Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Climate change bill collapses in Senate

Climate change bill collapses in Senate (plus 99 more items)

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Climate change bill collapses in Senate

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:40 PM PDT

A long-awaited climate change bill that would put a price on excessive carbon emissions and generate billions of dollars has been postponed indefinitely.

US Senator John F. Kerry's 20 years of climate change plans hit the bottom Saturday after Senator Lindsey Graham, who had allied himself with Kerry on the issue, abandoned the effort in an unprecedented move.

New test detects doped up athletes

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:36 PM PDT

A new anti-doping test has shown promising results in identifying athletes who inject growth hormone to bulk up and enhance performance, a new study finds.

Human growth hormone, naturally produced in the brain's pituitary gland, stimulates bone and muscle growth. The hormone has long been used by athletes particularly in combination with other anabolic agents such as steroids to improve their performance and recovery.

NATO helicopter 'shot down'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Taliban militants say they have shot down a NATO helicopter in the troubled western Afghanistan amid rising causalities aging the US-led foreign forces there.

The incident took place in Farah Province on Saturday. The Taliban say at least 13 foreign soldiers were killed in the incident.

Transplants could do without biopsy

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 11:47 AM PDT

A gene-based blood test is as accurate as surgical biopsies in checking the signs of rejection in patients with heart transplants, a new study finds.

Rejection is among the most serious complications following transplant operations. Heart transplant patients, therefore, undergo multiple biopsies after the operation in order to be monitored regularly for possible signs of organ rejection.

Leader urges more police coordination

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 11:39 AM PDT

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the police have a "delicate," yet important and grave task in the society, urging coordination between the force and the Interior Ministry.

"The police must maintain a compassionate and friendly relationship with the public, while upholding their authority — the two features are inseparable," Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Sunday.

Bombshell: Silverstein Wanted To Demolish Building 7 On 9/11

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:50 AM PDT

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To truly grasp the magnitude of this story, you really have to read the entire article. Immediately after the "pull it" controversy, debunkers claimed there was no plan to conduct a controlled demolition of the building. Now the fact that officials were considering blowing up the building is established, Silverstein's consistent denial that this took place is a huge smoking gun. How did Silverstein expect to demolish the building safely when such a process takes weeks or even months to properly set up, even without the additional chaos surrounding WTC 7 on 9/11? How could explosives have been correctly placed on such short notice inside a burning building that had already been evacuated – unless the explosives were already in place? This new revelation is astounding and it needs to be investigated immediately.

Iran to IAEA: Swap deal can build trust

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:45 AM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says Iran is still interested in a nuclear fuel swap deal amid US-led efforts to slap sanctions against Tehran.

"The nuclear fuel swap proposal is still on the table. Iran's acceptance of the deal will prove the country's goodwill and political will," said Mottaki after a meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, Yukiya Amano, in Vienna on Sunday.

Vitiligo cuts skin cancer risk

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:32 AM PDT

Despite the general belief, individuals already suffering from vitiligo are less likely to develop skin cancer in the long run, a new study finds.

vitiligo, a pigmentation disorder characterized with pale skin patches that burn easily, had long been linked to malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.

Church seeks forgiveness for abuse

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:04 AM PDT

Catholic bishops in England and Wales seek forgiveness for the "profound scandal" carried out by some of their priests and religious figures.

In a joint statement issued by the Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, remorse over the well-known sexual and physical abuse scandals was asserted in a letter. "We express our heartfelt apology and deep sorrow to those who have suffered abuse, those who have felt ignored, disbelieved or betrayed. We ask their pardon, and the pardon of God for these terrible deeds done in our midst."

New strategy needed for Labour

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 09:58 AM PDT

As the elections draw near, polls indicate that Labour is trailing behind. A new strategy must be adopted by Brown for Labour to stay in the race.

The most recent topline results from a ComRes poll conducted on April 24th suggest that Labour will come in behind, with the Conservatives placed in at 34%, followed by the Liberal Democrats in at 28%, and Labour in at 29%.

MoD to payback £390m to Tehran

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 09:50 AM PDT

In a recent decision at the International Chamber of Commerce in The Hague, Britain is slated to pay back Tehran £390m for an arms deal made during the Shah's era.

From 1971 to 1976, the Shah of Iran struck an arms deal with Britain for 1,500 state-of-the-art Chieftain battle tanks and 250 Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARV), at the time costing £650 million. With the overthrow of the Shah's regime by the 1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution, just 185 tanks had been delivered to Tehran. Some 279 remaining tanks were sold to Jordan and 29 surplus ARVs to Iraq, just before it began its 8-year war with Iran. This 1980 deal, however, has contradicted Britain's stated position of neutrality in the Iran-Iraq war.

Whatever isn't in the Constitution is left for the People and their States

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 09:44 AM PDT

Neocons hate the Tea Party almost as much as Democrats and liberals. And that is why the neocon and potential Republican presidential candidate New Gingrich called the Tea Party militant the other day.

The Tea Party movement, said Gingrich while speaking at an event in York County, Pennsylvania, is a "natural expression of frustration with Republicans and anger at Democrats," which is "more likely to end up as the militant wing of the Republican Party" than a third party.

Hung parliament okay for finances

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 09:41 AM PDT

Credit agencies agree that a hung parliament in the upcoming elections will not have detrimental effects on Britain's financial stability ratings.
As the Conservatives warn about the danger that a hung parliament would have on Britain's economy, including possibly even an IMF bailout, credit rating agencies have disagreed with this assumption. In fact, according to Moody's ratings agency, a coalition government would make it easier to push through essential spending cuts to reduce the deficit and help to preserve Britain's triple-A rating.
Arnaud Marès, one of Moody's UK analysts stated that, "A hung parliament does not in itself have direct implications for Moody's UK rating," and went on to say, "If you had a fiscal plan agreed by a coalition, that could actually be quite positive, because it would imply broad popular support."

Iran calls for collective security treaty

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 08:11 AM PDT

With eyes fixed on foreign military presence in the Persian Gulf region, an Iranian lawmaker calls for a collective security treaty among Mideast countries.

"The continued presence of foreign military forces in the region has stoked insecurity and instability in our region," said Kazem Jalali, Rapporteur of the Parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, on Sunday.

Vigil held for Guantanamo Briton

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 08:04 AM PDT

Britons have held a vigil opposite the Prime Minister's residence for Shaker Aamel, a fellow citizen, incarcerated at the Guantanamo Bay prison for more than 8 years.

More than 3,000 days have passed since Shaker Aamer was arrested in Afghanistan, shortly after the 9/11 attack, while working for a Saudi-base charity.

Israel, Palestinians clash in Jerusalem

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Israeli police have clashed with Palestinians in East Jerusalem (al-Quds) ahead of an Israeli planned march through the Palestinian Silwan neighborhood.

Palestinians reported four people were injured by "stinking water" police used to disperse the demonstrators.

Rooney: Messi world's best player

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:49 AM PDT

England national player Wayne Rooney believes that his Argentinean counterpart and Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the best player in the world.

"The things he can do with the ball are unbelievable and he is scoring a lot of goals as well," the Manchester United striker told United Review on Sunday.

'Qatar stands good chance to host WC'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:43 AM PDT

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said Qatar has a good chance to become the first country from the Arab world to stage a World Cup in 2022.

"The Arab world deserves the World Cup and Qatar has a good chance to become the first country from the region to host it,'' Blatter told a news conference in the Qatari capital, Doha on Saturday.

Mottaki arrives in Vienna for key N-talks

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:40 AM PDT

Amid US calls for increased global pressure on Tehran, Iran's foreign minister arrives in Vienna for key talks on a previously-proposed fuel exchange deal.

Speaking to reporters upon arrival in the Austrian capital, Manouchehr Mottaki gave an upbeat forecast of his meeting with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Yukio Amano, on Sunday.

Day of velvet, lamé knitting named

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:28 AM PDT

Iran has named June 10th the Day of Velvet and Lamé fabrics Knitting in an effort to gain international recognition for the country's traditional fabrics.

Tahmineh Daniali, head of Iran's Handicrafts and Traditional Arts Department, a subdivision of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism (ICHHTO) has recently told CHTN that the country wants the world to become aware of Iran's traditional velvet-weaving and gold-lame´ textiles in order to register the ancient practice with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Iranian designs pupil-driven car

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:25 AM PDT

Iranian engineer Tinoush Ganjineh has designed the first vehicle ever to be controlled with commands coming from the human eye.

Ganjineh, who also directed a project for making the car at the Freie Universitat in the German capital of Berlin, told IRNA on Saturday that the vehicle is equipped with a myriad of electronic gadgets and fitted with a variety of software programs that even allow unpiloted driving.

Iran starts last stage of military drill

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:23 AM PDT

Iran has begun the final stage of its military exercise in the Persian Gulf and the Straight of Hormuz by launching shore-to-sea missiles.

In the fourth day of the exercises, units from Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps fired five naval missiles. Reports say the home-made coast-to-sea and sea-to-sea missiles hit a single target simultaneously.

Anniversary of failed US operation marked in Iran

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Hundreds of people in the central Iranian town of Tabas attended an anti-US rally to mark the 30th anniversary of a failed US ''rescue'' operation in 1980.

The demonstrators shouted anti-US slogans and expressed their anger against what they called global arrogance.

Anniv of failed US operation marked

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Hundreds of people in the central Iranian town of Tabas attended an anti-US rally to mark the 30th anniversary of a failed US ''rescue'' operation in 1980.

The demonstrators shouted anti-US slogans and expressed their anger against what they called global arrogance.

Afghan anti-US protest turns violent

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:15 AM PDT

A crowd of hundreds block a highway in central Afghanistan and have torched five NATO fuel tankers to protest the killing of three people by US-led forces.

US and Afghan troops raided a house in Puli Alam, capital of Lugar Province south of Kabul, killing three men and arresting two others on Saturday. This is while the Afghans assert the occupants of the house were innocent civilians.

Clashes as Israeli settlers march

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:09 AM PDT

Palestinian protesters and Israeli police have clashed after Jewish settlers marched in the Arab neighbourhood of Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem.

The hardline settlers, who live in illegal housing units on occupied Palestinian land, want Arabs removed from the area and their homes demolished to make way for Israeli construction projects.

'US responsible for Iraq violence'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:04 AM PDT

Iraq's Sadr movement holds US forces responsible for the recent wave of violence and insecurity in Iraq that has left numbers of people dead.

A leading Sadrist condemned Friday's bloody attacks on mosques in Baghdad.

US oil rig spill 'very serious'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:56 AM PDT

An oil well on the ocean floor beneath a sunken drilling rig off the coast of the US state of Louisiana is leaking oil, the US coast guard says.

The well, 1,525 metres beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, is leaking about 1,000 barrels per day of oil, Connie Terrell, a coast guard spokeswoman said on Sunday, describing it as a "very serious spill".

Austrians go to the polls for president

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:55 AM PDT

Austrian voters have begun going to the polls to elect their next president, as the incumbent head-of-state is expected to be elected to another 6-year term in office.

The polls opened at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) Sunday morning and will close at 5:00 pm (1500 GMT) with preliminary results expected two hours later.

Iran, Uganda agree on cooperation

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:47 AM PDT

Iran and Uganda have signed three documents to enhance cooperation in different fields following two rounds of talks between the presidents of the countries.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni signed the documents on Saturday in the Ugandan capital.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq says leaders dead

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:39 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda in Iraq has confirmed the deaths of two of the group's senior leaders, a week after Iraqi and US authorities announced they had been killed, according to a US-based intelligence-monitoring agency.

Abu Ayub al-Masri, the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the purported head of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an al-Qaeda affiliate, were reportedly killed in a joint raid by US and Iraqi soldiers on April 18.

From Agrichemicals to Crops , US Corporate Control !

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:27 AM PDT

Recently there were heated debates in India on the use of Genetically Modified (GM) seeds, in regard to the vegetable brinjal ,not always well informed or unbiased , since politicians and so called experts are for sale or in for making a fast buck.

As the ongoing sleaze oozing out of Indian Cricket's Premier League shows ,bhagidari -a nexus between corrupt Indian politicians almost across the spectrum, corporate houses and administrators , has emerged, circumventing rules and making opacity the norm. Many millennia old Brahmin imposed hierarchic order doesn't comprehend the rule of law or equality before law , a European construct which emerged out of prolonged social evolution and bloody revolutions.

Parties turn the heat up in key seats

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:24 AM PDT

As the general election campaigns heat up, the Scotland's mainstream political rivals embark on a walkabout in key constituencies.

The Secretary of State for International Development Douglas Alexander will make a visit to paisley where he is expected to campaign for the Labour party. He is also a MP for Paisley & Renfrewshire South.

Islamic Jihad ready to counter Israel

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:32 AM PDT

The Islamic Jihad resistance movement has announced that it is completely ready to defend the Palestinians against any Israeli aggressions.

"The Palestinian resistance has been supplied with better means to counter any Israeli aggressions," Islamic Jihad's deputy general secretary, Ziad Nakhla, said on Saturday.

Seoul emphasizes torpedo claim

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:27 AM PDT

South Korea's defense ministry renews speculations that a torpedo attack most likely caused the sinking of a navy ship near its maritime border with North Korea.

"A bubble jet caused by a heavy torpedo (attack) is thought to be one of the most likely things to be blamed, but various other possibilities are also under review," AFP quoted Defense Minister Kim Tae-Young as saying Sunday.

UK ordered to pay $650 mn to Iran

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:15 AM PDT

An arbitration court in The Hague has ordered the British government to refund $650 million to Iran over an outstanding 1970s arms deal.

The British government has confirmed the court's ruling and that the compensation money for Iran is now sitting in bank accounts waiting to be withdrawn, ABC reported on Sunday.

Germans urge US journalist release

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:03 AM PDT

People in Germany's major cities have called for the release of the United States' famous journalist prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal on his 56th birthday.

German protesters gathered in Stuttgart, Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Leipzig on Mumia's birthday Saturday, demanding his freedom.

UN pledges to end malaria deaths

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:01 AM PDT

"But our optimism must also be leavened with caution. Malaria is a tenacious foe. To sustain current gains we must be vigilant."

Since 2000 when African leaders resolved to halve malaria deaths by this year, many plans have been developed.

US oil spill called 'very serious'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:55 AM PDT

An oil well on the ocean floor beneath a drilling rig that exploded and sank off Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico is leaking oil, the US coast guard says.

The well, 1,525 metres beneath the ocean surface, is leaking about 1,000 barrels per day of oil, Connie Terrell, a coast guard spokeswoman said, in what the agency called a "very serious spill".

Hungarians vote in runoff election

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:52 AM PDT

Voters in Hungary are going to the polls in an election runoff that will decide the fate of almost one-third of the seats in the country's next parliament.

The polls, which opened at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) Sunday morning for the second round of general elections in Hungary, will close at 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) with the first partial results expected by 10:00 pm.

Suicide attack kills 3 Afghans

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:26 AM PDT

A suicide bomb attack, targeting a group of security guards in southern Afghanistan has left three people dead and seven others injured.

The suicide bomber detonated his explosive-packed vest early Sunday near a group of security guards as they stood near a highway bazaar in the Sharjoy district, said the spokesman for the Zabul provincial government, Mohammad Jan Rasoulyar.

Al Qassam Releases 3D Video About Shalit

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:26 AM PDT

The Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released a 3D video about the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, and stated that the video carries several messages to the Israeli people, mainly that Shalit will never be released unless Israel agrees to a prisoner-swap deal.

The Brigades said that this message is meant for the Israeli society, not the Israeli leaders and ministers, and added that Israel's officials only care about themselves and their own interests, and that they are the ones obstructing a prisoner-swap deal.

Iran ready to send gas to Switzerland

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:22 AM PDT

Iran is to export gas to Switzerland in accordance with a gas deal between the two countries, which the financial crisis had delayed.

"We have no problem to export natural gas to Switzerland," Iran's Oil Minister Masoud Mirkazemi told reporters on Saturday in Tehran.

Syria responds to 'Stone Age' threats

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:18 AM PDT

Syria has threatened to strike back at Israel with missiles in response to a recent Israeli threat about sending Syria back "to the Stone Age," a Kuwait newspaper reports.

After an Israeli official said that Israel could send Syria back to the Stone Age, a source close to decision-makers in Damascus told the Kuwaiti Manbar Al Rai newspaper on Saturday, that Syria could send Israel "back to prehistoric times" if the Israelis attacked with unconventional weapons.

Blast kills 5 in Ethiopia

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:51 AM PDT

An explosion at a cafe in Ethiopia's Tigray region has killed five people and injured 20 others as the country prepares for its upcoming national elections.

"This is an attack by the Eritrean government to deliberately disrupt the upcoming elections," Micheal Abraha, Tigray's administrator, claimed in reference to the Saturday attack in the border region with neighboring Eritrea.

Several killed in Nigeria violence

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:47 AM PDT

At least five people have been killed in Nigeria's central city of Jos after violence broke out following the killing of a Muslim man, an army spokesman and witnesses say.

Donald Oji, the spokesman for the military task force set up to police Jos after violence between Muslims and Christians killed hundreds of people in March, said three of those attacked on Saturday died in hospital.

Japanese set for mass rally in Okinawa

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:38 AM PDT

Thousands of Japanese demonstrators in Okinawa are set to hold a massive rally against a controversial US military base on their island.

At least 100,000 demonstrators, including Okinawa governor Hirokazu Nakaima and more than 30 town mayors will protest the continued presence of the US Marine Corps' Futenama Airbase, which under a 2006 pact with Washington was simply removed from the city of Ginowan to the quieter coastal area of Henoko rather than removed from Okinawa altogether.

Rediscovering Islamic Civilization

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:34 AM PDT

"What if the alternative to war, terrorism and 'clash of civilizations' .. Is a secret buried in the past (Islamic Civilization)," Michael Hamilton Morgan.

Samuel Huntington's "The Clash of Civilizations" (he borrowed the title of his book from anti-Islam Jewish Orientalist, Dr. Benard Lewis, whose doctrine has become US foreign policy, says Wall Street Journal in an editorial). In the book Huntington wrote: "In the 1990s Muslims have been far more involved in intergroup violence than the people of any other civilization". If so, the author ignored the fact that in most of those cases, it were foreign countries such as the US, Russia, Britain and Israel were directly or indirectly involved. Furthermore, for the last 100 years, no Muslim country has invaded a non-Muslim country while several non-Muslim countries have invaded and occupied many Muslim lands.

Inter returns to Serie A summit

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:19 AM PDT

Inter Milan has clinched a comfortable 3-1 victory over relegation-threatened Atalanta at the San Siro to leapfrog AS Roma at the top of the Serie A table.

Striker Simone Tiribocchi netted an early opener for Atalanta in the fifth minute of the game on Saturday.

South Korea suspects torpedo attack

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:06 AM PDT

A torpedo attack is among the "most likely" causes of the sinking of a South Korean warship near the disputed border with North Korea, a government official has said.

The 12,000-tonne Cheonan sank after being split in half in a blast in the Yellow Sea on March 26, leaving 40 sailors confirmed dead and six still unaccounted for.

US can't afford fuel sanctions on Iran

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:05 AM PDT

Sources close to a congressional survey argue that Washington cannot afford to tighten the leash on Iran's foreign fuel suppliers as it would seriously damage the US economy.

In a survey published on Thursday, 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.

Thai PM vows crackdown on Reds

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:24 AM PDT

Thailand's Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva vows to retake the site of anti-government red-shirt protestors in the heart of Bangkok as he appeared on national TV.

Abhisit did not discuss a detailed plan to regain the Red-shirt's site which has been fortified with barricades made of truck tires and sharpened bamboo poles.

Clashes as settlers march in Israel

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:21 AM PDT

Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces have clashed after Jewish settlers marched in the Arab neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem.

The settlers, who staged the march on Sunday, want Palestians removed from the area and their homes pulled down.

10 dead as tornado strikes Mississippi

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:08 AM PDT

At least 10 people have lost their lives and nearly two dozen others sustained injuries as a tornado hits the southern US state of Mississippi.

The tornado raked cities on the border with Louisiana northeastward to Alabama, the National Weather Service reported.

Al-Qaeda admits commanders' deaths

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:55 AM PDT

Al-Qaeda in Iraq has confirmed the deaths of two senior commanders, a week after US and Iraqi authorities announced they had been killed, according to an intelligence-monitoring agency.

Abu Ayub al-Masri, head of al-Qaeda in Iraq, and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the purported head of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an al-Qaeda affiliate, were reportedly killed in a joint raid by US and Iraqi soldiers on April 18.

Austria, Russia sign South Stream deal

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:54 AM PDT

Moscow and Vienna have signed an agreement for the construction of the Austrian section of the South Stream gas pipeline.

The deal was signed on Saturday in Vienna by Russia's Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and Austria's Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann.

Man United routs Spurs to stand atop

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:34 AM PDT

Manchester United has taken a 2-point lead atop the English Premier League following a 3-1 vital victory against in-form Tottenham Hotspur.

The Red Devils took the lead when midfielder Ryan Giggs converted a penalty after 58 minutes at Old Trafford Stadium on Saturday.

At Least Five Palestinians Wounded In East Jerusalem

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:22 AM PDT

Settlers Protest - File , Palestine-Info

Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday that at least five Palestinians, including a medic, were wounded by rubber-coated bullets fired by the Israeli army at protestors in Al Bustan neighborhood in Silwan town, in East Jerusalem.

Dozens of protestors closed the entrances Silwan with stones and tires while the police and undercover forces attacked them.

Israel braced for rightwing rally

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 01:06 AM PDT

Jewish activists have said they will march in the Arab neighbourhood of Silwan in East Jerusalem as Israel prepares to declare the beginning of US-mediated indirect talks with the Palestians.

The rightwing activists, led by Baruch Marzel and Itamar-Gvir, are demanding the demolition of 216 Palestinian homes they say were illegally built in the area.

The Very Rich are America's Real Enemies

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:20 AM PDT

Rich American

An honest politician, goes the old saying, is one who stays bought. If that's true, then the good news is that Americans have about the most honest politicians on the planet. The bad news is that the voters don't own them.

The tea party supporters have it half-right. The government is the enemy, but not because government is inherently bad, but because the people who own the government have no interest in serving the nation or its citizens.

Austria president set to win vote

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 12:19 AM PDT

Austrians have gone to the polls to elect a new president, with Heinz Fischer, the incumbent, favoured to win a second term, beating a far-right candidate.

Fischer, a former Social Democrat who took office in 2004, is widely expected to win another six-year term on Sunday, with opinion polls giving him up to 82 per cent of votes.

UN effort to end malaria deaths

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:35 PM PDT

Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations secretary-general, has called for the elimination of malaria deaths by the end of 2010 as he marks the first World Malaria Day.

Malaria remains a killer disease, with nearly one million people losing their lives every year.

Eighty five per cent of deaths are children under five years of age.

Tornadoes hit southeastern US

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:24 PM PDT

At least 10 people have been killed by tornadoes in several southeastern US states.

The state of Mississippi was worst hit, with the governor declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties.

Japanese rally against US air base

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:23 PM PDT

Demonstrators have gathered at a rally in Okinawa, Japan, to protest against a US military air base on the island.

Sunday's rally, near Kadena air base, the largest US military facility in the Asia-Pacific region, is expected to include Hirokazu Nakaima, Okinawa's governor, and more than 30 town mayors.

Paraguay announces state of emergency

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:05 PM PDT

Paraguay's Senate has endorsed a 30-day state of emergency in northern regions to crack down on members of a militant group accused of attacking police stations.

The bill intends to facilitate the arrest of suspected militants from the Paraguayan People's Army. It was pushed by President Fernando Lugo and had already been approved by the lower house.

Paraguay declares state of emergency

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 11:05 PM PDT

Paraguay's Senate has endorsed a 30-day state of emergency in northern regions to crack down on members of a militant group accused of attacking police stations.

The bill intends to facilitate the arrest of suspected militants from the Paraguayan People's Army. It was pushed by President Fernando Lugo and had already been approved by the lower house.

Dozen NATO tankers burned in Pakistan

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:56 PM PDT

Militants have killed at least four police officers in a gun battle following an attack on a NATO fuel cargo in eastern Pakistan which left a dozen tankers ablaze.

Unknown gunmen attacked oil tankers bound for a US base in neighboring Afghanistan near Kawal Village on Talagang-Mianwali road in eastern Punjab Province, local police officials told a Press TV correspondent late on Saturday.

Dozen NATO tankers burn in Pakistan

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:56 PM PDT

Militants have killed at least four police officers in a gun battle following an attack on a NATO fuel cargo in eastern Pakistan which left a dozen tankers ablaze.

Unknown gunmen attacked oil tankers bound for a US base in neighboring Afghanistan near Kawal Village on Talagang-Mianwali road in eastern Punjab Province, local police officials told a Press TV correspondent late on Saturday.

Memorial held for fallen German troops

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT

Germany holds a memorial service for four of its troops killed in Afghanistan amid warnings of increasing German fatalities in the protracted war.

Four German soldiers, killed in an ambush in Afghanistan's Baghlan Province on April 15, were laid to rest on Saturday in a ceremony attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel along with Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle.

Hungary opposition set for poll win

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:31 PM PDT

Hungary's centre-right opposition party looks set to become the first party to single-handedly secure a two-thirds majority in a general election.

Viktor Orban's Fidesz party won 52.7 per cent of the votes and 206 parliamentary seats in the first round on April 11.

Hamas official: US seeks to bribe PA

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 10:27 PM PDT

A Hamas official says the US seeks to "bribe" the Palestinian Authority (PA) into relinquishing a call for a complete freeze in Israeli settlement construction.

US Mideast Envoy George Mitchell only has the proposals that were given to him by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ar-Rashiq added.

Thai PM vows to retake protest site

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Bangkok is bracing for more unrest after the Thai prime minister rejected an offer by anti-government protesters to end their demonstrations in return for fresh elections within 30 days.

Instead, Abhisit Vejjajiva reiterated in a nationally televised address on Sunday that the authorities will retake the main protest site of the so-called red shirts in Bangkok's main shopping area of Ratchaprasong.

Mass protests sweep through Srinagar

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:37 PM PDT

The death of a civilian fuels anti-Indian sentiments in Kashmir, as protests continue against a death sentence handed to two Kashmiri men by a New Delhi court.

Thousands of people staged angry demonstrations in Shopian, nearly 50 kilometers from Srinagar, after Indian soldiers opened fire on three civilians who had entered a cordon established near Kellar area early on Saturday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Blasts kill 3, injure 19 near Baghdad

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:29 PM PDT

Three bomb blasts have killed at least three people and wounded 19 others in Baghdad, which is hit by a new wave of violence and explosions.

The blasts occurred at around 9:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) in and around a pool hall in the Al-Amel neighborhood of the capital, an interior ministry official said late Saturday.

Obama: Auto bailouts bearing fruit

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 09:10 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama says his auto bailouts have proven to be successful as the public's investment in the once-shaky companies is returning positive dividends.

In his weekly radio and Internet address on Saturday, Obama said the decision to help the carmakers has proven to be less costly than the alternative.

Egypt FM: US Scud story laughable

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:56 PM PDT

Egypt's foreign minister dismisses US and Israeli allegations that Syria is supplying Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement with Scud missiles.

"These allegations are lies and are laughable," Ahmed Aboul-Gheit told reporters on Saturday during an official visit to Lebanon. He said that Cairo will stand by Beirut in the face of any threat.

Settlers Wounded In Jerusalem Scuffle

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 08:32 PM PDT

Sheikh Jarrah Protest Tents

Israeli sources reported Saturday evening that a number of settlers were wounded during a scuffle that took place with Palestinian residents in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem.

The scuffle took place after a fundamentalist settler cursed the Muslim prophet , Mohammad, and insulted local residents of the neighborhood.

'Mideast favors strong Iran military'

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:54 PM PDT

The Leader's acting representative to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Middle East welcomes a militarily powerful Iran.

Speaking on the sidelines of the IRGC's three-day military maneuver in the Persian Gulf, Mojtaba Zolnouri said Saturday that Iran's display of military might was "a message of peace, equality and security" to the neighboring states.

Ukrainians protest Russia base deal

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:29 PM PDT

Thousands of Ukrainians have held a rally in Kiev to protest a deal which allows Russia to keep a naval base in the former Soviet state for another 25 years.

The Saturday rally, which was held in front of the parliament building, was led by former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. She called on protesters to prevent the ratification of the treaty at all costs.

Deadly tornadoes devastate US state

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:27 PM PDT

At least 10 people have been killed by tornadoes in several southeastern US states.

The US state of Mississippi was worst hit, with the governor declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties.

US senate climate bill delayed

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:16 PM PDT

The unveiling of a US senate climate bill scheduled for Monday has been postponed, following a dispute over unrelated immigration reform legislation.

The initial plan was to outline details of the bill – after discussions between Democratic, Republican and independent senators – to environmental and industry representatives at a news conference on Monday.

Japanese protest US plan for new base

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 07:07 PM PDT

Several dozens of Japanese demonstrators have marched through the streets of Tokyo to protest the presence of the US military in their country.

The protesters demanded the removal of a controversial US airbase on the southern island of Okinawa.

Responding to Israeli Threats; Syria Says It Can Strike Israel With Hundreds Of Missiles

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 06:50 PM PDT

After an Israeli official stated that "Israel can send Syria to the Stone Age", a Syrian official told Manbar Al Rai paper in Kuwait, that Syria can send Israel to a "prehistoric era" should it try to attack Damascus.

The official said that should Israel use unconventional weapons against the country, Syria will respond with the same level of violence.

Fresh violence kills five in Nigeria

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 06:45 PM PDT

Five people have lost their lives in a fresh outbreak of violence in Nigeria after a protest staged by a group of Muslim youths turned to a scene of a confrontation with Christians.

Hundreds of protestors took to streets in the city of Jos, after the murder of a 17-year-old student sent shockwaves through the Muslim community in the religiously-divided Plateau State.

Virginia: 12th Annual Celtic Festival

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:27 PM PDT

I spent the afternoon with H. Rock White and Pip Pockets on a scouting mission deep into the region which I have begun to refer to as the "Southern Homeland." We were attracted to the small town of Big Island, VA by an advertisement we heard on the radio about the Sedalia Center's 12th Annual Celtic Festival.

It seemed like a good occasion to mingle with wholesome Anglo-Celtic mountain folk and gauge the implicit whiteness of the area. Now that I am home, I can report that I didn't see a single negro in the crowd, with the exception of a kind employee who really doesn't count. I saw one Indian or Hispanic. We got him on video.

The Jew Commies — Natural Born Killers

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Probably the biggest hands-on killer in history, Soviet Major General Vasili Mikhailovich Blokhin was responsible for personally shooting tens of thousands (upwards of 50,000) people to death. For any reasonable and logical American reading this right now, one might think this story (and more below) would provide enough material for a few History Channel documentaries. Curious.

Goldman 'boasted as market crashed'

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:52 PM PDT

New evidence has emerged that senior executives at US investment bank Goldman Sachs made money by betting against risky mortgages as the US housing market collapsed.

The emails, released by a US senate subcommittee on Saturday, show executives boasting about the money the firm was making as the market collapsed in 2007.

Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Protest In Hebron, Kidnap Four

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:44 PM PDT

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Israeli soldiers used excessive force against a nonviolent protest in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped Four residents. The protest was organized against the ongoing closure of the Al Shuhada Street in Hebron.

Approximately 100 protestors, including a number of Israeli and international peace activists, gathered near illegal settlement outposts installed by Jewish settlers in Osama Bin Monqith School, dubbed by the settlers as "Beit Romano Outpost", near one of the sealed entrances of the Al Shuhada Street in Hebron.

Germans form anti-nuclear human chain

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of Germans have created a human chain as they expressed opposition to the use of nuclear energy.

Around 100,000 people participated in the event on Saturday to form the human chain, measuring at 120 kilometers (75 miles) along the Elbe River between the northern towns of Brunsbuettel and Kruemmel that passed through the city of Hamburg.

97% of expats rely on 'Iran support'

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Iran's Justice Minister Morteza Bakhtiari has called for the creation of subcommittees tasked with handling legal problems faced by Iranian nationals overseas .

Saturday's remarks were made during the first day of a conference organized by the High Council of Iranian Affairs Abroad's "Legal and Consular Group Work", a subcommittee dedicated to offering a host of legal services to expatriates.

Christie's to auction Iranian artworks

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:49 PM PDT

The world's leading art business, Christie's, will put up an exquisite collection of contemporary Iranian artworks for a biannual auction at Dubai's Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel.

Masterpieces by Parviz Tanavoli, Mohammad Ehsai, Nasrollah Afjei, Hossein Zendehroudi and Farhad Moshiri will go under the hammer along with works by young and aspiring artists such as Shadi Qadirian and Golnaz Fathi.

Israeli fire injures six in Gaza

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Israeli forces injure six people, one seriously, attacking the people who had protested Tel Aviv's declaring great chunks of Gaza's arable land no-go area.

The victims, hit by live Israeli rounds, were among the local residents and activists to gather around the restricted zone in central Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Palestinian Ma'an news agency reported.

Iran commander: Sanctions will fail

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:40 PM PDT

A senior Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) commander dismisses US-led efforts to slap sanctions against Iran over its uranium enrichment program.

"Imposing sanctions on the IRGC is rather ridiculous because they could not reach their goal [in the past] even by imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic," the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA) quoted Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, the director of the Political Bureau of the IRGC, as saying on Saturday.

IRGC to test four 'enhanced' missiles

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:22 PM PDT

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced plans to test-fire four domestically-made missiles at the fourth stage of its ongoing military maneuvers in the Persian Gulf.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Commander of the IRGC's naval forces Rear Admiral Morteza Saffari said four Iranian-manufactured surface-to-sea missiles were selected for a test launch on Sunday.

Lung cancer screening could be 'faulty'

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:17 PM PDT

Imaging tests commonly used to screen symptom-free individuals for lung cancer leads to a false diagnosis of the disease in about 33 percent of patients.

While the accuracy of chest X-rays and spiral computed tomography scans for lung cancer screening is not approved, the technique is commonly used as many believe the strategy can save lives.

US drone attack kills 7 in Pakistan

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:12 PM PDT

A US drone aircraft fires three missiles into the troubled northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and injuring several others.

According to Pakistani intelligence officials, the missiles landed in the country's North Waziristan tribal area near the Afghan border on Saturday.

N Korea warns against confrontation

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 03:07 PM PDT

North Korea has sent a warning to the US and South Korea, saying it will use nuclear weapons if the two invade the country.

General Ri Yong Ho, the North's joint chief of staff, said Saturday that Pyongyang would use all of its military might and nuclear deterrent in case of an invasion.

Iran sanctions 'to hurt Obama's image'

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:37 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned his US counterpart about adopting new sanctions against Iran, saying the move would hurt Barack Obama's public image.

President Ahmadinejad who was on a two-day visit to Uganda, told a joint press conference with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni that "Iran's nuclear issue is a political case."

US Hubble space telescope turns 20

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:29 PM PDT

The US space agency Nasa has celebrated the anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope that was launched twenty years ago on the Discovery space shuttle.

Since its launch into space on April 24, 1990, the telescope has changed astronomers' understanding of how the universe formed and how is evolving.

Former Nazi corporal dies in jail

Posted: 24 Apr 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Paul Schaefer, the former Nazi corporal who founded a secretive German colony in Chile in the 1960s, has died in a prison hospital in Santiago, the country's capital.

The 88-year-old was serving a 20-year sentence after being jailed in 2006 for sexually abusing and torturing children and settlers.

He died of heart disease on Saturday, prison officials said.

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