News Archive - 19 October 2012

>The bomber set off his explosive belt a few hundred meters (yards) outside the Imam Hossein mosque in the city of Chabahar, killing a member of the Basij militia and injuring another, Fars news agency reported."Eyewitnesses said the attacker was trying to get inside the mosque but he was...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cyberspace is the battlefield of the future, with attackers already going after banks and other financial institutions and developing the ability to strike U.S. power grids and government systems, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Friday. "We confront a whole new threat of warfare in (cyberspace). ...

>* Iranian minister to visit Beirut* Sunnis protest, burn tyres across countryBy Oliver Holmes and Mariam KarounyBEIRUT, Oct 20 (Reuters) - A prominent Lebanese intelligence official opposed to President Bashar al-Assad was killed in a huge car bomb in Beirut in another sign that Syria's civil war is dragging its...

>The State Department said it supports Brahimi's call for a ceasefire "so that the Syrian people may observe the religious holiday in peace and security.""We urge the Syrian government to stop all military operations and call on opposition forces to follow suit," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in...

>By Marwan MakdessiDAMASCUS Oct 19 (Reuters) - International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi will meet Syrian officials in the capital Damascus over the next few days in the hope of a securing a brief ceasefire in the war between President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebel forces.Brahimi arrived in the city on...

>* Leaders says Iran action can end sanctions* Bloc increased economic sanctions this weekBRUSSELS, Oct 19 (Reuters) - The European Union will further tighten economic sanctions if Iran does not curb its nuclear activities, EU leaders said on Friday, urging Tehran to engage in "meaningful" negotiations.Europe imposed new sanctions...

Fifty years ago this week, the world stood at the brink of a cataclysmic war. As the Cuban Missile Crisis grew more dangerous every day, President John F. Kennedy and his advisers directed quiet military and diplomatic efforts to avoid a disaster. Importantly, Congress allowed the president to do...

>ANKARA (Reuters) - Unidentified saboteurs have blown up a pipeline in eastern Turkey carrying Iranian natural gas, halting the flow of gas and wounding 28 soldiers in a passing military vehicle, Turkish officials said on Friday. The overnight attack, less than a week after gas flow was restarted following a...

Apple CEO Tim Cook, center left, visits a Foxconn iPhone factor in Zhengzhou, China, in March. / AP FILE Americans have a love-hate relationship with products made in China. They love the cheaper prices on electronics, apparel and other consumer goods.

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Paul Sadler both have strengths as candidates for U.S. Senator, but we believe Cruz would be the better replacement for Kay Bailey Hutchinson as a voice for Texas and a worker to fix problems in Washington.

Saad Hariri tells CNN that Syria’s President Bashar Assad was behind the recent car bombing in Beirut that claimed the life of police Information Branch chief Brig. Gen. Wissam Hasan.

This is a selection of stories, classified ads and commercial ads from the Celina Record first published Thursday, September 27, 1962.

In the 2008 fierce Democratic primary, Sen. Hillary Clinton railed against her opponent by stating he was not prepared to take a phone call at 3 a.m. — as somewhere a challenge would mount, and she wanted primary voters to understand that the inexperienced senator from Chicago was not...

WASHINGTON: Apparently buoyed by its high strike rate on terror, the US spy agency CIA is seeking to expand its drone fleet to sustain the lethal campaigns in Pakistan, Yemen and emerging al-Qaeda threats in North Africa.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Bus overturns in southwest Iran, killing 21 students, state radio says.

Iran's state radio says a passenger bus full of students has overturned in southwestern Iran due to high speed, killing 21.

Iran’s Ambassador to Rome Mohammad Hosseini says peace will be established in Syria only by putting an end to violence and the shipment of weapons as well as preparing the ground for the resumption of national dialogue in the Arab country.

It's the one and only debate for Indiana's 3rd Congressional District between the incumbent, Republican Marlin Stutzman, and his Democratic challenger Kevin Boyd.

Oil futures fell Friday to finish the week with a 2% loss, weighed down by strength in the U.S. dollar even as traders continued to fret about the closure of the Keystone pipeline, MarketWatch

Taghi Farvar who promotes ecological farming among nomads in Iran has unusual wish of his country be subjected to more international sanctions, if only to enable it to attain food sovereignty.

Since the Delhi International Arts Festival made its debut in December 2007, this multi-art multi-venue annual gala, conceived and organised by the Prasiddha Foundation, has become one of the most...

After a brief interlude of humour, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney returned to the crucial business of the election now barely a fortnight away, campaigning in battleground states and preparing for their third and final debate on Monday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct 20 (Bernama) -- After decresing its crude supplies from Iran this year, India has now stated that it will maintain the current shipment of oil supplies from west-Asian nation, according to Azerbaijan's Trend news agency.

The Obama administration is drafting an order that looks to blunt attacks on U.S. computer networks.

Iran's middle class is feeling the bite of economic sanctions imposed by Western governments to slow the country's nuclear weapons program. Yet despite signs of growing discontent with the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the middle class seems to be sitting on the sidelines.

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh Friday denied allegations that he violated land laws to enable his brother-in-law to sell land to realty major DLF for an ultra-luxury housing project in the state as the BJP sharpened its attack on the Congress leader who is spearheading its poll effort.

Police win OK to make pilot program permanent

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, to the analysis of Shields and Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks. So, David, three days after the second debate, how does it look? DAVID BROOKS: Well, at the start of the...

Wolf Richter   www.testosteronepit.com    www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter It was a blatant act of fear mongering just before the EU Summit: if Greece were allowed to default and exit the Eurozone, it could trigger the exits of Portugal, Spain, and Italy, which, in a worst-case scenario, could cost the...

MANILA, Philippines - Four career officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) were promoted yesterday by President Aquino to become the country’s ambassadors to various diplomatic posts abroad.

Brainerd Area Art Club The Brainerd Area Art Club will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Franklin Art Center.

Both President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney say they have the answer to making the United States more energy independent — but their policies are unlikely to do much to reduce gasoline prices.

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." Practically from the day he splashed onto the scene eight years ago, Barack Obama has been derided as a "socialist."

Talking about the changes to MP pensions, Ted Opitz's trip to Ukraine, and the allegations against Joe Fontana

A young manager comes in to succeed a man regarded as an icon at the club. The summer sees a huge turnover in staff. The style of football is radically overhauled but the season starts badly and, although the fans appreciate the passing game, only one of the first nine...

TURKISH FOREIGN minister Ahmet Davutoglu has reiterated his call for direct western humanitarian intervention in Syria.

EU LEADERS have described the crisis in Mali, where Islamists have seized control of much of the north of the country, as an “immediate threat” to Europe and threatened to impose sanctions on the armed militia there.

October 23 is the 29th anniversary of the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, by Lebanese terrorists directed and controlled by Iran. The attack killed 241 American servicemen (220 Marines, 16 Navy personnel, and 3 Army soldiers).

Working as a trader on the New York Stock Exchange for 48 years, Art Cashin has seen it all. It is one day in October 1987, however, that he will never forget.

BEIRUT: A prominent Lebanese intelligence official opposed to President Bashar Assad was killed in a huge car bomb in Beirut in another sign that Syria’s civil war is dragging its volatile neighbor into the conflict.

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CWmike writes "Eugene Kaspersky, the $800-million Russian cybersecurity tycoon, is, by his own account, out to 'save the world' with an exploit-proof operating system. Given the recent declarations from U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and others that the nation is facing a 'digital Pearl Harbor' or 'digital 9/11'...

BRUSSELS: EU leaders yesterday agreed to bring banks under bloc-wide supervision next year, but failed to pin down an exact date – dashing hopes of a quick move towards a full banking union.

The Israeli parliament (Knesset) officially set a date for general elections: January 22nd. Prime Minister Netanyahu's right wing bloc enjoys a wide lead in opinion polls and is expected to stay in his position.

The current issue of The Economist again, as it has in the past, urges the United States to get over its war-weariness and intercede in Syria's horrendous civil war. Other than the fact that war-weariness isn't something you get over like a cold, there remain reasons for staying out...

Print guys on video: John Geddes, Aaron Wherry and Michael Petrou review the week

TRUTH BE TOLD, no matter who supports or opposes any ballot proposal, at the end of the day the majority of the people who vote will rule. And, if memory serves, is that not the definition of democracy?

Oil in positive territory to start the US trading session

The Dutch government wants to give law enforcement authorities the power to hack into computers, including those located in other countries, for the purpose of discovering and gathering evidence during cybercrime investigations.

In this 1984 file photo, Muhammad Ali is shown. Ali has pleaded with the government of Iran to release two American hikers arrested in 2009 and charged with spying.

(CNN) - The Tampa Bay Times, Florida's largest newspaper, announced on Friday it was again endorsing President Barack Obama, saying he is stronger than Romney on a range of economic, foreign policy, and social issues. But the paper said it "would like the president to present a sharper vision for...

At my mother’s funeral in our little Methodist church, I remember looking over and seeing one of her dear friends, a kind, funny, and generous Jewish lady. In one of those odd, random thoughts you have in those kinds of circumstances, I remember thinking how nice it was for her...

Collaboration could cut the cost of attack mitigation between similar companies, suggests a Homeland Security official

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday accused the government of dragging its feet on the coal allocation controversy and said it was not cancelling all the blocks which have delayed production or ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new White House executive order would direct U.S. spy agencies to share the latest intelligence about cyberthreats with companies operating electric grids, water plants, railroads and other vital industries to help protect them from electronic attacks, according to a copy obtained by The Associated Press.

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online HSBC said Friday that a number of its websites worldwide had been hit by a large-scale cyber attack, AFP reported . “On 18 October 2012 HSBC servers came under a denial of service attack which affected a number of HSBC websites around...

Nowhere has Mitt Romney’s pursuit of the presidency been more warmly welcomed or closely followed than here in Utah. The Republican nominee’s political and religious pedigrees, his adeptly bipartisan governorship of a Democratic state, and his head for business and the bottom line all inspire admiration and hope in our...

WASHINGTON: The US public's views on China and Iran have hardened in the run-up to November 6 elections, according to a poll released Friday that found sharp partisan gaps over issues including support for Israel.

LONDON (AP) — The British Broadcasting Corp. says someone is deliberately disrupting its broadcasts in the Middle East and Europe — interference that follows previous accusations that Iran has attempted to jam the broadcaster’s transmissions. read more

WASHINGTON — The United States has posted a reward for Al Qaida financiers. The State Department has offered up to $12 million for two Al Qaida financiers aided by Gulf Arabs and believed located in Iran. The targets were identified as Muhsin Al Fadhli and his deputy, Adel Radi Saqr...

QATIF, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Human rights activists in Saudi Arabia are rejecting government claims Shiite demonstrators are tools of Iran and Hezbollah.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (AP) - Armed with a clip board and wearing bright yellow waders, Rima Jabado looked the part of a government inspector at the Dubai fish market as workers sawed the fins off hundreds of dead sharks from Oman and bagged them for export to Asian restaurants.

After spike, gasoline prices appear headed downward STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES Published Oct 19, 2012 08:42AM MDT Although falling gasoline prices in Utah are not keeping pace with the decline nationally, they are down 8 cents in the past month and could drop a little more by early November and...

Nowhere has Mitt Romney’s pursuit of the presidency been more warmly welcomed or closely followed than here in Utah. The Republican nominee’s political and religious pedigrees, his adeptly bipartisan governorship of a Democratic state, and his head for business and the bottom line all inspire admiration and hope in our...

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Just one more debate. On Monday night, October 22, Bob Schieffer, President Obama, and Governor Romney will treat 60+ million Americans to a discussion on American foreign policy. The candidates are going to share their visions for managing the most complex global environment in U.S. history. So far,...

Until recently, observers reasoned that the likelihood of Iran closing the strait would be slim because Hormuz is the only route for Iran's oil exports, and the main route for its food imports. This calculus, however, appears tottery and uncertain today, as Iran's oil export plummets, clearing its oil money...

Growing up in the Iranian home of two educators provided Elahe Amani plenty of opportunities to learn she could be anything she wanted to be - and education would be the key. -Pamela McLaren, CSU, Fullerton

With over 75 speakers in attendance from as far as Australia, Germany, the UK, Canada, Israel, Holland, Italy, Norway, and all across the US, an artshow, a film series, workshops and roundtables, and 10 panels, The 5th IAAB Conference was a huge success.

Dr. Abotaleb Saremi, in an interview with the Mehr News Agency, said that the cost of infertility based on in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment is much cheaper in Iran than in the U.S. and Europe, therefore patients from these countries tend to choose Iran for treatment.

The U.S. continues to experience a very marked slowdown in the growth of health-care costs, despite some widely misinterpreted new reports.

Paradise - Polour: Polour is a village in the province of Tehran, Iran. The village is also a starting point for an excursion to the Damavand Mountain. -Ahmad Nadalian

How Much Health-Care Spending Is Wasted? Lots. Last week, two important reports underscored the potential for improving the value of health care in the U.S.

The long-fought battle for a spot on the UN Security Council will carry for Australia both diplomatic opportunities and pitfalls, write Paul McGeough in New York and Daniel Flitton.

BEEF exports from India could leave Australia struggling to snare a decent share of burgeoning new markets on our doorstep.

Violence is a daily occurrence in Nigeria, and the oil industry in the Niger Delta hasn’t been spared either. Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and has the ninth largest proven natural gas reserves in the world.

Is Iran blocking international news television from being broadcast in the Middle East and Europe? At least one news channel is claiming that it is, with others condemning the jamming efforts of some unknown body.

HIS favourite group is the Bee Gees, he has the New York Post tabloid delivered to his jail cell in Manhattan each day and he reminisces about times of fast women, faster cars and tipping bartenders $30 during nights on the town in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Iraq removes central bank head in corruption probe Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:49 a.m., Tuesday, October 16, 2012 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq abruptly removed the longtime governor of the country's central bank Tuesday...

EXCLUSIVE Spies gave secret edge to stunning Security Council victory.

News that should warm the heart of any supporter of native rights and critic of Stephen Harper -- that native activists will finally get a voice at OPEC (however weak) -- has been greeted by the silence of the liberal lambs. Where are voices of reason?

ANKARA, Turkey, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- An official from an eastern Turkish province said Friday at least 28 soldiers were injured in an attack on a natural gas pipeline from Iran.

Ali Rowghani got a voice mail on his mobile phone from Steve Jobs on a Saturday in early 2010. The Apple co-founder wanted to keep Rowghani, then chief financial officer at Walt Disney Co.'s Pixar, from leaving to become finance chief at Twitter.

There is a big problem with the United Nations.

A new prototype for medicated chewing gum has been developed for motion sickness that may offer many advantages over conventional oral solid dosage forms. About 33 percent of people are susceptible to motion sickness in mild circumstances and 66 percent are affected in more severe conditions.

KABUL (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed at least 19 people, mostly women and children, who were on their way to a wedding in Afghanistan's north on Friday, local police officials said. Related Stories Bomb attack kills Bahraini policeman - interior ministry Blast halts Iran gas flow to Turkey, 28...

When Iran beat favourite South Korea this week in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, it was not the only battle being fought in Tehran’s Azadi stadium. So was the fight for the right of women to attend soccer matches in the Islamic Republic.

The Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister for Arab and African affairs has underlined the need for an immediate ceasefire in Syria as a major step toward the restoration of peace in the country.

>* Canada to U.S. Keystone oil pipeline shutdown* Coming Up: U.S. CFTC commitment of traders data at 1930 GMT (Adds fresh quotes, updates prices)By Claire MilhenchLONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices edged up towards $113 a barrel on Friday, but analysts and traders said a downside shift...

BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian warplanes hammered a strategic city captured by rebels, leaving behind scenes of carnage captured Thursday on amateur videos that showed a man holding up two child-sized legs not connected to a body and another carrying a

19 October 2012 - The first-ever Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Summit was held in Kuwait from October 16 to 17. The Philippine Delegation led by Congressman Al Francis C. Bichara, Chair of the House Committee on Foreign Relations, included Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for International Economic Relations Laura Q. Del Rosario,...

Turkey's foreign minister has joined an appeal for a cease-fire to stop the bloodshed in Syria during a Muslim holiday.