News Archive - 15 May 2014

>Asked during a press conference in Tel Aviv about a Newsweek magazine story quoting unnamed U.S. officials as saying Israel was conducting major spying operations against the United States, Hagel said: "I have heard of that report. I'm not aware of any facts that would substantiate the report."Israeli...

As Moscow is warned on meddling in national elections in Ukraine, a fragile quiet settled over the country’s east.

WASHINGTON — Mass schoolgirl kidnapping in Nigeria — to tweet or not to tweet? Is hashtagging one’s indignation about some outrage abroad an exercise in moral narcissism or a worthy new way of standing up to bad guys?

The article "Japan Teams up with Israel against Cyber Links between China, North Korea, Iran" is an exclusive article and can be purchased.

(CNN) -- A Sudanese court has sentenced a Christian woman to death for renouncing Islam, her lawyer said Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill and Hillary Clinton are fighting back against critics as if they are waging another campaign, the clearest sign yet that, perhaps, they are. The former secretary of state and her former president husband are defending their records, showing off their health and humor and raising money...

A Sudanese court has sentenced a Christian woman to death for renouncing Islam, her lawyer said Thursday.

The former Secretary of State claimed Wednesday she was responsible for tough sanctions on Iran. But while they were being crafted, her State Department opposed them again and again.

REGION — A federal appeals court has agreed to put a stay on the same-sex marriage ruling handed down earlier this week by a district court. REGION — Same-sex couples could be issued marriage licenses as early as Friday morning in Madison and Fremont counties.

>* Powers want Iran nuclear curbs, Tehran an end to sanctions* Substantial gaps remain but sides hope for deal by July 20* U.S. official cautions against excessive optimism (Adds Western official)By Louis Charbonneau and Justyna PawlakVIENNA, May 14 (Reuters) - Six world powers and Iran launched a decisive phase...

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>By Andrea ShalalWASHINGTON May 14 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp, the No. 1 provider of information technology to the U.S. government and the top Pentagon supplier, said on Wednesday the number of sophisticated cyber campaigns aimed at its computer networks had more than quadrupled since 2007.The weapons maker...

>* Total U.S. inventories rise as Cushing stocks drop - EIA* Libya's El Feel oilfield resumes productionBy Keith WallisSINGAPORE May 15 (Reuters) - Brent crude held above $110 a barrel on Thursday near the highest in nearly three weeks as on-going concerns over the crisis in Ukraine outweighed mixed...

>By Katya Golubkova and Olesya AstakhovaMOSCOW May 15 (Reuters) - Middle East crude producers played down the threat of a competitive battle with Russia over Asian markets at a Moscow energy conference on Thursday, even while Russian comments emphasized its push to the east.Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told...

>* Essar Oil, MRPL were only two Indian importers of Iran oil in April* Iran 8th largest crude supplier to India in April, down from 4thBy Nidhi VermaNEW DELHI, May 14 (Reuters) - India cut its monthly Iranian crude imports by 42 percent in April from March, in a further...

>VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog declined to say whether Iran had met a deadline on Thursday for starting to address suspicions it may have carried out atomic weapons research, adding to signs of limited progress so far. Under a cooperation pact agreed between the two sides in...