News Archive - 2 June 2013

>Ahmadinejad had been on his way to a ceremony to inaugurate a road tunnel, the website said. "The helicopter carrying Dr. Ahmadinejad and some executive officials accompanying him had an accident in the Alborz mountains this morning ... the pilot managed to land the helicopter with complete skill," it said."The...

>PARIS, June 2(Reuters) - Total and other oil majors will shut down more refineries in Europe over the next few years due to the broad consensus for lower CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, the French company's chief executive said on Sunday.Total CEO Christophe de Margerie declined to say which...

>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah guerrillas fought a deadly battle with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region early on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest eruption of Syria's conflict on Lebanese soil. Lebanese security sources said at least 12 rebels were killed in the fighting east of the Bekaa...

>Ghanem al-Buainain said the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regarded Hezbollah's involvement in Syria as "sectarian intervention", but had not discussed listing the group as a terrorist organization, a step taken by Bahrain last week.The Arab League and the United States have urged Hezbollah to pull its fighters from...

Iranian media say that a court has imposed a six-month publishing ban on a state-owned newspaper for its allegedly false reporting.

>DUBAI, June 2 (Reuters) - Members of a moderate Iranian presidential candidate's campaign team were arrested on Saturday, an opposition website said, after a rally in which he criticised heightened security measures in the country. Supporters of Hassan Rohani also shouted slogans in support of detained opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi...

Today is Monday, June 3, the 154th day of 2013. There are 211 days left in the year. On June 3, 1963, Pope John XXIII died at age 81, ending a relatively brief but highly influential 4½-year papacy; he was succeeded by Pope Paul VI.

(CNN) — An unusually harsh and personal war of words erupted on Sunday, even for the current hyper-partisan atmosphere in...

Two decades of international community administered talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijani territory, have failed to reach a resolution. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan’s petro-dollar aided exponential increase in defence expenditure amid pitched rabble-rousing and frequent sniper skirmishes in the region has led many to fear ...

The U.S. won’t join the U.K., France and other major Western allies at the United Nations today to sign the first international treaty regulating the $85 billion a year global arms trade.

A new report shows China, India and Pakistan have increased their nuclear arsenals over the past year.

Today is Monday, June 3, the 154th day of 2013. There are 211 days left in the year.        

By The Washington Post Thousands of Lebanese Hezbollah militants were massed around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday, according to rebels and a senior commander in the ...

Iran's defiant expansion of its nuclear programme and 10 failed meetings with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will dominate a gathering of the UN body's board starting Monday, diplomats and analysts say.

He’s helped protect enemies of the United States, yet counts the FBI as a client. Monica Attard meets Eugene Kaspersky, the former communist youth-wing member turned computer-security giant.        

Demonstrations have erupted in Turkey’s four largest cities sparked by unwanted development, perceived ‘Islamization’ of the country and a crackdown on the press and other freedoms

Beijing, Jun 2 : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was unhurt after the helicopter carrying him made an emergency landing "due to a technical malfunction," Press TV reported on Sunday.

Syrian rebels battled fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah Sunday in a border region between the two countries, leaving as many as 12 fighters dead in the latest sign that Lebanon is being pulled into Syria’s lengthy civil war.

The last few years have been tough on US-China relations, and distrust over long-term intentions has grown on both sides. But now that a new leadership has taken over the reins in China and the Barack .....        

He's helped protect enemies of the United States, yet counts the FBI as a client. Monica Attard meets Eugene Kaspersky, the former communist youth-wing member turned computer-security giant.        

Rare plants, enchanting ruins and the tinkle of waterfalls: the English-style botanical oasis of Ninfa near Rome is a secret idyll billed as "the world's most romantic garden".        

GCC foreign ministers meet in Jeddah on Sunday. (SPA) The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday unanimously declared Lebanon-based Hezbollah a terrorist organization and said it would take measures against the group’s interest in the Gulf countries.

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Iran’s intelligence ministry says its agents have dismantled a sabotage and terrorism network linked to Israel and Britain.

SINGAPORE: Asia's 10 World Cup hopefuls enter into a decisive period of 12 matches in 15 days with Australia attempting to rescue a sketchy campaign while Uzbekistan and Jordan try to secure first appearances at the finals.

Iran's approaching vote brings receding Web access Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:41 am, Monday, May 27, 2013 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — From a computer keyboard in London, an Iranian emigre plays the role of counselor,...

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Foreign Minister of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, delivered a moving address to the annual AJC Global Forum this evening. He stressed his country's enduring commitment to the transatlantic partnership, expressed admiration for...

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The international sabre-rattling over the Syrian conflict continues to intensify, and the complexity of the situation is making it increasingly difficult to choose sides with a clear conscience.

Syrian opposition demands Assad government's exclusion from political process as Damascus insists president is here to stay Plans for Syrian peace talks in Geneva next month appeared in danger of being derailed on Wednesday night as the country's divided opposition movement issued a fresh demand for Bashar al-Assad's government to...

Anita Zanchettin, managing director of global talent strategy at Aperian Global, will be a featured speaker at the NASSCOM Diversity & Inclusion Summit focusing on women leaders in Bangalore, India (PRWeb June 02, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10793023.htm

At least for the time being, the scandals currently being investigated by Congress are not damaging the President of the United States. A new poll by Zogby Analytics shows President Barack Obama actually regaining lost ground in his job approval. His approval rating now stands at 53% -- the exact...

Syrian rebels holding nine Lebanese pilgrims since last year have received a list of 81 female detainees whom Damascus voiced readiness to swap for the Lebanese hostages, amid calls for the issue to receive less media attention.

Three of the world's nuclear powers — China, India and Pakistan — have increased their arsenals over the past year, while the other five have cut their strength or kept it stable, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute said on Monday.        

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The spiritual mentor of the worldwide Muslim Brotherhood movement has risked further inflaming sectarian tension across the Middle East by using highly charged religious rhetoric to call for a Sunni "jihad" in Syria.        

       

Facebook users can significantly boost their self-esteem by spending five minutes on their profile, a new study has found.

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States blacklisted on Friday eight companies in Iran's petrochemical industry, sending a warning to the Islamic Republic's global customers as Washington strives to cut off funds to the country's nuclear program. Petrochemical companies owned or controlled by the Iranian government that are on the Treasury...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian police have arrested several people campaigning for a reformist candidate in this month's presidential election, an aide said Sunday, as a senior official pledged to impose ideological limitations on the race.        

NEW YORK, June 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko sits atop the money jar surrounded by protesters chanting "Stop Banking for the Dictator!" This is one of the signature black and white hand-drawn images that pop up in the anti-Lukashenko protests...

From protests in Turkey to the first Iranian presidential debate, Al Jazeera showcases the week in pictures.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., reports on his recent trip into Syria to meet with rebel forces.

UNITED NATIONS — The first international treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar global arms trade opens for signature Monday with some key arms sellers and buyers expected to be among several dozen nations that sign. The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the treaty in April 2. It will require countries that ratify...

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says Iran's Larak warship has successfully accomplished its first mission in international waters.

* Sudan clamps down on newspapers critical of Bashir * Authorities suspend three newspapers in past few weeks KHARTOUM, June 2 (Reuters) - Sudan's security service has banned the newspaper of the opposition Communist party, its editor said on Sunday, the third paper targeted by authorities in the past few...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's intelligence ministry says its agents have dismantled a sabotage and terrorism network linked to Israel and Britain.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad says his country has received advanced missiles from Russia. The Russians say they are just fulfilling old contracts and argue that the S-300s are a defensive system that can't be used against rebels. But the timing of this shipment complicates Secretary of State John Kerry's work...

TEHRAN, June 2 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was uninjured when his helicopter made an emergency landing in northern Iran Sunday morning, officials said.

Riots across Turkey provide him with greatest challenge yet

LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays has been dragged into an international money laundering investigation after U.S. prosecutors discovered that Arthur Budovsky, the founder of digital currency exchange Liberty Reserve, held an account with the British bank. Related Stories Egypt parliament ruled illegal, but to stay on Iran's Arak reactor looms...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the northeast after an unspecified "accident".        

President Barack Obama will be looking for signs from China's leader at their upcoming meeting that Beijing is ready to address its reported high-tech spying, which the White House sees as a top threat to the U.S. economy and national security.

DAMASCUS, Syria, June 2 (UPI) -- Sophisticated Russian and Iranian technology has boosted the fighting capability of Syrian regime forces, officials said.

>* Iran says civilian purposes only; no reprocessing* Israel attacked Iraq reactor in 1981, Syria site in 2007By Fredrik Dahl and Dan WilliamsVIENNA/JERUSALEM, June 2 (Reuters) - Iran aims to start a reactor next year which the West fears could arm an atomic bomb; Israel, which has bombed such construction...