News Archive - 17 June 2014

>"I have ... now decided the circumstances are right to reopen our embassy in Tehran," Hague said in a written statement to parliament. Hague said he had discussed the matter with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday.Britain closed its Tehran embassy in late 2011 after a mob ransacked...

LAMB and mutton producers will enjoy higher prices in the coming year, driven by strong export demand and falling local sheepmeat production.

The United States defeated Ghana 2-1 in the World Cup Monday, with defender John Brooks scoring in the 86th minute.Clint Dempsey scored the opening goal in the first 30 seconds, making the fastest goal in U.S. World Cup history and the fifth fastest in World Cup history, before...

Since 1926, Duke Energy has been burning coal to produce electricity at Buck Steam Station in North Carolina and for more than 80 years, the Thomas family has lived on a farm next door. The Thomas family home is right next to "three open-air pits containing 6.1 million tons of ash...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Autism Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014" report to

Nearly 300 armed American forces are being positioned in and around Iraq to help secure U.S. assets as President Barack Obama nears a decision on an array of options for combating fast-moving Islamic insurgents.

By Michael Connor NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar edged up and U.S. Treasuries prices slipped on Tuesday as rising U.S. inflation drove speculation that the Federal Reserve, which is meeting this week, may raise interest rates sooner than global investors have been expecting. Wall Street stocks rose...

(Adds quotes, details, background) WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that it is open to further talks with Iran about the instability in Iraq but that any such discussions are likely to take place at a lower level. U.S. Deputy Secretary of...

BAGHDAD (AP) - Signs emerged Tuesday of a reprisal sectarian slaughter of Sunnis in Iraq, as police said pro-government Shiite militiamen killed nearly four dozen detainees after insurgents tried to storm the jail northeast of Baghdad.

>BAGHDAD(Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite rulers defied Western calls on Tuesday to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the uprising in the north of the country, declaring a boycott of Iraq's main Sunni political bloc and accusing Sunni power Saudi Arabia of promoting "genocide". Washington has made clear it wants Prime...

>* Iraqi oil exports remain unaffected as govt tightens security* Iran, world powers to meet in Vienna for nuclear talksBy Jacob Gronholt-PedersenSINGAPORE, June 17 (Reuters) - Brent crude futures held near $113 per barrel on Tuesday with the United States considering air strikes in Iraq as the security situation worsens...

>* Iran, world powers to meet in Vienna for nuclear talks* Iraq's main refinery shuts down (Updates prices, adds analysts' quotes)By Lorenzo LigatoNEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - Brent oil held steady above $113 per barrel on Tuesday as fears that violence in Iraq could hit exports offset thawing relations...

>With time running short if a risky extension of the nuclear talks is to be avoided, negotiators face huge challenges in bridging gaps in positions over the future scope of Iran's nuclear programme in less than five weeks.Without a deal, the Middle East would face the risk of another...

>* India's overall oil imports in May down 5.7 pct from AprilBy Nidhi VermaNEW DELHI, June 17 (Reuters) - India imported 13.5 percent more Iranian oil in May compared with April as the country's biggest refiner Indian Oil Corp bought crude from Tehran after a three-month break, tanker...

>VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers re-launched talks on Tuesday to rescue prospects for a deal on Tehran's nuclear activity by a July deadline, striving to prevent a long-time standoff from descending into a wider Middle East war. With time running short if a risky extension of the...