News Archive - 26 November 2014

>Iran and the United States, France, Germany, Britain, China, and Russia failed to meet a Nov. 24 deadline for resolving a 12-year-old dispute over Iran's nuclear program and gave themselves until the end of June for further negotiations.As a result, a preliminary agreement reached late last year, under which...

>VIENNA Nov 26 (Reuters) - OPEC leader Saudi Arabia signalled on Wednesday it was unlikely to push for a major change in oil output at the producer group's meeting this week, a day after Russia refused to cooperate in any production cut and threatened to unleash an oil price war.

>VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC leader Saudi Arabia signaled on Wednesday it was unlikely to push for a major change in oil output at the producer group's meeting this week, a day after Russia refused to cooperate in any production cut. Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said he expected the oil...

>VIENNA (Reuters) - Impromptu talks between Saudi Arabia, fellow OPEC member Venezuela and oil powers Russia and Mexico yielded no agreement on Tuesday on how to address a growing oil glut, ending without any plan to cut output despite a collapse in prices. In a day of shuttle diplomacy before...

The Army has indicted 9 soldiers for killing 2 youth in Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir. It has recommended court martial proceedings. The Indian Army had admitted that it was a mistake and announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 10 lakh to the deceased and Rs 5 lakh to...

A British man charged with the murder of two women in Hong Kong has been ruled fit to stand trial by a judge. A naked man fell through the ceiling of a women's toilets at an airport terminal before violently assaulting an 84-year-old man, say police.

North Korea may be closely watching the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Iran and the West as it explores the most beneficial way to gain concessions from the US and other parties, analysts said Wednesday

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The middle-aged salesman sat glumly among an array of shorts, khaki leisure suits bedecked with gold belts and dresses with plunging necklines in the ancient Damascus bazaar — luxuries few can afford in today’s Syria.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma will roll out the E-visa facility for 43 countries on Thursday. Visitors from countries including Israel, Palestine, Germany and the US, will be able to avail the electronic visa facility from today, according to reports.

It really warmed my heart to see "Jimmy" receiving a picture from the Democratic Party in Chattanooga. I'm sure that a very slim majority of those in attendance were not on this earth during his administration.

KARACHI: On the first day of the film festival organised at the Alliance Francaise, when an audience member asked director Michel Spinosa during the panel discussion why French cinema, despite churning out high-quality movies, wasn’t as big as Hollywood, he said it was a political question which had to do...

>INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* Asia shares edge higher, oil tumbles to 4-year low* Oil prices fall to 4-year lows as OPEC production cut looks unlikely* MIDEAST STOCKS-Markets gloomy ahead of OPEC meeting* Gold slips further below $1,200 as fund outflows resume* Saudi, UAE signal no push for OPEC oil cut* INTERVIEW-UAE sees oil...

Occupy Central draws attention to the difficult road to political reform in the region, and highlights China’s growing power internationally

Many will volunteer at Barstons Child?s Play, Politics and Prose for Small Business Saturday.

Mitt Romney has repeatedly said he has no plans to run for president a third time. But that isn't stopping voters from wanting him to hit the campaign trail again.

Oil prices retreated further in Asia Thursday on expectations the OPEC cartel will keep production at present levels despite pressure over falling prices at a key meeting later in the day, analysts said. ...

 Millions of Syrians spread across neighboring nations are being fed and supported by the U.N.'s food program. 

Mission trip a chance for Dr. Farid Mozaffari to fix deformities.

President Barack Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey “Cheese” during the annual ceremony in the Grand Foyer of the White House on Wednesday. John F. Kennedy was the first president to actually pardon a Thanksgiving turkey. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Obama presided over his sixth turkey pardoning as...

Jian Ghomeshi thinks the College Park courthouse circus was rough? Wait’ll he gets home to his mom.

The Global Commission on Internet Governance wants more independent scrutiny of naming body in anticipation of major shift in Web management

BURN SOME CALORIES — The fifth annual Thanksgiving Thank You Run will be held on Thanksgiving morning in 4S Ranch Community Park, 16118 4S Ranch Parkway. Participants can walk, run or jog.

Strategi dan pendekatan kempen AKP sangat kreatif dan berkesan sehingga berjaya menarik sokongan golongan muda dan seluruh keluarga mereka untuk mengundi parti tersebut. Kewibawaan kepimpinan dan personaliti Erdoğan sendiri turut menjadi faktor penting yang membawa kepada kejayaan AKP dalam pilihan raya umum secara berturut-turut sejak tahun...

Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. BAGHDAD – Iraqi security forces and allied tribesmen were battling Wednesday to defend the governor’s office in Anbar province capital Ramadi from an attack by the Islamic State jihadist group, officers said.

Tamir Rice was shot and killed by police after he was seen waving a BB Gun in a park.

If all you have is a banhammer... If you've been playing video games for more than five minutes, you know they have a tendency to be moral outrage magnets.

Shares trade are slightly higher at the open, with energy stocks sliding ahead of a key OPEC meeting tonight, while miners follow iron ore lower and Woolies holds it AGM.

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'Iran', an exhibition in Tel Aviv, challenges Netanyahu, Barak and Ahmadinejad; takes patrons on a nuclear journey to the Holocaust, capitalism, and silent Israeli hysteria.

The Princeton University Chapel was a melting pot of religions on Sunday as crowds of people of all different faiths united in the name of one shared goal: peace.

Sasha and Malia attend annual White House Thanksgiving tradition.

National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah arrives in Riyadh. (SPA) National Guard Minister Prince Miteb bin Abdullah returned to Riyadh on Wednesday following a visit to the United States where he met with President Barack Obama and senior US officials and discussed prospects of strengthening military cooperation.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries meet Thursday in one of the cartel’s most closely-watched meetings in years. Here’s a look back at other momentous events in OPEC’s history.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery fell 40 cents to US$73.69 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its lowest closing price since September 2010.

LITCHFIELD - U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy fielded questions at a town hall event inside the Litchfield Intermediate School Sunday. The focus was on foreign policy with three key areas pertaining to Ukraine, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and nuclear negotiations with Iran.

The woman can be seen in the video dancing on the Tehran subway to Salute by British group Little Mix - a song encouraging women to stand up for themselves.

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The U.S. and allies have extended negotiations aimed preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon by seven months. Washington Bureau Chief Jerry Seib explains the political opportunities and the political risks for the Obama administration with this move.

The falling oil price will place stress on the global junk bond market, experts say, with US energy companies at increasing risk of default.

Speakers at a conference on national security argued that radicalisation of traditional religious narratives was a dangerous phenomenon that could lead to an outbreak of violence in the society. Spea .....

Powerful factions in each country believe that concessions to Putin will bring a diplomatic solution. They ignore the adage: Peace through strength. Putin will agree to a real diplomatic solution only if Ukraine is able to defend itself.

By Gulsen Solaker ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish court has banned media from reporting on a parliamentary investigation into corruption allegations against four ex-ministers, a move the opposition says amounts to protecting thieves. Tayyip Erdogan, then prime minister and now president, has called the corruption scandal this year a plot...

Does Saudi Arabia have it out for frackers in the U.S.? Or Iran? Or Russia? Will low oil prices make it easier to fight the Islamic State? Or harder?

NIOC Persian Gulf studies head Ghadirali Fakouri says evaluation of the field started in 1993, but drilling remained suspended until now due to insufficient data on the field.

TEHRAN, Iran – New development projects are under way on two offshore Iranian fields in the Persian Gulf, according to news service Shana.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called on all SAARC countries to join forces against external threats. “While SAARC practice has been to abstain from involvement in bilateral issues of a political nature, we must resist external manipulations,” President Rajapaksa said.

>"(There is) unity inside OPEC that we should monitor the market carefully and to react at the convenient time for managing the market," Zangeneh said when asked whether an agreement between members was emerging a day ahead of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. (Reporting by...

>VIENNA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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. After failing to clinch an agreement that would limit Iran's nuclear program in return for lifting stifling U.

Iran's conservative-controlled parliament finally approved a new science minister on Wednesday after rejecting President Hassan Rouhani's two previous nominees for the post as too reformist.

The deployment of hundreds of additional National Guardsmen prevented a second night of riots in the Missouri town.

IZMIR, Turkey (Reuters) - NATO is not considering establishing a "no-fly zone" in northern Syria, something Turkey has been calling for to alleviate security and humanitarian pressures on its southeastern borders, one of the alliance's top generals has told Reuters.

Good morning, it’s Wednesday November 26, we’ll warm up a bit today, and it’s the 143rd anniversary of a Central Texas man who grew up to be governor.

(MENAFN - Arab Times) When the United Arab Emirates released a blacklist of "terrorist groups" this month, many prominent Western charities were shocked to find themselves cited al...

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, file photo, Hillary Rodham Clinton listens before delivering remarks at an event in New York. Clinton has offered praise for President Barack Obama’s executive actions to stave off deportation for millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iraq's reliance on Kurdistan for Internet connectivity due to Baghdad bureaucracy has put the northern autonomous region in control of three-quarters of Iraqi networks.

Mother Nature could complicate Getaway Day for many holiday travelers; a quieter night in Ferguson; and tips to avoid being taken by scam charities this holiday season

Oil could fall as low as $35 a barrel if OPEC does not reach an agreement by next spring, when supply will dwarf demand, oil price tracker Tom Kloza says.

>Global Picture Desk: + 65 6870 3775Global Graphics Desk: + 65 6870 3595(All times GMT / ET)Receive this schedule by email:mediaexpress.reuters.comTOP STORIESSaudi's Naimi sees oil market "stabilising itself"VIENNA - OPEC leader Saudi Arabia signals it is unlikely to push for a major change in oil output at the...