focus on Sen. Marco Rubio as a vice-presidential shortlister, but Senate colleagues from both parties say the freshman Republican is becoming a key foreign-policy player.

Israel admitted Sunday for the first time that it uses cyberspace to attack its enemies. The statement comes less than a week after one of the world's top virus-hunting agencies said it discovered a virus codenamed Flame on computers in Iran and several Middle East countries.

"Lucky loser" David Goffin of Belgium got an up-close look at his idol Roger Federer - and even took a set off him - before the 16-time Grand Slam champion won their fourth-round match at the French Open.

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad defended his government's crackdown on opponents Sunday, saying a doctor performing messy emergency surgery does not have blood on his hands if he is trying to save a patient.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham says the United States needs Europe "to be strong and operating at full speed once again" in order for America to completely recover from its own economic downturn.

It's a spectacle that won't repeat for another century - the sight of Venus slowly inching across the face of the sun.

We humans have lots to worry about. Jobs. Obesity. The two depressions (economic and mental). Bullying. Greece. Spain. Iran. Just five minutes of TV can include remedies for arthritis, heartburn, erectile dysfunction, wrinkles and fine lines, drab, dull hair. You know. The Greens at Cannondale’s Spring 2012 Community Health Series...

Substitute Mohammad Khalatbari scored in the fourth minute of stoppage time to snatch a controversial and fortunate 1-0 away win for Iran over suspension-struck Uzbekistan in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday.

It was quite a scene in the U.S. Senate on May 23 as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, all testified before the Foreign Relations Committee. They were there to support the U.S ratification...

Syrian president denied responsibility for the Houla massacre in his first public address for five months Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, defended his government's bloody crackdown on dissent, comparing his security forces – who have been repeatedly accused of torture and mass killing – to surgeons working to save the life...

STOCKHOLM (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's not drawing any conclusions about what effect the latest hash words from Iran might have on the potential success of upcoming nuclear talks in Moscow.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's Supreme Leader says Western sanctions will not stop Tehran's progress but will only deepen hatred of the West in the hearts of the Iranian people.

ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan must resolve their disputes through dialogue or any other means but should immediately move forward for ensuring better life to their masses who had so far only witnessed poverty and illiteracy and non-existence of medical and health facilities and trade is the only way to close...

BAGHDAD: Despite sectarian bombings and political gridlock, Iraq's crude oil production is soaring, providing a bright spot for the nation and relief for global oil markets as the West tightens sanctions on Iranian exports.

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of a summit in Beijing next week as tensions rise over Teheran's nuclear drive, a Kremlin official said. Related Stories Syria's Assad 'manoeuvring' to gain time: Saudi Pope says family values are key...

(MENAFN) Indian Foreign Minister, S M Krishna, stated that his country will not submit to US pressures and cut imports of Iranian oil, reported Tehran Times. Krishna said that his country sees ...

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — One of the principal leaders of the U.S.-backed Contra rebels who battled Nicaragua's Sandinista government in the 1980s had died. Adolfo Calero was 81. Calero was a businessman before the Sandinistas took power in 1979 and he turned against them as they veered sharply to...

Israel has said that they are open to all options to derail Iran's uranium enrichment.

You don't need an anti-free speech or religious motive to pervert online censorship application. Bureaucratic empire-building and profit work as well.

Iranian ambassador to Kenya Malek Hossein Givzad says his country is willing to help Kenya and other African countries in the fight against terrorism.

from allgov.com by Noel Brinkerhoff ...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 file photo, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attends a meeting with Emirates foreign minister, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Guilty or not, Saturday's verdict in the Hosni Mubarak trial may only add to Egypt's polarization.

Iran's national volleyball team has defeated China at the FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. Iranian volleyballers edged past China 3-2 in a thrilling five-set match at Tokyo's Metropolitan Gymnasium on Saturday.

NATO is ready to interact with third countries, including Ukraine, on an individual basis to raise anti-ballistic missile defense efficiency, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy Dirk Brengelmann said on Sunday.