News Archive - 26 October 2012

>LONDON Oct 26 (Reuters) - Britain said on Friday it was opposed to a military strike on Iran "at this moment" over its disputed nuclear programme, arguing sanctions were having an effect and diplomacy should be given time.The comments followed a report by Britain's Guardian newspaper which said Britain...

>LONDON (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch/Shell (RDSa.L) is seeking to work around international sanctions by repaying a $1.4 billion oil debt to Iran with a grain barter deal via U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill CARG.UL, industry sources said. Shell wants to repay a debt that is...

>* Russian group Pussy Riot were shortlisted for prize* Prize, launched in 1988, awarded by European ParliamentBy Claire DavenportBRUSSELS, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The European Union's prize for human rights and freedom of thought was awarded to two Iranians on Friday, a lawyer and a filmmaker who have both been...

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>LONDON (Reuters) - Using shadowy middle men, multiple bank accounts and a fleet of ghost ships, Iran's coal trade is quietly booming as the Islamic Republic tries to sidestep Western sanctions and prevent its industrial economy from crashing. Tougher measures imposed by the European Union and the United States have...

Amir Ahmadinejad, older brother of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been elected as honorary chairman of the Asian Vovinam Federation for 2012-16.

In an interview with Rediff.com's Priyanka, Pracha says that he is gearing for the upcoming arguments in the case.

London, Oct. 27 (ANI): The UK Government has reiterated its current opposition to taking any military action against Iran, following the disclosure that Britain has rebuffed US requests to use UK military bases to support the buildup of forces in the Gulf.

"L'etat, c'est moi." - Louis XIV "This nation. Me." - ...

For Kuwait's embattled rulers, clashes earlier this week with anti-government protesters were more than just a sign tensions may be mounting. The crowds themselves showed the widening nature of the Gulf nation's political crisis: Stirrings of a rare alliance of convenience between liberals and Islamists against Kuwait's Western-backed leadership.

With each candidate winning one debate so far, president to tout death of Bin Laden as rival tries to score points on Benghazi Barack Obama is almost certain to tout the ending of the war in Iraq and the timetable for the withdrawal from Afghanistan in tonight's third and final...

on November 25 the message about the readiness of the State Corporation, owning 40% CNMC gold deposit “Pakrut”, to become a strategic partner of Tajikistan and significantly expand its presence in the Republic.

As voters in the United States prepare to cast ballots in the presidential election on November 6, people around the globe wonder how the outcome could shape the world. The presidential candidates offered similar visions of the U.S. role in global affairs during their final debate. "America remains the...

(WFRV) -- Tommy Thompson and Tammy Baldwin faced off Friday night in their third and final debate in Milwaukee. Topics like 9/11 and Iran brought about some of the most heated debating of the night.

If Republicans had selected qualified, reasonable Jon Huntsman, my vote wouldn't change, but I could cope. Mitt Romney's ugly ambition and rude, imperious CEO style disgusts me.

A lecture on how U.S. foreign policy impacts immigration from Latin America highlighted the second installment of a Latino-focused series presented Friday night by the Historical Society of Berks County.

"L'etat, c'est moi." - Louis XIV "This nation. Me." - Barack Obama, third presidential debate OK, OK. I'll give you the context. Obama was talking about "when Tunisians began to protest, this nation, me, my administration, stood with them." Still.

Millions of Americans seem to believe they can get rich like Romney if only the government would get out of the way.

Meat Loaf endorses Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, gives passionate performance at Ohio rally.

It is being hailed as a miracle in a conflict that has seen endless misery.

India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna resigned Friday just ahead of what is expected to be a substantial cabinet reshuffle Sunday, paving the way for a new and perhaps younger foreign minister at a challenging time for the nation's foreign policy and international relations.

Democrat Tammy Baldwin and Republican Tommy Thompson are defending their records in their third and final debate before the election for the Wisconsin's open U.S. Senate seat.

Pyongyang, October 26 (KCNA) -- Foreign media reported on October 20 and 21 the answer given by a spokesman for the Policy Department of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK to the question put by KCNA accusing traitor Lee Myung Bak of appearing on Yonphyong Island all of a...

Discussions have taken place between British and American officials over the use of UK bases in the event of military action against Iran, Downing Street has indicated.

The two met in their third and final debate Friday night.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin has offered a firm defense of her votes opposing sanctions on Iran. But does it fit with the facts? Not really.

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch/Shell is seeking to work around international sanctions by repaying a $1.4 billion oil debt to Iran with a grain barter deal via U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill, industry sources said.

A powerful car bomb exploded in Damascus on Friday (loacl time) and forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad clashed with rebels across Syria as a truce intended to mark a Muslim religious holiday unravelled and activists reported at least 70 deaths.

Binyamin Netanyahu’s election deal with far-right Yisrael Beiteinu tracks the public mood, writesMARK WEISSin Jerusalem

Since Hollande assumed power, the tight relationship between France and Germany has faded.

Keith Boudreau of Plainfield joined the U.S. Army at 18 as a way to “explore the world.”

“Did you all watch the debate? I have to admit, I was one of those undecideds. I couldn’t decide whether to watch the baseball game or the football game.”

America is in the last ten days of an exceptionally tight and nasty presidential contest, in which the ideological divide between the candidates is starker than in any other such contest in recent history.

AUSTIN -- As the first Republican Speaker of the U.S. House in 40 years, Newt Gingrich led a Republican House under Democratic President Bill Clinton. Despite heated disagreement which led to a temporary government shutdown, the president and legislature nevertheless managed to cut taxes, pass sweeping welfare reform and...

America the Exceptional. We Americans take pride in the idea and the reality of America as the exceptional nation, though that exceptionalism is variously defined. The left defines it in terms of our democratic and humanist ideals and the responsibility to set a good example in the world (thus...

AMES, Iowa — Seizing on fresh evidence of economic sluggishness, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Friday that President Barack Obama inherited a bad situation when he took office and then “made the problem worse.” Obama looked ahead to the second term he’s hoping to win.

India's starchy foreign office is loosening its laces. Quietly, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) has been declassifying official documents that have been held under wraps for the past 65 years, signaling a welcome change in an otherwise possessive mindset.

In a recent speech to business leaders, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed for the first time how a virus wiped data from more than 30,000 oil company computers in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

By stoking conflict in Lebanon and elsewhere Assad is raising the price neighbouring countries must pay for his overthrow The assassination of the Lebanese intelligence chief, General Wissam al-Hassan, has stoked fears that the Syrian regime, with its back to the wall, is deliberately trying to "internationalise" the civil war...

Asking ourselves whether we're better off than four years ago, we must answer yes. When President Barack Obama took office, the economy was in a free fall, the nation remained involved in two wars, health care reform was merely an idea and Osama bin Laden was alive.

LONDON (Reuters) - Lakhdar Brahimi's holiday truce may have saved Syrian lives on Friday, as government troops and rebels drew breath on several fronts - though dozens still shed blood on Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice. The U.N. envoy, discreetly downbeat since he succeeded a disillusioned Kofi...

The tendency towards isolationism and seclusion among the majority of the American people has entrenched the doctrine of Democratic President Barack Obama, based on avoiding an effective role of active leadership, on adopting isolationism as a basis for foreign policy, and on making use of sanctions as a means...

Today's 'Id al-Adha holiday--the "festival of the sacrifice"-- is perhaps the most dangerous day in the Muslim world to be a lamb. The Chinese translate it as "festival of livestock slaughter," and it is observed with ritual feasts on freshly slaughtered meat. In Syria, where it is people who...

>MINA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque called on Arabs and Muslims on Friday to take "practical and urgent" steps to stop bloodshed in Syria that has killed some 30,000 people, and urged world states to assume their moral responsibility towards the conflict. Muslims from around...

>The comments followed a report by Britain's Guardian newspaper which said Britain had rebuffed U.S. plans to use its bases to support the build-up of troops in the Gulf, due to legal advice warning that a pre-emptive strike would be illegal.The legal advice says Iran currently does not...

Britain is involved in military contingency planning with the United States over Iran and other potential flashpoints in the Middle East, officials said Friday — but they insisted the talks are not a prelude to a pre-emptive strike against Tehran's nuclear program.

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighting in Syria killed several people on Friday as a ceasefire brokered by international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to mark a holy Muslim day frayed almost before it had begun. The Syrian military had said it would hold fire for four days following Brahimi's ceasefire appeal, which...

Poor President Obama, as Colin Powell pointed out in endorsing him Thursday, clearly holds what should be a winning hand in the war-on-terror game, and yet Mitt Romney and his neocon speechwriters won't cut him any slack. Suddenly it's not Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida that matter, but rather...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Country Forecast Iran Updater" report to their offering

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Luxury yachts line the glitzy seafront marina of Beirut's Zaytouneh Bay where owners would sip champagne at sunset before stepping out for dinner - spoilt for choice between going Italian at Signor Sassi or French at Cro Magnon. Across the street, the Whisky Mist night club at...

>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's tie-up with far-right coalition partner Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman could backfire by eroding their lead ahead of Israel's January 22 ballot, a poll said on Friday. The findings flew in the face of Netanyahu's prediction that, by merging with his fiery rival for...

>SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent futures fell more than $1 to slip below $108 a barrel on Friday as investors waited for key U.S. economic data to gauge the demand growth outlook for oil with rising supplies weighing on prices. The world's biggest economy likely grew at a 1.9...