News Archive - 26 September 2012

>"Insurgents in the Syrian capital Damascus have attacked Press TV staff and killed one of our reporters," anchor Bardia Honardar said on air.Maya Naser, 33, Press TV's correspondent in Damascus, died after being shot in the neck by a sniper, and Damascus bureau chief Hussein Murtada received a gunshot...

>(Reuters) - Some U.S. Bancorp and PNC Financial Services customers were having trouble accessing the banks' websites on Wednesday, as U.S. financial institutions appear to be threatened by another round of cyber attacks. Wells Fargo & Co also faced lingering problems with its website after customers had intermittent...

>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran's president said on Wednesday his country was under constant threat of military action from "uncivilized Zionists" and called for a new world order not dominated by Western powers in the service of "the devil." In his eighth and likely final address to the U.

NEW YORK (AP) -- After an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was his turn to choose the topic -- his "new order" which will inevitably replace the current era of what he called U.S.

>* Criticised over initial response to Fukushima disaster* Diplomats expect new term for veteran Japanese diplomatVIENNA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - United Nations nuclear agency chief Yukiya Amano, a key figure in international diplomacy over Iran's disputed nuclear activity, will seek a new four-year term next year, the Vienna-based organisation said...

>BEIRUT, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Two loud explosions targeted one of Syria's top military command buildings in the capital Damascus on Wednesday, engulfing the building in flames, residents and state-television said. They said the explosions struck the General Staff Command Building (Hay'at al Arkan) in the Umayad Square in central...

Ohio officials want to study the use of psychiatric drugs prescribed to foster children and other kids on Medicaid. More >>

Ohio officials want to study the use of psychiatric drugs prescribed to foster children and other kids on Medicaid. More >>

Ohio officials want to study the use of psychiatric drugs prescribed to foster children and other kids on Medicaid. More >>

Ohio officials want to study the use of psychiatric drugs prescribed to foster children and other kids on Medicaid. More >>

Iran’s president made no overt calls for Israel’s destruction and omitted any mention of his nation’s disputed nuclear program during a United Nations speech that instead offered his vision of a spiritual world.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An actress who said she was duped into appearing in an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world took her legal bid to federal court on Wednesday in a renewed effort to force it off YouTube. Related Stories U.N. members divided over...

NOR Umardi Rosdi registered his first ever UCI Asia Tour victory in dramatic fashion in Stage One of the Tour de Brunei from Muara to Bandar Seri Begawan yesterday.

The first ever trilateral dialogue between India, Afghanistan and the United States made good progress on economic side in particular towards strengthening Afghan economy and regional integration, a senior US official said.

An expert on the Caucasus Institute of SN Mihail Aleksandrov. Illustration: newsarmenia.ru For the first time in many years there has been a sharp polarization of the international community regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh elections: West consolidated condemned elections in the breakaway Republic, but Russia supports the ongoing democratic processes and...

>* Delivers ironic critique of Obama's U.N. speech* Says Libyan leader Gaddafi died in 'brutal hunt'By Arshad MohammedUNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as that of U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher...

>FUNDAMENTALS* NYMEX crude for November delivery was up 35 cents at $90.33 a barrel by 0039 GMT, after settling down $1.39 at $89.98 on Wednesday, its lowest settlement since Aug. 2, amid concerns about global economic growth. The contract fell as low as $88.95 on Wednesday,...

>* Asian shares, euro, gold capped by Spain, Greece debt jitters* Iran capable of neutralizing efforts to sabotage nuclear facilities -AhmadinejadBy Manash GoswamiSINGAPORE, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Brent futures held steady above $110 on Thursday on renewed worries of supply disruptions from the Middle East, while an escalating euro zone...

>Crude importers can seek customs clearance within three months of a cargo's arrival or apply to have the load categorised as "import for storage" and held for up to two years before being cleared.The industry instead takes trade ministry data due out on Friday as a benchmark because it...

But They Shouldn't Be Rewarded for Failure Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu recently withdrew from a conference because former Prime Minister Blair was also a speaker (and, unlike Tutu, receiving a lucrative fee). Citing the suffering caused by the Second Iraq War, Tutu called for the prosecution of Blair,...

For a mystic like ancient Sufi poet and philosopher Jalal al-din Rumi, the progression toward "nothingness" -- known in Persian as "heech" -- is spiritual. No matter what one's external circumstances may be, self-awareness is an art to be realized personally, deep within oneself. "Since you are more than...

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. His speech came at a time when Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging the United States to join it in drawing clear lines that Iran's nuclear program can't cross.

Melissa Block speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a Middle East expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They discuss Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's final speech at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday and what the future holds for him. Ahmadinejad's second term as president ends next year.

China is still opposed to sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked protests Wednesday with his final address to the United Nations.

A hapless Iranian diplomat found himself surrounded by a mob of his angry countrymen who were protesting Tehran's rogue regime outside the United Nations and had to ask New York cops to save him, FoxNews.com has learned.

CNN's GUT CHECK | for September 26, 2012 | 5 p.m. - n. a pause to assess the state, progress or condition of the political news cycle DEVELOPING: ALL EYES ON OHIO… Polls show Mitt Romney trailing President Barack Obama in just about every one of the swing states...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan took the Romney-Ryan campaign to Ft. Collins, Colo. for a town hall meeting today, where he said President Obama has a made “a string of broken promises” on the economy and foreign policy. Asked whether...

After a vehicle collides with a train in Fayetteville, some folks are concerned about the safety at that spot.

>Speaking about possible sabotage of its nuclear facilities, Ahmadinejad told reporters through an interpreter that Iran was "capable of avoiding and neutralizing these efforts."At a news conference in which he spoke through an interpreter, Ahmadinejad also said: "We are ready for a dialogue (with the United States) and a...

Is it a fraud? Scholars question authenticity of Harvard's 'Jesus' Wife' papyrus More >>

During his speech to the United Nations this morning, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke about the second coming of Jesus Christ, which would bring about a “bright future for mankind” and bless humanity with a “Spring” that had already begun.

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has slammed the current global politics as discriminatory, based on inequality, and characterized by unilateralism and double-standards.

Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he has a vision of a new world order that would be absent of the "hegemony of arrogance."

Iran’s foreign ministry issued a statement cautioning that the Canadian government had 'provided the atmosphere for anti-Iranian groups and lobbies'

AS Harry Potter: The Exhibition in Singapore is about to disapparate, it might seem that the island republic will be losing its greatest recent cultural treasure. It will certainly be losing a lot of TM (trademark) symbols — the first paragraph of the exhibition website contains no less than three.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stuck to largely spiritual and moral themes, rather than giving his annual broadside, lambasting Israel and international efforts to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program.

United Nations General Assembly delegates protest Iran's anti-Israel stand.

From Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Ukraine's Viktor Yanukovych, a host of leaders are addressing the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Day two of the United Nations General Debate offered the prospect of contentious discourse, particularly from the Iranian president, who is scheduled to stand in front of the assembly's iconic green marble podium Wednesday. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expe...

ZENICA, Bosnia (Reuters) - A Bosnian man who was banned from running in next month's local elections for using pornographic images on the Internet as part of his campaign says he will fight to be reinstated and get a chance to turn his town into "Hollywood".

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday, a day after strong condemnation of Iran 's nuclear ambitions from President Obama and ongoing warnings from Israel 's President Benjamin Netanyahu . As the fourth installment of our One Minute Debate series for election 2012, three writers give their...

Day two of the United Nations General Debate offered the prospect of contentious discourse, particularly from the Iranian president, who is scheduled to stand in front of the assembly's iconic green marble podium Wednesday. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expe...

Canada’s delegation walked out of the United Nations General Assembly Wednesday morning as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began his speech to the world body.

A student apparently committed suicide before school started Wednesday morning at an Oklahoma junior high school, police said.

A spokesman for Egypt's president says there is currently no need to amend the peace treaty with Israel, despite calls in Cairo to amend the 1979 accord to allow the country to beef up its presence in the Sinai Peninsula...

The presidents of Brazil and Argentina, both women, woke up any drowsy General Assembly delegate, passionately arguing their country's policy from economics to Syria to Cuba to Iran. But President Obama grabbed the attention, not because he broke new ground but because he is... well... Obama, who knows how...

Rabbi Sally Olins of Temple Isaiah greets Dr. Basil Bernstein, a partime resident of Palm Springs before the Yom Kippur service at Temple Isaiah Tuesday, September 25, 2012 in Palm Springs.

Tehran, Sep 26 (IANS) India take on China in their last Group D match Thursday and, as things stand at the moment, a win will take India to four points and a possible spot in the last eight of the U-16 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championship.

Ohio officials want to study the use of psychiatric drugs prescribed to foster children and other kids on Medicaid. More >>

THURSDAY, Sept. 27

Pakistan continued to rake up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations with President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) here expressing his country's support for the self-determination of the region.

In his first appearance before the United Nations as President of France, François Hollande Tuesday called on the world body to immediately give the Syrian people all the support they ask for in their fight against President Bashar al-Assad.

Critics and audiences at San Sebastian applauded Ben Affleck’s “Argo,” screening in the 60th San Sebastian International Film Festival’s Official competition, The Hollywood Reporter said. At the screening, the packed Kursaal auditorium erupted in applause at pivotal moments throughout the film — unusual at Spain’s A-list festival. Affleck, accompanied by...

Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, is buying and selling Iranian fuel oil, undermining Western efforts to choke the flow of petrodollars to Tehran and put pressure on Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.

>* President revels in challenges with US media* Tenure leaves international relations damaged and economy tankingBy Marcus GeorgeDUBAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - He is loathed in the West and weakened at home, but Iran's outspoken president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seems intent on raising hackles one more time during his last official...

>* But heavy-water reactor under construction also a concern* Iran says it will produce medical isotopes* Spent fuel could also yield plutonium if reprocessedBy Fredrik DahlVIENNA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iran appears to be making headway in building a research reactor that could yield potential nuclear weapon material, adding to...

Sept. 19 marked the exciting launch of a new initiative, HCC-ASPIRE, Asian Scholarship Program Inspiring Results & Excellence.

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's ruling party put plans to try to re-instate defamation as a crime punishable by jail on hold on Wednesday after politicians and media slammed the Soviet-era law as another curb on the free press ahead of a parliamentary election next month. Related Stories South Africa ANC...

AMRI Yahyah continued his superb scoring form in the Malaysia Cup with a goal as 10-man Selangor capped a fine performance to overcome Johor FC 3-1 in a quarter-final first leg match at Pasir Gudang Stadium yesterday.

DUBAI (Reuters) - The daughter of an imprisoned Bahraini activist was jailed for two months on Wednesday for tearing up a picture of the Gulf Arab state's king, her lawyer said. Related Stories South Africa ANC rebel Malema charged with money-laundering Iran condemns U.S. removal of MEK group from...

Business leaders meeting in Ottawa dismiss fears of Chinese resource takeover and concerns about cyber-security threats.

Egypt's Mohammed Morsi makes his international debut at the UN today fully aware that many observers — and not just Westerners — are wary of the new face leading one of the Arab world's most influential nations.

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