News Archive - 7 December 2013

>Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi was quoted by state news agency IRNA as saying that initial testing on a new generation of more sophisticated centrifuges had been completed, underlining Iran's determination to keep refining uranium in what it says is work to make fuel for a planned network of nuclear power plants.

>KABUL (Reuters) - A NATO meeting in February could become a new deadline for a security pact between the United States and Afghanistan, whose president has been reluctant to sign the deal, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on visit to Kabul. Hagel arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday to...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday defended an interim deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program and, seeking to reassure Israel, pledged to step up sanctions or prepare for a potential military strike if Tehran fails to abide by the pact. U.S. relations with Israel have...

Latest VideoDecember 7th, 2013     Full report of FIFA World Cup draw and comments of Iranian , Argentina,Nigeria and Bosnia coaches In full video report of World Cup Brazil 2014 draw on Friday December 6th ,  the head coach of national football team Carlos Quieroz happiness to be in the...

>MANAMA Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday the United States would maintain a wide array of military forces in the Middle East to ensure security in the volatile region despite diplomatic overtures toward Iran over its nuclear program. Hagel, in prepared remarks to...

>* First defense secretary at Manama Dialogue in five years* Visit comes amid Arab anger over U.S. policy in region (Updates with Hagel speaking at Manama Dialogue, quotes, background)By David AlexanderMANAMA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The United States has a proven and enduring commitment to Middle East security, backed...

The logic of nuclear deterrence has not yet failed in the 64 years since the world acquired its second nuclear power....

Better diplomacy than war, say Obama's apologists, an adolescent response implying that all diplomacy is the same, as if a...

The stealth aircraft, dubbed the RQ-180, is designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions and could also be capable of electronic attack missions, Aviation Week's Amy Butler and Bill Sweetman say in a report published online Friday.

MSM and Tehran Exchange to boost ties

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says last month's nuclear deal with world powers has already had a positive impact on the country's economy.Rouhani spoke Sunday while presenting next year's budget to parliament....

US President Barack Obama has strongly allayed the Israeli fear that Iran might acquire nuclear weapons the way Pakistan and North Korea did, saying the verification mechanism around Tehran's atomic programme is unprecedented and makes it difficult to cheat.

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar, stocks rise as U.S. jobs data boosts taper talk* Oil rises on U.S. jobs data, but Fed timing weighs* Gold set for weekly drop; all eyes on U.S. jobs report* Iran presses ahead with uranium enrichment technology* US assures Israel that core Iran sanctions...

COSTA DO SAUIPE , Brazil: Dealing up an intriguing World Cup draw, FIFA fired the starting gun Friday for a Brazilian extravaganza which will see the hosts kick off against Croatia before defending champions Spain open their campaign against the Netherlands in a repeat of the 2010 final.

A woman suffered severe head injuries after a man knocked her to the ground during an argument in NSW.

Condolence books for Nelson Mandela have been opened across NSW for people to pen their respects.

Speaking to the Brookings Institution’s Saban Forum, the US president explained some of the gaps existing between himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, who keeps opposing a nuclear deal reached last month between Iran and six world powers - the US, Britain, Russia, France, China and Germany, known as...

The life of Chris Boyd, the surfer killed by a great white shark was celebrated by hundreds at a service.

NSW's car hoon laws have resulted in more than 120 cars being impounded and number plates being seized.

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Saturday he believed the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are 50-50 or worse, yet defended diplomacy as the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons.

One company evading Iran sanctions makes equipment used in nuclear plants.

Today is Sunday, Dec. 15, the 349th day of 2013. There are 16 days left in the year.Highlights in history on this date:1640 - The Duke of Braganca is crowned John IV, the first king of Portugal after 60 years of Spanish rule.1711...

WASHINGTON In his disproportionate praise of the six-month agreement with Iran, Barack Obama said: “For the first time in nearly a decade, we have halted ...

Just back from a whirlwind trip to the Middle East, Sen. Bob Corker said Friday he has no intention of sabotaging negotiations with Iran concerning the processing of nuclear materials but wants any deal to meet what he calls '

Now that the world has had some time to digest the World Cup draw, the celebrating and whining are slowing down, and we can spend the next six months speculating about who will advance and who will go home early.

The Christians have a plastic doll of Jesus saving the world? Well, now the Jews have a plastic doll of the world's savior from nuclear danger.

Gen. Themba Matanzima said the family of Mandela, who became South Africa's first black president after enduring 27 years in prison for his role in fighting apartheid, would be guided by his values.

In this issue: Remembering former missionary Rolland Smith, NCC hires general secretary/president, Leininger retires from Camp Mack, Workcamp Ministry seeks assistant coordinator for 2015, Ministry Summer Service applications, congregations host live nativities, candlelight dinners at the John Kline Homestead, and much much more.

Saya hendak ketawa mendengar ucapan penutup Dato Najib. Dia kata Umno mesti adapt. Hah? Umno nak jadi parti masa depan bukan parti ditelan masa, kata Presiden Umno itu. Saya sudah dahulu bercakap mengenai perkara ini. Najib baru hendak cakap. Kerana itulah saya sudah kata lama dahulu – if Najib can...

       

Washington: Notwithstanding difficulties faced by countries like India in reducing oil purchases from Iran, the US has said it will keep talking to them to enforce sanctions despite the landmark nuclear deal with the Islamic state.

The FBI has been using malware as a means to hunt down certain suspects, as exemplified in the case of a man who has been making bomb threats since June 2012, reports the Washington Post. Some of the malware was a surveillance program planted onto the suspect’s computer when he...

How to sum up our diplomancy? Three crises, one president, many bewildered friends.

Seated at the podium from left to right GCC Secretary General, Abdul Latif al-Zayani, IISS director-general John Chipman, also on screen, Saudi Arabia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani, Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy, answer questions during the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) conference in Manama, Bahrain, on...

The accord with Iran to curb its nuclear programme means a planned NATO anti-missile system in Europe, hotly opposed by Moscow, is no longer necessary, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavarov argued Wednesday.

Washington (AFP) Dec 06, 2013 The US Air Force has secretly developed a new stealth drone for long-range reconnaissance missions that could be operational by 2015, according to a report Friday in an industry magazine. The unmanned drone, dubbed RQ-180, is currently in the testing phase at the top secret...

In 2001, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Shimon Peres: "Don't worry about American pressure on Israel. We, the Jewish people, control America, and the Americans know it" (Kol Yisrael radio, Oct. 3).

Lawyers for a Casa Grande man indicted for stabbing his mother to death and wounding his aunt are seeking an evaluation of his competency to stand trial.

The death of the South African leader Nelson Mandela and the interim Iranian nuclear deal are expected to dominate the discussion on Sunday's news shows.

The deal looked sketchy from the start. To outfit Afghanistan's security forces with new helicopters, the Pentagon bypassed U.S. companies and turned instead to Moscow for dozens of Russian Mi-17 rotorcraft ...

During an hour-long talk at the Brookings Saban Forum 2013 , President Obama explained his calculations as it relates to peace in the Middle East and negotiating with Iran over its nuclear program. Obama took some hard questions posed by skeptical Israeli journalists and he faced probing questions posed by...

Malicious hackers commonly use phishing emails to lure would-be victims into clicking a seemingly harmless link that will actually install malware on their computers, allowing the perpetrators to siphon data, or even spy on their victims But the FBI is increasingly using the same techniques in its investigations; that's how...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Saturday he believed the chances for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran are 50-50 or worse, yet defended diplomacy as the best way to prevent Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons.During a question-and-answer session with...

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa prepared Saturday a sweeping, emotional 10-day farewell to Nelson Mandela — a funeral that will draw an unprecedented gathering of world leaders and luminaries, reflecting the anti-apartheid icon’s transcendent influence.

Diplomacy with Iran must be backed up by US military might, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said Saturday in a speech to Gulf allies anxious over a nuclear deal with Tehran. Hagel promised the United States would maintain a 35,000-strong force in the Gulf region, as well as an armada of...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has offered assurances to America's Persian Gulf allies that diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program is backed by U.S. military power. In a speech in Manama, Bahrain, on December 7, Hagel said Western diplomacy with Tehran should not be "misinterpreted."

The chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Committee for Foreign Policy and National Security, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, announced that former UK foreign minister Jack Straw has been invited to visit Tehran.

After the limited nuclear deal Iran reached with the United States and other world powers in Geneva, the quintessential question is whether Tehran is ready to make a major change in its foreign policy and put aside its traditional anti-U.S. stance. Based on its actions and words in the...

Former South African President Nelson Mandela died on Thursday at the age of 95 after months of struggling with illness. President Jacob Zuma made the announcement that the anti-apartheid icon had died in a televised address. He said that Mandela died "peacefully", surrounded by family, at around 8.50 p.

Iran's Portuguese head coach Carlos Queiroz described Iran's match with Argentina in the World Cup 2014 as 'interesting event', as stressing that the national Iranian football team should prepare for the matches. "We should make ourselves prepared for the World Cup. We are facing a tough job, but we have...

Iran's Student Day was marked in Tehran by students chanting slogans in support of the release of political prisoners. IRNA reports that the amphitheatre of Shahid Beheshti University was packed with students from the early hours of Saturday December 7.

Latest VideoDecember 7th, 2013     Islamic teacher tell what we have to expect in the grave , if making fun of praying ! The famous Islamic clergyman and teacher ,  Hojatoleslam Hossein Ahmadi tell his audience in the town of Kashan  what they have to expect in the grave , if...

Latest VideoDecember 7th, 2013     Hassan Rohani in Tehran university on Student Day , reported by state run TV Report of state run Iranian TV : Hassan Rohani visited Tehran university and respond to question of students in occasion of “student Day ” on  December 7,1953 – 16 Azar -  ...

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Iraqi authorities say two separate bombings north of Baghdad have killed at least four people.

Actor Danny Glover has received a Career Achievement Award in the Bahamas as he reflected on the role he played as Nelson Mandela while the South African leader was still in prison.

IN THE WAKE of the interim nuclear deal with Iran, many questions have been raised by people from different backgrounds, government officials, and the media inside and outside the Middle East about the validity and importance of the agreement.

Your government is the enemy of the future. Innovative technology that would disrupt the world as we know it is already here, but oppressive government bureaucrats keep getting in its way. Taxi commissions vs. Uber ; the FDA vs 23AndMe ; the FAA vs. Amazon Prime Air ; the DMV...

Tehran, Dec 7 : Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has defended the interim nuclear deal that his country signed with the world's major powers in November, the media reported Saturday.

“This year we expect oil [output] to be about 520 mln tons, despite setting a goal of pumping between 505 to 510 mln tons,” Novak said.

>BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand will help the United Nations and the United States with any investigation into the findings of a Reuters report that Thai immigration officials moved Myanmar refugees into human-trafficking rings, the prime minister said on Saturday. The United Nations and the United States called on Friday for...

>By Steve Holland and Susan CornwellWASHINGTON Dec 7 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, battered by weeks of turmoil over the malfunctioning HealthCare.Gov website, turned to a fresh item on his agenda on Saturday as he pressured Republicans in Congress to extend benefits for jobless Americans.It was a sign...

Latest VideoDecember 7th, 2013     New video of decoded filmsfound in captured US Drone UAV RQ 7 released by Revolutionary Guard The web site “Tasnim News ” which is known close to Revolutionary Guard released new videos about  captured American RQ7 UAV and films claimed to be  found in the...

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer Justin Timberlake may have earned seven Grammy nominations, but he still has reason to cry himself a river: The pop star was shut out of the top Grammy categories - album,...

South Africa on Saturday began preparations to host US President Barack Obama and other world leaders eager to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela during 10 days of mourning for the anti-apartheid icon. On Friday President Jacob Zuma announced the mourning period for Mandela, the founding father of modern South...

For the final tournament at Sherwood Country Club, Tiger Woods seems intent on leaving a lasting impression.

Iran and first-time participants Bosnia-Herzegovina find themselves in what would be considered a stronger Group F, with matches against each other and also traditional world power Argentina and reigning African champion Nigeria.

>BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop downplayed tensions over China's controversial air defense zone, which has also rankled the United States, Japan and South Korea, after meeting her Chinese counterpart on Saturday. "Australia is concerned that there be peace and stability in our region and we don't want...