Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Iran to prevail over West plots

Cleric: Iran to prevail over West plots (plus 99 more items)

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Cleric: Iran to prevail over West plots

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Amid a US-led drive to push a fresh round of UN Security Council sanctions against Iran's nuclear program, a top Iranian cleric has downplayed "the enemy's plots."

Tehran's interim Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said on Friday that "the enemy will not succeed in its attempt to halt Iran's peaceful nuclear activities through deception and trickery."

Explosions leave 3 dead in Iraq

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Two separate bomb explosions have left 3 people dead and 5 others wounded in Iraq, as a new wave of violence grips the war-ravaged country.

In the first blast, an explosive device went off in a market in al-Karma area, northern Falluja, leaving two civilians dead and five injured, police said.

US to soften stance on Iran?

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:23 AM PDT

After a congressional survey identified Iran's foreign fuel suppliers, the White House says it will exempt the firms from sanctions if they agree to cooperate.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) identified more than 41 foreign companies that helped Iran develop its oil and gas sector over the past five years, The New York Times reported on April 22.

100 rebels, 9 soldiers killed in Chad

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT

More than 100 rebels and 9 government soldiers have been killed in two separate clashes which took place around Tamassi near Chad's eastern border with Sudan.

Some 80 'Front Populaire pour la Renaissance Nationale' (FPRN) rebels were taken prisoner on Saturday and Wednesday clashes in the volatile eastern frontier, Reuters reported.

EU to conclude Greece's rescue talks

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 07:01 AM PDT

As the Greek crisis can drag the whole EU into a wide financial meltdown, the European Union officials have assured financial markets that talks on an emergency plan to rescue Greece's economy are about to conclude.

EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn announced that the EU, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund are working full-time to finish details of Greece's rescue package to avoid a wider crisis in order to protect the global financial stability.

Zambian opp. leader under house arrest

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:55 AM PDT

Police have placed the President of Zambia's United Party for National Development (UPND) Hakainde Hichilema under house arrest in Mufumbwe district in Northwestern province.

Zambian security forces put the opposition leader under house arrest on Thursday after his UPND members allegedly assaulted a man who they claimed had impersonated a policeman. Hichilema was campaigning for his party candidate Elliot Kamondo in Mufumbwe, Daily Nation newspaper reported.

US concerned over Israel security

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 06:32 AM PDT

In an effort to woo Israel after nearly a month of tense relations, Washington warns Iran and Syria against "making threats" to Tel Aviv's security.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an attempt to make amends with Tel Aviv officials after relations hit an unprecedented low last month over an Israeli settlement project on occupied Palestinian lands in East Jerusalem.

Bomb blast injures four in Russia

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 05:40 AM PDT

An explosion in the southern Russian region of Kabardino-Balkaria has injured at least four people, including two police officers.

The blast took place when an explosive device was detonated near a police car late Thursday night in the regional capital Nalchik.

Iran selected for women's rights body

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 05:24 AM PDT

Iran has won a four-year term on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, an influential body explicitly dedicated to promoting gender equality.

A press release on the filling of vacancies in subsidiary UN bodies announced on Thursday that Iran, along with representatives from 10 other nations, has been elected to the high-profile women's rights commission.

Belgium ban on veil criticized

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:58 AM PDT

Amnesty International has criticized the Belgian parliament for passing a bill that will ban the wearing of full Muslim veils in public places.

The international human rights watchdog said on Thursday that it would violate the rights to freedom of expression and religion.

Man 'planned to kill Chavez' nabbed

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:49 AM PDT

A Venezuelan man has been captured on suspicion of planning to assassinate President Hugo Chavez, according to a statement by the interior minister.

The man was detained on Thursday in Merida, a city near the border with Colombia, said interior minister Tareck El Aissami.

EU seeks to ease debt crisis fears

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:47 AM PDT

The president of the European Commission has said he is confident that a planned bailout of the Greek economy will stop the debt crisis from spreading over to other countries.

Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday that "rapid progress" was being made towards the multi-billion dollar joint European Union-International Monetary Fund (IMF) package being implemented.

8 people gunned down in Karachi

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:22 AM PDT

At least 8 people, including a policeman, have been killed and 3 others injured in separate incidents in Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi.

A police man guarding the house of a local lawmaker was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the outskirt of the city on Thursday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Sales boost Samsung profit in Q1

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:20 AM PDT

Continuous surge in demand and rising prices of computer memory chips has boosted Samsung Electronics' net profit in the first quarter of 2010.

In the first quarter of the year (Q1), Samsung earned 3.99 trillion won compared to its net profit of 580 billion won in the same period last year.

Japan unemployment rate soars to 5%

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:17 AM PDT

The Japanese unemployment rate has risen to five percent in March, in other words, 3.5 million Japanese are without a job, according to official figures.

The report released by Japan's government on Friday showed that the unemployment rate in the world's second-largest economy had undergone a sharp rise from February.

Clinton in Middle East warning

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 03:01 AM PDT

The US secretary of state has warned Syria and Iran of taking actions that threaten the security of Israel, saying that Washington's commitment to its traditional ally is "unshakeable".

Hillary Clinton said that the transfer of sophisticated weaponry to Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas movement by Syria, as well as Iran's nuclear ambitions, could destabilise the region.

North Korea expels South's workers

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:58 AM PDT

North Korea has ordered most of the South Korean staff working at a joint tourism project in the North to leave.

All but 16 of the nearly 100 South Koreans and ethnic Koreans from China that remain at the Mount Kumgang resort will be expelled by May 3.

Israelis nab 9 Palestinians in WB

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:56 AM PDT

The Israeli army has arrested nine Palestinians during an operation that took place in various parts of the West Bank according to various Israeli and Palestinian sources.

The operation was carried out on Thursday morning during the dawn hours, the sources said.

Ten killed as Somalia rivals clash

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:52 AM PDT

At least 10 people have been killed and over 20 others injured in heavy clashes between al-Shabab militants and pro-government Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama militiamen in central Somali regions of Galgadud and Hiran.

The fighting broke out on Thursday in the central Somali village of El Bahay, 80 km north of Guriel, in Galgadud region. Six militants were killed in the ensuing heavy gun battle.

PCHR Weekly Report: "Two Killed, 20 Wounded and 45 kidnapped"

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:46 AM PDT

Image By PCHR

Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians, wounded 20 residents, including children, and kidnapped 45 residents in 27 invasions into the West Bank and four limited invasions into the Gaza Strip, the PCHR stated in its weekly report for the period between April 22 and April 22, 2010.

The PCHR reported that the army continued the use of excessive force against the residents and against nonviolent protests.

Children hurt in new China attack

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:44 AM PDT

Five children have been injured in a school in eastern China after a man attacked them with an iron hammer before burning himself to death.

Wang Yonglai, a farmer, broke down a side gate of the Shangzhuang primary school in Weifang City with his motorcycle before the attack, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.

'BP liable for oil spill cleanup costs'

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 02:43 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama says that British Petroleum is legally liable for the cost of the oil spill cleanup operations underway in the Gulf of Mexico.

"BP is ultimately responsible for funding the cost of response and cleanup operations," he said on Thursday.

Goldman 'faces US criminal inquiry'

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 12:42 AM PDT

The US justice department has reportedly opened an investigation into the investment bank Goldman Sachs over mortgage deals it allegedly finalised with knowledge of their high risk.

The criminal investigation was begun in New York on Thursday raising the prospect of the firm or some of its employees being charged, the Wall Street Journal newspaper reported.

Oil slick reaches US shores

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:58 PM PDT

Small amounts of oil from a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico have reached US shores.

Officials said the leak, from an oil rig sunk by a massive explosion last week, was five times worse than previously thought, and could trigger a disaster of "national significance" on the Gulf coast.

Israel hints at one-state solution

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:57 PM PDT

Israeli Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin has expressed reluctance to share occupied territories with Palestinians.

He said he doubted Tel Aviv would ever sign a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority, adding that he did not believe acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas could deliver any "good."

JCSER: "In 2008, Israeli Stripped Residency Rights Of 4672 Palestinians"

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:51 PM PDT

The Jerusalem Center for Social and Economic Rights (JSCER) published a report revealing that Israel stripped the residency rights of 4672 Palestinians in 2008 comparing to stripping residency rights of 229 Palestinians in 2007.

The center had to file an official request to receive this date from the Israeli Interior Ministry, although the JSCER paid the frees for this data, it took Israel more than two years to provide it.

'Iran will cut off enemy arms'

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:47 PM PDT

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has given a stern warning against any military attack on Iran, saying the country will cut off enemy arms.

"Any hand from anywhere in the world that wants to shoot at Iran will be cut off before pulling the trigger," IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying on Thursday during a speech in the southern island of Kish.

NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:12 PM PDT

A NATO soldier has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, bringing the total number of foreign casualties in the country this year to 172.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force announced the death on Friday, but did not reveal the nationality of the deceased soldier.

US House OKs Puerto Rico referendum

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:06 PM PDT

The US House of Representatives has approved a measure allowing Puerto Rico to set a new referendum on statehood or possible independence.

House members voted 223 to 169 to approve the measure, which now goes to the Senate.

The Battle of Britain

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:00 PM PDT

The British election campaign has reached its dramatic climax, with the third debate between the "major" party representatives, but the furor created by Gordon Brown's confrontation with that "bigoted woman" who dared ask a question about immigration may have pulled the rug out from under the Labor party before the clash of the partisans was aired. In British politics, as in America, immigration is an issue that separates the elites from the hoi polloi: the former don't want to talk about it, except to give reasons why it ought to be increased, and the latter deeply resent it, as the economy tanks and immigrants line up for welfare benefits. In hard times, when ordinary people are being squeezed, immigrants as scapegoats are a popular target, but Brown's run-in with Gillian Duffy, the "bigoted" grandmother, underscored the arrogance not only of the British Prime Minister but of the elites he speaks for, who feel nothing but disdain for ordinary people as they struggle to survive in an era of diminished expectations. How dare Grandma Duffy ask such a politically incorrect question! Doesn't she know the rules?

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime Has Triple Standards

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:00 PM PDT

The abolition of nuclear weapons — and a halt to the spread of the deadly armaments — will be a major talking point at the month-long Review Conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), scheduled to take place at the United Nations beginning next week.

The conference, held every five years, comes at a time when the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has pledged the near-impossible: ushering in a "world without nuclear weapons."

Egypt, Hamas Complicit in Israel's Gaza Blockade

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:00 PM PDT

RAMALLAH — A convoy of boats laden with humanitarian goods and accompanied by hundreds of journalists, human rights activists and European parliamentarians, is due to challenge Israel's naval blockade of Gaza at the end of May.

The Free Gaza movement's "Freedom Flotilla" will see three cargo ships and five passenger boats with about 600 people aboard attempting to deliver hundreds of tonnes of emergency aid to Gaza's besieged civilian population of 1.5 million people.

The Tea Party and Big Spending on War

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:00 PM PDT

Largely due to the recently passed health-care reform bill (aka the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010) that has a massive $940 billion price tag over ten years, the folks in the Tea Party movement have been in the news a lot lately. The Tea Party isn't a formal political party or organization, but more a loose conglomeration of groups such as:

What these groups and others share in common is an opposition to big government and big government spending, along with the taxes needed to finance such spending. [As an aside, the Tea Party movement takes its name from the Boston Tea Party, which was a direct act of protest by British colonists who believed the Tea Act violated their right to be taxed only by their own elected representatives. It's worth noting, however, that the taxation that the Tea Party opposes is not without representation – Tea Party activists may not like the taxes, but they are enacted by representatives chosen in elections where Tea Partiers were allowed to vote.] For example, from the Tea Party Patriots website:

Nepalese Maoists gather for protest

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of people have been gathering in Kathmandu, the Nepalese capital, ahead of a May Day protest to push for the Maoists' return to power.

"More than 40,000 Maoist supporters have entered the Kathmandu valley over the last three days," Kedar Dhakal, a police district superintendent, on Thursday.

Nasrallah warns Israel of any attack

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:30 PM PDT

Hezbollah secretary general warns Israel of great risks if it decides to once again attack Lebanon or on any other country in the Middle East.

Speaking to the Kuwaiti television Al-Rai on Thursday, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah said that if Israel launches an attack against Lebanon or anywhere else in the region, "it would be taking a very dangerous risk on its part."

S Africa solar power program launched

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:17 PM PDT

South Africa has officially inaugurated a solar water heating plan to save both money and the environment in Africa's worst pollution emitting country.

So far about 270 solar water heating panels have been set up in Pretoria - the country's executive capital -- for household water heating purposes.

'Iranian fighters may fly over US forces'

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:49 PM PDT

A senior Iranian Air Force officer does not rule out reports that an Iranian fighter jet might have flown over a US aircraft carrier last week in the Arabian Sea.

The incident was first reported by CNN on Tuesday. According to the report, a plane belonging to the Iranian Navy was flying as low as 300 feet near the USS Eisenhower on April 21.

AI slams Egypt for 'bypassing justice'

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:37 PM PDT

Amnesty International has condemned sentences handed by Egypt to 26 men with alleged ties to Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, calling for a retrial.

"These men should be retried by an ordinary court which gives them a chance of getting a fair trial," said the London-based rights group, referring to the 26, who were detained between 2008 and 2009.

Rights groups slam AZ immigration law

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:24 PM PDT

US civil rights groups say they will launch a legal challenge to Arizona's new immigration law, calling the controversial legislation unconstitutional.

The American Civil Liberties Union, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and the National Immigration Law Center have announced the challenge.

Belgium MPs vote to ban burqa

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:18 PM PDT

The majority of Belgian lawmakers have voted to ban the wearing of the burqa in public, making it possible for the first clampdown of its kind in Europe.

In the lower house of federal parliament, 136 deputies voted to ban nationwide clothes or veils that do not allow the wearer to be fully identified, including the full-face niqab and burqa.

Israeli troops attack protesters

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:08 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers open fire along the Gaza-Israel border on Palestinian demonstrators protesting the Tel Aviv-enforced no-go zone, injuring one.

Ziad as-Sarafandi, coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Buffer Zone in Rafah where Thursday's demonstration took place, said Israeli troops used live ammunition at the protesters, injuring a young Palestinian from Rafah.

Greek protesters slam austerity cuts

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:03 PM PDT

Greek police have clashed with protesters angry with more austerity cuts aimed at reducing Greece's budget deficit, in return for a giant bailout.

"Around 500 people were demonstrating and some of them tried to break through a police cordon guarding the ministry," a police source told AFP.

Harvard Grads: Not as Smart as You Think

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

By most accounts, kids who attend Harvard have some sort of exceptional ability. Of the ten or twenty Harvard graduates I know, this is true down the line. Furthermore, most of them have been successful at a relatively young age in the fields of business, banking or media. But what I've noticed among my friends is that beyond their career success, Harvard grads are not much different from me or anybody else who didn't quite make it to the Ivy League. Actually, they are just as likely to be flawed, riddled with vices, and confounded by emotion and personal relationships.

Hating the Middle Class

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

The liberals hate the middle class. There, I said it, and I am glad. Once again I am a truth teller, in this case speaking truth to stone heads. So certain am I of the truth of my asseveration that I honestly doubt any liberal will take issue with me. Can you imagine a liberal coming forward and saying: "Wrong, Tyrrell! I love the middle class." Well, I guess I can imagine it, because liberals are effortless liars. Yet what specifically about the middle class might the liberals adduce to demonstrate their affection? The middle class' sobriety? Hard work? Love of country? Love of liberty?

Louisiana declares state of emergency

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:58 PM PDT

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has declared a state of emergency as a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to move towards the state's coast.

The slick was some 16 miles off Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico in the wake of last week's oil rig explosion, according to the US Coast Guard.

Chomsky: Iran does not obey US

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:50 PM PDT

Philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky says the US is propagating the idea that Iran is a threat because the Islamic Republic does not obey Washington's orders.

"Iran is perceived as a threat because they did not obey the orders of the United States," Chomsky said in an interview with Germany's Freitag weekly, which was published on Thursday.

Greece gears up for more cutbacks

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 07:55 PM PDT

The Greek government is preparing severe austerity measures to secure a multi-billion-euro aid package and avoid a financial catastrophe, with the prime minister vowing to "do whatever it takes to save the country".

But many Greek citizens are up in arms over proposed cutbacks, and protesters clashed with police when they tried to break through a cordon guarding the finance ministry on Thursday.

Jewish groups oppose Arizona-type laws–except in Israel

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 07:26 PM PDT

Finding examples of Jewish double standards and hypocrisy vis-à-vis their attitudes about Israel and the US is like shooting fish in a barrel. But their posturing on the Arizona immigration law is particularly egregious. Not surprisingly, the organized Jewish community has unanimously come out against the Arizona law ("New Arizona law brings renewed attention to immigration reform.

Baghdad vote recount to begin

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 06:57 PM PDT

Iraq's election commission agrees to recount ballots cast in Baghdad, causing a further delay in forming a new government already overdue for weeks.

In a close-fought contest in the country's landmark March 7 parliamentary elections, political factions have been wrestling over the results. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has also put up a flurry of appeals for recount alleging fraud at polling stations in Baghdad.

France admits killing Afghan civilians

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 06:18 PM PDT

The French military admits that its troops fired an anti-tank missile on April 6, killing four civilians by mistake in eastern Afghanistan.

"The firing of a Milan missile was the cause" of the incident, the French Military's general staff spokesman Christophe Prazuck said on Thursday.

The Israeli Order of Mass Expulsion

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 06:18 PM PDT

Briefing on the Israeli Order regarding Prevention of Infiltration (Amendment No. 2) and the Order regarding Security Provisions (Amendment No. 112) passed on Tuesday April 26th 2010. Behind the euphuism 'prevention of Infiltration' lies a truth which Israeli officials are trying desperately to conceal. This simple truth has been cardinal throughout Israel's existence and continues to be so. It is a truth that connects the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in 1948 and the recent military order that would result in the forced expulsion of many thousands of Palestinians. It is the truth that Israel was founded on a policy of systematic population transfer and it has been committed to this policy ever since its inception.

Pakistan militant leader 'still alive'

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 06:14 PM PDT

Intelligence officials in Islamabad say they believe Pakistan militant leader Hakimullah Mehsud is still alive, despite earlier reports that he was killed in January.

Senior Pakistani intelligence officials say they now believe that Mehsud was only wounded in a US drone attack in the country's northwest.

'Turkey, Brazil not alone on Iran'

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 06:06 PM PDT

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin says Turkey and Brazil are not the only countries opposing new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

"It is not only Turkey and Brazil that believe the diplomatic opportunity is still there," Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper quoted Ozugergin as saying in a weekly press conference on Thursday.

Profitable Depopulation Plot Links JP Morgan-Chase and Goldman Sachs to Vaccination ...

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Dr Horowitz

A medical investigation into suspicious outbreaks and propaganda used to sell

drugs and vaccines has exposed investment bankers at JP Morgan-Chase (JPMC) and Goldman Sachs (GS) for plotting to shock/stress, frighten, poison, and kill billions of people most profitably–pharmaceutically–according to the Editor-in-Chief of Medical Veritas journal.

A Para-State Institution in the Service of Colonialism

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:40 PM PDT

29 April 2010 – The Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights is pleased to announce the publication of the Winter-Spring 2010 issue of al-Majdal (issue #43), titled The Jewish National Fund: A Para-State Institution in the Service of Colonialism
and Apartheid.

Ahmadinejad to attend NPT Review Conference 2010

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 05:10 PM PDT

The United Nations will be holding its 2010 NPT Review Conference at its headquarters in New York during May 3-28. The review conference is held every five years aimed to evaluate and ensure that NPT provisions are being realized. The conference will be chaired by the President-elect of the Review Conference, Libran N. Cabactulan, the Ambassador of Philippines. State Department spokesperson P.J. Crowley has confirmed that Iranian delegation has applied for US visa in Bern (Switzerland) and indicated that they are likely to be approved. Israel-First, Hillary Clinton will lead the US delegation and is scheduled to be the fifth speaker on the opening day while Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will be the seventh.

US oil slick triggers emergency

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT

The US military may be called in to help contain a massive oil slick that has prompted the southern US state of Louisiana to declare a state of emergency.

The US defence department is on standby after officials said the leak was five times worse than previously thought, and could trigger a disaster of "national significance" on the Gulf coast.

To Live and Love in Palestine

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:38 PM PDT

Love in Palestine" is a literary, musical and cultural evening which will take place on May 7 2010 in the Odeon in Vienna. The event is organized by Society for Austro-Arab Relations headed by Mr. Fritz Edlinger. Dr. Sahar Khalifeh, a famous Palestinian writer and novelist will take part in the event next to the famous Austrian actor of theater and television, and film director Karl-Heinz Hackl, who will read part of his book in German. Musician Marwan Abdo will perform typical Arab music at the event. At the end of the evening, a dialogue between Khalifeh and Viola Raheb will be featured.

US exempts Russia, China from Iran bill

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:21 PM PDT

The White House has reportedly called on Congress to provide waivers in the Iran sanction bill that would allow Chinese and Russian companies to do business with Iran.

The Obama administration is pressing Congress to provide an exemption from sanctions against Iran for certain companies of "cooperating countries," Foxnews reported on Thursday.

UK police complacent in 7/7 attacks

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:16 PM PDT

The Chief Executive of the UK-based Ramadhan Foundation has called on UK politicians to agree to a public inquiry into the terrorist acts of July 7th, 2005.

"As the inquests into the victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks begins, the Ramadhan Foundation once again calls for politicians to agree to a full public inquiry into the evil terrorism that struck London," the foundation's CEO, Mohammed Shafiq said.

Turkey sentences 15 minors to jail

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 04:06 PM PDT

A Turkish high criminal court has sentenced 15 minors to three to five years in prison on charges of hurling stones at police officers and chanting illegal slogans during a protest in the southern province of Mersin.

The minors, whose ages range between 13 and 17, were arrested recently for participating in protests against the imprisonment of the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, according to a report published by Hurriyet newspaper on Thursday.

Naturalist to present new moth species

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:54 PM PDT

An amateur naturalist is to present a 3mm-long micro moth, which has been officially recognized as a new species only living in the United Kingdom.

Bob Heckford stumbled upon the bright green caterpillars of the tiny moth on oak saplings of Hembury Woods, a site managed by the National Trust in Devon.

Arab reps in Israel may be expelled

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:24 PM PDT

Knesset may strip six legislators of immunity over their meeting with the Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi during a recent Arab League summit.

"Knesset immunity is not a license to inflict continual damage on the state and make a mockery of parliament and the public," Ha'aretz newspaper quoted the Chairman of Knesset's House Committee Yariv Levin as saying on Wednesday.

Car bomb kills 8 in southwest Baghdad

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:20 PM PDT

At least eight people have been killed and 20 more others injured as an explosive-laden car was detonated near a liquor shop in a neighborhood in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

The explosion occurred around 8:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) in the al-Shurta al-Rabaa area of southwestern Baghdad. It is the latest in a spree of attacks in and around the Iraqi capital that have killed tens of people. On Wednesday, two car bomb explosions in a predominantly Shia neighborhood of Baghdad left at least five people killed and 10 others injured.

World floating ice constantly melting

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:14 PM PDT

A recent study shows that the world's floating ice is constantly melting away, raising global sea levels by 49 micrometers, about a hair's breadth, every year.

According to the report published in Geophysical Research Letters on Wednesday, the floating ice has disappeared at a steady rate over the past 10 years.

Malaysia: Submarine scandal rages on

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:08 PM PDT

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has denied brokering a deal for military submarines --worth millions of dollars in kickbacks.

But French prosecutors have begun a probe into the 2002 sale of two Scorpene submarines made by the French shipbuilder DCN, Free Malaysia Today news network reported.

The Long Slow Journey Back To Whiteness?

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:05 PM PDT

There's been a lot of talk on the WN jungle drums recently on the subject of whether or not the Tea Parties represent any shift in the attitudes of American Whites.

Pat Buchanan kind of took the 'yeah' position with this piece…

Economy dominates final UK debate

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 03:02 PM PDT

Britain's party leaders have clashed over the economy in the final televised debate of the UK election campaign.

Gordon Brown, the prime minister and leader of the Labour party, David Cameron, the leader of the main opposition Conservative party and Nick Clegg, the head of the Liberal Democrats, have very different visions of how to deal with Britain's ailing economy.

Slick prompts state of emergency

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:31 PM PDT

The US military may be called in to help contain a massive oil slick that has prompted the southern US state of Louisiana to declare a state of emergency.

The US defence department is on standby after officials said the leak was five times worse than previously thought, and could trigger a disaster of "national significance" on the Gulf coast.

Allawi might seek new elections

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Iraq's ex-premier Iyad Allawi has called for a caretaker government and new elections as more winner candidates from his Iraqiya bloc are barred from taking office.

"We will demand the formation of a temporary government, a caretaker government that will take into their responsibility the … conducting elections," Allawi told al-Sharqiya television channel.

Afghan clashes leave 14 dead

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:56 PM PDT

Fierce clashes between Afghan security forces and Taliban militants have left at least 14 people dead in the troubled northern Afghanistan.

Two policemen were among those killed in the fight in Baghlan province.

The Big Bad (Israeli) Wolf is Nothing But a Coward

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:55 PM PDT

I have a 10-year old son. He is big for his age but his soft eyes and his sweet smile betray his tender years. He is a child regardless of his shoe size. This morning, he was practically in tears when he found a cockroach hanging out in his sneaker, to which he ran across the room at a speed that surprised even me. While it's true, finding a roach in your shoe is quite disgusting, I couldn't help but notice how childlike his reaction had been. I calmly reassured him that although cockroaches are "gross", they are otherwise innocuous.

Knesset speaker hints at one-state

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:51 PM PDT

Reuven Rivlin, the speaker of Israel's Knesset, has said that he would rather accept Palestinians as citizens of one country than divide Israel and the West Bank into two separate states.

"I would rather [have] Palestinians as citizens of this country over dividing the land up," Rivlin, a member of the ruling Likud party, was quoted as saying in Israel's Haaretz newspaper on Thursday.

Arizona immigration law challenged

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:41 PM PDT

Immigrant advocates across the United States are preparing to take their fight over the legal rights of the immigrants to the court as furor over Arizona's strict law escalates.

Several groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the National Immigration Law Center were set to announce their plans to challenge the measure in Phoenix on Thursday.

What's happening in Thailand?

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:40 PM PDT

kourosh ziabari Nowadays, Thailand is witness to one of the bloodiest civil wars since the 2006 military coup which ousted the popular Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from office. The supporters of former Prime Minister are calling for the dissolution of parliament and a new round of general elections. The "Red Shirts" are middle-urban and rural Thais who benefited from the socialistic policies of former Prime Minister and are now risking their lives for the reappearance of freedom and democracy in Thailand. According to the official stats, 24 people have been killed and 1000 other wounded since the eruption of demonstrations and street clashes in which the Thai police has relentlessly opened fire on the angry demonstrators.

South Korea mourns lost sailors

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:28 PM PDT

Mourning their dead comrades, the South Korean navy has held a funeral for the 46 sailors whose warship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea last month.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak attended the gathering.

CAR presidential election delayed

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 01:13 PM PDT

The May 16 presidential election for the Central African Republic (CAR) has been postponed as the country's election body has announced that the timeframe for organizing the polls is too tight.

After a meeting with the electoral commission, political parties and former rebel groups, President Francois Bozize announced that the polls will not be held until the parties involved in the elections and the international community are ready for the event.

Chinese man stabs 32 at nursery school

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:54 PM PDT

A man has stabbed 32 people -- including 28 children -- in a kindergarten in eastern China, the third such incident, targeting children in just over a month.

The incident took place in the city of Taixing in the province of Jiangsu.

Lavrov cautions Iran over sanctions

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:45 PM PDT

In the strongest signal yet of support for the US-pursued sanctions against Iran, Russia has warned Tehran that the measure could become "inevitable."

"In the absence of cooperation on the part of Iran, it is quite possible that sanctions will become inevitable, and in the very near future the Security Council will deal with these matters," RIA Novosti quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.

White Genocide in South Africa!

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:29 PM PDT

This video shows how White people are facing an ongoing genocide in South Africa, and the vital need for people all over the world to raise their voice to stop this Genocide of thousands of our people.

The world was told that the White Government in South Africa was absolutely evil. Yet, the White people made a great nation of South Africa and Black people thrived and prospered there. Far from genocide, Blacks came from all over Africa to enjoy the prosperity, medical care, education, and relative freedom that the White people created there. They ate so well, were treated so well with medical care and housing that they had lots and lots of babies till they overran the place. They had it better in South Africa than anywhere else on the whole continent.

Lebanon detains 3 spy suspects

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Lebanese police and army intelligence have arrested three people on charges of spying for Israel, As Safir newspaper reports.

According to the Beirut-based newspaper, the suspects were arrested by intelligence agents in a raid that took place at the village of al-Ain in the town of Bekaa, located about 30 km (about 19 miles) east of the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Rush: Obama 'afraid' of eligibility question?

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:19 PM PDT

The website Media Matters is highlighting a comment from talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh in which he explains he can understand President Barack Obama's sensitivity to a state requirement for documentation of citizenship.

"Maybe he's afraid somebody's going to ask him for his," stated Limbaugh on his program Wednesday.

He was commenting on the president's use of the word "papers" as in "Show me your papers" regarding the new Arizona state law cracking down on illegal aliens in the state.

US soldiers kill Afghan MP relative

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:07 PM PDT

US troops have raided the home of a female Afghan lawmaker and killed one of her relatives amid growing discontent with the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan.

The attack took place in a village in the eastern province of Nangarhar.

Hamas: Egypt kills Gazans with gas

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 12:03 PM PDT

A senior Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri has held Egypt responsible for the death of four Palestinians killed in a border tunnel and has demanded for an impartial investigation.

Speaking at a press conference in Gaza on Thursday, Abu Zuhri strongly condemned Cairo's application of gas against Palestinian citizens. The Hamas official also demanded Egypt to conduct an immediate probe into the incident and to prosecute the perpetrators, the International Middle East Media Center reported.

Thailand warns EU against interfering

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:09 AM PDT

Thailand's government has warned against any foreign interference in its internal affairs following a Red Shirt opposition leader's plea for assistance from the EU.

Thailand's foreign ministry says the government is in control of the situation and does not need any assistance.

Iran, Syria reaffirm unshakable ties

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 11:04 AM PDT

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has criticized Western powers for spewing Iranophobic propaganda in the Middle East.

He made the remarks during a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Thursday, ahead of the 12th session of a joint Syrian-Iranian commission aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties.

Iran's Persian Gulf confab kicks off

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Iran's sixth edition of the Persian Gulf Conference has kicked off in the southern Kish Island, focusing on cultural and tourism potentials of the region.

The conference will also discuss social, historical, economic, political, geographical and environmental aspects of the Persian Gulf region.

Singh, Gilani meet at Bhutan summit

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has held direct talks with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani in Bhutan, raising hope for the resumption of extensive peace talks.

The two parties met on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit which is underway in Bhutan.

Russia launches new oil platform

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 10:06 AM PDT

Russia's largest independent oil producer LUKoil has officially started operating a modest offshore oilfield in the Russian parts of the Caspian Sea.

The oil production at the Russian oil facility on the Yury Korchagin offshore oilfield is projected to have the capacity to reach 2.5 million metric tons per year.

Enemy loses intel war on Iran

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:58 AM PDT

A top Iranian official has warned against the intelligence war waged on the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly following the post-election unrest.

An intelligence official was quoted by Fars News Agency as saying that the US and Western powers made strenuous efforts to "convince the Iranian nation into believing that there was a rift among high officials" in order to undermine the "credibility" of the country's Leadership.

Taliban gun down Afghan tribal leader

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:55 AM PDT

Prominent Afghan tribal leader Abdul Rahman has been shot to death in southern Kandahar Province amid growing Taliban insurgency against government officials.

Rahman, a tribal chief in Arghandab district, was shot in the head by unknown assailants while walking home in Zhara district on Tuesday.

Arizona: The New Irrepressible Conflict

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:27 AM PDT

It's been an exciting week for White Nationalism.

Arizona throws down the gauntlet and passes the toughest anti-illegal immigration law in the country. It is supported by 70% of Arizonans (translate: Whites). Jan Brewer, the Governor of Arizona, receives a 16% bounce of approval in the polls. Obama condemns the popular new law. The Justice Department threatens to sue Arizona to block its implementation. Hispanic groups go crazy. Charges of "racism" fly against a moderate public safety measure.

Brown recants on 'bigoted woman'

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 09:25 AM PDT

An apologetic Gordon Brown regrets the remarks he made about an inquisitive voter who had questioned him on the street, referring to her as a "bigoted woman."

Gillian Duffy, 66, a life long Labour supporter and Rochdale resident, encountered Brown on the streets of her suburb as she was going out to get a loaf of bread. The incident was part of a 'walkabout' requested by Labour Party officials from Sky News, who gave him a radio microphone. The short exchange between the two revolved around pension taxes, national debt, and immigration.

US report claims Karzai unpopularity

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:59 AM PDT

A new Pentagon report claims that only a quarter of Afghanistan's 121 districts support the government of President Hamid Karzai.

"The overall assessment indicates that the population sympathizes with or supports the Afghan government in 24 percent (29 of 121) of all Key Terrain and Area of Interest districts," said the report, published Wednesday.

Settlers Attack A Palestinian Town In Northern West Bank And Destroy Property And Trees

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:38 AM PDT

Armed Israeli setters in the West Bank

A group of Israeli settlers attacked on Thursday the town of Huwara, in northern West Bank, and destroyed olive trees and property.

The settlers started their attack by setting fire to olive crops owned by the town residents. Later settlers attacked the town public park and destroyed it totally.

Israeli Troops Detain Nine Palestinian Civilians During Invasions In The West Bank

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:28 AM PDT

Palestinian civilians being taken away by Israeli troops from the west Bank- photo by WAFA 2009

The Israeli army detained on Thursday nine Palestinian civilians during dawn invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.

The military announced that those men who were detained on Thursday were taken during home raids in the cities of Bethlehem, Ramallah, and Jenin.

Rain in the Arctic worries explorers

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Amid major concerns about global warming, a three-minute rain shower hits the North Pole, proving that the Arctic is heating up.

British explorers in Canada's Far North reported that the rain shower hit the team's ice base off Ellef Rignes Island last weekend.

UN's Ban shows bias on nuclear issue

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:18 AM PDT

UN Secretary General urges Tehran to convince "international community" on its nuclear drive, while ignoring US declared nuclear threat against Iran.

Ban Ki-moon accused Tehran of not satisfying international concerns over the peaceful nature of its nuclear program, as he welcomed the planned participation of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the upcoming UN meeting to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) next Monday in New York, according to a Wednesday report in the major US daily The New York Times.

One Palestinian Civilian Injured As Troops Opened Fire At A Nonviolent Protest In Southern Gaza

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:08 AM PDT

Israeli tanks near Gaza

Israeli soldiers opened fire at a nonviolent protested organized near Rafah city, southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday injuring one Palestinian man.

The protesters gathered near the Israeli borders with Rafah and demanded te halt of military attacks on the famers. Troops stained at the borders opened fire injuring one man, witnsses told local media.

Israeli Tanks Invade Border Areas Near Central Gaza Strip

Posted: 29 Apr 2010 08:01 AM PDT

Israeli tanks at Gaza borders -file 2008

Israeli tanks and bulldozers invaded on Thursday border areas near Al Buraj refugee camp in central Gaza Strip.

Local sources said that the bulldozers uprooted trees and destroyed crops owned by local farmers as tanks opened fire at nearby residents

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