News Archive - 4 December 2012

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>* Renewed Iran-U.S. tensions trigger supply worries* Coming Up: U.S. EIA petroleum status report; 1530 GMT (Adds quote, updates prices)By Ramya VenugopalSINGAPORE Dec 5 (Reuters) - Brent crude was steady around $110 a barrel on Wednesday, nursing losses from the previous two sessions, as investors fretted over prospects...

>* Key challenge is brief time for House, Senate negotiators* Bill lifts ban on using health insurance for abortion careWASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted 98-0 on Tuesday to approve a wide-ranging defense bill that authorizes $631.4 billion in funding for the military, the war...

Tehran, Dec 4 (AP) Iran today claimed it had captured a US drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV but the US Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for.

>"We have no evidence that the Iranian claims are true," White House spokesman Jay Carney said in response to a question at a briefing.A Navy spokesman said it had fully accounted for all unmanned aircraft operating in the Middle East region.The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said a...

>The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said a ScanEagle drone was gathering information over the Gulf and had entered Iranian airspace when it was "captured"."The U.S. Navy has fully accounted for all unmanned air vehicles (UAV) operating in the Middle East region. Our operations in the Gulf are...

>The lira was at 1.7873 against the dollar at 0603 GMT, slightly weaker from 1.7855 late on Monday.The yield on Turkey's two-year benchmark bond closed at 5.82 percent, after earlier hitting its lowest ever at 5.76 percent. It closed at 5.93 percent on Friday.

>By Yeganeh TorbatiDUBAI Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iran captured a U.S. intelligence-gathering drone that entered its airspace over the Gulf, its armed forces said on Tuesday, the latest in a recent succession of alleged U.S. violations of Iranian territory.The incident highlighted tensions in the Gulf as both...

TEHRAN, Iran Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps naval forces have captured a U.S. drone that it said entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf, state television reported Tuesday. The claim was quickly denied by the U.S. Navy and later by the Obama administration.

Drone strikes are ‘turning a whole population against us' - WATCH VIDEO

Alireza Saberi, a 28-year-old McGill University electrical engineering graduate from Iran, estimates he’s among some 4,000 students and recent grads in the Montreal area now in limbo.

OUTLOOK: Newcomer North Andover, with three Division 2 state titles to its credit, joins the league and is the automatic favorite to take top honors, but it's hardly a slam dunk. A young and talented Chelmsford team which, says North Andover coach C

Iran: We have drone TEHRAN, Iran Iran claimed Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing

The United States is warning there are signs that Syria might be assembling chemical weapons, including sarin gas. Sarin is among the deadliest chemical weapons - capable of quickly sickening and killing thousands of a people across a wide area. The conflict between rebels and the Syrian government is intensifying.

Recognition of Syrian Opposition by France & Arab League culminating to nuclear war Prof. Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of National Panthers Party and Chairman of Indo-Arab Solidarity Council has condemned EU and Arab League decision to recognize terrorist groups in Syria as its representative which can not be accepted by...

Iran says it has captured a small U.S. drone in its airspace over the Persian Gulf, which the Navy disputes. The dispute is a sign of the times, with the U.S. increasingly relying on drones for war and intelligence-gathering.

Mohammad Darvish is on an often lonesome quest to elevate Iran's environmental IQ, even daring to oppose nuclear power. So far Iran's leaders are tolerating it. TEHRAN — His son is named after the river born where the Tigris and Euphrates meet. His wife once complained that he loved a...

With the sole purpose of saving a few pennies and making lives better for family back home, these men have risked their lives to earn.

With a $5.8 million upgrade completed, author Firoozeh Dumas and the Swazzle Puppeteers, as well as Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Lakewood, were on hand Saturday morning to celebrate the grand opening of the Whittwood Branch Library.

China PR captain and AFC Player of the Year nominee Zheng Zhi tells FIFA.com about his aims to lift the world’s most populous nation back to its former glory, and his thoughts on his coach at Guangzhou Evergrande, Marcello Lippi.

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio HARI SREENIVASAN: Iran claimed today it has captured a U.S. surveillance drone. The “ScanEagle” is used to collect photographic and video images. Iranian state television broadcast video of two military commanders examining the aircraft. They said it was seized -- quote --...

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio JUDY WOODRUFF: For more on all of this, we turn to Dimitri Simes, president of the Center for the National Interest, a foreign policy think tank, and Steven Heydemann, a senior adviser for Middle East initiatives at the United States Institute of Peace.

TEHRAN, Dec. 4 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has downed a U.S. drone over Iran's sky, the State TV reported on Tuesday. The report did not provide further details.

Iran has vowed to take legal action against the United States at international courts for violating the Islamic Republic’s airspace over the Persian Gulf.

A man who died this week in jail in an apparent suicide had sexually assaulted and killed an Alaska barista the day after he abducted her in February, the FBI said Tuesday.

The Senate Tuesday approved a defense policy bill that calls for a fast transition in Afghanistan, orders a study of U.S. military options in Syria such as imposing a no-fly zone, and restricts President Obama's authority to transfer detainees from Guantanamo Bay. The bill passed 98-0, putting the Senate...

Brussels, Dec 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that a proposed US ban on deals with Russia's state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport would be detrimental to the development of bilateral cooperation.

The truth is that sanctions can be far more deadly than nuclear weapons. The United Nations estimates that 220,000 men, women and children died as a result of the atomic bombs dropped in 1945 and their aftermath.

U.S. crude futures nursed losses near $88.50 per barrel, as investors fretted about the health of the U.S. economy and lack of progress in fiscal deficit negotiations, but bubbling tensions in the Middle East supported prices.

OTTAWA — Ottawa says it welcomes reports that Iran has suspended the death sentence for a Canadian resident. The published reports have not been confirmed. A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs says Canada has “long...

By Betsy Hiel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review By Betsy Hiel CAIRO – Protesters surrounded Egypt’s presidential palace on Tuesday, shouting for the downfall of Muhammed Morsy in a scene unthinkable under ousted ...

Peter Hutton, energy analyst at RBC Capital Markets, tells CNBC that oil prices are likely to remain at current levels due to the falling supply out of Iran.

Claims schools are not publicising the availability of ethics classes to protect traditional religion.

WASHINGTON - The Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping, $631 billion defense bill Tuesday that sends a clear signal to President Barack Obama to move quickly to get U.S. combat troops out of Afghanistan, tightens sanctions on Iran and limits the president's authority in handling terror suspects.

KUALA LUMPUR: India has relaxed a tourist visa rule that imposes a two-month gap between visits on Malaysians [...]

The presence of Western forces in the Persian Gulf is the cause of the prevailing insecurity, said Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidion on Saturday (01). According to the military chief, Iran believes that the military agreements signed between the United States and "certain countries in the region," that he...

an image of desperation that drew virulent criticism after it appeared on the front page of the New York Post.

Palestine has gained deserved recognition as a UN non-member through a historic vote but Israel’s response reflects its contempt for world opinion.

LONDON (Reuters) - Supermarket operator Tesco will launch a strategic review of its money-losing Fresh & Easy chain in the United States, Sky News reported on Tuesday. Related Stories Iran says it captures drone; U.S. denies losing one Topshop billionaire Green in talks to sell stake - source Merkel's...

TOP STORIES ----------- DUBAI - Iran said on Tuesday it had captured a U.S.intelligence ScanEagle drone in its airspace over the Gulf inthe last few days, but the United States said there was noevidence to support the assertion. - - - - BRUSSELS/BEIRUT - NATO told Syrian President...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce his nominees for secretaries of state and defense in the next two weeks, with former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel on the short list of potential choices to head the Pentagon, senior administration officials said on Tuesday. Hagel, whose appointment would...

Susan Rice may be in trouble for her vigorous defenses of the Obama administration, but that is the quality that has earned the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations the respect of Jewish groups.

The opening scene-setter for the 1996 film “Independence Day” might serve as a metaphor for what Egyptians could face if a draft constitution written by a panel dominated by Islamists and based on Sharia law wins approval in a referendum: “A loud rumble is heard. Suddenly, we are covered in...

The elite Revolutionary Guard in Iran claimed today to have captured a US drone over the Gulf, igniting a fresh wave of anti-American bellicosity and highlighting tensions between the countries as the stand-off over Iran’s uranium-enrichment efforts remain unresolved. Related Stories Bizarre 'stunt' leaves magician badly burnt after Dominican Republic...

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A bulldozer removes snow in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, early Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. A snowfall hit Moscow on Wednesday with temperatures falling to about 0 degrees Centigrade (32 degrees Fahrenheit) .

The front man of Richmond-based heavy metal band, Lamb of God, has been indicted in the Czech Republic. The singer, Randy Blythe, is accused of pushing a fan off the stage during a 2010 Prague concert.

Why More than the Navy's Numbers Could Be Sinking

Iran claimed Tuesday it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf- even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV - but the U.S. Navy said all its unmanned aircraft in the region were "fully accounted for."

Dispatch reports a house fire at 608 Linwood Ave. in Evansville.

Iran's state TV says the country's Revolutionary Guard has captured a U.S. drone after it entered the Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf. More >>

The Patriot anti-missile batteries would be used only for defensive purposes, the NATO foreign ministers say. Turkey requested the move. BEIRUT — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday agreed to deploy Patriot anti-missile batteries along the Turkish border with Syria, providing a measure of security for Turkey in case...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is known as "God's deputy on earth." He is Iran's ultimate powerbroker. Understanding what makes him tick is crucial to understanding Iran. But it isn't enough. You also have to understand Iran.

>WASHINGTON Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. diplomats are in talks with Ankara over the flow of gold from Turkey in exchange for Iranian natural gas, the State Department said on Tuesday."We continue, obviously, to consult closely with Turkey - as we do with all the countries - on...

Presidents in their second terms have latitude for fresh foreign policy initiatives -- so it is claimed. Revalidated at the ballot box and freed from the compulsion to view all through the optic of the next election, President Barack Obama supposedly can focus on those vexing international problems that...

Want reasons for the restoration of the penitential Advent? Surf to the PBS News Hour website and click on its Nov. 23 broadcast. Watch the segment entitled, "Iran Cracks Down on Dissidents, Human Rights Attorneys, and Journalists." Behold the microcosm of twisted humanity -- complete with perverted, wrong-is-right...

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

Officials say a 36-year-old man has died after sustaining a head injury during ... A Navy spokesman says no American drones are missing in the Middle East.

>* She has been on a hunger strike since Oct. 17* A travel ban has been imposed on her husband and daughterGENEVA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The United Nations' top human rights official on Tuesday urged Iran to free an imprisoned female lawyer whose health is deteriorating due to a...

>* For oil, Turkey says could increase imports from Russia* Ankara set to continue importing Iranian gas* "Gold for gas" trade a concern to U.S. (Adds U.S. ambassador)By Evrim ErginISTANBUL, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Turkey does not expect tighter U.S. sanctions to apply to its natural gas...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran claimed Tuesday it had taken another prize in a growing showdown with Washington over drone surveillance, displaying a purported U.S. unmanned aircraft it said was captured intact. The U.S. Navy, however, said none of its drones in the region was missing. The conflicting...

An heir to the British throne is on the way - and Americans may be as enthralled as the Brits.

LOS ANGELES — There was a time when old English sheepdogs dominated television screens and newspaper comic strips. Now it's hard to find one beyond a dog show.

A unit from Iran's navy has captured a U.S. drone flying over the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian state media reports Tuesday.

National Career Fairs is holding a job fair in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

Two officials with knowledge of the decision say the IOC has suspended India's national Olympic committee because of government interference.

>Prices at factory gates in the 17 countries using the euro rose 0.1 percent in October from September, the EU's statistics office Eurostat said on Tuesday, just above the 0.0 percent level expected by economists polled by Reuters.The producer price index was up 2.6 percent in...

>WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (TrustLaw) - It is almost a cliché that getting more women into power is a good way to tackle corruption. Women, the argument goes, are less likely to take bribes or put personal gain before public good. But is it true?While many bristle at the suggestion...

>Tadbir Energy, a unit of the Imam Khomeini foundation, will offer to buy France's oldest refinery with a guarantee to keep the 550 staff it employs, the paper added.Iranian oil imports are forbidden since July in the European Union, the paper said.Other bidders for the plant located in...