News Archive - 19 May 2013

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>Sectarian tensions in Iraq have been amplified by the conflict in neighboring Syria, where mostly Sunni rebels are fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad who is backed by Shi'ite Iran.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Iraqi attacks, but Sunni militant groups have previously targeted security forces...

>AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail. Activists said it was the fiercest fighting in Syria's...

>AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian troops supported by Hezbollah militants launched an offensive to retake a major town near Lebanon from rebels on Sunday, the heaviest fighting yet involving Lebanese armed group, opposition activists said. At least 32 people were killed when rebel fighters clashed with mechanized Syrian army units and...

TEHRAN (AP) — Authorities have executed two men convicted of spying for Israel's Mossad and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, Iran's state radio said. Sunday's report said Mohammad Heidari, who was accused of providing Mossad with classified information in return for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, who allegedly gave the ...

A proposed United Nations investigation into alleged chemical weapons use in Syria remains mired in diplomatic debate over its scope and the applicability of past W.M.D. investigations. Abigail Nehring asks: Will a U.N. fact-finding mission ever happen in Syria? And if the answer is no, then what?

DAMASCUS – Syrian government forces launched airstrikes Sunday on the rebelheld city of Qusayr in Homs province, the opposition said, according to CNN. The offensive comes after months of fighting on the outskirts of the ity, said Abu Ali, an opposition spokesman.

Novelist Irvine Welsh spies future in mixed-media BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Electronic publishing is allowing authors to be more creative and the best ones are successfully blending video and online content with traditional text, says cult writer Irvine Welsh. The author of "Trainspotting" and "The Acid House", who has also written...

Nawaz Sharif appears set for a third term as Pakistan Prime Minister after declaring victory for his party.

A suicide attack has killed at least six people and wounded 46 others in Pakistan.

TEHRAN, May 20 (Bernama) -- Representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Bernard De Ville, commended Iran's measures to protect and support foreign refugees as well as Afghan and Iraqi immigrants, Iran's IRNA reported.

The quicksands of the Arab ian Desert are notorious for swallowing up anyone trying to control the area. Historically, that's what happened to Turkey, Britain, France, Russia and the United States.

The quicksands of the Arabian Desert are notorious for swallowing up anyone trying to control the area. Historically, that's what happened to Turkey, Britain, France, Russia and the United States. Soo .....        

SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo's board of directors has approved a $1.1 billion cash acquisition of blogging site Tumblr.

American Jordan Oliver had a late takedown to beat Russia's Magomed Kurbanaliev in the opening match Sunday in United 4 Wrestling, a three-team exhibition at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

American Jordan Oliver had a late takedown to beat Russia's Magomed Kurbanaliev in the opening match Sunday in United 4 Wrestling, a three-team exhibition at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena.

This has been a very interesting time for the American people, in many ways. We watch the traditional American political shenanigans play out during the second four years of the Obama administration — the lame-duck years. This has happened with every president who has won a second term. Check out...

By KATE STANTON, UPI.com Ben Affleck invited wife Jennifer Garner on stage during his opening monologue for "Saturday Night Live."

>AMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) - The world's diplomats will make a major new push in the coming days for negotiations to end Syria's civil war, but their chances of achieving a peace deal look as remote as ever. President Bashar al-Assad poured scorn on new plans for peace talks announced unexpectedly by...

Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of violent street protests that social networkers inspired last time around over claims of fraud, users and experts say.

Instead of waiting for insurgents to catch them asleep at the switch, incumbents are acting early.

SHANGHAI, China - It has taken almost no time, but it was anticipated by many - China has become the number one source market for many Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. In my capacity as a former hotelier, a new travel agent, a journalist, and National President of SKAL International-Thailand,...

The Israeli military recently announced they are phasing out the use of white phosphorus and doing so as soon as they can introduce an unspecified replacement.

Latest VideoMay 19th, 2013     Two dealer of wild life skin arrested after wandering leopard found in the town of Mashad Two dealers of wild life skin arrested and the third scaped , after a wandering leopard  was found in a street in the town of Mashad .

Latest VideoMay 19th, 2013     A report about Slogan and poems written behind tracks in Iran A report about slogan and poems written behind tracks in Iran .

       

The master of destruction meets the martyrs of Faith.        

Israel is "acting" to prevent weapons from Syria from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.

Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes AMMAN (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah militants attacked a Syrian rebel-held town alongside Syrian troops on Sunday and Israel threatened more attacks on Syria to rein the militia in, highlighting the risks of a wider regional conflict if planned peace talks fail.

“Can you imagine if things were reversed and somebody did that to the U.S.?"

An Iranian parliament official has criticized Western countries for opposing Iran’s participation in the upcoming international conference on Syria, saying the event will be inconclusive without the Islamic Republic.

Latest VideoMay 19th, 2013     Alledged Mossad and CIA spies on Iranian TV before execution with English subtitle The Iranian TV aired footage of confession of two accused of espionage who were executed early morning Sunday 19 May . The CIA spy say that he was decorated by CIA boss ,...

Latest VideoMay 19th, 2013     Two accused of spying for Mossad and CIA executed in Tehran Two man accused of spying for Mossad of Israel  and CIA of United States were executed on Sunday `9 May in Tehran .

Latest VideoMay 19th, 2013     Confessions of alleged CIA spy Kousosh Ahmadi before execution Iranian TV aired a video claimed to be last interview with alleged American spy Kourosh Ahmadi who was hanged on Saturday morning 19 May in Tehran . Watch related video with English subtitle HERE .

WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. read more

The final week of the 115th legislative session since Florida's statehood in 1845 began with the pre-dawn drive to Tallahassee Monday morning.

A car packed with Afghanis smuggled into Iran collided with another vehicle and burst into flames on Sunday, killing nine Afghans and five Iranians, media reported.        

The film is telling of the relationship between a troubled native American vet and his equally idiosyncratic therapist.

Possible riot in Tehran could spread to other regions, commander warns

This week, the final roster for candidates in Iran's presidential election will be announced by the country's religious Guardian Council. Host Rachel Martin talks with Iranian-American Rutgers professor Hooshang Amirahmadi about his candidacy.

An Arab League committee on Syria will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday ahead of an international peace conference on ending the country's civil war, the bloc's deputy leader said on Sunday.

MANAMA - Bahrain has condemned a statement by an Iranian minister as “blatant” interference in its internal affairs and unprecedented behaviour in relations between sovereign countries.

>Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related information and secrets to Israeli Mossad agents in exchange for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, accused of gathering information for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, were hanged at dawn, it said.The sentence for their execution was handed down by Tehran's Revolutionary Court and...