News Archive - 11 September 2013

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>UNITED NATIONS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - U.N. chemical weapons investigators will not explicitly pin the blame on anyone in their upcoming report on the August 21 poison gas attack in Syria, but diplomats say their factual reporting alone could suggest which side in the country's civil war was responsible. The report...

>GENEVA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Diplomatic efforts to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control intensified on Wednesday while U.N. rights investigators detailed what they called war crimes carried out largely by Syrian government forces in the civil war. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister...

>AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - If Saddam Hussein's Iraq is anything to go by, destroying Syria's massive chemical weapons arsenal will mean checking dozens of far-flung sites in a war zone while the government employs delaying tactics to hide the banned munitions, an expert involved in past U.N. disarmament missions said.

>* Murders, torture, hostage-taking, shelling with impunity* Urge Security Council to refer perpetrators to int'l justice* Eight massacres attributed to Syrian govt forces, one to rebels (adds details, quotes)By Stephanie NebehayGENEVA, Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.N. rights investigators have established that Syrian government forces were almost certainly responsible for...

>Netanyahu said Syria had carried out a "crime against humanity" by killing innocent civilians with chemical weapons and that Syria's ally Iran, who is at odds with the West over its nuclear program, was watching to see how the world acted."It must be ensured that the Syrian regime is...

Regarding Syria, we are faced with two questions: 1. Should we intervene or stand idly by? 2. If we do intervene, what exactly should we do?

JERUSALEM, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Israel still has "red lines" with Syria and will take military action if the Assad regime tries to deliver weapons of any type to Hezbollah, an official said.

1. Yelena Chernenko article headlined "Nanna-Lugar program found for Syrian chemical weapons" details Russia's initiative to establish international control over chemical weapons in Syria; pp 1, 6 (359 words).

The Central Investigation Agency has begun delivering weapons to Syrian rebels as part of the United States plan to strengthen the opposition armed groups against the Bashar al-Assad regime, even as the Obama administration began talks with Russia to find a diplomatic solution to the current crisis, a media report...

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry set off to meet his Russian counterpart Wednesday, as moves to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons switched to the diplomatic track. Kerry's talks in Geneva with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, which officials said could last until Saturday, mark a significant shift in the...

The Russian initiative on the Syria crisis has had an immediate impact on the international arena, underlining that the US military option was not a preferable solution for many, and that the US president failed to build a case against the Bashar Al-Assad regime.

WASHINGTON’s planned military strike against Syria, a move the US administration was evidently reluctant to make for a long time, has prompted popular protests all across the world.

With the Americans poised for a potential strike against Syria, speculation is rife in the country about the nature of the strike and whether the Syrian army would be able to withstand it.

(AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra, File). FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 file photo, Free Syrian Army fighters clean their weapons and check ammunition at their base on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria.

WASHINGTON—The CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria , ending months of delay in lethal aid that had been promised by the Obama administration, according to U.S. officials and Syrian figures. The shipments began streaming into the country over the past two weeks, along with separate deliveries...

WASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that unilateral US military action could unleash chaos as the former Cold War rivals discussed a plan to neutralise Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. In a bid to appeal directly to US voters and policy-makers over the head of President Barack Obama, Kremlin...

Five world powers on the United Nations Security Council, including the United States and Russia, met Wednesday in New York to talk about the crisis in Syria — the launch of a high-stakes diplomatic push to avert an American military strike.

The U.S. appears to be preparing for yet another war. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered the prelude for the president’s newest war earlier this week.

Freshman Andrew Brennan offers his take on Pres. Barack Obama's approach to the ongoing crisis in Syria. The post Syrian crisis reveals Obama’s foreign policy weakness appeared first on University of Richmond Collegian .

By John Thorne The brutal chemical weapons attack in Syria serves as a horrible reminder of the nature of modern warfare. The major threat to global security is ...

Jammu and Kashmir is gearing up for one of the biggest cinematic extravaganzas in Leh-Ladakh.

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares nose higher, dollar under pressure* Oil edges higher as U.S. pursues diplomacy for Syria* Gold slips, holds near 3-wk low on easing Syrian tensions* MIDEAST STOCKS-Mkts mixed; caution on Syria triggers profit-taking* U.S. warns diplomatic solution for Syria will take time* Diplomatic efforts intensify...

As America stands at the brink of bombing the daylights out of Syria’s chemical arsenal, what have we learned about terrorism in the past year? Fort Hood Back in 2009 I wrote that Major Nidal Hasan’s martyrdom operation smelled a lot like Al Qaeda. But...

ISLAMABAD: ToffeeTV has hit an unexpected snag. The Internet startup depended on YouTube to promote “Hokey-Pokey,” “The Umm Nyum Nyum Song” and other language-teaching clips it produces for children, but the video-sharing website has been banned in Pakistan for nearly a year.

In the West the popular opposition to air strikes in Syria, because the Syrian government used nerve gas against its own (pro-rebel) civilians on the 21 st , has blocked any retaliation. Western leaders had loudly warned the Assad government that use of chemical weapons would bring retaliation.

The Russian president wrote that he wanted "to speak directly to the American people" to warn against military action in Syria.

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio GWEN IFILL: The president's speech has delayed, but not diminished the Syria debate on the international stage and on Capitol Hill. Even some who support pursuing both military action and diplomacy still have more questions than answers. One of those is Republican Senator...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins says she will vote against a resolution to allow President Barack Obama to use military force in Syria.        

The Syrian crisis has put the two nations back on speaking terms, though behind the scenes for now. WASHINGTON — Signaling a possible thaw in long-frozen relations, the Obama administration and the new leadership in Iran are communicating about Syria and are moving behind the scenes toward direct talks that...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – There’s a new report , just out, that describes the reality of the civil war in Syria. The report from the UN Human Rights Council says both sides, the Syrian government and the opposition forces, are committing …

President Obama’s remarks on Syria [Tuesday night] made a compelling case for an American response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. Syria’s use of chemical weapons is unacceptable.

Hours before the top diplomats from his nation and the United States begin a high-stakes meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin took to The New York Times to argue against military intervention in Syria and jab his U.S. counterpart.

The National Security Agency regularly gives Israel intercepts that may include sensitive data about U.S. citizens, a memo leaked by Edward Snowden says. WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency routinely shares raw intelligence data with Israel that probably includes sensitive information about Americans, according to the latest top-secret document...

BLOODLESS OPTION: Troops from Islamic countries, including Malaysia, will establish order in the country

Colonel Mahmoud al-Sharif, the top security official in Libya's capital, said Tuesday 79 people have died during the past four days from drinking homemade alcohol, suspected of containing poisonous methanol. Syrian troops shelled rebel strongholds on the edge of Damascus from multiple rocket launchers based on hilltops Tuesday, while new...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Gesaan supaya Malaysia memutuskan hubungan diplomatik dengan Iran berikutan majoriti penganut Syiah di negara itu adalah tidak wajar dan tidak berasas, kata Menteri Luar, Datuk Seri Anifah Aman hari ini. Read more...

With a few days' worth of surprise diplomacy, Vladimir Putin has revived memories of an era many thought was long gone, when Washington and Moscow jostled for influence while others looked on.

>In the dizzying debate over U.S. military intervention in Syria, one key point of consensus stands out: Both the Obama administration and Congress recognize that the resolution to Syria's conflict must come through a negotiated settlement. Key international actors share the same conclusion. But how do we get there?...

>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the owners of a New York City skyscraper at the center of a long-running dispute violated U.S. laws against doing business with Iran. The ruling, which is likely to be appealed, could result in the building, 650 Fifth...

Latest VideoSeptember 11th, 2013     Ayatollah Khamenei : I hope US new approach to Syria is not a political game ! Speaking for a group of officials involved in Haj Pilgrimage on Wednesday 11 September ,the leader of Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khamenei said that Islamic Republic look to  Haj pilgrimage as...

All eyes might be on Johnny Manziel in Saturday's Alabama-Texas A&M game - except for the Crimson Tide's defensive backs.

Stocks are closing mostly higher as the possibility of an immediate U.S. military strike on Syria seemed to fade.

Demonstrators clashed with police in southern Turkey on Wednesday for a third straight night, a day after the funeral of a 22-year-old protester whose death at a protest has reignited anti-government anger in Turkey.

Malian soldiers clashed Wednesday with Tuareg rebels near the Mauritanian border, the first fighting to erupt since the two sides signed a peace accord in June. A Malian captain warned the clash could endanger the truce.

Texas coach Mack Brown has turned to friend and former assistant Greg Robinson to reboot his defense and save the Longhorns' season.

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAHM'-uh-kehn soo) says he is appealing the NFL's $100,000 fine against him for his hit on a Vikings player over the weekend.

Verizon raised $49 billion on Wednesday in the largest corporate bond deal ever.

"We've kind of hit a wall," President Barack Obama commented last week on his way to Russia. He meant his relationship with Moscow, but the remark came to apply as well to other leaders abroad, lawmakers at home and...

Devin Mesoraco hit his first home run in more than a month and Jack Hannahan added his first career pinch-hit homer as the Cincinnati Reds avoided a sweep by the last-place Chicago Cubs with a 6-0 win on Wednesday.

For the first time since Vietnam, and for only the second time in U.S. history, “We the People” have forced the termination of a national march to war, at least for now. The current pause in the intended U.S. military action against the Assad regime in Syria is...

Latest VideoSeptember 11th, 2013     Minister of communication : A committee is set up for Twitter , Face Book of political figures ! While most of social networks are blocked in Iran ,  Responding to reporters about  political figures membership on social networks on Wednesday 11 September ,  such as  Face...

Latest VideoSeptember 11th, 2013     Ali Janai : Censorship of books before publication never stopped , it is the right of the regime ! Responding to reporters on Wednesday 14 September ,  about rumor of elimination of censorship of books before publication  , Ali Janati , the minister of Culture and...

An Iranian-born used car salesman from Texas was sentenced to 25 years in a U.S. prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to participating in a plot with an Iranian military unit to murder the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States.

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A top official says the number of sexual assaults being reported to the Navy has more than doubled from the previous year.

American warships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea remain ready to strike Syria if ordered, but impending cuts in the defense budget will make that kind of operation far more difficult in the years to come, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Wednesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that the international community must ensure Syria is stripped of its chemical weapons as a lesson to its ally Iran.

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>Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, a relative moderate, has pledged to smooth Iran's relations with world powers to help ease stringent international sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.U.S. Ambassador Joseph Macmanus said Washington was ready to work with the new Iranian government "to reach a...

Whatever is being said elsewhere about U.S. President Barack Obama’s performance in the Syria crisis, the verdict from Israel can be read in the morning papers: “Wise”… “Credible” ….“An American victory. ...

DETROIT — A former U.S. Marine held in Iran describes the miserable prison conditions he has endured in a new letter to the U.S. secretary of state. Amir Hekmati also says Tehran is holding him hostage for use in a possible prisoner exchange, according to the letter addressed...

India should pursue an independent policy without worrying about the US or Pakistan.

From blockbuster Broadway musicals to the obscure art of throat singing to politically-charged documentaries on Iranian oppression, Western Carolina University is filling the stage and screen with an impressive line-up of shows, acts and film screenings over the coming year.

Russian news agencies report that Moscow has given the United States its plan for securing Syria's chemical weapons ahead of a meeting Thursday in Geneva between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart. Details were not available. Kerry has said that reaching any agreement on a...

By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior lawmaker and ally of President Vladimir Putin suggested on Wednesday that Russia could increase arms sales to Iran or review cooperation over Afghanistan if the United States launches military strikes against Syria. Russia is a long-standing ally of Iran, Syria's main backer...

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By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian parliament on Wednesday urged the United States not to strike Syria, warning that military action could be a "crime against the Syrian people" but stopping short of threatening countermeasures. Air strikes would "lead to new civilian deaths, further destruction of vital infrastructure...

>ARBIL, Iraq/LONDON (Reuters) - Sheltering in a bomb-proof safe room in a heavily-fortified office in Baghdad is the new reality for a senior Western oil executive who runs one of Iraq's oilfield mega-projects. Intensifying violence and car bombs have already forced him to restrict his movements and now, security experts...

Latest VideoSeptember 11th, 2013     Making love according to “Jihad of marriage” in Syria told by Velayat TV Valayat TV air confession of so called “Women Jahadists ” and claim that a fatwa named as ” Jihad Nekaah ” is issued by Vahabi religious leaders in which it is promised...

In Tuesday night's prime-time speech, President Obama said he's giving diplomacy a chance.

Members of a New York Air National Guard unit will turn out at a Hudson Valley air base to honor a fallen comrade killed in Afghanistan.

President Barack Obama has confirmed that a vote on air strikes against Syria is off - for now.

Russia has taken a “principled” decision to sell Iran an improved version of the S-300 air defence missiles and to build a second nuclear reactor at Bushehr, a Russian newspaper reported.

(STRASBOURG ) - Green and left-wing lawmakers on Wednesday nominated US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden for the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize.

Iran Ambassador to Oman Ali Akbar Sibouyeh says the pipeline which will carry natural Iranian gas to the Persian Gulf sultanate will be complete within a year and a half.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama marked the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a moment of silence on the South Lawn of the White House.

LONDON, ON, Sept. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Three more freelancers working in dangerous conditions for Canadian and other media have been awarded safety training bursaries by the Forum Freelance Fund. "All three are highly deserving individuals our independent jury found to be excellent...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will offer to supply Iran S-300 air defence missile systems as well as build a second reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, the Kommersant business daily reported Wednesday.

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday he hoped that a U.S. promise to pursue diplomacy to remove the threat of chemical weapons in Syria was "serious", the state news agency IRNA reported. "I am hopeful that the United States new attitude to Syria...

Israeli soldiers stand near a short-range missile defense system Sunday near Jerusalem. / Ahmad Gharabli / AFP / Getty Images JERUSALEM — The Russian government’s proposal to subject Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal to international scrutiny has left Israelis in a state of limbo.

Hassan Rouhani's message to mark start of Jewish new year unexpected in Israel, which has identified Iran as security threat Amid a global exchange of greetings and good wishes to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, which began at sunset on Wednesday, there was one from a particularly surprising...

The president's handling of the Middle East will be one measure by which his presidency is judged. Obama has chosen to work through Russia to secure a chemical-arms eradication deal with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad

The National Interest Two crises—Syria and Egypt—bedevil the Arab world and threaten to rewrite America’s role in the region. President Obama must act boldly and quickly, or the consequences will be felt by both Arabs and Americans for decades to come. President Obama has punted the warmaking decision to Congress,...

The National Interest Lately, the headlines are filled with the latest events in Syria, and maybe a story about the unrest in Egypt. However, this focus on the problems of the moment risks missing the bigger picture. In recent years, every state that has the potential for wider regional leadership...