News Archive - 23 July 2014

>* Surprise militant strikes via tunnels in and outside Gaza* Israel says tactics, kit from Iran and Hezbollah* Losses and gains on both sides may encourage ceasefireBy Noah BrowningGAZA, July 23 (Reuters) - Using tunnels, mines, booby traps and snipers, Hamas fighters have inflicted record casualties on Israeli troops waging...

>By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday that would force President Barack Obama to submit quickly to Congress any comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran and give lawmakers the chance to reject the deal and reimpose sanctions.The five senators introduced their bill...

>Khamenei and his predecessor the Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini have called repeatedly over the years for an end to the Jewish state, including through a referendum in the region, where Palestinians are in the majority. In his first official comments on Israel since the start of its offensive on the Gaza...

>WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines will extend its suspension of flights to Israel on Wednesday amid hostilities between Israel and the militant group Hamas, its chief executive said on CNBC."Today ... we are not flying to Israel," Delta CEO Richard Anderson said in an interview with CNBC.

>The preliminary accord had been due to expire on Sunday but was extended with some adjustments, after the two sides failed during negotiations in Vienna to meet a self-imposed July 20 deadline for a long-term deal to end the decade-old nuclear standoff."The extension of talks shows this is a...

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The Federal Aviation Administration's temporary ban on U.S. flights to Israel, which was renewed Wednesday, reflects a new and possibly permanent regulatory cautiousness in the aftermath of last week's downing of a commercial airliner over Ukraine, aviation experts said.

Germany takes top spot but most regional teams move up in the global list

The 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) of butter that Gerhard Michler uses every week to make cookies, cakes and petit fours at his San Francisco bakery is leaving the pastry chef with a case of ingredient indigestion.

America's longest war. Much more National Security Agency surveillance. An alphabet soup of new government departments and agencies. Long security lines at airports.

>* Novatek's Arctic Yamal LNG project relies on international expertise* France's Total is Novatek's main partner for Yamal LNG (Adds detail, background)By Barbara Lewis and Francesco GuarascioBRUSSELS, July 23 (Reuters) - The European Union should not give Russia technical help to develop Arctic oil and gas fields if Moscow fails...

Despite last week’s downing of a Malaysian jetliner over eastern Ukraine with the loss of all on board, aviation experts insist air travel worldwide remains, by far, the safest mode of transportation. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice to Airmen Tuesday, banning U.S. carriers from flying to...

In March, Scottsboro Police Lt. Erik Dohring became the latest local law enforcement officer to graduate from the FBI Academy, joining fellow SPD members Ralph Dawe, Ron Latimer and Barry Capps as wel

A Transasia Airways plane crashed when making an emergency landing in Taiwan on Wednesday, killing 40 people, China's Xinhua news agency said. Taiwan media said a domestic flight had crashed, killing or injuring more than 40 people. No more details were immediately available. Xinhua said the accident happened in Penghu...

Today's Morning Edition music is from 35 years ago today. After taking power during the Iranian Revolution, the Ayatollah Khomeini banned Western music in Iran. That move inspired the Clash to write "Rock the Casbah."

A Christian man in Iran was sentenced by a judge to have his lips burned by a cigarette after he was found eating during the Muslim “holy” month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a time when Muslims around the world fast from sunrise to sunset for the period of a month,...

A delegation of lawmakers from the Iranian parliament will visit the besieged Gaza Strip in the near future, a member of the Majlis Foreign Policy and National Security Committee says.

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 11:20 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good morning, everybody.  Don't start off too many briefings by saying that.  It's nice to see you all.  We're doing this early today to accommodate the President’s travel and the speaking event that he has...

By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Wednesday froze the assets of two oil- trading firms accused of organising covert shipments of oil to Syria. They were among nine organisations and three people added to the EU's Syria sanctions list, published in the bloc's Official Journal. The...

>* June crude imports lowest since August 2013, down 25 pct m/m* Jan-June imports from Iran at 281,000 bpd, up 33 pctBy Nidhi VermaNEW DELHI, July 23 (Reuters) - India's crude imports from Iran rose by a third in the first half of the year, data from trade sources showed,...

When war between Israel and Hamas broke out two weeks ago, the Palestinian militant group was so hamstrung, politically, economically and diplomatically, that its leaders appeared to feel they had not...

Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai, Nurul Izzah Anwar hari ini mencadangkan Malaysia menggunakan platform Mahkamah Keadilan Antarabangsa untuk tindakan susulan berhubung tragedi pesawat Malaysia Airlines (MAS) penerbangan MH17 yang terhempas di timur Ukraine, minggu lepas. Katanya, meskipun Malaysia belum menganggotai mahkamah itu, namun terdapat...

Larger shipments of crude, some of them from Najma, are also sold via smugglers to Turkish traders at vastly discounted prices.

Islamic State militants seized four small oilfields when they swept through north Iraq last month and are now selling crude oil and gasoline from them to finance their newly declared "caliphate".

Over-focus on "betrayal" of Palestinian cause, writes Ashok Malik.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.