News Archive - 23 April 2014

>Families of the dozens of political prisoners held there have been protesting outside parliament and the presidential complex and the issue came up in the legislature on Wednesday.The prison incident last Thursday drew attention to human rights in the Islamic republic at a time the new reformist President Hassan...

>* $550 mln payments are due on May 14, June 17 and July 20* Indian refiners owe $3.6 bln to Iran for oil payments -sourcesBy Nidhi VermaNEW DELHI, April 23 (Reuters) - India is set to pay Iran $1.65 billion over the next three months under an interim...

>Prince Turki al-Faisal, a former intelligence chief, also told a security conference in the Bahraini capital Manama, that the Gulf states should be prepared for any possible outcome from Iran's nuclear talks with world powers."We do not hold any hostility to Iran and do not wish any harm to...

>The suspect, William James Vahey, 64, worked at the schools since 1972 and committed suicide on March 21 in Luverne, Minnesota, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday.He killed himself two days after agents in Houston sought a warrant to search a computer thumb drive belonging to him,...

WASHINGTON - An informant working for the FBI coordinated a 2012 campaign of hundreds of cyberattacks on foreign websites, including some operated by the governments of Iran, Syria, Brazil and Pakistan, according to documents and interviews with people involved in the attacks.

US secretary of state's presence in Geneva fuels anticipation that breakthrough deal is close The US secretary of state, John Kerry, and other western foreign ministers are converging on Geneva in a bid to "narrow the differences" between Iran and the west and help clinch a deal aimed at pausing...

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics has called for a new chapter in his country's relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"Archer" brought its fifth season, "Archer: Vice," to a close Monday (April 21) with a couple of bombshells -- Malory had been working with the CIA all along and Archer is Lana's baby daddy. Executive producer Matt Thompson tells Zap2it that those two big reveals were where the show was...

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24): Human rights and law reform initiative Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) says the attempt by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS)...

Israeli prime minister says he shares US preference for ending Tehran's atomic weapons programme through diplomacy Binyamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama sought to heal their rift over Iran during a weekend conference in Washington, as United Nations nuclear experts began visits to a heavy-water production plant opened for inspection under...

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. — File photo ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is likely to visit Iran next month on a two-day visit for a reset in relationship with its western neighbour.

Two companies in two counties in our area stand accused by the federal government of illegally shipping equipment to countries...

>DUBAI, April 23 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-China PMI as predicted, Aussie drops after inflation data* Oil falls on expectations US stocks rose...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The owner of a Pennsylvania company that makes steel-processing equipment has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on a charge he conspired to illegally sell an $800,000 machine ...

This year’s Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, running May 1-8, features more than a dozen feature films and a number of shorts, all touching on major topics in Jewish contemporary life; many focus on self-preservation and conflict, but there’s also lighter fare mixed into the programming.

April 24, 2014, 6:30 a.m. 6.30AM: Good morning and welcome to the South Coast Brekkie Wrap! Over the next few hours we will be bringing you as much information as possible from across the NSW South Coast and nationally.

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HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (AP) — The owner of a Pennsylvania company that makes steel-processing equipment has signed a plea agreement with U.S. prosecutors on a charge he conspired to illegally sell an $800,000 machine to an Iranian firm.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki is banking on sales from the highest crude oil output in 35 years to earn him a third term even as he struggles against an emboldened al-Qaeda and a surge in political violence.

Tom ditched his stockbroker career for the open road.

American journalist Jeffrey Goldberg is not optimistic that Iran will abandon its nuclear program. During an April 1 community event with Rabbi David Wolpe titled “Are the United States and Israel on a Collision Course Over Iran?” the national correspondent at The Atlantic and columnist at Bloomberg View said...

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>UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia and China have blocked a proposal by the United States and France to impose U.N. sanctions on Central African Republic's former President Francois Bozize and two other people linked to the conflict there, diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday. The proposal to sanction Bozize, in...

>A statement by the interior ministry said it had received information from top Iraqi government officials that Sheikh Hussein al-Najati was Sistani's representative and had carried out activities such as fund-raising in that capacity.Bahrain, which is ruled by the Sunni Muslim al-Khalifa dynasty, accuses Shi'ite power Iran of fomenting...

Seven tied for the lead in chess championships

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The FBI is trying to find more victims of a child molester believed to have preyed on scores of students at American schools overseas — drugging, abusing and photographing them over decades in a case that may be unprecedented.

Kowait- 'Probe delay in Jaber Stadium construction'

* Geagea votes eclipsed by blank ballots * Rival Aoun says no clear consensus emerged * Politicians say presidential poll could take months (Adds details, quotes) By Laila Bassam and Dominic Evans BEIRUT, April 23 (Reuters) - Lebanese parliamentarians failed to elect a new president on Wednesday in a first...

FlickerLab announces the promotion of Tibo Charroppin, Greg Kaplan, and Zartosht Soltani to Junior Creative Director, Technical Director, and Art Director respectively, and welcomes Tom Chorlton as producer.

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahrain's Interior Ministry says the Gulf state has decided to deport a leading Shiite cleric in a move that could exacerbate tensions between the government and the Shiite-led opposition.

>Launched on Wednesday, the campaign marks Geller's return to his native country from Britain and aims to keep Israelis vigilant, though public fears of any imminent war with Iran, Syria or Lebanese and Palestinian guerrillas have receded."I decided to do something else, to save lives and help emergency preparations...

>* Says supplies to China to more than double in 2013/14* Ups 2013/14 exportable grain surplus to 9.5 mln T (Releads to focus on exports to Iran, China, adds details)By Raushan NurshayevaASTANA, April 23 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan will boost grain exports to Iran and China this 2013/14 marketing year...

TEHRAN, April 23 (Bernama) -- Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council has highlighted the need to expand Iran-Saudi Arabia ties in order to promote relations among all Islamic countries, Iran's Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.

On April 17, a man named Balal was taking steps toward a noose that hung before him, about to be publicly hung for killing 18-year-old Abdollah Hosseinzadeh with a knife in a street brawl. In the Islamic republic of Iran, there exists the concept of qisas, which in this case...

US secretary of state hails kingdom's role as senior player in the Middle East, after recent diplomatic differences John Kerry has sought to ease recent tensions between the US and Saudi Arabia, a key strategic ally in the Arab world, highlighting enduring relations between the two countries and hailing the...

Parliamentary session will be held on Wednesday, but experts say it is unlikely any candidate will get a majority.

Committee on relations with US fails to reach conclusion on Washington’s refusal to issue visa to Tehran's proposed UN ambassador.

MOSCOW: Russia's navy launched snap military exercises involving its fleet in the Caspian Sea, Interfax reported the Defence Ministry as saying today.

Vienna, April 23 (IANS/WAM) The basket of 12 crude oils of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stood at $105.19 a barrel Tuesday, against $105.34 Monday, according to the OPEC Secretariat.