News Archive - 25 December 2013

>By Costas PitasLONDON Dec 25 (Reuters) - Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed details of electronic surveillance by American and British spy services, warned of the dangers posed by a loss of privacy in a message broadcast to Britain on Christmas Day.In a two-minute...

>ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's hardline lawmakers are seeking to increase uranium enrichment under the country's nuclear program to a level that can produce bomb-grade material, a state-run website said on Wednesday. The bill could bring Tehran into direct conflict with the major powers that reached an interim agreement with Iran...

Moscow, Dec 25 : Relations between Russia and the US did not make progress in 2013, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey A. Ryabkov said Wednesday.

Faith in Malaysia has become a trickier issue in the past few years, first with the authorities insisting that the word Allah is exclusive to Muslims, and finally that Muslims must be Sunni, and not Shia. The preoccupation with faith and the policing of it is perplexing to say the...

Iranian lawmakers have drafted a bill that would force the government to enrich uranium up to 60% if new sanctions are imposed, state media reported Wednesday.

Power struggle with rival Islamist movement could spell trouble for Turkish Prime Minister and country’s stability

CAIRO (AP) Egypt's military-backed interim government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization Wednesday, intensifying its campaign of arrests and prosecutions targeting its members and tightening the noose on the group's network of charities and businesses.

How saffron, the world's most expensive spice, is harvested

The US$38,500 pudding was soaked in 200-year-old Cognac, topped with a collectible gold coin.

With a view overlooking Mount Salak and a cool breeze blowing, Madam Parveen kneads dough on the floor of the small house in Cisarua district, Bogor. Sitting next to the 48-year-old, husband Ahmad E-Chashtari, 53, and daughter Nagin, 18, help prepare the dough mix.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has replaced nearly half his cabinet in a dramatic reshuffle.        

“We expect the Syrian Government and opposition to focus hard in the coming days on making their delegations as strong and representative as possible”, the secretary-general told a news conference at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.

With a view overlooking Mount Salak and a cool breeze blowing, Madam Parveen kneads dough on the floor of the small house in Cisarua district, Bogor        

The number of dead rises depressingly, along with those imprisoned, intimidated or injured, writes Asia Sentinel. At the end of each year, Asia Sentinel totals the annual number of men and women who were murdered, caught in combat crossfire, jailed, beaten or censored because of because of their dedication to...

Back in ninth grade, Jennifer Lor feared for the future of her school.

We can only free ourselves to work on first things and focus our time and effort on the emost important.

Earlier I posted some questions for next year: Ten Economic Questions for 2014 . I'll try to add some thoughts, and maybe some predictions for each question (this one will be short).

Watch Video | Listen to the Audio GWEN IFILL: Now we continue our series of conversations about the major news developments of the year, tonight's topic, the Obama administration's foreign policy challenges. Judy Woodruff recorded this discussion before she left for her Christmas holiday. JUDY WOODRUFF: It's been a busy...

2013 has expectedly been a terrible year for several Arab nations. It has been terrible because the promise of greater freedoms and political reforms has been reversed, most violently in some instances, by taking a few countries down the path of anarchy and complete chaos. Syria and Egypt are two...

Latest VideoDecember 25th, 2013     Son of Ayatollah Kashani talk about pillage of banks in Islamic Republic Dr Mahmood Kashani ,  university professor and son of Ayatollah Kashani , talk about involvment of banks in the building industry and pillage of national wealth .

Egypt's military-backed interim government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation today, intensifying its campaign of arrests and prosecutions targeting its members and tightening the noose on the group's network of charities and businesses.

In a message on British television, NSA whistleblower says children today will grow up with ‘no conception of privacy at all’

CAIRO — Egypt’s military-backed interim government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization Wednesday, intensifying its campaign of arrests and prosecutions targeting its members and tightening the noose on the...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan overhauled his cabinet, replacing 10 ministers, after a deepening corruption scandal claimed its first victims from his inner circle.

Sandra W. Barron-Fiske Lawyer Sandra W. Barron-Fiske, who practiced domestic relations law and personal injury law in Rockville for 26 years, died Dec. 6 at her home in Silver Spring. She was 79. The cause was glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, said her son, Eric Bord. Mrs. Barron-Fiske opened...

These days, Rick Steves is all about teaching travel as a 'political act.' By that he means breaking down barriers with people of different cultures and building new connections.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reshuffled his Cabinet after three ministers resigned over a high-level graft inquiry.Mr. Erdogan Wednesday replaced the ministers of economy, interior and environment. All three men's sons were detained as part of a massive bribery and corruption probe targeting Mr. Erdogan's allies. The...

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his cabinet in a dramatic reshuffle late Wednesday after a spreading graft scandal forced the resignation of three top ministers and threatened the premier's own hold on power.

Latest VideoDecember 25th, 2013     Designer of famous gun Mikhail Kalashnikov died at the age of 94 The Russian Mikhail Kalashnikov designer of famous gun AK47 known as Kalashinkov died on Wednesday 25 December in Moscow .

Latest VideoDecember 25th, 2013     Minister of communication explain why Chinese social networking WeChat was blocked The Minister of communication Mahmood Vaezi  explain why Chinese social networking WeChat was blocked...

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham says the Islamic Republic will dispatch a task force to Yemen later this week to pursue the case of an Iranian diplomat recently abducted in the Arab country.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing targeting a church in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Ryan Crocker, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, recently advocated in a New York Times op-ed for U.S. engagement with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Crocker thinks Assad is not going anywhere soon and the U.S. should act accordingly. Robert Siegel talks to Crocker...

Iran’s former nuclear boss has sharply criticized the recent hard-won nuclear deal signed between Tehran and six world powers, saying Iranian negotiators compromised on the country’s nuclear program.

Iran has unveiled a new domestically designed and manufactured unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which can be used for a number of civilian and military purposes.

Latest VideoDecember 25th, 2013     VOA ,BBC and Manoto TV video footage used by Iranian TV to claim that Hijab is used voluntarily Iranian TV use footage of videos of VOA and Manoto TV to claim  that Hijab is used voluntarily in Iran .

Latest VideoDecember 25th, 2013     Judiciary comment about election riots and EU delegation meeting with Nasrin Sotoudeh & Jafar Panahi The head of judiciary Sadegh Larijani and prosecutor general Mohseni Ejei comment on Wednesday 25 December about post election riots of 2009 and EU delegation meeting with Nasrin Sotoudeh and...

Kuwait's Crude Oil Exports To China About 180,000 Bpd

BAM, Iran - Experts who are painstakingly rebuilding the Bam citadel after an earthquake destroyed it a decade ago say Iran's architectural masterpiece will never return to its past glory but are hopeful they will restore some of it. A thousand kilometres (600 miles) southeast of Tehran, the pre-Islamic desert...

Edward Snowden will join the ranks of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ali G and Marge Simpson when he delivers an "alternative" Christmas greeting to British television viewers Wednesday.

Edward Snowden will join the ranks of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Ali G and Marge Simpson when he delivers an "alternative" Christmas greeting to British television viewers Wednesday. The National Security Agency leaker will urge listeners to rally against mass government surveillance when he gives Channel 4's annual Alternative Christmas Message, which...

Former Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz believes Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo was destined to become one of the best players in the history of the game from a young age.

ANKARA, Turkey — Two Cabinet ministers resigned in Turkey on Wednesday, days after their sons were arrested in a sweeping corruption and bribery scandal that has targeted Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's allies and become one of the worst political crises during his more than 10 years in power. Economy...

President Barack Obama lauded the “service and sacrifice” of U.S. troops and military families in a holiday radio and Internet address on Wednesday, and he highlighted the service men and women who have returned home over the past year. “For many of our troops and newest veterans, this might...

>Halkbank's Iranian business ties had drawn Western disapproval amid U.S.-led efforts to curb Tehran's disputed nuclear program. Erdogan described the police crackdown on the bank and a wider investigation last week as a foreign-engineered "dirty operation" against him.Turkey has bought natural gas and oil from Iran through...