News Archive - 21 November 2014

>The sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the top Iranian and U.S. diplomats were preparing ideas that could be shown to both countries' capitals. No details on the ideas were immediately available."Discussions are continuing," said a senior U.S. official, who declined to discuss...

>VIENNA (Reuters) - A deadline for resolving a 12-year-old dispute over Iran's nuclear program may be extended from Monday until March because of sharp disagreements between Tehran and world powers, officials close to the talks said on Thursday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was due to meet Iranian...

>"He will also stay in close touch with his inter-agency colleagues in Washington," Psaki said. "His future travel schedule is still being finalized, and we have not yet determined when he will return to Vienna." (Reporting by Louis Charbonneau and Jonathan Allen) FILED UNDER: World Tweet this Link this...

>"The sides did not rule out the possibility of holding a ministerial meeting of the parties to the talks on Iran's nuclear program, if the prospect for progress appears," the ministry said in a statement after the two ministers spoke on the telephone. (Reporting by Gabriela Baczynska, editing by Elizabeth...

>CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela would be willing to cut its own oil production if OPEC decides to limit output when it meets on Nov. 27, Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez said on Thursday. Ramirez, who was until recently oil minister and president of state oil company PDVSA, declined to say what...

>Hammond, speaking after arriving in Vienna where the talks are taking place, said Iran must show more flexibility in the negotiations on the country's disputed nuclear program."In return we are prepared to show some flexibility," he told reporters. "We are all determined to make some progress but these are...

>"The talks have not reached a stage that necessitates Zarif to go to Tehran," an unnamed senior member of the Iranian delegation told Iranian news agencies ISNA and IRNA. "Therefore he is not going to Tehran and the talks will continue." (Reporting by Parisa Hafezi; writing by Louis Charbonneau)...

>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the United States and other powers negotiate down to the wire on a nuclear deal with Iran, one voice has been unusually quiet - the main pro-Israel lobby in Washington. Israel deeply distrusts the attempt to reach a deal at talks in Vienna that would lift...

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Blue Bell Congregates at Tiferet Bet Israel synagogue received a lesson in global affairs during a visit from an Israeli diplomat Sunday.

By singing an English-language song in an Arabic accent, Dikla is choosing what is worth adopting from Europe and what from the Middle East. From those choices, something new emerges.

Iran’s Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran is a peace-seeking country in the Middle East which has improved regional maritime security.

In a sign of the high stakes involved, US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart Mohammed Javad Zarif stayed overnight Friday in the Austrian capital Vienna in a bid to break the deadlock in a year-long round of rollercoaster negotiations.

My crystal ball tells me that the three Al Jazeera journalists, incarcerated in Cairo for the past six months, are about to be released.

International Committee of the Red Cross director general says the Syrian crisis is one of the most complex in terms of its humanitarian impact.

Washington and Tehran are fixated on counting centrifuges when they should be thinking big, says David Blair

Philip Hammond will join US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to continue talks aimed at breaking the nuclear deadlock between Tehran and six world powers.

Washington House panel backs CIA and military in Benghazi attack

Washington, Nov 22 (IANS): The world's major powers and Iran are racing against time to reach a deal over Tehran's nuclear programme, with another extension of the negotiations not being the focus.

Bahrain holds legislative elections Saturday for the first time since a 2011 uprising, despite a boycott by the Shiite opposition that led the pro-democracy movement.

The New York Times is ever the voice of hopeful liberalism. The famed "Gray Lady" recently reported on the status of nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran. Those talks in Vienna are headed "down to the wire" as the November 24th deadline nears.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is thanking Saudi Arabia for its role in the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group.

RIYADH: A Saudi judge sentenced to death a prominent cleric on Wednesday who has called for greater rights for the kingdom's Shias, the cleric's brother said, two years after his arrest prompted deadly protests in the oil-producing east of the country.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and US Secretary of State John Kerry are working on new possible proposals aimed at facilitating a final deal on Tehran’s civilian nuclear work.

Police are concerned about possible gang violence after the return to B.C. of two well-connected brothers.

The Monday deadline for a nuclear deal with Tehran is approaching. Naturally, that means John Kerry is spending the intervening hours begging his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to come...

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Expect the shift to sustained above-trend growth in the US that took place this year to be maintained in 2015, says Goldman. And while the US remains "the strongest anchor of the global recovery," Japan and the Euro area "look a little better," certainly relative to weakness in mid-2014.

BEIRUT — More than two months into its assault on Kobani, the Islamic State group is still pouring fighters and resources into trying to capture the besieged Syrian Kurdish town, but the drive has been blunted.

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An agreement with Iran could bring stability and a climate conducive to democratic reform .

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MOSCOW MEETING: Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov before their meeting in Moscow on Friday. (AP)

The White House acknowledged on Friday that "serious gaps" remain in deadlocked talks over Iran's nuclear program just days before a deadline for an agreement.

Also, Buffalo preparing for weekend rain following heavy snows; five killed in Louisiana on their way to Walt Disney World; panel reveals missed opportunities to help Connecticut school shooter; federal authorities intercept packages mailed by Florida State shooter; outcome of Iran nuclear talks remains unclear; and Vice President Biden warns...

By Mirjam Donath UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations agreed on Friday that all members should pass and enforce laws banning child marriages, resolving to end a practice that affects about 15 million girls every year. The committee of the 193-nation General Assembly that deals with human rights adopted...

(Reuters) - Bank of America has hired two U.S. government officials to join its financial crimes team, according to three people familiar with the matter, as banks are under increasing pressure to police their transactions for suspicious activity.

>VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday it would discuss an Iranian offer for access to a region where explosives experiments may have taken place, but that it was not as straightforward as suggested by Tehran. Iran told a board meeting of the International Atomic Energy...

VIENNA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are leaving nuclear talks in Vienna after meeting in an effort to move the stalled talks forward.

Group vows fierce attacks on Al Houthis

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India has given a qualified nod to Afghanistan's reconciliation moves towards the Taliban, provided it is "transparent, led by the Afghan government" and respects the nation's constitution.

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We're fast approaching the time of year when City soothsayers dust off their crystal balls and start looking beyond Christmas and into 2015. It's always interesting for investors to hear what they think the markets have in store for the following calendar year.

>* Urges improvement in business climate, tackle corruption* Predicts 4 pct growth in 2014, 3.5 pct in 2015By Margarita AntidzeTBILISI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Progress has so far been "elusive" for Azerbaijan in its efforts to diversify the economy away from a dependence on oil and gas, and it...

>* Venezuela willing to cut production, minister says* Libya and Ecuador also call for lower OPEC output* Market beginning to expect OPEC cut, analysts say (Updates detail; paragraphs 1, 4-5, 10, 15)By Christopher JohnsonLONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Brent crude oil rose to near $81 a barrel on Friday after...

>SINGAPORE Nov 21 (Reuters) - Brent briefly touched $80 a barrel on Friday on speculation OPEC could agree to output cuts at its meeting next week, with strong U.S. economic data also bolstering oil prices. Venezuela reiterated its call for production cuts, with Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez saying it...

>PARIS (Reuters) - A year after France scuppered a deal on Iran's nuclear program it is taking a softer stance in current talks, encouraged by a more inclusive U.S. approach and the knowledge that failure this year could have grim repercussions across the broader region. France, a U.N.