News Archive - 25 November 2014

>VIENNA (Reuters) - A stalled U.N. watchdog investigation into allegations Iran conducted atomic bomb research looks unlikely to be revived by the decision to extend wider nuclear talks, diplomats and experts say. While negotiations continue on a deal to curb Iran's uranium enrichment capacity -- to lengthen the time...

"In the # nuclear issue, arrogants have made their best to bring # Iran to its knees but they were not able and will not be able to do so," said a tweet on Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's account.

>VIENNA (Reuters) - Russia's most powerful oil official, Igor Sechin, was due in Vienna on Tuesday for talks with OPEC members as the group's leader Saudi Arabia kept the market guessing about its response to flagging oil prices. Sechin, the head of state oil company Rosneft (ROSN.MM) and a...

>"On limiting Iran's capacity to enrich, I found that there had been a certain movement," Laurent Fabius told France Inter radio.The six powers - the United States, France, Germany, Russia, China and Britain - and Iran are trying to reach a deal enabling Tehran to pursue limited enrichment without...

>"The conference will go as planned on February 23-25 2015, in the Marriott Hotel in London," oil ministry news agency Shana quoted Mehdi Hosseini as saying. Hosseini is head of Iran's Oil Contracts Revision Committee."The extension of the agreement has no effect on the seminar and issuing new models...

>By Christopher Johnson and Jessica Resnick-AultNEW YORK Nov 24 (Reuters) - Many OPEC ministers meeting in Vienna Thursday may be giving quiet thanks that world powers who just met in that city failed to reach a nuclear accord with Tehran, pushing back for another six months any potential revival in...

Iran's Supreme Leader said Tuesday that western powers will not be able to bring the country to its knees in nuclear talks, however he gave his indirect approval for a continuation of those negotiations.

The extension of the Iran nuclear talks could give both sides more breathing room as they try to reach consensus on Tehran's uranium enrichment levels, but analysts say the length of the deadline extension could also indicate the two sides remain far apart on core issues. In a Tuesday briefing,...

PARIS: Oil prices are expected to keep sliding well into 2015, held down by weak demand and increased shale production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.

President Barack Obama has fired Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. The Beltway clerks and pundits tell us Hagel is a political scapegoat, a sacrifice to Obama's electoral drubbing.

UTICA — When it comes to supporting local organizations, Mohawk Valley Community College students have always come to the forefront with a helping hand.

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2014. There are 35 days left in the year.

Global disinflation has finally caught up with India's high-cost economy.

One-day festival of animated shorts showcases CG, stop motion, 2D digital, experimental and traditional hand-drawn animation from over 40 countries around the world.

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 26, the 330th day of 2014. There are 35 days left in the year.

Washington EPA to propose stricter standard on ozone emissions

Iran and world powers agreed to extend terms of the deal and Obama has been given a free hand by Congress to deal with Tehran over the past yea

WASHINGTON - A sophisticated cybersespionage tool has been stealing information from governments and businesses since 2008, researchers said Monday, and one report linked it to US and British intelligence. The security firm Symantec identified the malware, known as Regin, and said it was used "in systematic spying campaigns against a...

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares climb on US optimism, oil pressured before OPEC* Brent crude drops towards $78 on worries over Asia's top economies* MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets fall as investor hopes fade for OPEC output cut* PRECIOUS-Gold eases from $1,200 as equities climb on U.S. economic data* Oil down 2 pct...

It is estimated that 42pc of the 18-24 years age group are currently unemployed. Given the similarities in the demographic trends between Iran and Pakistan, as well the prevalent job opportunities, entrepreneurship in both countries is becoming less a matter of choice, and more a necessity.

The 18th Saarc Summit begins here Wednesday with focus on deeper integration among the eight South Asian neighbours, amid high hopes that the leaders of India and Pakistan will meet to break their diplomatic ice.

QOM, Iran - Shiite and Sunni clerics from about 80 countries are gathering in Iran's holy city of Qom to develop a strategy to combat extremists including the Islamic State group that has captured large parts of Iraq and Syria.

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An estimated 2,000 insurance jobs are likely to be axed as Aviva tries to placate scepticism about its bid for Friends Life. While some analysts hailed the £5.6bn deal announced on Friday evening as giving Aviva scope to push up its dividend, others were unimpressed, with one questioning whether...

A seven-month extension in talks between world powers and Iran on a deal to curb its nuclear program emboldened critics in Washington and Tehran, threatening to undermine further talks.

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Chuck Hagel was doomed even before he walked into the Pentagon.

Pump jacks and wells are seen in an oil field on the Monterey Shale formation near McKittrick, California. Close Pump jacks and wells are seen in an oil field on the Monterey Shale formation near...

Should Opec cut production to boost prices?

Western diplomats familiar with the talks said Tuesday they have agreed on little more than to keep talking until June 30.

Further weakness in global oil prices could be on the cards as crude producers fail to agree on measures to curb output ahead of this week's OPEC meeting, but local currency strategists say this will have limited impact on the commodity-linked Australian dollar.

November 24 was long dubbed D-Day 2014. That’s nuclear disarmament for Iran, after years of painstaking negotiations. As Monday’s deadline loomed, it concentrated diplomatic minds.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) on Monday reauthorized the eighth investigation of the circumstances surrounding the deadly 2012 terrorist attack on U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, that left ...

The UN is suggesting Aleppo as a starting point to provide much-needed relief to areas hardest hit by the Syrian civil war. But it's a hard sell with warring parties.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday gave his indirect approval for a continuation of talks over its disputed nuclear program, criticizing world powers who many frustrated Iranians believe could have worked harder to reach a deal with the country.

PETER D. FEAVER is Professor of Political Science at Duke University. ERIC LORBER is an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP.

This picture shows Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant. — AFP/File MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday signed a deal with Iran to build two new nuclear reactors and agreed to expand the total number of Russian reactors in the country to eight, the state nuclear agency Rosatom said.

West Texas Intermediate fell to the lowest level in more than four years after nations supplying a third of the world's oil failed to pledge output cuts before this week's OPEC meeting. Venezuela, Saudi ...

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S.-led war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has claimed its first high-level political casualty. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has been forced to resign amid his disagreement over the war against ISIL in […] The post Obama team’s reaction to...

Could it be that the West wants Iran to help solve wider regional issues than just nuclear proliferation?

Michele Flournoy is the early favorite to succeed Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense. And while some commentators have wondered whether the Pentagon's former third-highest-ranking civilian and founder of the influential Center for a New American Security (CNAS) isn't better off waiting until Hilary Clinton's presidency to take the defense...

>DUBAI (Reuters) - Hardliners rounded on President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday after negotiators failed to end the Iranian nuclear dispute but the man who ultimately matters, the country's supreme leader, tacitly backed a renewed push for a deal. Iranians faced the prospect of at least several more months of international...

Israeli president cancels pop star's appearance at high-profile event due to anti-Arab song

China said it wants to "elevate its partnership" with the South Asian bloc amid a debate in the official media here on enhancing China's role.

Gold Today – The gold price closed up at $1,199 in New York on Monday.

Doesn't seem to have infected any of the 'Five Eyes' nations

With a new Defense secretary coming in, now’s the time to see if the Obama White House can do more than manage the chaos.

>ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and the United States smoothed over some differences in the fight against Islamic State during a weekend visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, but the talks heralded little in the way of deeper military cooperation between the NATO allies. Turkey has been a reluctant...

>PARIS Nov 25 (Reuters) - French oil company Total is to face trial in France over corruption allegations relating to Iranian contracts dating from the 1990s and early 2000s, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Tuesday.Total agreed last year to pay $398.2 million to settle U.S. criminal...

>In a comment apparently referring to the failure of Iran and six world powers to end a dispute about Iran's nuclear goals, a message on the English-language account said: "In the nuclear issue, arrogants have made their best to bring Iran to its knees but they were not able and...