News Archive - 18 June 2012

>* Six powers seek concessions over nuclear work* No breakthrough expected in Moscow* Israel threatens air strikes, new sanctions loomBy Justyna Pawlak and Yeganeh TorbatiMOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - World powers began two days of talks with Iran on Monday to try to end a decade-long stand-off over Tehran's nuclear...

IRI's right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes was stressed in Monday talks between Tehran and G5+1, a senior Iranian official said after a second meeting with representatives of world powers in Moscow Monday evening. "All elements of Iran's 5 point proposal are co-related and need to be discussed in...

The ongoing talks between Iran and the six major world powers (P5+1) in Moscow will clarify and reveal the West's intentions, a senior Iranian diplomat said. Saeed Jalili, Secretary of the IRI Supreme National Security Council told IRIB that the talks was a great test to see whether the west...

An Israeli soldier, currently serving time in a military prison for his refusal to serve in the Israeli army, has begun a hunger strike in solidarity with scores of Palestinian administrative detainees. Yaniv Mazor, a 31-year-old soldier, was sentenced last week to 20 days in jail over his refusal to...

A new survey shows that more than 46 million Americans lack health insurance, indicating the country's unhealthy healthcare system, according to Press TV. The 2011 National Health Interview Survey shows quoted by the television channel shows that more than 21 percent of American adults do not have any health insurance...

IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad embarked on a tour of Latin America on Monday night which includes stops in Bolivia, Brazil for the Rio+20 summit and Venezuela. Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi, Vice-President in Executive Affairs Hamid Baghaei and Vice-President for International Affairs Ali Sa'eidlou accompany President Ahmadinejad during the trip. Mr.

Older people who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, according to an international review of several studies covering more than 70,000 people. Researchers writing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology found that older people who were given the supplements were 9 percent...

Russia is deploying two warships to the Syrian port of Tartus on the Mediterranean coast, according to Interfax news agency. The two amphibious assault ships will carry a “large” group of marines, the report said. However, the Russian Defense Ministry has not yet confirmed the report, according to Press TV.

Human community nowadays is in dire need of a "resurrection of intellect" and "purification of soul," Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei said Monday in a ceremony held to mark the anniversary of Mab'ath, the auspicious appointment of the Last Messenger of Allah, Hadhrat Muhammad (S.A.) to...

The rate which Spain must pay to borrow for 10 years switched direction and rose to a record above 7.0 percent in morning trading on Monday after dipping in response to the Greek election. The sudden rise was a signal that immediate dangers of debt contagion within the eurozone...

Crude-oil futures posted a slight loss as the market was dominated by news of the euro-zone credit crisis and its potential to squelch oil demand.

>LOS CABOS, Mexico (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Monday that the violence in Syria has to end but they offered no new solutions and showed no signs of healing a rift over whether to impose tougher sanctions on Damascus. With the...

>* Iran's shipping trade seen facing more pain (Adds further comment, detail, background)By Jonathan SaulLONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Germany's Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has stopped verifying safety and environmental standards for Iran's biggest shipping companies, a letter from the company showed, the last big European classification society to pull back...

>(Reuters) - In less than two weeks, Iran's biggest oil buyers will lose access to the London-based insurance market that protects 95 percent of the world's tanker shipments against oil spills or catastrophic collisions. Barring an unexpected last-minute deal to relax European Union sanctions, Europe's Protection and Indemnity (P&I) clubs...

>"From the beginning the Islamic Republic has stated that if European countries provided 20 percent enriched fuel for Iran, it would not enrich to this level," Ahmadinejad stated in comments published on his presidential website.Meeting to discuss Iran's nuclear programme in Moscow on Monday, world powers are to push...

TEHRAN, June 19 (MNA) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have called for the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program to be resolved through diplomatic channels.

Oil hovered above $83 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders closely watched talks between Iran and six world powers over the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program.

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday as relief from Greece's election results evaporated amid worries that the financial crisis in the 17 nations that use the euro was far from over.

Fear grips the Treasury and the Bank about the consequences of the total disintegration of the eurozone Among the British political class, especially those of them with an expensive education, an interest in Greek democracy used to mean you had studied Pericles. Not now it doesn't. Today's Greek election is...

Violent images won the votes at this year's awards – but they also raise some ethical questions When confronted with scenes of death, television newscasters sometimes resort to the oxymoron: "Too graphic to show." Popular media lack a sense, once conveyed in Christian art, that the dead have something...

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's judiciary spokesman says an eight-year jail term for an American journalist may be reconsidered on appeal, a possible indication her sentence will be commuted. The statement by spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi was a rare

Eventually the problem of Syria will have to be solved. Fifteen months and 12,000 bodies after the Syrian people decided they could no longer stomach the brutality of the Assad family, one of the most beautiful and historic parts of t Copyright 2012 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This...

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and 15 were wounded on Tuesday in fighting with Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey, security sources said, in the deadliest clashes in recent months.

Locals in the retaken Syrian village of al-Haffeh in the Latakia Province say armed gangs forced them to protest against the government. The residents of the al-Haffeh village told Press TV that life has returned to normal in the village following the success of the Syrian army to clear it...

A frying pan, four wooden broomsticks and a bronze cast of instant noodles are a few of the objects populating the “Everyday Abstract -- Abstract Everyday” exhibition at James Cohan Gallery in Manhattan’s Chelsea district.

On May 11, SB 79 (American Laws for American Courts) was passed by the Kansas legislature. Signed by ...

Netroots Nation 2012 Conference MC Elon James White told conference attendees that he feels nervous speaking as a minority at progressive conferences.

GENEVA, June 19 (Bernama) -- Crises in Libya, Sudan, Somalia and elsewhere in the world forced more than 800,000 people to flee their countries in 2011, setting a new record for cross-border displacement since 2000, the United Nations refugee agency said on Monday.

Remarks Robert O. Blake, Jr. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Washington Foreign Press Center Washington, DC June 14, 2012

QUETTA, PAKISTAN : An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated near a university bus in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing five people and injuring nearly 70 others, police and rescue workers said. It comes just over a week after another attack targeting the same university.

Pyongyang, June 18 (KCNA) -- Foreign newspapers carried the full text of the congratulatory speech made by the dear respected Kim Jong Un at the joint national meeting of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) organizations on June 6, 2012, the 66th anniversary of the KCU. The Bangladeshi paper Blits carried...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude steadied around $96 a barrel on Tuesday, staying close to 16-month lows hit in the prior session, as Spain's rising borrowing cost showed Europe is nowhere near resolving its debt crisis that has hurt the outlook for fuel demand. Oil, along with other commodities, fell...

Let’s agree killing people is wrong. Surely everyone can get together on that. After all, it is murder that provokes those Old Testament cries for a return to the death penalty every time a new and heinous crime is uncovered.

Shiites targeted » Dozens died in bombings across the country last week. Baghdad • A suicide bomber in Iraq detonated his explosive belt in funeral tent packed with mourners for a Shiite tribal leader Monday, killing at least 15 in what officials described as an al-Qaida attempt to reignite sectarian...

Each of the leaks has been a transparent attempt to pump up President Obama as a tough warrior ...

World powers and Iran to resume talks in Moscow with no sign of a breakthrough over Tehran's disputed nuclear drive.

ST .LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Two St. Louis area men said they have received death threats from Iran and they...

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks published a slew of U.S. State Department cables that shed light on foreign diplomacy toward Ukraine, the transit of Russian gas to the European Union via Ukraine, and the partiality of Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi for blonde Ukrainian nurses.

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 HARI SREENIVASAN: Wall Street searched for direction today amid doubts about the way ahead in Europe. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 25 points to close at 12,741. The Nasdaq rose 22 points to close at 2,895,...

NEW YORK—The price of oil fell yesterday as investors' worries about Europe shifted to Spain. US West Texas Intermediate crude fell by 76 cents to end the day at US$83.27 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Little hope to defuse the standoff over nuclear ambitions

Inflation figures are expected to show that the squeeze on consumer spending maintained its grip in May.

The United States has recognized Iran's right to access to nuclear energy meant for peaceful purposes and says Washington is committed to a comprehensive negotiated settlement of the issue.

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — The leaders of the world's largest economies have produced a coordinated global plan for job creation, which they call the top priority in fighting the effects of the European economic crisis, according to a draft of the statement to be released Tuesday at the end...

In their first meeting following renewed tensions between the U.S. and Russia, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin called Monday for an end to the violence in Syria and said there's still time for diplomacy to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. As world leaders gathered for the...

Charles Fried, a Harvard law professor, says those who leak secret or classified information should be prosecuted.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the results of the Greek election as he prepared to join other world leaders at a summit aimed at boosting a sluggish global economic recovery.

The 27-year-old powered the Seleccao to a 2-1 victory against Netherlands on Sunday with two goals in what was his best performance to date at Euro 2012.

Washington and Moscow seemed to cool rising tension over the Syria conflict but, in what appeared to be an agreement to disagree on the side of the G20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin dwelt more on the need for peace, than on how to...

The US warns an Iranian dissident group it must leave a camp in Iraq, if it hopes to be removed from a US list of terrorist groups.

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A pattern appears to be emerging as Canada's human rights record came under fire at the United Nations Monday for the fourth time in nearly as many weeks.

Senator John McCain renewed calls Monday for US military action against Syria's regime and said President Bashar al-Assad's forces are increasingly deploying attack helicopters against rebels.

A general view of an oil refinery in the waters of the Northern Arabian Gulf close to the port town of Umm Quasar in Basra, southern Iraq (file).

Let me finish tonight with this Romney character. I don't think Romney cares all that much about the presidency except that he wants it. If he weren't running, do you think this guy would be watching this or any other show on politics? Forget about it! 

LOS CABOS, Mexico — European leaders at the G-20 summit struggled to reassure the world Monday that they were on the path to solving their continent's relentless economic crisis, defending the pace of their response even as market pressures pushed Spain closer to needing a bailout that would strain

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday that Syrians should choose their own next government, marking a subtle shift for both the United States and Russia as they confront the prospect that Russia's main ally in the Mideast could slide into civil...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next U.S. ambassador to Iraq withdrew his name on Monday after Republican lawmakers questioned his suitability following revelations that he had engaged in an extramarital affair with a journalist who later became his wife. Brett McGurk, a long-time Iraq...

As Canada comes under UN criticism once again – this time for Quebec’s new law on demonstrations – some legal experts here are wondering whether it’s time Canada reconsiders its membership to the 193-nation international body.

U.S. President Barack Obama says tensions with Russia can be worked out following talks with the Russian president spanning a range of topics, including Syria, Iran and trade. During a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Mexico Monday, Obama said he and President Vladimir Putin agree...

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Hundreds of medical professionals are protesting government cuts to the interim federal health program, which provides extended health-care benefits to refugees.

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Egypt is awaiting the June 21 expected official result of the weekend's runoff presidential election between Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq, prime minister under former president Hosni Mubarak.

LOS CABOS, Mexico — President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Monday that Syrians should choose their own next government, marking a subtle shift for both the United States and Russia as they confront the prospect that Russia’s main ally in the Mideast could slide into civil war.

While it will likely continue to be intensely critical of Israel over the Palestinian issue, the Muslim Brotherhood could turn out to be a de facto ally in other areas.

As the ebbs and flows of diplomacy with Iran once more fixate official Washington, a subtle shift is emerging in the Islamic Republic's nuclear calculus.

Former U.S. assistant attorney general Joel Klein is relinquishing his role as head of News Corp.'s internal probe into phone hacking at its British newspaper unit. He is surrendering the duties to Gerson Zweifach, a...

Ethiopia has passed a draconian new law criminalizing the use of Voice over Internet Protocol services such as Skype or Google Talk. People who violate the ban will find themselves facing 10-to-15 years in prison. The government has cited national security as a reason.

(06-18) 12:52 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- The price of oil fell Monday as investors' worries about Europe shifted to Spain. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell by 76 cents to end the day at $83.27 per barrel. Brent crude,...

The US has spent months disparaging Russia for blocking strong UN action against Syria and standing by President Bashar Assad as his forces lay waste to rebellious cities.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned an Iranian dissident group on Monday to follow through on plans to close a base in Iraq founded under Saddam Hussein, saying it was "gravely mistaken" to believe there was any other option. The State Department urged the group, the Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK),...

Governments around the world spend billions of dollars each year to keep the price of fossil fuels low at home, burdening state finances and encouraging wasteful consumption.

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As the G20 prepares to meet in Mexico, all eyes are on China. But the world's second-largest economy is shying away from the international responsibility it is being asked to shoulder.

Saudi Arabia kept power within the surviving, aging sons of the kingdom's founding patriarch Monday by naming Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdul-Aziz as the new heir to the throne in a country both battling and embracing the upheavals across the Middle East.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - As Brazil welcomes nearly 120 heads of state and government for a summit on global development this week, the mood could not be more different than it was two decades ago, when global leaders gathered here for the landmark Earth Summit. Related Stories Last chance...

Athens (dpa) - Greece‘s Socialist PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos, whose party came in third place in weekend elections, said government-building negotiations must be completed by Tuesday."The country must have a government by tomorrow ... Greece needs to send a message of stability overseas," said Venizelos, following coalition-building talks with...

Frankfurt (dpa) - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros on Monday at 1555 GMT. In brackets the index/price movement against previous quotation:DAX 6,248.20 (+ 18.79) MDAX 10,089.15 (+ 43.04)Adidas 57.84 (- 0.06) Allianz 73.88 (- 0.82) BASF 56.10 (+ 0.

U.S. authorities are leading the charge as governments around the world pepper Google with more demands to remove online content and turn over information about people using its Internet search engine, ...

A multinational investigation into bomb plots targeting Israeli diplomats earlier this year has produced the clearest evidence yet that Iran was involved.

MORE refugees are on the move around the world than at any time in more than a decade.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is criticizing Quebec's Bill 78, a new law that imposes strict limits on student protests.

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Commodity prices posted a brief rally on Monday after a pro-austerity party got the most votes in Greece's weekend elections, but the market's upswing fizzled almost as soon as it began, confounding traders who might have expected developments to lift risky assets for at least a few of sessions.

Guif-based carrier also says passenger numbers are up 19% in first five months of year

TEHRAN, June 18 (MNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that the sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic cannot make the country give up its inalienable rights.

It’s been about Greeks and Euros for the superfan

MOSCOW -- Negotiations between major powers and Iran on the country's disputed nuclear program are taking place "in an atmosphere that is not positive".

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In light of recent revelations of Russian-made attack helicopters being shipped to Syria to fight dissidents, The Weekly Standard's Thomas Donnelly says President Obama's aversion to military action upsets the balance of power in the region.

Time is running out for a diplomatic solution to Western concerns about Iran's nuclear program, Israeli President Shimon Peres said Monday in an interview with CNN.

Disgraced Republican president Richard Nixon believed in appointing his own cronies to investigate his excesses. Now Fox New's prize pundit claims he can see Nixon's shadow in President Barack Obama's latest moves.