Wednesday, April 28, 2010

IRAN SLAMS

Israel 'put settlement work on hold' (plus 99 more items)

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Israel 'put settlement work on hold'

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:43 PM PDT

A new report says Israel has issued a direct order against new construction in East al-Quds under US pressure for settlement freeze on Palestinian lands.

Despite a public refusal by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to put a halt to construction work on Palestinian lands, Israeli daily Ha'aretz quoted unnamed municipal officials in al-Quds as saying that Tel Aviv has frozen its new settlement activities in East al-Quds.

Brazil backs Iran's civilian nuclear plan

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:48 PM PDT

Amid a US drive to impose tough sanctions against Iran, UN Security Council (UNSC) member Brazil reiterates support for the country's "civilian" nuclear program.

"What we want for Brazilian people is what we want for Iranian people, which is expansion of peaceful nuclear activities," ISNA quoted Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim as saying on the first day of his two-day visit to Tehran.

Tornado kills 12 in southern US

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Twelve people have been killed after a devastating tornado swept across several southern US states over the weekend, leaving hundreds homeless.

The tornado on Saturday took the lives of two people in Alabama and killed ten others in the state of Mississippi as its 240-km/h (150-mph) gusts left a path of destruction of at least 80km (50 miles) long.

Iran calls UAE minister 'Israel acolyte'

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:57 PM PDT

Iran hits back at Emirati claims on the ownership of three Persian Gulf islands, saying such outrageous remarks show that UAE officials take their cue from Israel.

Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan touched a raw nerve on Saturday when he likened Iran's ownership of the three Persian Gulf islands to Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands.

World's 1st trachea transplant in Iran

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:49 PM PDT

Iranian doctors have carried out an in situ transplant of bio-artificial trachea in humans for the first time in the world.

The transplant was carried out on a 29-year-old woman who had lost her trachea in a car accident.

Nigerian journalist killed in Lagos

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a Nigerian journalist working for The Nation newspaper in the commercial capital of Lagos.

The Nation reported on Monday that Edo Sule Ugbagwu, a court reporter, was shot dead by two assailants in the populated Lagos suburb of Egbeda on Saturday.

Ahmadinejad says US belittles nations

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized the United States for "belittling" nations and trampling on their morale, calling for a world lead by culture.

"America belittles nations, and questions human values, whereas valuing humanity requires culture," the president was quoted by the Iranian Labor News Agency as saying. "Belittling nations only reaps inflexibility, distance, and malice."

Too much smoking linked to genes

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:18 PM PDT

New studies suggest that genetic backgrounds may be to blame for smokers that have a hard time quitting or cutting down on their habit.

Several genes can dictate how prone you are to take up smoking or how easily you can quit, based on the studies.

Iran sets deadline for Shell, Repsol

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 12:08 PM PDT

Iran has given Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol an ultimatum to decide on their involvement in the country's giant South Pars gas field, a top Iranian oil official says.

Shell, Europe's largest oil and gas company, teamed up with Spain's Repsol and signed a deal with the National Iranian Oil Company in January 2002 to invest in South Pars' phase 13.

Iraq bans 52 candidates after vote

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 11:39 AM PDT

An Iraqi election panel has invalidated the votes cast for 52 candidates in the March 7 elections over alleged ties to former dictator Saddam Hussein's Baath Party.

A senior official from the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said Monday that the candidates had one month to file an appeal with a committee of seven judges who could reinstate them.

'UNSC support for Iran benefits world'

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 11:29 AM PDT

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says support of the UN Security Council for a nuclear fuel swap between Iran and the West will benefit the international community.

"I am confident that besides measures by the Vienna group to swap fuel, support of other countries and particularly the UN Security Council will bring peace to the international community and build trust for all sides involved," Mottaki told reporters in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on Monday.

In Sudan, Bashir wins election

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:41 AM PDT

Sudanese President Umar Hassan al-Bashir has won the country's first multiparty presidential vote in over two decades, says an election official.

"The winner in the election of the president of the republic is Umar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir from the National Congress Party," Chairman of the National Election Commission Abel Alier said Monday.

Thai govt. loyalists threaten action

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:36 AM PDT

Simmering Tension in Thailand's capital has escalated following a threat by government loyalists to take action against opposition protesters.

The yellow-shirts have called on the government to crack down on the red-shirt opposition supporters.

UN: Gaza needs 100 new schools

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:29 AM PDT

The United Nations says it has failed to accommodate thousands of Palestinian children in UN-run schools since the 2008-2009 Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.

Palestinians in the populated enclave have been suffering a crippling Israeli blockade over the past three years which has deprived some 1.5 million Gazans from food, fuel and other necessities.

Morocco 'dismantles al-Qaeda cell'

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 10:11 AM PDT

An al-Qaeda-linked network, believed to have been planning assassinations and other attacks in Morocco, has been broken up by security forces, the kingdom's government said.

Security forces have arrested 24 people suspected of involvement with the network in recent days, the Moroccan interior ministry said on Monday.

Arrests over 'Swiss IBM bomb plot'

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 09:29 AM PDT

Police have arrested two men and a woman suspected of planning to bomb a research facility belonging to the IBM computing firm near Zurich, according to media reports in Switzerland.

Prosecutors confirmed on Monday that two Italians and a Swiss were held on suspicion of planning an attack against an international company, but they would not confirm the target.

Germany reassures Greece over aid

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 09:09 AM PDT

Germany has said it remains committed to assisting Greece with its spiralling debt, but will not go ahead with the financial rescue package until it gains parliamentary approval.

Wolfgang Schaeuble, Germany's finance minister, said on Monday that Berlin aimed to free up financial support as part of the $50bn package for Greece by a May 19 deadline.

Kaczynski twin to run for president

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of Poland's former president, who was killed in a plane crash in Russia earlier this month, has said he will run in presidential elections called for June.

The elections were called early after Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and 94 others were killed on April 10 in Smolensk, Russia, en route to a memorial service for a second world war massacre.

Dr. Lasha Darkmoon's latest

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:21 AM PDT

Whenever Lasha Darkmoon sends me something to post I get a bit of an anxiety attack. On one hand, I know that her articles draw huge interest from readers. Her articles on Jewish influence on art struck a real chord, leading to dozens of emails to her and two later articles that summarized some of the comments — many from artists grateful that someone had finally put a finger on the problem.

Twin blasts kill 2 Afghan civilians

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:11 AM PDT

Two Afghan civilians have been killed after twin bombs probably targeting a police commander went off in the southern city of Kandahar.

One of the bombs was planted on a motorbike by the roadside, while the other was planted under some garbage ten meters away from the first bomb.

Hoffenheim trounces Hamburg 5-1

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:09 AM PDT

Hoffenheim has managed to end a seven-game winless run with a thrashing 5-1 victory against Europa League semi-finalist SV Hamburg in a Bundesliga match.

The hosts Hoffenheim was in complete control and jumped out into an early 2-0 lead after Ibisevic scored twice in the opening 11 minutes at the Rhein-Neckar Arena in Sinsheim on Sunday.

IMF warns on Japan fiscal problems

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:06 AM PDT

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns Japan of its rising fiscal problems, saying the country needs to set up a credible plan to cut its public debt.

IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara said in Washington that Japan must implement consolidation plans as the pace of deterioration of its fiscal problems is high.

Karzai meets India on Taliban talks

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:04 AM PDT

Afghanistan's president has met India's prime minister to discuss efforts to achieve reconciliation with the Taliban and to ensure the safety of Indians working in his country.

Hamid Karzai was in New Delhi on Monday seeking to reassure Manmohan Singh over India's deep reservations about plans to open talks with so-called "moderate" Taliban.

Sudan president wins re-election

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Iraqi electoral authorities have said that 52 candidates who stood in parliamentary elections in March should have been barred from taking part.

Two candidates who won parliamentary seats were among those struck from the ballot on Monday for alleged ties to the Baath party of Saddam Hussein, the former president.

World Bank members to get more say

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 08:02 AM PDT

The World Bank has decided to give emerging country members more say in how the bank is run while also raising more funds for them to work with.

The bank's 186 members approved, at a high-level meeting on Sunday, a symbolic transfer of voting rights on bank policy to emerging nations, giving them a greater voice in how the bank's funds are distributed.

Iranian flag flaps on Mt. Dhaulagiri

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:52 AM PDT

Iranian mountain climbers have conquered Dhaulagiri, the seventh highest peak in the world in Nepal, Iran Mountaineering Federation reports.

The Iranian mountaineer team includes Jalal Cheshmeh-Qasabani, Azim Qeichisaz, Abbas Ranjbari, Iraj Ma'ani, Vaase' Seyyed Mousavi, Majid Nematollahi, Hadi Saberi, Hossein Salehi, Mohammad Naderian, Mahmoud Hashemi and Mohammad Nasiri.

Hundreds Of New Settlers Homes In Jerusalem

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:52 AM PDT

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The Islamic Christian Commission in Support of Jerusalem and Holy Sites announced on Monday Israel's intentions to build 321 new settlers homes in East Jerusalem.

The new homes which will include a religious school will be constructed at the Palestinian neighborhood of Shikh Jarah outside the wall of the old city.

Settlers - Outpost To Be Authorized As A New Settlement Near Bethlehem

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:42 AM PDT

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In 2001 the outpost of Derech Ha'avot was established on lands owned by Palestinian villagers from Al Khadir, near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. On September 28, 2008 the Israeli group Peace Now appealed to the Israeli High Court of Justice together with the Palestinian owners of the lands, demanding the enforcement of the law and the evacuation of the "Derech Ha'avot" outpost.

Israeli Troops Detain Five Civilians During Dawn Invasions In The West Bank

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:33 AM PDT

Israeli soldiers kidnapping a Palestinian man near Hebron

Five Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli soldiers on Monday at dawn and Sunday night during military invasions targeting West Bank communities.

Local sources reported invasions at villages located southern West Bank as well as northern West Bank.

UK 'involved' in regional tension

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:32 AM PDT

A senior Iranian lawmaker has condemned the provocative remarks made by Emirati officials, adding the US and Britain have always played a role in regional tensions.

"The voice of Britain is heard from the mouth of Emirate's foreign minister," Head of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Alaeddin Boroujerdi told the Mehr News Agency on Monday.

US financial bill nears tough vote

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 07:06 AM PDT

Republicans and Democrats are preparing for a showdown, as the US Senate nears a tough vote on the most sweeping financial overhaul in decades.

On Sunday, key Republican opposition negotiator Richard Shelby said he was not optimistic about an agreement before Monday's vote.

US threatens Iran with all options

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:57 AM PDT

Washington says "all options are on the table" in dealing with Tehran, in a veiled threat, which refers to a new US nuclear policy.

During a Sunday address to attendees of a Pentagon briefing, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates touched on the newly-crafted Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), under which the Obama administration promises not to use nuclear weapons against states that do not possess nuclear warheads, with the exception of Iran.

Iraq politicians struck from poll

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:55 AM PDT

Iraqi electoral authorities have said that 52 candidates who stood in parliamentary elections in March should have been barred from taking part.

Two candidates who won parliamentary seats were among those struck from the ballot on Monday for alleged ties to the Baath party of Saddam Hussein, the former president.

Brazilian FM in Iran for talks

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim is in Tehran for talks with senior Iranian officials on a range of issues, including Iran's nuclear program.

During his two-day visit, Amorim plans to meet ranking Iranian officials, including President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his opposite number Manouchehr Mottaki.

Getafe stuns Sevilla 4-3 in La Liga

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 06:05 AM PDT

Getafe has snatched a thrilling 4-3 victory against 10-man Sevilla in stoppage-time in its Spanish league clash at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez.

The hosts took the lead when Getafe boss Michel's son, Adrian Gonzalez, scored with a clinical strike in the 17th minute of the game on Sunday.

World's biggest HIV test launched

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:59 AM PDT

South Africa's new administration has adopted an aggressive front against Aids by launching the world's largest HIV testing campaign in the country.

South African President Jacob Zuma took part in the campaign launch on Sunday to clearly show his administration's determination to boost prevention and provide treatment in the country, which has one of the highest HIV rates in the world.

Protests resume against Arizona law

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:53 AM PDT

Hundreds of people in the US state of Arizona have held fresh rallies against a tough new immigration law, which they say legalizes racial profiling.

The latest demonstration, held on Sunday outside Arizona's Capitol building in Phoenix, was largely peaceful.

Israel may legalize WB settlement

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:47 AM PDT

Israel is considering legalizing a West Bank outpost slated to be demolished in a breach of its promise to refrain from creating any new West Bank settlement.

The decision was announced on Sunday in response to a petition regarding the Derech Ha'avot outpost, which includes 17 permanent settlement units and 15 mobile ones, in Gush Etzion.

UAE presses claim on Iranian islands

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 05:39 AM PDT

The United Arab Emirates has again laid claim to three strategic islands in the Persian Gulf, only a day after Iran warned against any such provocation.

The rift between Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) further widened on Sunday when UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan again called on Iranian officials to end the "occupation" of the three islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa.

US drone attack kills 4 militants

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:58 AM PDT

A US drone attack on suspected insurgents' hideouts has killed at least four militants in Pakistan's northwest Waziristan region near the Afghan border.

Three missiles struck a compound mid-morning in the Khushali Toorkhel area, about 25 kilometers east of Miranshah, North Waziristan's main town, AFP reported.

Strong quake hits southeast Taiwan

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:51 AM PDT

A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale has struck the southeast coast of Taiwan, with no reports of damage or tsunami warnings.

The quake hit at 10:59 am (0259 GMT), 195 miles (295 kilometers) off the southern Taiwan city of Taitung at a depth of 10 kilometers and with an epicenter 269 kilometers off the east Taiwanese city of Taitung, the US Geological Survey said.

Syria's Scuds, Israel's Security and One Big Smokescreen

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:51 AM PDT

In the self-sensationalising world of modern media, some truths are better witnessed than told. Over the past fortnight, major media outlets have converged on Syria's alleged delivery of scud missiles to the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah. By examining how the story first came to limelight, as well as the manner in which media sources have uncritically covered the story, one can begin to notice the vastly degenerated state of today's media and its deeply polarising effects.

On 11th April, Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai Al-Aam broke the 'scud missiles' story. Relying solely on American sources, the author Husain Abdul-Husain claimed that both western and Israeli intelligence had uncovered the training of Hezbollah fighters in Syria in the use of scud and surface-to-air missiles. This, we are told, occurred sometime during last summer. Subsequent to the alleged discovery, the article adds, Israel threatened Syria through official Turkish and Qatari channels warning against the transfer of either of the two armaments to Hezbollah.

Israeli troops kill Hamas fighter

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:45 AM PDT

Israeli forces have killed a Hamas commander in the occupied West Bank after destroying a house belonging to one of his relatives.

Ali Sweiti, a member of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, was killed on Monday in the town of Beit Awwa, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.

Downed rig still leaking oil in Gulf

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:38 AM PDT

Crude oil is still spilling into the Gulf of Mexico at the rate of 1,000 barrels a day almost a week after a rig sank off the Louisiana coast.

Efforts to try to stop the oil leaks were suspended over the weekend due to bad weather.

Israel's Big and Small Apartheids: Meaning of a Jewish State

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:33 AM PDT

Israel's apologists are very exercised about the idea that Israel has been singled out for special scrutiny and criticism. I wish to argue, however, that in most discussions of Israel it actually gets off extremely lightly: that many features of the Israeli polity would be considered exceptional or extraordinary in any other democratic state.

That is not surprising because, as I will argue, Israel is neither a liberal democracy nor even a "Jewish and democratic state", as its supporters claim. It is an apartheid state, not only in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza, but also inside Israel proper. Today, in the occupied territories, the apartheid nature of Israeli rule is irrefutable -- if little mentioned by Western politicians or the media. But inside Israel itself, it is largely veiled and hidden. My purpose today is to try to remove the veil a little.

British envoy escapes bomb attack

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:23 AM PDT

The British ambassador to Yemen has escaped a bomb attack unharmed as an explosion was set off near a convoy taking him to work.

The blast on Monday, believed to have been caused either by explosives buried in the ground or carried by a bystander, killed one person, a security source told Reuters.

Sampdoria dents AS Roma title hopes

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:19 AM PDT

Giampaolo Pazzini's brace has helped his side Sampdoria snatch a 2-1 surprise victory over AS Roma to dent the capital side's Serie A title hopes.

Roma's skipper Francesco Totti gave the hosts a 14th-minute lead with a shot into the far corner at the jam-packed Olympic stadium in Rome on Sunday.

Iran slams silence on US nuke threat

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:14 AM PDT

Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has condemned international human rights groups for remaining tight-lipped on the recent nuclear threat made by the US against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"Nuclear threat(s) against Iran proves that the West's claims of (championing) human rights are lies," the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) quoted Larijani as saying on Sunday.

Respects paid to S Korean sailors

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 04:10 AM PDT

th Korea's president has visited a memorial shrine to the 46 sailors killed when an unexplained explosion destroyed their warship on March 26.

Lee Myung-bak was joined on Monday by about 80 officials who paid their respects at the memorial in Seoul, the capital.

At least 10 killed in Somalia violence

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:49 AM PDT

Heavy shelling and bombardment in Somalia's restive capital city of Mogadishu has killed at least ten people, mostly civilians, witnesses and medics say.

The shelling erupted after militants launched mortar attacks on the Somali Presidential Palace on Sunday, a Press TV correspondent reported.

8 militants killed in NW Pakistan

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:34 AM PDT

At least eight militants have been killed and several others injured during the ongoing offensive against the Taliban in the Orakzai tribal region of northwestern Pakistan.

The clashes took place after the militants attacked a security checkpoint in central Orakzai, one of the seven districts in the region, in which the security forces are conducting the offensive against the militants, a Press TV correspondent reported late Sunday.

Hamas fighter killed in West Bank

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:27 AM PDT

A Palestinian resistance fighter from the Gaza-based Hamas movement has been killed in an attack by Israeli forces in the southern West Bank.

The Hamas fighter identified as Ali al-Sweti was killed on Monday during an attack on his home in the city of Hebron (al-Khalil), a Press TV correspondent reported.

Qaddafi hosts Israeli Arab MPs

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:22 AM PDT

A group of Israeli Arab lawmakers have met with Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi, who says his country's opposition targets the Zionist nature of Israel and not Judaism.

A 40-member delegation, whose members were not traveling on Israeli passports but held special entry permits issued by Libyan authorities, met Gaddafi at a dinner reception on Sunday.

Obama is Obliged to Arrest Ehud Barak - 9-11 Mastermind and War Criminal Now in USA

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:15 AM PDT

Ehud Barak, an indicted war criminal and mastermind of the terror attacks of 9-11 arrives in Washington on Sunday, April 25. Barak will be in the U.S. for one full week. This gives Americans one week to protest Barak's visit - and the government one week to arrest this war criminal and terrorist. Demand Barak's arrest for war crimes and terrorism! Nail the Israeli mastermind of 9-11.

All four of the 1949 Geneva Conventions oblige the United States to search for and try those suspected of grave breaches (which Ehud Barak is due to the findings of the U.N. Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict) regardless of the suspect's home country or the site of the crime. "Each High Contracting Party shall be under the obligation to search for persons alleged to have committed, or to have ordered to have committed, such grave breaches, and shall bring such persons, regardless of their nationality, before its own courts," or hand them over "to another High Contracting Party concerned."

Most Germans back Afghan pullout

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 03:03 AM PDT

A recent survey shows some 70% of the German population backs the immediate withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, as Berlin struggles to win support for the unpopular war.

The opinion poll conducted by independent research institute Infratest dimap also indicated that some 53% of the Germans surveyed do not believe national security is being defended through the Afghan mission.

Criminal State - A Closer Look at Israel's Role in Terrorism

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 02:50 AM PDT

This series is based on an article by Jeff Gates, who is a widely acclaimed author, attorney, merchant banker, educator and consultant to governments worldwide, who served for seven years as counsel to the US Senate Committee on Finance. He is the author of Guilt by Association, Democracy At Risk and The Ownership Solution.

Rooney named PFA Player of the Year

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 02:39 AM PDT

Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has managed to win the 2010 Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award.

The 25-year-old Rooney, currently out of action with a groin injury, saw off stiff competition in the form of the Arsenal and Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas, Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez and Chelsea striker Didier Drogda to collect the honor at a ceremony at Grosvenor House in central London on Sunday.

Hamas: "Assassination Of Sweity Outcome Of Collaboration Between P.A Forces And Israel"

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 02:36 AM PDT

Sami Abu Zuhri - Palestine-Info

Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, held Fateh movement of President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli Army, responsible for the Monday assassination of Qassam Brigades fighter, Ali Sweity, and said that this assassination is the fruit of collaboration between the P.A and the Israeli army.

Sami Abu Zuhri, spokesperson of Hamas, said that the assassination is a serious crime that comes part of the efforts to eliminate the resistance, especially the Al
Qassam Brigades in the West Bank.

Gilad Shalit 3D Animated Video

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 02:27 AM PDT

Hamas broadcasted this 3D animated video of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to warns Israel that the prisonner might not survive if negociations about an exchange of Palestinian prisonners abort.

Grenade attack injures 11 in Bangkok

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 02:05 AM PDT

A grenade attack targeting the house of former Thai Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa in Bangkok has injured 11 people, including three policemen.

Assailants who were on a motorcycle missed Bahran's residence late Sunday, but injured the three police officers on guard as well as eight other people, one of them in critical condition.

AIPAC: The Voice of America — Part 1: The Orange and the Pea

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:49 AM PDT

There can be no doubt, at least as far as Middle East Policy is concerned, that AIPAC is the Voice of America.

Portland protest challenges AIPAC fundraiser

Posted: 26 Apr 2010 01:26 AM PDT

Portland AIPAC Protest - Saed Bannoura - IMEMC

A group of protesters in Portland, Oregon, USA, erected mock settlements, a 'Wall of Shame', and a checkpoint as part of a protest against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)'s annual Oregon fundraiser on Sunday.

AIPAC is the largest and most powerful Zionist lobby in the US, with branches in all 50 US states and financial contributions to every US congressmember and senator. Recently, however, their meetings and fundraisers have been met by increasing protests, like the one held Sunday in Portland.

Conservatives win Hungary elections

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 11:35 PM PDT

Viktor Orban and his center-right Fidesz party have won Hungary's runoff parliamentary elections with the two-thirds of majority.

With nearly all the votes counted, Fidesz, led by charismatic Viktor Orban, won 263 seats, above the 258 needed for the two-thirds majority, ousting the Socialists after eight years in power.

Karzai to meet Indian PM in Delhi

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 11:19 PM PDT

Afghan president is to discuss counter-terrorism with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, two months after suicide bombers killed 17 people in Kabul, including Indian officials.

Hamid Karzai, who begins his two-day visit to New Delhi on Monday, before travelling to Bhutan for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit, is said to focus on a stronger relationship with India, seen as key to regional stability.

Greek debt crisis tops IMF agenda

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:50 PM PDT

Global financial leaders are wrapping up a weekend economic conference in Washington by promising to address a deepening debt crisis in Greece.

Greece's finance minister has continued intense talks with top officials of the IMF and the European Union (EU) on a multibillion-dollar rescue package. Parallel negotiations are also under way in Athens.

Chavez weighs in on Colombian vote

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:22 PM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has warned of a possible war in Latin America if Colombia's former defense minister, Juan Manuel Santos, wins the presidency.

Victory by Santos in the May 30 Colombian presidential election "could lead to war" in the region, said Chavez on his "Hello Mr. President" weekly television and radio broadcast on Sunday.

Fire devastates Philippines slum

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:03 PM PDT

Thousands of families in the Philippines have been left homeless after a fire swept through a shantytown outside the capital Manila.

Local officials say at least 600 houses were destroyed by the fire in Quezon city, which began on Sunday afternoon.

80 Afghan girls allegedly poisoned

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 10:02 PM PDT

Thirteen more Afghan schoolgirls have fallen ill to suspected gas poisoning in Kunduz Province, raising total number of such cases to 80 in the past week.

The victims reported symptoms such as headaches, vomiting, shivering and dizziness on arrival to the area hospital, said Humayun Khamoosh, head of Central Hospital in the northern province.

Greece confident on debt aid

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 09:36 PM PDT

The Greek finance minister has said that European governments and the International Monetary Fund will soon provide billions of dollars in emergency aid.

George Papaconstantinou said on Sunday in Washington that the money will enable the debt-burdened country to make a large repayment on time in May.

Israeli Apartheid and The Nakba

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 08:37 PM PDT

There can be absolutely no doubt that Israel has created an inhuman, illegal and utterly disgraceful Apartheid state, and the international community will never be able to excuse itself if it takes no action against this blatant, ongoing and in-plain-sight crime against humanity. Please join the millions of decent people around the world who are crying out against Israel's ongoing persecution of the Palestinians.

Manila slum fire creates disaster

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 08:08 PM PDT

A massive fire burns down hundreds of homes in a densely populated shantytown in northern Manila, Philippines, leaving thousands on the streets.

Metro Manila fire marshal Pablo Cordeta said about 600 shanties were affected leaving around 7,000 people homeless in the Quezon City area.

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 08:05 PM PDT

The banality of evil: in order to function it needs food and resources. How does it work for the State of Israel, which was recently defined as a terror inflicting organization? Many would shout now "Rothschild!" and dismiss the whole issue. It is true that rich Jews – so rich that nobody knows how much money do they have or where do they hide their assets – did and do contribute to the Terror State of Israel, but that's a secondary source. Most contributors are unsuspecting gentiles. Fortunately, the Talmud doesn't recognize their right to property.

The State of Israel Bonds ost thirty billion dollars (non amortized value). Since the Persian Gulf War of 1991, it is collecting funds at a rate of over a billion dollars per year. For a small country like Israel this is big money.

Vote looms over US finance reform

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 08:02 PM PDT

Democratic leaders in the US senate are preparing for a test vote on sweeping financial regulatory reform expected to take place in congress on Monday.

The bill would create a consumer protection agency and give the US government the power to dismantle large, troubled financial firms.

Iran to offer incentives to investors

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:56 PM PDT

Iran is offering new incentives to foreign investors with fewer regulatory strings attached to its financial markets.

The head of Securities and Exchange Organization of Iran told Press TV on Sunday that foreign investors will be exempt from paying tax and will no longer be subjected to excessive regulations.

Kissinger in 2008: There will be "Bipartisan" Push for New World Order, Whoever Is Elected ...

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:53 PM PDT

In Jason Bermas' film "Invisible Empire: A New World Order Defined", the concept of one world government has been definitively elaborated upon, its long-term objectives explained in detail. One of the chief proponents of the destruction of national sovereignty appearing in the documentary, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has been heard on countless occasions quite openly calling for the emergence of the New World Order. Of course a child knows that in order to bring about a new structure, one has to first tear down the old one.

French bill stigmatizes Muslims

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT

Muslims in the French city of Nantes, where a woman was fined for driving in an Islamic veil, have expressed concern over stigmatization of Muslims.

"The Muslims of Nantes are worried by this systematic stigmatization which goes against the values of the Republic," the collective of Nantes mosques said in a statement on Sunday.

Major fire guts Mumbai factory

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:35 PM PDT

Firefighters are trying to contain a major fire that broke out at a leather factory in Mumbai, officials have said.

The blaze was reported at 7 p.m. Sunday at the leather factory in Devidayal compound, south of Mumbai.

Pakistan asks India for Mumbai gunman

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:19 PM PDT

Pakistan has responded to India's February dossiers, demanding the extradition of the lone surviving gunman of the 2008 Mumbai massacre by New Delhi.

Pakistan said on Sunday that it intends to conduct its own investigation of the seven Mumbai terror suspects it is holding, and that India should hand over Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab.

Curtis Maynard's Murder/Suicide: Something Just Does NOT Add Up!

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 07:00 PM PDT

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I was first alerted to the death of fellow blog writer, and freedom fighter, Curtis Boone Maynard, late on Thursday, April 22, and I was shocked. I, like others, has been watching Maynard's blogs and following his writings for years. The idea that he would kill his ex-wife, and then take his own life, was a total shock to everyone, including myself.

Mottaki: Iran sanctions 'inappropriate'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:47 PM PDT

As the US and Western powers are pushing for new punitive measures against Iran, the country's foreign minister dismisses sanctions as "inappropriate".

"Imposing sanctions is an incorrect move because the punishment of a country that has not committed any wrong is tantamount to lowering the stature of the UN Security Council (UNSC)," Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters in Vienna on Sunday.

Deadly tornadoes hit southern US

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:35 PM PDT

At least 10 people have been killed in the southern US state of Mississippi after dozens of massive tornadoes struck the area.

Up to 30 tornadoes swept across the state beginning on Saturday, with the largest more than one kilometre wide packing winds that topped 260kph, weather experts said.

Cuba challenges US over embargo

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:20 PM PDT

Cuba has challenged US to lift its embargo "even for a year", after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton charged that Cuban leaders benefit from the restriction.

The announcement by National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon was the first official response to Clinton's April 9 remark on Cuba.

Goldman profited from market crash

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 06:07 PM PDT

A US Senate panel has revealed emails that show Goldman Sachs Group Inc profited massively by engaging in the sale of investments that were structured to fail.

Senators say the Wall Street giant investment bank bundled toxic mortgages into complex financial instruments. It then manipulated credit rating agencies to give excellent ratings to these products.

The McVeigh Tapes: A Fairy Tale Designed to Demonize the Patriot Movement

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:40 PM PDT

On the fifteenth anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, MSNBC ran a documentary supposedly detailing Timothy McVeigh's death row "confession." The documentary — actually a fairy tale of easily debunked government propaganda hosted by the "progressive" Rachel Maddow — employs alleged tape recordings of McVeigh coupled with cheesy computer simulations intended to dredge up the government version of events and thus rekindle hysteria manufactured in the 1990s concerning the threat posed by militias and patriot groups.

Scientist forbids contacting aliens

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 05:32 PM PDT

Renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says intelligent lives exist elsewhere in the universe, but humans should avoid making contact with them.

Participating in a Discovery Channel series, Professor Hawking said it was "perfectly rational" to assume aliens exist elsewhere, but also warned that any contact with them could only end in them plundering the Earth of its resources.

Obama's Finance Reform - Jewish Bankers Win Again

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:40 PM PDT

"The devil is in the details," said the chief regulatory officer for CME Group in an interview last week after surveying Obama's new and hurried finance reform bill.

Originally introduced by Democrat Senator Christopher Dodd, Obama wasted no time giving the bill an executive push.

The House version of the bill, written by Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, a Jew and an avowed homosexual who admitted having an affair with a male prostitute, was approved in December.

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Austrian president wins second term

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:22 PM PDT

Austrian President Heinz Fischer has been re-elected after winning a landslide in an election marred by voter apathy.

Fischer won 78.9 percent of the vote, defeating his main rival Barbara Rosenkranz of the anti-foreigner and anti-European Union Freedom Party, who scored only 15.6 percent.

Premier address Thailand amid crisis

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:16 PM PDT

Thailand's prime minister and army chief have addressed the nation as opposition protesters continue to occupy parts of the capital, Bangkok.

The two officials have outlined how they will handle the crisis in the country after rejecting the red-shirted opposition's offer of a compromise.

Ancient Dakhmas found in Iran

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:14 PM PDT

Archeological excavations in the southern Iranian province of Fars have yielded relics dating back to the Achaemenid and pre-Achaemenid eras.

Archeologists found a pre-Achaemenid ossuary, which is a combination of stone coffins and three towers of silence, CHTN reported on Sunday.

Iran devises retaliation 'scenarios'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Amid threats of a nuclear attack against Iran, a top official with Iran's Armed Forces says the country has "retaliation scenarios" against any aggressor.

"The Islamic Republic has prepared retaliation scenarios against aggressions, which will bring regret to the enemy," the deputy head of Iran's Armed Forces Headquarters, Brigadier General Seyyed Massoud Jazayeri, said Sunday.

Centre-right wins Hungary vote

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Hungary's centre-right Fidesz party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, ending eight years of Socialist government and giving them the power to change the constitution.

The National Election Office said Fidesz was projected to have won 263 seats in the 386-seat legislature with 97.2 per cent of the ballots counted after Sunday's second round of voting.

Malta condemns Israeli fire on activist

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 04:05 PM PDT

After the Israeli forces shot and injured a Maltese national during a pro-Palestinian protest in Gaza, Malta's Foreign Ministry moves to condemn the attack.

Twenty-eight-year-old Maltese activist Bianca Zimmit was wounded by a live Israeli round on Saturday during a demonstration against Tel Aviv's decision to declare large parts of Gaza's arable land a "no-go" area, Ma'an news agency reported.

Iran grants Tamin 3rd operator license

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:53 PM PDT

Iran has granted a license for the country's third mobile telephone network operator to state-owned Tamin Telecom along with its consortium.

Iranian Communications Minister Reza Taqipour said on Sunday that a mobile network deal was signed with a consortium including Tamin Telecom, adding that its sim cards were expected to enter the market in the current year, IRNA reported.

Pakistani Shias slam civilian killings

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:40 PM PDT

Thousands of Shia Muslim demonstrators across more than a dozen Pakistani cities have protested the killing of civilians in the violence-wracked country.

The demonstrators in the country's largest city, Karachi, expressed concerns over the silence of law enforcement agencies on the recent killing of Shia Muslims in Quetta and Kurram Agency.

Shajarian live in Australia, N. America

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:30 PM PDT

The legendary Iranian vocalist, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, is planning to hold traditional Persian music concerts in Australia and North America.

Accompanied by Shahnaz Ensemble, the 70-year-old singer will begin his tour from April 30, 2010 in Perth, Australia.

Rangers claim Scottish league title

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:27 PM PDT

Rangers have sealed a second successive Scottish Premier League title with a narrow 1-0 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.

Kyle Lafferty scored the winner for Rangers after 17 minutes to secure the title for Walter Smith's men with three games remaining.

Brazil 'undecided' on Iran sanctions

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:23 PM PDT

Brazil has dismissed US claims over Iran's nuclear program but remained silent on whether the country plans to say "No" to new UN sanctions against Tehran.

In an interview published on Sunday, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim reiterated that he did not believe Iran is close to building a "nuclear bomb" — a charge leveled against Tehran by Washington and its allies.

Saddam right-hand man 'arrested'

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:16 PM PDT

The most wanted fugitive in Iraq, former vice president Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has been captured in a joint Iraqi-US military swoop on an alleged al-Qaeda hideout.

The Saturday operation, which took place in northeastern parts of Baqubah, found al-Douri hiding in a cave, Iraqi daily al-Sabah al-Jadid reported.

Israel Kidnaps Lawyer Representing Jordanian Detainees

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 03:07 PM PDT

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Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Sunday Shereen Al Esawy, a lawyer representing Jordanian Detainees imprisoned in Israel. Al Esawy was kidnapped at a roadblock, near Jabal Al Mokabbir, in East Jerusalem.

The National Committee for Jordanian Prisoners and Missing Prisoners, stated that Shereen was moved to the Al Maskobiyya interrogation center, and added that the army also broke into her home and confiscated her laptop.

Poor undertreated for prostate cancer

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Compared to their richer counterparts, men living in deprived areas are less likely to receive radiotherapy or surgery for prostate cancer, a new study says.

Prostate malignancies are the second most common cause of cancer-related death in men. The incidence of the disease is increasing among the wealthiest men, bringing up the idea that they are more likely to take up PSA testing.

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