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Iran tests cruise missiles in drills

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Iran has test-fired more missiles, including the sophisticated mid-range cruise missiles, on the seventh day of military exercises in the country's southern waters.

The Iranian Navy, which is conducting the maneuvers, tested on Tuesday the mid-range surface to surface Nour missile launched from the homemade Jamaran Destroyer.

BA union plans 20 day strike

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:54 AM PDT

The British Airways cabin crew union, Unite, announced, after a meeting yesterday with the BASSA union, 20 days of strikes starting on May 18.

The five-day strike will begin on 18 May, 24 May, 30 May and 5 June, with 24 hour intervals where crews will go back to work. The union is fighting to bring back 55 union members who have been suspended, and to reallocate travel concessions to approximately 5,000 crew members that participated in the seven-day-strike in March.

Shahnameh video game at book expo

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:50 AM PDT

A video game inspired by the tales and characters of Shahnameh, the magnum opus of late Iranian poet Ferdowsi, is offered at the 23rd Tehran International Book Fair.

Titled "Age of Heroes", the game is replete with figures and stories from Shahnameh (Book of Kings), IRINN reported on Tuesday.

Medvedev in unprecedented Syria visit

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:38 AM PDT

Russia's President is in Syria to revamp Moscow's political influence in the Middle East, days after the US slapped fresh sanctions on Damascus.

Dmitry Medvedev was greeted by his Syrian opposite number Bashar al-Assad upon his arrival on Monday.

Manuscript stolen from Iranian mosque

Posted: 11 May 2010 09:31 AM PDT

An ancient manuscript has been stolen from a historical mosque in the city of Shiraz in southern Iranian Fars province.

Thieves entered the Vakil mosque under cover of darkness. Then they captured and tied up a security guard before escaping with the invaluable document, Mehr News Agency said on Tuesday.

Two US-led forces killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:45 AM PDT

At least two US-led forces have been killed in a bomb explosion in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force has said.

Tuesday's deaths brought the number of international forces killed in Afghanistan to 189 this year.

Introduction: Britain's purple movement

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:41 AM PDT

Political reformers believe some 22 million voters cast in the UK General Election have had no direct bearing on the outcome. This means Parliament will not be properly representative and democratic.

Just a few hours after hundreds of voters who had queued for hours across the country were deprived of their say in the tightest election contest for years when polling stations were closed in their faces at 10pm British time, British protesters took the streets of London to demand electoral reform after the country's general elections closed with no outright winner.

Kabul-Mashhad flight hijacking fails

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:23 AM PDT

An Ariana Afghan Airlines has landed in Iran safely following a passenger's attempt to hijack and crash the plane on its way from Kabul to the city of Kandahar.

The hijacking attempt failed when security personnel arrested the armed passenger with the help of other passengers, Iran's Fars News Agency reported on Monday.

Iran wants fuel swap on own soil

Posted: 11 May 2010 08:03 AM PDT

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says Tehran wants a nuclear fuel swap in Iranian territory, citing guarantee concerns.

Speaking at his weekly press conference on Tuesday, Mehmanparast said that there were three issues with regard to the swap, namely the quantity of the 20-percent enriched uranium required by Tehran's research reactor, the delivery timing and the location of the swap.

Taiwanese ship seized in Indian Ocean

Posted: 11 May 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Somali pirates have hijacked a Taiwanese fishing boat with a 28-member crew in the Indian Ocean, the European Union Naval Force Somalia has confirmed.

Nine crew members of the Taiwanese shipping vessel, the 'Tai Yuan-227', are Chinese, three are Vietnamese, three Filipinos, seven Kenyans and two are citizens of Mozambique.

US, Israel hold war game in Germany

Posted: 11 May 2010 07:48 AM PDT

The United States and Israel have staged a joint aerial war game in Germany, using live ammunition in their first such maneuver in the German soil.

US military choppers joined Israeli Apache attack helicopters last week in the drills which were held in southern Germany, Israel radio reported on its website on Monday.

Iceland volcano hits, ignites tourism

Posted: 11 May 2010 07:42 AM PDT

Despite the fact that the volcanic eruption in Iceland has caused the tourism industry a huge loss, it has become a hot tourist attraction in the world.

According to AP on Tuesday, seven Spanish airports are closed because of ash from the Iceland volcanic eruptions and active airlines still have restrictions on planes flying between 20,000 feet and 35,000 feet above the ground. In Iceland, however, the airlines remain operational.

Moms of US detainees to get Iran visas

Posted: 11 May 2010 07:29 AM PDT

Iran's foreign minister has confirmed earlier reports that Tehran is issuing visas for the mothers of three US nationals detained in Iran for illegally crossing the border.

Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd, were arrested in the western Iranian city of Marivan for intruding into Iranian territory from Iraq in July 2009.

Late Polish leader's twin gains support

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:28 AM PDT

The late Polish President's twin brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, is gaining more support with just a month left to the presidential election in Poland.

An opinion poll released by Poland's daily Gazeta Wyborcza showed on Monday that the conservative Kaczynski will get 31 percent of votes in the June 20 presidential poll.

NATO chopper downed in Afghanistan

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:26 AM PDT

A NATO helicopter supporting Afghan and international troops in southern Afghanistan has been forced to make an emergency landing after being hit by the Taliban.

According to a NATO statement released on Monday, the crew of the MH-60 military helicopter was immediately picked up by additional aircrafts but the helicopter, itself, could not be recovered.

US missiles kill 14 in NW Pakistan

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:19 AM PDT

A US drone attack in Pakistan's tribal North Waziristan region has killed 14 people at what the Pakistani security officials describe as a militant compound.

The drone reportedly fired a barrage of 18 missiles on Tuesday at a vehicle and the compound in a village in the Lawara Mandi area, near the Afghan border .

10 wounded in Khost school blast

Posted: 11 May 2010 05:24 AM PDT

Ten people have been injured in an explosion inside a school in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province, near the country's mountainous border with Pakistan.

The blast took place at around 8 a.m. local time (0330 GMT) on Tuesday when a bomb apparently planted inside the building went off, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Roma's Totti faces four-game ban

Posted: 11 May 2010 05:09 AM PDT

AS Roma skipper Francesco Totti has been banned for four games for kicking Inter Milan's Mario Balotelli during last week's Italian Cup final.

The Italian Football League charged the veteran striker with "unsporting conduct" on Monday for kicking the Ghana-born Balotelli in the back of the thigh last Wednesday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

OECD slammed for admitting Israel

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:56 AM PDT

Palestinians slam the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for offering membership to Israel as complicity in Tel Aviv's war crimes.

"OECD member countries show a blatant complicity with Israeli war crimes, destroying the very foundations of international law," the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) said in a statement on Monday.

Major US lender seeks $8.4bn more aid

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:32 AM PDT

Troubled US mortgage lender Fannie Mae has asked for more federal funds to survive, as the American housing market continues to struggle with huge losses.

The government-sponsored company announced on Monday that it lost over $13 billion in the first three months of this year.

Noynoy Aquino set for president after deadly Philippines election

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:13 AM PDT

The son of the former leader of the Philippines looks set to win the country's Presidential election. The electoral commission says Senator Benigno Aquino, gained 40 percent of Monday's vote. His main competitor Manny Villar has conceded defeat. Polling day was marred by the deaths of 12 people in election violence.

6 killed in Filipino election violence

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Communist guerrillas in the Philippines have ambushed an election convoy of civilians and soldiers guarding ballot documents, killing at least six people.

The New People's Army (NPA) rebels opened fire on the convoy as it was heading to a polling center in the restive Mindanao region, where ballots of Monday's general elections were to be counted, said an army spokesman Captain Emmanuel Garcia on Tuesday.

Toyota profits soar despite recalls

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:53 AM PDT

Toyota, the world's largest automaker, has posted an annual profit of more than $2bn despite a recent global recall of more than 8 million of its vehicles over safety concerns.

The Japanese manufacturer said on Tuesday that its net income for the financial year ending on March 31 had jumped to 209.4 billion yen, or $2.2bn, from a loss of 437 billion yen the previous year.

Israel insists on defying building freeze

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:46 AM PDT

Israel insists on continuing to building settlements on occupied Palestinian lands a day after commencing US-led "peace talks" with the Palestinian Authority (PA).

"It is evident we will continue to build over the next two years in Gilo, Pisgat Zeev, French Hill," Israeli Information Minister Yuli Edelstein told public radio on Monday, referring to Jewish settlements in Jerusalem, AFP reported.

Keiser Report: Future Made In China?

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:41 AM PDT

This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at whether or not, as Western economies collapse under the weight of all their debt, China can save the world economy. In the second half of the show, Max interviews Paul Midler, author of "Poorly Made in China", about China's $300 billion rail projects; how restricting liquidity in a command and control economy actually accentuates misallocation of resources; and about having to hire lawyers to find out what is in his shampoo.

PA demands US answer on settlements

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:14 AM PDT

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has demanded an answer from the US on reports that Israel plans to continue its settlement expansions in East Jerusalem.

Tel Aviv's refusal to halt the construction came despite assurances that the US secured a promise from Israel to freeze the construction projects while the US-mediated "proximity talks" were running, an incentive for the Palestinians to resume negotiations with Israel.

'US drones' kill Pakistan fighters

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:10 AM PDT

At least 14 people have been killed in an attack by suspected US drone aircraft in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.

Up to 18 missiles were fired at targets in Dattakhel village, close to the border with Afghanistan, security officials on Tuesday morning.

Alex Jones on Greece: It's Robbery, Not Bailout!

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:08 AM PDT

Greece has kick-started talks on implementing its new economic austerity measures despite warnings of new union rallies. The plans will see pensions slashed and the retirement age increased. The measures were a pre-requisite for an international loan to pluck the country from the brink of bankruptcy. But investigative journalist Alex Jones says the bailout is a crime and will only hit tax payers even harder in the pocket.

'Esteqlal fully ready to face Al Shabab'

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:01 AM PDT

Iran's Esteqlal manager Samad Marfavi has said his side is fully ready to face Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia in the Round 16 of the AFC Champions League 2010.

"Esteqlal must win Al Shabab. We will try our best to play well to advance to the next round," ISNA quoted Marfavi as saying at a press conference before the match on Monday.

Indian daily claims Chinese 'intrusions'

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:53 AM PDT

A major India daily alleges that China has been incursions in the strategically-located Trig Heights and Pangong Tso Lake in the past week.

The Times of India claimed Tuesday that Chinese incursions, including motorized armed patrols of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), have sharply increased from 27 percent in 2009 to 52 percent this year, quoting a source that spoke on condition of anonymity.

Violence-hit Iraq tightens security

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:14 AM PDT

Iraq has put its security forces on alert in the wake of a string of deadly attacks and scores of deaths in the violence-wracked nation.

Militants on Monday carried out around two dozen attacks across the country, leaving at least 100 people killed and more than 350 others injured, according to AFP.

Egypt to 'relax' state of emergency

Posted: 11 May 2010 01:51 AM PDT

The Egyptian government is to relax the state of emergency, which restricts constitutional protections and grants police extensive powers, after 29 years of continous implementation.

The legal restrictions set out in the law will still, however, apply for suspected cases of terrorism and drug trafficking.

Rooney completes awards hat-trick

Posted: 11 May 2010 01:16 AM PDT

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has completed a hat-trick of personal awards after he was named Barclays Player of the Season.

The 24-year-old England striker received the award as the English Premier League's player of the year by sponsors Barclays on Monday.

Jordan Union To Fight For Boycott

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:46 AM PDT

The Professional Associations Complex in Jordan is holding a campaign to ensure that the Jordanian markets do not carry any Israeli products. The campaign, For A Jordan Without Israeli Products, was launched as the Palestinians prepare to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Nakba.

The Complex stated that the campaign is also meant to counter what it called

Iran to allow visit to US detainees

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:15 AM PDT

Iran will permit the mothers of three US citizens arrested along the Iraqi border last July to visit their children in a Tehran prison, the foreign ministry has said.

Manouchehr Mottaki, Iran's foreign minister, said on state television late on Monday that the Iranian government has ordered visas for the prisoners' mothers to be issued on humanitarian grounds.

Karzai visits US to mend ties

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:11 AM PDT

Afghanistan's president is in the United States on a visit aimed at improving ties with the administration of Barack Obama, his US counterpart.

Karzai and his delegation will attend a series of meetings at the US state department on Tuesday, as they push a plan for reconciliation with Taliban fighters.

Opinion/Analysis: Israel's tourism ministry is wiping Palestinians off the map

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:08 AM PDT

If Israel supports a two-state solution, it can start by redrawing official maps that ignore internationally recognized borders and major Palestinian towns.

As Israeli-Palestinian negotiations restart, Palestinians are determined to begin by tackling the issue of borders, before working backwards toward deciding how to implement the establishment of a Palestinian state. Once agreement is reached on borders, the thinking goes, it will become clear who has the right to decide whether or not settlement activity can continue.

Aquino set for Philippines victory

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:28 PM PDT

Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III is set to be confirmed as the winner of the Philippines presidential election after partial results gave him a huge lead in the race.

With most of the votes counted on Tuesday, the 50-year-old had secured just over 40 per cent of the ballot, the election commission said, placing him on track for a landslide win.

US envoy warns Myanmar on weapons

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:59 PM PDT

The senior US diplomat for East Asia and the Pacific has warned Myanmar's government against buying weapons from North Korea, calling on the country to abide by UN sanctions prohibiting such transactions.

Kurt Campbell, the assistant US secretary of state, said on Monday that recent developments call into question Myanmar's commitment to upholding a UN ban on North Korean arms.

Thai deputy PM meets investigators

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:57 PM PDT

Thailand's deputy prime minister has been questioned by investigators over clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters that left at least 29 people dead.

Suthep Thaugsuban reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to hear the complaints filed against him by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD),
known as the red shirts.

Aquino ahead in Philippines election

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:17 PM PDT

Early results from the presidential election in the Philippines show that Senator Benigno Aquino III is set for an outright win, the election commission says.

Of the more than 76,000 precincts reporting results, Aquino, nicknamed "Noynoy," has garnered 5,853,537 votes, or more than 40 percent of the ballots cast, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo said late on Monday.

Haitians demand president resigns

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:16 PM PDT

Protesters in Haiti have demanded the resignation of the president, accusing him of using January's devastating earthquake as an excuse to remain in power.

About 1,000 demonstrators took to the streets on Monday to criticise Rene Preval after he said he would remain in power until next May if a presidential election is not held in November as scheduled.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq blamed for attacks

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:12 PM PDT

Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been blamed for a wave of deadly attacks across the country that left at least 85 people dead and more than 300 injured.

Officials said that the more than two dozen bombings and shootings on Monday were a response to the killings and arrests of some of the group's senior figures, and were an attempt to disrupt efforts to form a new government.

Max Keiser Reveals 1000 Point Plunge was Digital Financial Terrorism

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:04 PM PDT

Alex talks about the recent plunge of the Dow and other financial issues with film-maker, broadcaster and former broker and options trader Max Keiser. Max is the host of On the Edge and the financial tabloid the Keiser Report. Keiser formerly hosted The Oracle with Max Keiser on BBC World News.

Obama still mum about Hamas letters

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:01 PM PDT

Hamas says the US president has not responded to the group's calls for him to make efforts to bring an end to the siege of the Gaza Strip.

Hamas has announced that two letters have been sent to US President Barack Obama, asking the United States to make efforts to bring an end to the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip and the Egyptian collaboration with the blockade, but the Palestinian resistance group has received no response.

We are proud of our anti-fascism contribution - President of Montenegro

Posted: 10 May 2010 06:41 PM PDT

Throughout much of the war, one by one, Europe's smaller nations fell to facism. Montenegro - which was then part of Yugoslavia - was no exception. The president says his country's struggle against the nazis helped cement decades of close friendship with Russia.

CrossTalk on Nazi - Soviet Pact: The Failure of the West

Posted: 10 May 2010 06:12 PM PDT

On this special edition of Peter Lavelle's CrossTalk he asks his guests if WWII could have been avoided and why the Nazi-Soviet pact was the result of failed western policies.

Obama talks to Russian TV on WW2, terrorism and US adoption ban

Posted: 10 May 2010 06:09 PM PDT

In the 1940s, deeply-held ideologies had to be put to one side - for the sole aim of saving the world from the horrors of Nazism. Although decades of Cold War division were to follow, US President Barack Obama told Russian political commentator Sergey Brilev, that the Soviet role should not be under-estimated.

Haitians demand president's ouster

Posted: 10 May 2010 05:16 PM PDT

Protesters demanding the resignation of Haiti's president have been demonstrating in the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince.

About 1,000 demonstrators took to the streets, accusing Rene Preval of using the earthquake as an excuse to remain in power.

Obama names Supreme Court nominee

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:23 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama has named Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his choice for the Supreme Court, demanding her swift Senate approval.

During the announcement at the White House on Monday, Obama described the 50-year old former Harvard law professor as a fair-minded consensus builder.

Israel Vows Accelerated Settlement Construction In East Jerusalem

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:22 PM PDT

The Israeli government vowed on Monday that settlement construction and expansion in and around occupied East Jerusalem will be accelerated, but did not present a time frame.

In an interview with the Israeli Army Radio, secretary-general of the Israeli government, Tzvi Howers, did not provide clear answers regarding a timing for resuming the constructions, but stated "I believe it will happen soon, time will determine that".

Karzai arrives in US amid tensions

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:18 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has arrived in the US on a four-day visit amid rising friction between Washington and Kabul over a range of issues.

Karzai will meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton later in the day. He is also scheduled to hold a joint press conference with his American counterpart Barack Obama on Wednesday.

Work pressure leads to 'heart disease'

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:17 PM PDT

Women stressed out from work under the age of 50 are more at the risk of developing heart disease; a research on more than 12,000 nurses has shown.

Researchers at the British Heart Foundation have shown that pressure from work has a bigger negative effect on young women than those who are over 50.

Iran provides prey for its cheetahs

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Iran plans to transfer up to 400 deer from northeast of the country to the central parts, where critically endangered Persian cheetahs are facing a shortage of prey.

The move is expected to benefit both species as the deer may suffer losses in the upcoming summer due to a fall in the density of vegetation in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi.

PJAK admits armed attacks in Iran

Posted: 10 May 2010 04:06 PM PDT

The leader of the terrorist Party for Free Life in Kurdistan (PJAK), Abdolrahman Haji-Ahmadi, has admitted that the group has been conducting armed attacks inside Iran.

In an interview with the BBC, Haji-Ahmadi said the situation in Iran made it impossible for his group to carry out operations without the use of arms.

Egyptian Navy Confiscates Palestinian Fishing Equipment

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:56 PM PDT

File - rafahtoday.org

The Egyptian Navy confiscated fishing equipment owned by Palestinian fishermen after claiming that they crossed into Egyptian territorial waters.

The fishermen said that they were violently attacked by the Egyptian Navy.

Brown offers to resign as party leader

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:55 PM PDT

British Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Gordon Brown has proposed to resign after brokering a pact with Liberal Democrats to keep his party in office.

The announcement on Monday came shortly after reports that the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had agreed in principle to form a coalition government.

British PM to resign as party leader

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:55 PM PDT

British Prime Minister and Labour Party leader Gordon Brown has proposed to resign after brokering a pact with Liberal Democrats to keep his party in office.

The announcement on Monday came shortly after reports that the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats had agreed in principle to form a coalition government.

Engraved menhir found in India

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:41 PM PDT

A freelance Indian archeologist has discovered an engraved megalith menhir on an open field about 100 kilometers from the southeastern city of Guntur.

K. Venkateshwara Rao found the menhir on the left bank of Nagaleuru, a tributary of the Krishna at Karampudi, The Hindu reported.

Settlers Torch Farmlands In Qalqilia

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:41 PM PDT

File - Image by palsolidarity.org

A group of Jewish settlers torched on Monday evening farmlands the belong to residents of Jet village near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.

The settlers also attacked several residents while the Israeli army did not attempt to intervene, local sources reported.

Thai reds call for deputy premier arrest

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters in Thailand have vowed to continue their rallies in the capital until the country's deputy premier surrenders himself to police.

A protest leader, Nattawut Saikua, said Monday that once Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban turns himself in, the red-shirts will disperse and return home.

Iran hails Turkey support for diplomacy

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani has hailed Turkey for supporting a diplomatic solution on Iran's nuclear activities.

In a meeting with Turkish President Abdullah Gul on the sidelines of the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, Larijani expressed hope that Iran's nuclear issue would eventually be resolved through diplomatic means.

What do you learn at terrorist training camp?

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:26 PM PDT

Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the failed plot to bomb New York City's Times Square, has told U.S. investigators that he received bomb-making training at a camp in Pakistan's Waziristan region. Given the botched, even amateurish nature of Shahzad's attempt -- he forgot to take the keys to his getaway car, for instance -- many observers are now asking: What exactly does one learn at a terrorist training camp?

FBI says 48 officers died in 2009

Posted: 10 May 2010 03:02 PM PDT

Forty-eight US police officers have died while on duty in 2009, marking a 17 percent rise compared to the last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says.

According to a preliminary FBI report released on Monday, the number of officers perished in ambushes more than doubled in 2009, standing at 15 compared to 6 in 2008.

Iran to build longest aerial tramway

Posted: 10 May 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Iranian tourism officials are planning to build the world's longest aerial tramway on Dorfak Mountain in the country's northern province of Gilan.

"The 12.6 km aerial journey will offer a great opportunity to enjoy the unspoilt nature and forests," said head of Iran's Exemplary Tourism Zones Organization Rahmatollah Ahmadi.

Crosstalk LIVE: Hollywoodization of WWII

Posted: 10 May 2010 02:48 PM PDT

On this edition of Peter Lavelles CrossTalk, he asks his guests about memory and the damage Hollywood does to the historical record.

Another blast hits southern Iraq

Posted: 10 May 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Another bomb blast has shaken Basra in southern Iraq, killing at least nine people and wounding 22 others as the bloody attacks spread across the country.

The explosion hit a busy market on Monday evening, a police source told Reuters.

Beckham to present UK '18 WC bid

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:54 PM PDT

Former England captain and Manchester United winger David Beckham will deliver his country's official bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup hosting rights.

"It's fantastic news that David's schedule has enabled him to present and head our bid in Zurich," Football Association chairman David Triesman said on Monday.

EU: UN sanctions on Iran imminent

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:41 PM PDT

The EU foreign policy chief voices support for a new round of UN sanctions against Iran, saying the punitive measures could be adopted "very rapidly."

"We are supporting the process of the Security Council on new restrictive measures and I believe a proposal will be adopted very rapidly," Catherine Ashton told a Monday news conference after a regular meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.

Portugal opens airports for Pope visit

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:39 PM PDT

Portugal has reopened its airspace on the eve of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI despite the return of a cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland.

About 500 flights were cancelled in Europe on Monday due to the ash cloud while transatlantic planes had to fly lengthy detours to avoid possible problems, the European air traffic agency Eurocontrol said in a statement.

Iran warns US against 'irreversible' action

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:39 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warns his American counterpart that by slapping new sanctions against Iran, he will no longer be able to mend relations with the country.

"I told a reporter, with an American network, that certain parties want to push US President Barack Obama to either adopt an irreversible stance against Iran, or pass a resolution against it -- and this would mean the end of America," Ahmadinejad said Monday.

Pakistan clashes leave 46 dead

Posted: 10 May 2010 01:36 PM PDT

At least 46 people have been killed and several others wounded in ongoing battles between the army and militants in the troubled northwestern Pakistan.

According to military officials, the fatal clashes took place in Orakzai tribal area on Monday.

Iran film going to Huesca festival

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Hamzei's As Always is set to compete at the 38th edition of the Huesca International Short Film Festival in Spain.

Hamzei's production will participate in the International Short Film Competition section of the festival to be held from June 4 to 12, 2010.

'Lib Dems, Tories reach agreement'

Posted: 10 May 2010 12:11 PM PDT

The Liberal Democrats and Conservatives in Britain have reached a deal to join hands and establish a new government following the inconclusive parliamentary vote.

Negotiators from the two main opposition parties are going to present party members on both sides with new proposals, reported the Sky News without mentioning its source, Reuters said Monday.

Government Admits they Deal Heroin, Terrorize Families for Pot

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Alex Jones puts into perspective the radical behavior of SWAT teams and other government enforcement agencies who recently raided and terrorized a family and killed two dogs in order to bust a man for one gram of marijuana. At the same time, the CIA and other agencies of government have admittedly carried out narcotrafficking operations for decades. This is especially true in Afghanistan, where troops guard opium crops, and the fight against the Taliban and al qaeda is mired in drug trafficking.

Families of US detainees to visit Iran

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Families of the three American citizens detained in western Iran last year will come to visit them soon, Press TV has learned.

The three, Joshua Fattal, 27, Shane Bauer, 27, and Sarah Shourd, 31, were arrested in late July in the western Iranian city of Marivan for illegal entry into the country.

Turkish politician quits over scandal

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:39 AM PDT

An alleged sex scandal has forced the leader of Turkey's main opposition party to step down, ending his four-decade political career.

Deniz Baykal, who announced his resignation in a news conference on Monday, accused the Turkish government of orchestrating a political conspiracy against him.

Elena Kagan: Wall Street's SCOTUS Pick

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:39 AM PDT

Democrats are going gaa-gaa over Obama's Supreme pick Elena Kagan. "Democrats praised Kagan as 'razor sharp' and impeccably qualified for the lifetime appointment on the nine-member bench, but Republicans promised to vigorously vet a 'surprising' choice, noting she had never been a judge," reports Agence France-Presse. "I have selected a nominee who I believe embodies… excellence, independence, integrity and passion for the law, and who can ultimately provide that same kind of leadership on the court," Obama said at the White House.

Leader urges protection of culture

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:34 AM PDT

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has called on authorities to prevent the publication of books which contradict Iran's religious and cultural values.

"The country's cultural atmosphere, especially in the field of book publishing, should be protected as there are some who seek to distort history and spread issues which are against our values," Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Monday.

UK to mark 'Shahnameh' millennium

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:33 AM PDT

The Fitzwilliam Museum will exhibit works dedicated to Persian epic poet Ferdowsi's masterpiece 'Shahnameh' to mark the millennium of the book's completion.

The museum's Mellon Gallery will display some 120 objects collected from public or semi-public British and European collections such as the British Library.

Iran successfully tests new torpedo

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Iran's Navy enters the sixth day of major military exercises in the country's southern waters with the successful test-firing of another torpedo.

The torpedo was launched below surface from a Kilo Class submarine toward a mock target on Monday, said Acting Commander of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Gholam-Reza Khadem.

Obama to pick Kagan for Supreme Court

Posted: 10 May 2010 11:02 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama will name Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace the retiring John Paul Stevens at the Supreme Court, a report says.

Kagan, 50, is the former dean of Harvard Law School, who maintains close relations with the Democrats.

US troops shot dead Afghan woman

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:50 AM PDT

US forces have opened fire on civilians near the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least one person and injuring several others.

Government officials said Monday a woman was killed after US troops opened fire at a vehicle in Sarobi, one of the distanced districts of Kabul, on Sunday night, a Press TV correspondent reported.

Israel 'already in war with Iran'

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:34 AM PDT

Israel has renewed its threat of a possible attack on Iran, saying Tel Aviv has the technological capability to target the Islamic Republic.

The remarks by Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon show the use of stronger language in Tel Aviv's war rhetoric against Iran.

Brown to resign as Labour leader

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has said he will step aside this year in order to try to give his Labour party a chance of forming a government with the smaller Liberal Democrats following the country's inconclusive election.

The Conservative party, which took the most seats in Thursday's poll but failed to secure a majority, have been talking to the Liberal Democrats in order to try to form a government, but Brown said that the Liberal Democrats now wanted to talk to Labour.

Ron Paul: Euro Bailout Will Lead To Currency Collapse

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:32 AM PDT

As Europe is bailed out to the tune of nearly $1 trillion dollars, Congressman Ron Paul warns that the constant monetization of debt, allied with taxpayer-funded bailouts, will inevitably lead to runaway inflation and the collapse of paper currencies.

Under the terms of the Federal Reserve's credit swap deal with the EU – in addition to an additional IMF bailout of which U.S. taxpayers will be picking up 20 per cent ($57 billion dollars) of the tab, Paul pointed out that not just taxpayers but "anybody that buys anything" will be funding the European bailout because of the attendant inflationary consequences.

Iraq violence spreads, 36 people die

Posted: 10 May 2010 10:18 AM PDT

At least 36 people have been killed and more than 140 others wounded in Iraq's twin car blasts as violence has engulfed the country in the past 24 hours.

Two explosives-laden vehicles were detonated in the car park of a textiles factory in the central city of Hilla, south of the capital city of Baghdad, police said Monday.

Thai red-shirts set new demands

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Anti-government protesters in Thailand have vowed to continue their crippling demonstration in Bangkok unless Suthep Thaungsuban, the deputy prime minister, faces criminal charges for last month's deadly street violence.

Red-shirt leaders accepted Abhisit Vejjajiva's, the prime minister, offer of 14 November polls but said they would not go home until Suthep answered for the deaths of protesters in the April 10 clash.

Iran gives ultimatum to Shell, Repsol

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Iran has given Shell and Repsol two weeks to make their final decision on investing in key gas projects in southern Iran.

"Iran's Oil Ministry has given an ultimatum to Shell, and Repsol and they have to decide on phases 13 and 14 of South Pars in two weeks," Mehr News Agency quoted the head of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) as saying on Monday.

'Iran gas reserves too big to be ignored'

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:37 AM PDT

A senior Iranian official says Western pressures to prevent Iran's participation in the Nabucco project will fail because the world needs the country's energy resources.

"One of the main issues for the developing and developed countries is to meet their energy demands and Iran is one of the main holders of energy reserves, so the world cannot ignore Iran's energy [reserves]," SHANA quoted the head of National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) as saying on Monday.

Iran unveils 'new FMD vaccine'

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:22 AM PDT

Iranian scientists at Tehran's Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute have introduced a new vaccine for foot and mouth disease (FMD).

The new vaccine was unveiled during a Monday ceremony, attended by Iran's Agricultural Jihad Minister Sadeq Khalilian at the Razi institute, IRIB reported.

Banksters Throw a Trillion Bucks Down a Black Hole

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:09 AM PDT

The EU apparatchiks are in crisis mode. European Union boss Jose Manuel Barroso told us not to worry, though. They're on it.

"This morning's agreement will ensure that any attempt to weaken the stability of the euro will fail," said Barroso today as the EU threw around a trillion bucks at the cancer spawned by the Greek debt crisis. "We have stated that we will do whatever is necessary to defend the stability of the euro," he said with an actor's confidence.

Missed Engagement

Posted: 10 May 2010 09:05 AM PDT

The nomination of Robert Ford to be the first U.S. ambassador to Syria since 2005 has prompted a typically partisan, myopic, and sterile Washington debate about whether this step by Barack Obama's administration represents "appeasement" of Syria. The charge is offensive and absurd, but as was typical of the previous administration's outlook, it ignores entirely what's really important to the United States in favor of ideological purity.

The Stressful Relationship

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:47 AM PDT

When Barack Obama welcomes Hamid Karzai to Washington this week, you won't hear much, at least officially, about the tension that has defined their relationship thus far. The April media circus over the Afghan president's erratic behavior -- he reportedly threatened to join the Taliban in one bitter anti-Western rant -- appears to have spooked both sides into pretending that they are getting along just fine, thank you very much. Obama and Karzai are scheduled to spend what one White House advisor described as an "extraordinary" three hours together. Call it reconciliation -- a word more often used to describe the Afghan government's flailing efforts to bring wayward Taliban over to its side.

Alstom accused of fraud by SFO

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:45 AM PDT

The Alstom engineering group, which will build two new power plants in Staythorpe and Grain, is battling with the Serious Fraud Office over bribery allegations.

The company's UK president, Stephen Burgin along with two other UK board members, were arrested in March on suspicion of bribery and corruption. SFO alleges that the French company's UK operations had used bribery to win overseas contracts.

CrossTalk: Return of the Radical Right

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:40 AM PDT

On this edition of Peter Lavelles CrossTalk, he asks his guests why the radical right is again popular in Europe and the US, 65 years after the victory over fascism.

Aquino leads Philippine poll count

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:29 AM PDT

Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, the front-runner for the presidency, has taken a huge lead in the race for the Philippine presidency.

Unofficial tallies of 38 per cent of votes cast showed Aquino well in front with 40.1 per cent, ahead of Joseph Estrada, the former President, in second place with 25.8 per cent, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Monday.

War Witness: 'Plywood' plane vs Messerschmitt

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:29 AM PDT

Ivan Molchanov is a living legend of Russian aviation, flying 278 combat missions as a fighter pilot throughout World War II. He recalls taking down two German fighter plane with a single salvo in a diminutive I-16 Polikarpov, a legend of its own.

Clegg sets 24hr deadline for talks

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Nick Clegg sets a 24-hour deadline for negotiations with Conservatives in making a final decision as to whether to form a coalition government with them.

As negotiations have revolved around deficit reduction, climate change, civil liberties, political reform and bank regulation, the main issue that is thought to make or break a coalition between the two parties is election reform. Apparently, Clegg believes that a decision should be reached within the next 24-hours, or otherwise their party will lose support from the public as their patience runs out.

Veterans seek damages from MoD

Posted: 10 May 2010 08:17 AM PDT

The Ministry of Defence has denied charges of negligence in a court case brought into play by former British servicemen who participated in atomic testing in the 1950s.

The MoD appeared in court on Friday as the trial began for former British servicemen who are seeking compensation for damages sustained due to illnesses, which they allege, were brought about by Britain's 1950s atomic testing programme. The testing was conducted on the Australian mainland, Monte Bello islands and Christmas Island.

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