Govt wont cut Iranian oil imports Mukherjee
India, the world's fourth-largest oil consumer, will not take steps to cut petroleum imports from Iran despite US and European sanctions against Tehran, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday during a visit to Chicago.more
Woman drug trafficker jailed in UAE
A 29-year-old Namibian woman has been jailed for 10 years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after two kg of cocaine was found in her possession. The unnamed woman came from Brazil and was on her way to Mozambique via Dubai, the Gulf News reported Sunday.more
Washington lobbyists to cut ties with Egyptian government following raids on offices
Several Washington lobbyists have announced that they are ending their contract with the Egyptian government amid the deepening of the controversy involving raids conducted on the offices of American advocacy groups. The PLM Group announced it wasmore
Iran's lawmakers finalise draft bill banning oil sales to European Union
Iranian lawmakers have finalized a draft bill requiring the government to immediately halt oil exports to Europe in response to the bloc's decision to ban the purchase of oil from Tehran.Nasser Soudani, a member of Iran's Majlis Energy Commission, saidmore
US seeks more powerful bomb against Iran's deeply hidden nuclear facilities
The United States is seeking a more powerful bomb after acknowledging that its largest conventional bomb is not capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground nuclear facilities.Doubts over the existing Massive Ordnance Penetrator'smore
'Egyptians believe Islamists will make a better nation'
A year after the people's uprising in Egypt that toppled the 30-year regime of president Hosni Mubarak, a university scholar says Egyptians believe it is time to govern the newly-democratic country in an "Islamist way". "There is this simple convictionmore
Iraq's Sunni-backed political bloc ends boycott of parliament sessions
Iraq's Sunni-backed parliamentary bloc of Iraqia, headed by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, on Sunday decided to end its boycott of parliament sessions, a leading member of the bloc said. "In today's meeting which was attended by all leaders,more
IAEA team arrives in Iran
A delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has arrived in Iran to discuss the country's controversial nuclear programme, Iranian media reported Sunday. Iran's envoy to the IAEA, Ali Ashgar Soltanieh, said last week that a delegation ofmore
Syria expresses 'regret, astonishment' over Arab League's decision to halt observer mission
Syria has expressed "regret and astonishment" over the Arab League's decision to suspend its observer mission in the country.According to an unnamed official, the decision is aimed at imposing more pressure on the United Nations Security Council'smore
Yemeni President Saleh reaches US for medical treatment
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has reportedly reached the United States for medical treatment in the latest stage of an effort to help ease the transition from his rule.The President's spokesman, Ahmed al-Soufi, said that Saleh had arrived in Londonmore
French tourist killed in Egypt
A 42-year-old French tourist was killed by robbers at a currency exchange shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Xinhua reported. The masked gunmen robbed the shop and exchanged fire with the security forces. Two others, a German touristmore
What AQAP achieved in past three years in Yemen?
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Woods upbeat after Abu Dhabi golf challenge
Tiger Woods was heading home to Florida with a mixed report card from his first foray into the 2012 golf season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. A share of third place in a tournament that boasted the top four players in the world and six out ofmore
Iran seeks to halt some oil sales
The dispute between Iran and the Western economies has escalated after Tehran warned it will stop oil sales to "some countries". Rostam Qasemi, Iran's oil minister, said the curbs will be implemented soon but did not mention specific countries. Themore
Oil near $99 in Asia amid Iran supply concerns
Oil fell to nearly $99 a barrel Monday in Asia as tensions in Iran offset fresh concerns that the eurozone may refuse to grant Greece a fresh bailout. Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 49 cents at $99.07 a barrel at midday Kuala Lumpur time inmore
Iran seeks to halt some oil sales
The dispute between Iran and the Western economies has escalated after Tehran warned it will stop oil sales to "some countries". Rostam Qasemi, Iran's oil minister, said the curbs will be implemented soon but did not mention specific countries. Themore
India won't cut Iranian oil imports - Pranab Mukherjee
By Ann Saphir CHICAGO (Reuters) - India, the world's fourth-largest oil consumer, will not take steps to cut petroleum imports from Iran despite U.S. and European sanctions against Tehran, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday during a visitmore
Activists: Assad's forces regain Damascus suburbs
Share this page "The Free Syrian Army has made a tactical withdrawal," an activist says; 41 civilian deaths reported at end of day; Hamas denies it is leaving Damascus HQ, but reports say it dispersed anti-Assad rally in Gaza. ... Read the full story atmore
2,200-year-old Egyptian mummy had prostate cancer
Share this page The unnamed Ptolemaic mummy, which is kept at the National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon, had a pattern of round and dense tumours between its pelvis and lumbar spine - giveaway signs of man's modern-day killer. ... Read the full story atmore
Boy's view of Baghdad: Meet Iraq's youngest photojournalist who's extraordinary scenes capture a nation resurrecting itself
Share this page Others his age might spend their time kicking a football about or watching television, but Qamar likes nothing more than studying the very people around him - and photographing their lives in extraordinary detail. ... Read the full storymore
Nuclear inspectors met by tension and protests in Iran
Share this page Protesters at Tehran airport carried photographs of an Iranian scientist, the latest of several to be assassinated, accusing the International Atomic Energy Agency of being implicated in the death. They claimed that Mostafa Ahmadi Roshanmore
Oil near $99 in Asia amid Iran supply concerns
Oil fell to nearly $99 a barrel Monday in Asia as tensions in Iran offset fresh concerns that the eurozone may refuse to grant Greece a fresh bailout. Benchmark crude for March delivery was down 49 cents at $99.07 a barrel at midday Kuala Lumpur time inmore
Imagination Can be a Dangerous Thing: Why Iran Must be Denied Nuclear Weapons
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Group clarifies position on US treatment of Saleh
The Human Rights Watch is clarifying its position on the embattled Yemeni president Ali Abdulla Saleh getting medical treatment in the United States. The New York-based human rights organization, which says it has documented the deaths of hundreds ofmore
Billboard Proposed for Corner of Butler and Bethlehem Pike
"The borough ordinance does not allow billboards at all, therefore it has no criteria," Bresnan said at Ambler Borough Council's Jan. 17 meeting. The borough's prohibition against billboards, however, will not stand up in court. Under current law,more
Govt won't cut Iranian oil imports: Mukherjee
India, the world's fourth-largest oil consumer, will not take steps to cut petroleum imports from Iran despite US and European sanctions against Tehran, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday during a visit to Chicago.more
At War Blog: Iraq's Sunni Leaders End Their Boycott
In a development in Iraq?s political crisis, the country?s Sunni leaders said on Sunday that they would end their boycott of Parliament. In an article in Monday?s Times, Tim Arango reports on the decision by members of the Iraqiya coalition, a largelymore
Leader of Hamas Makes Rare Trip to Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan Khaled Meshal, the leader of Hamas, made a rare and pointedly low-key visit to Jordan on Sunday, days after Hamas officials signaled that he had effectively abandoned the groups base in Damascus, the Syrian capital. Mr. Meshal and amore
Nuclear inspectors met by tension and protests in Iran
Protesters at Tehran airport carried photographs of an Iranian scientist, the latest of several to be assassinated, accusing the International Atomic Energy Agency of being implicated in the death. They claimed that Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan had beenmore