| Spying on students in US schools Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:22 AM PDT ![]() Schools in the US State of Pennsylvania have used lent-out laptop computers with spy cameras and 'buggy' software to 'monitor' students, reports say.
US investigators are probing spying cases of the Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvanian, where school officials have been implicated in receiving unauthorized images of students that borrowed 'doctored' laptops from their schools, US media reported on Saturday.
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| Common antifungal drug fights cancer Posted: 18 Apr 2010 09:02 AM PDT ![]() A common inexpensive antifungal medication known as itraconazole has shown promising results in fighting cancer, a new study finds.
According to the study published in cancer Cell, the oral solution of itraconazole can not eliminate the tumors completely but can slow their growth through affecting a molecular pathway called Hedgehog.
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| Britain warns of fruit shortage Posted: 18 Apr 2010 08:06 AM PDT ![]() A British trade official has warned about the shortage of some imported goods in the country, should an airspace travel ban be extended into next week.
"The longer the UK airspace is closed, the greater the damage, not just to businesses here but also for farmers in the developing countries who rely on exporting their produce to Europe. Their livelihoods are in serious jeopardy," Christopher Snelling, head of global supply chain policy for the Freight Transport Association (FTA) said on Sunday.
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| Iran marks National Army Day Posted: 18 Apr 2010 08:04 AM PDT ![]() Key Iranian government figures and top army brass have gathered in Tehran on National Army Day for a glimpse at the country's latest military achievements.
The annual ceremony kicked off on Tuesday with Iran's aerial, ground, and naval forces staging a military parade in front of the mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini, outside Tehran.
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| Marseille nears French league title Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:50 AM PDT ![]() Olympique Marseille has inched closer to the French league title following a 2-1 victory against second-bottom Boulogne at Liberation stadium in Boulogne-Mer.
Marseille took the lead when Mathieu Valbuena netted the opener just before halftime, but substitute Jeremy Blayac volleyed in from close-range to level matters for Boulogne eight minutes from time on Saturday.
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| Iran: US summit weakened NPT Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:41 AM PDT ![]() Iran's parliament speaker says the US nuclear summit undermined the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) while the Tehran conference strengthened the pact.
Addressing the Iranian parliament on Sunday morning, Ali Larijani said a simple comparison between the two gatherings in Iran and the US shows how Washington is trying to deceive the world with political gestures.
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| Iran's ancient sites host handicrafts Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:34 AM PDT ![]() Iran will open handicrafts sale outlets at 107 of the country's cultural and historical sites, a Cultural Heritage official has announced.
Ahmad Balan, the director of commercial affairs at Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) has announced that the handicrafts markets will resemble the nature of their host buildings.
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| Washington fined for borrowed books Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:31 AM PDT ![]() A New York library has penalized the first US president, George Washington, with a fine of $300,000 for his failure to return two 'borrowed' books.
The New York Society Library, the oldest library in the city, says the first US president's fine has grown according to the economic inflation rate as the borrowed books were around 220 years overdue.
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| Norway PM runs country with iPAD Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT ![]() Norway's prime minister is using his new Apple iPad to govern his country remotely from the United States as flights are banned across the European continent.
After a volcanic ash cloud grounded trans-Atlantic and European domestic flights for the fourth day, Norwegian officials posted on the Internet a photograph of their Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg using his iPad.
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| India seeks new talks with Iran Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:15 AM PDT ![]() A senior Iranian energy official says that India has proposed resumption of energy talks with Iran, mainly to revive plans to construct the 'Peace Pipeline.'
"India has proposed holding a preliminary session to follow up the energy ties between the two countries, including talks on the Peace Pipeline," Hojatollah Ghanimifard, vice-president for investment affairs at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), announced on Saturday.
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| Report: Fatah official spies for Israel Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:31 AM PDT ![]() Hamas has accused senior Fatah official, Mohammed Dahlan, of spying for Israel and gathering information on Hamas member's whereabouts, Fars news agency reports.
The Foreign Affairs ministry of Hamas has stated that the former security chief in Gaza and member of Fatah's Central Committee, Mohammad Dahlan, has collaborated with Israel against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Fars reported on Sunday.
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| Israel to lift West Bank moratorium Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:22 AM PDT ![]() Israel has threatened to lift a moratorium on new settlement construction in the occupied West Bank should Palestinians refuse to return to talks.
"If another month or two passes and the Palestinians don't come to the negotiations, we ought to cancel or reconsider the freeze," Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday.
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| Chinese president visits quake zone Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:12 AM PDT ![]() Chinese President Hu Jintao has arrived in northwestern Qinghai Province following a strong Wednesday earthquake that left hundreds dead.
Hu Jintao made the visit on Sunday to the area to inspect relief efforts, state television reported
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| Obama cancels funeral trip to Poland Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT ![]() The volcanic ash cloud over Europe has called off US President Barack Obama's visit to Poland for the funeral of late President Lech Kaczynski.
"Michelle and I continue to have the Polish people in our thoughts and prayers, and will support them in any way I can as they recover from this terrible tragedy," Obama said in a White House statement.
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| China 'to give $20 bn to Venezuela' Posted: 18 Apr 2010 06:00 AM PDT ![]() Beijing has agreed to give $20 billion to Caracas for long-term industrial and infrastructure projects, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says.
"China is going to give financing to Venezuela ... over the long-term and in large volume of some $20 billion," he said at a Saturday signing ceremony with Chinese officials.
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| Ronaldo: Man United doesn't miss me Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:48 AM PDT ![]() Real Madrid Portuguese international winger Cristiano Ronaldo has said he does not believe his former club Manchester United is missing him.
"Manchester United are a fantastic club and I won many things there," Ronaldo told Sky Sports News on Saturday. "But now I play for Real Madrid, the best club in the world, and I want to win just like I did in Manchester."
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| Iran wants foreign troops out of ME Posted: 18 Apr 2010 05:17 AM PDT ![]() Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the pervasive presence of US-led military forces in the Middle East is the main reason behind regional conflicts.
Ahmadinejad, speaking at a ceremony commemorating Iran's National Army Day on Sunday, said that disunity and strife among Mideast countries stems from the lingering presence of foreign coalition troops and military bases across the region.
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| Pope: Church wounded by sin Posted: 18 Apr 2010 04:30 AM PDT ![]() As the pedophilia scandals rock the Roman Catholic Church, embattled Pope Benedict XVI says the Church has been "wounded" by its sin.
The pontiff referred to the recent sex scandals involving Catholic priests on the first day of his visit to Malta.
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| Iran, Lebanon urge Muslim resistance Posted: 18 Apr 2010 04:24 AM PDT ![]() Two senior political figures from Iran and Lebanon have called on Islamic countries to take serious steps to resist Israel's expansionist policies.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the Lebanese Foreign Minister Ali al-Shami, who met on the sidelines of an international nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran, said all Muslim states must try to prevent Tel Aviv from "implementing its hostile plans."
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| Nadal reaches Monte Carlo final Posted: 18 Apr 2010 04:20 AM PDT ![]() World tennis third seed Rafael Nadal of Spain has defeated his fellow Spaniard David Ferrer to advance to the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.
The 24-year-old Nadal produced impressive display to beat Ferrer 6-2, 6-3, in the semifinals in Monaco on Saturday.
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| Europe air travel chaos enters 4th day Posted: 18 Apr 2010 04:13 AM PDT ![]() Millions of air travelers are stranded across Europe as airspace restrictions remain in place due to a cloud of ash released from the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland.
This unprecedented shut down of air travel is estimated to be costing the airlines 200 million dollars a day, reported a Press TV correspondent on Sunday.
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| Twin stadium blasts injure 8 in India Posted: 18 Apr 2010 04:09 AM PDT ![]() Two bombs have exploded outside a packed Chinnaswamy Cricket Stadium in India's southern city of Bangalore, sparking panic among thousands of fans.
The blasts, which took place on Saturday just before the start of a Indian Premier League (IPL) match, the country's million-dollar cricket tournament, left at least eight people injured, including four policemen.
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| Jordan's King warns of summer war Posted: 18 Apr 2010 03:49 AM PDT ![]() Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned of a new regional war should an upcoming Arab summit on the Middle East peace process prove futile.
In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, the Jordanian king said that a meeting of Arab countries will be held in July to discuss the so-called Mideast peace process.
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| Bayern Munich trounces Hannover 7-0 Posted: 18 Apr 2010 03:38 AM PDT ![]() Bayern Munich has managed to maintain its two-point lead at the top of the German Bundesliga after it demolished struggling Hannover 7-0.
Dutch forward Arjen Robben netted a hat-trick with doubles from Croatia striker Ivica Olic and German midfielder Thomas Muller on Saturday night to record the Bavarians' biggest league win of the season.
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| Secret US memo urges war on Iran Posted: 18 Apr 2010 02:53 AM PDT ![]() A secret memo by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates urges Washington to consider the use of military force against Iran if diplomacy fails to scrap the country's nuclear program.
In what seems to be a new twist in US efforts to tackle Iran's enrichment activities, The New York Times reveals that a three-page memorandum, which has been circulating in Washington since January, has advocated military action against Tehran.
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| Bomb attack kills 7 in Pakistan Posted: 18 Apr 2010 02:42 AM PDT ![]() At least 7 people have been killed and 21 others wounded in a car bomb attack in north-western Pakistan a day after Saturdays horrific twin blasts in the country.
The Sunday incident occurred in the early hours of the morning when a car bomber struck a police building in the garrison town of Kohat.
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| Some ministries to move from Tehran Posted: 18 Apr 2010 02:40 AM PDT ![]() Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi says that some Iranian ministries and state companies will be moved from Tehran.
"In order to decentralize the capital city, some ministries, organizations and companies will be moved from Tehran," Mehr news agency quoted Rahimi as saying on Saturday.
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| Barca gives Real Madrid title hope Posted: 18 Apr 2010 02:26 AM PDT ![]() Barcelona has given chasing Real Madrid the chance to close on the leaders following a goalless draw against Catalan derby rivals Espanyol in the Spanish league.
Pep Guardiola's men were given very little space to play their usual game at the Cornella-El prat Stadium in Cornella, near Barcelona on Saturday night to drop two valuable points in the Spanish league title race.
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| Gates Worries about Iranian Nuclear Research, while Khamenei blasts US for Hiroshima Posted: 18 Apr 2010 01:30 AM PDT ![Juan Cole]() David Sanger of the New York Times gets the scoop– that US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates sent the White House a memo last January observing that the US has no real developed policy for dealing with Iran should Tehran achieve 'nuclear latency' (where a country has the ability to construct a nuclear weapon but stops short of doing so, in order to avoid international sanctions and disapproval. Ironically, the take-away from this article is that Gates concurs with those analysts (such as Juan Cole) that Iran does not intend actually to build a bomb, but wants the technical know-how to do so as a way of deterring foreign invasions and attacks. Read more... ![]() |
| Spurs dent Chelsea title hopes Posted: 18 Apr 2010 01:25 AM PDT ![]() Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale have helped their side Tottenham Hotspur beat Premier League leader Chelsea 2-1 to dent the Blues' title hopes.
Tottenham striker Defoe scored the opener when he converted a 15th-minute penalty at the White Hart Lane stadium in London on Saturday night.
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| Cyprus holding presidential election Posted: 18 Apr 2010 12:20 AM PDT ![]() Turkey's European Union aspirations hang in the balance over the results of the presidential election in northern Cyprus, which is being held on Sunday.
If the breakaway region elects a hardliner, Ankara's quest to join the EU could be dealt a crippling blow, and it could even shape the future of Cyprus's fragile reunification process.
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| Pope visits Malta amid sex scandals Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:55 PM PDT ![]() Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Malta amid a sexual abuse scandal that has been engulfing the Catholic Church over the past few months.
The Pope was greeted by thousands of his followers in Malta's capital Valletta on Saturday.
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| Neo-Nazis hold racist hate rally in LA Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:43 PM PDT ![]() In Los Angeles, about 100 members of a neo-Nazi group have held a demonstration to protest against immigrants, and people opposed to racism have held a counter-rally.
The group, which calls itself the National Socialist Movement, requested and received a city parade permit for a white power demonstration at City Hall.
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| Sudanese opposition rejects vote results Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:33 PM PDT ![]() Sudanese opposition parties have announced that they will reject the official results from the country's landmark multi-party elections, saying there was widespread fraud.
President Omar al-Beshir's National Congress Party will most probably be declared the winner of the country's first competitive elections in more than two decades, pundits say.
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| Zimbabwe marks independence day Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:26 PM PDT ![]() Zimbabwe is marking 30 years of its independence from British-backed minority white rule, but celebrations are likely to be subdued as socio-economic challenges keep ordinary residents preoccupied. Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean presidence since independence in 1980, will address the celebrations in the capital, Harare, on Sunday. Read more... ![]() |
| Quake strikes off Papua New Guinea Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:48 PM PDT ![]() A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, but no tsunami warning has been issued.
The quake occurred on Saturday at 2315 GMT, with its epicenter located 28 kilometers (18 miles) east of the town of Lae, Papua New Guinea and at a depth of 66 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said, AFP reported.
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| Deaths in Pakistan suicide attack Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:26 PM PDT ![]() Seven people have been killed and 21 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in the northwestern Pakistani city of Kohat, police have said.
Police sources said Sunday's attack targeted a police station in response to military operations in Pakistan's tribal areas. Read more... ![]() |
| Israel fires flares over southern Lebanon Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:08 PM PDT ![]() Israeli troops fired at least two flares over southern Lebanon late on Saturday, forcing the Lebanese army to go on alert.
The incident took place as around 50 villagers from the southern town of Abbasiyeh crossed the so-called Blue Line border separating Lebanon and Israel after removing the barbed wire set up three days ago by the Israeli army, the Lebanese army said in a statement.
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| Free all prisoners, Palestinians say Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT ![]() Hamas and Fatah closed ranks to commemorate Palestinian Prisoners' Day on Saturday and to demand the release of all Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Members of both groups, joined by representatives of smaller groups and relatives of prisoners as well as international activists, staged a sit-down protest and a 24-hour fast outside the Gaza City offices of the Red Cross.
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| Israel's Stooges Battle for British Votes Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:50 PM PDT ![]() We can already see how disastrously the US election turned out, not just for Americans but the rest of us also. "The US president is simply the voice of the Zionist parasite," writes a friend in Norway. "It is sickening and frightening that Obama is seen toeing the Zionist line.
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| Israel shuts West Bank borders again Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:10 PM PDT ![]() Israel has decided to seal off West Bank border crossings from midnight Saturday until midnight Tuesday.
The Israeli army announced on Saturday that the third closure of the past few weeks would be implemented in a region of the West Bank for the duration of this week's Israeli holidays, the Maan news agency reported.
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| Caribbean becoming 'new drug route' Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:09 PM PDT ![]() Caribbean leaders have urged the US to do more to stop the trafficking of drugs to island nations, saying support for a crackdown on cartels in Mexico has forced smugglers to find new routes through the region. The comments came during a regional security conference in Barbados attended by the US defence secretary, Robert Gates. Read more... ![]() |
| Two "Conservative" Jews, Same "Liberal" Dissembling Posted: 17 Apr 2010 09:02 PM PDT ![]() In "The Myth of 'Judeo-Christian Values,'" Paul Gottfried writes: Although I agree with Larry [Auster] about the need for a moratorium on immigration, particularly from Latin America, and although I share his view that decadent, childless Europeans are committing physical and demographic suicide by repopulating their countries with lower-class Muslims, who often incline toward Islamic Fundamentalism, I strongly dissent from his unqualified generalizations about adherents of Islam. Read more... ![]() |
| Troops Detain Ten Peace Activists In Hebron Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:58 PM PDT ![Hebron Clashes]( "Click on image to see full-sized version") Israeli settlers escalated their attacks against the residents and their lands in the Hebron area and several parts of the occupied West Bank, while Israeli soldiers failed to stop these attacks, and instead attacked Palestinians and peace activists.
Furthermore, soldiers prevented several international activists from entering Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and claimed that the town is a closed military zone.
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| Two Fighters Killed In Gaza Explosion Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:53 PM PDT ![]() Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that two fighters were killed on Saturday evening in an explosion that took place east of the Al Boreij refugee camp, in central Gaza. Medics and rescue teams evacuated the bodies of two residents and moved them to the Al Aqsa Hospital in Dir Al Balah. Read more... ![]() |
| 'No end in sight' for volcano ash Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:50 PM PDT ![]() The Icelandic volcano which has brought travel chaos to Europe is showing no signs of abating, scientists have said, raising the prospects of further days of flight bans across the continent and more misery for air travellers. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano began erupting on Wednesday, sending ash several kilometres into the air, and generating a plume of particles that has spread across much of Europe grounding thousands of aircraft. Read more... ![]() |
| Ecuador may nationalize oil industry Posted: 17 Apr 2010 07:38 PM PDT ![]() Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa says that he will introduce legislation under which foreign oil companies may face nationalization.
"We are sending the (Legislative) Assembly a bill that would give me the authority to expropriate oil fields if these oil companies do not want to sign new contracts on the services they are providing," Correa said in his weekly address on Saturday.
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| Air traffic remains disrupted in Europe Posted: 17 Apr 2010 06:46 PM PDT ![]() Air traffic remains disrupted across Europe as a cloud of ash released from the recent volcanic eruption in Iceland has forced a number of major airports to ground all flights.
On Saturday, most airliners stopped flying from various airports in Europe.
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| 3 Arab FMs support Iran's nuclear rights Posted: 17 Apr 2010 06:10 PM PDT ![]() Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon have expressed support for Iran's nuclear program and stated that Israel should be forced to dismantle its nuclear weapons.
Speaking at the nuclear disarmament conference in Tehran on Saturday, the foreign ministers of the three countries insisted that Iran has the right to develop nuclear technology meant for peaceful purposes, just like every other country.
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| Mournful Poles honor crash victims Posted: 17 Apr 2010 04:22 PM PDT ![]() Nearly 100,000 mourners have gathered in the Polish capital, Warsaw, for a memorial service to honor those killed in last week's tragic air crash.
The late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria, and senior military and government officials were killed after their aging government aircraft hit tree tops, and broke up near the Russian city of Smolensk.
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| Study uncovers cobra 'hooding' Posted: 17 Apr 2010 04:17 PM PDT ![]() Washington State University researchers have found the mechanism by which cobras spread their neck and create their characteristic 'hood flare.'
According to the study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, the cobra's hood evolved as its ribs were "co-opted" to create the threat display.
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| Iran slams nuclear discrimination Posted: 17 Apr 2010 04:14 PM PDT ![]() As Tehran hosts an international denuclearization conference, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman slams the West for pursuing dual policies on the use of nuclear energy.
"The world is currently witnessing discrimination. On one hand, using nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is limited while at the same time, countries which possess nuclear weapons do not allow nations to access nuclear energy," Ramin Mehmanparast told Press TV in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the international conference on nuclear disarmament on Saturday.
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| Study says statins can treat MS Posted: 17 Apr 2010 03:13 PM PDT ![]() Apart from the various benefits reported for cholesterol-lowering statins, a new study shows the drug to be effective in treating multiple sclerosis (MS).
MS is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune cells mistakenly attack fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord, disrupting the ability of nerves to transmit information and resulting in disability.
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| NATO doubts Afghan forces ability Posted: 17 Apr 2010 03:11 PM PDT ![]() The commander of NATO-led operations in Afghanistan says he has doubts about Afghan forces ability to secure the war-weary country by 2015.
German General Egon Ramms believes that the timetable set for Afghans to take over security will not be met. The handover is scheduled to begin next year.
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| Feminism Spoiled Nature's Great Con Posted: 17 Apr 2010 03:04 PM PDT ![screens_feature3.jpg]() "I hope feminists will still feel triumphant when some commissar forces a shovel or an axe into their soft hands and compels them to pound and cut forests and dig ditches. I hope they will be "happy" when a husband deserts them and they must support their children and themselves alone." - "Feminism is the Real Enslavement of Women" The left, alas, is now running yet another "Liberation Movement," this one championing females who believe that the male sex has somehow done the ladies wrong. The members of this Front say they want all the spoils the boys appear to be getting out of life. They're quite mad, of course. What these "girls" are about to do is ruin the biggest Con Game, and the most ancient, which one section of humanity has ever imposed on another, since Eve invented it. I'm just jealous, myself, having been deprived by circumstances from getting into that Big Con Game...alas, alas, alas. But I've stood on the sidelines and seethed with envy, and now I hope - I say with a grin over clenched teeth - that the Liberation "girls" will get exactly what they want. It's all they deserve. Read more... ![]() |
| Interview with Carlos Latuff: I don't trade ideology for money Posted: 17 Apr 2010 03:02 PM PDT ![]() The hero of "freedom of speech", boycotted by the corporate, mainstream media that are irresistible against the astringent truth: this is the most precise and accurate introduction which I can present about Carlos Latuff. Born in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he is an artist of conscience whose artistic commitment and morality prevented him from becoming the pawn of imperialism. Carlos Latuff is a world-renowned cartoonist who has long brought into existence artistic works and cartoons in which the footsteps of creativity, novelty, intelligence and decency can be traced noticeably. He has never been given the opportunity to showcase his matchless cartoons in the New York Times, Guardian, Washington Post, BBC or CNN; however, the narrow hallways of personal blogs and independent media outlets which allowed his cartoons to breathe in the atmosphere of publicity, made him a man of genuineness and reality, known by those who seek something beyond the outdated, obsolete propaganda of "all options are on the table".
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| Karzai appoints new election chief Posted: 17 Apr 2010 02:51 PM PDT ![]() Afghan President Hamid Karzai has appointed a new election commission chief, ahead of the upcoming parliamentary vote in the war-weary country.
Karzai appointed Fazel Ahmad Manavi as the chairman of the Independent Election Commission (IEC).
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| US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan Posted: 17 Apr 2010 02:46 PM PDT ![]() As Afghanistan continues to struggle with militancy, NATO says a roadside bomb has killed two more US-led soldiers in the country's volatile south.
The nationalities of the soldiers have not been disclosed yet. The deaths bring the number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year to 164.
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| AZ to 'police' illegal immigrants Posted: 17 Apr 2010 02:29 PM PDT ![]() Authorities in Arizona are close to passing the nation's toughest law on illegal immigration — a move that right-advocates say would create a police state.
"This is not an answer to illegal immigration," Jorge-Mario Cabrera from the coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles told Press TV. "This is simply setting up a police state within the United States of America."
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| Black Rev. Calls Accusations the Tea Party is Racist an "Out-and-out Lie" Posted: 17 Apr 2010 12:08 PM PDT ![]() If you listen to Chris Matthews and MSNBC, you'd think the Tea Party movement is strictly white and teaming with racists. The corporate media pushes this fallacy because it is the only card they have to play and because racism is such a divisive issue. If the establishment can portray the Tea Party movement as racist, they believe they can shut it down and marginalize its message. Read more... ![]() |
| "In My Father's House They Gathered All the Women into One Room" Posted: 17 Apr 2010 11:39 AM PDT ![]() In late 2001, after helping kick the Taliban out of northern Afghanistan, two militias allied with the United States raped and plundered their way through your villages. One was the ethnic Uzbek militia of General Abdul Rashid Dostum; the other was made up of ethnic Hazara followers of the warlord Muhammad Mohaqiq. They killed your men, slaughtered and stole your livestock, pillaged your homes, and violated your sisters, mothers, and daughters. Some of them took the time to explain why they had picked you as their victims: Because you are Pashtun, the ethnic group that made up most of the Taliban. Read more... ![]() |
| Tale of Two Summits: Iran holds own nuke conference Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:59 AM PDT ![]() Iran is holding its own nuclear disarmament conference under the slogan Nuclear Energy for All, Nuclear Weapons for No One. It comes on the heels of Monday's summit in Washington, to which Tehran was not invited.
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| Talmudic Nuke Policy: One Law for Holy People and another for Iran Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:48 AM PDT ![haaretz]() Israel's nuclear arsenal is safeguarded by the United States, while Iran is prevented from establishing its peaceful nuclear energy program, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said at the opening of the First International Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in Tehran, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
The conference, meeting under the slogan "Nuclear Energy for All, Nuclear Weapons for No One," was kicked off early Saturday, and included 10 foreign ministers, 14 deputy foreign ministers as well as nuclear experts from 60 countries.
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| Chossudovsky: Obama, not Osama, is threat No.1 to global security Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:40 AM PDT ![]() Barack Obama is masking the real issues over nuclear weapons by presenting the idea that nuclear terrorism is a major threat, says Michel Chossudovsky, Director of the Canadian Centre for Research on Globalization.
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| Poland says goodbye to Kaczynski as leaders cancel visits over flight chaos Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:20 AM PDT ![]() Hundreds of thousands of Poles have attended a memorial service in Warsaw for the President Lech Kachinsky, his wife and the other 94 people killed in an air crash in Russia last week. Before the ceremony, church bells rang out across the country to mark a week since the tragedy.
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| Casino Carnival Barker Jim Cramer Defends Goldman Sachs Posted: 17 Apr 2010 10:09 AM PDT ![]() Goldman knowingly pitched worthless mortgage securities to clueless investors who took more than a billion dollar bath. The SEC and anybody who has two brain cells to rub together know this is massive criminal fraud. But according to Jim Cramer it is business as usual. "Goldman does not sell washing machines. They do not sell vacuum cleaners. They sell pieces of paper that are fully disclosed, and you can go long or short them based on the info. There is no guarantee. There never has been," writes the carnival barker for the world's largest sucker casino. Read more... ![]() |
| Bombs hit India cricket match Posted: 17 Apr 2010 08:30 AM PDT ![]() Two bombs have been set off at a crowded stadium in southern India, injuring at least ten people and raising fears that the country's most prestigious cricket league was the target. Police in Banglore said that explosions struck the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where an Indian Premier League match was about to start between Bangalore Royal Challengers and the Mumbai Indians on Saturday. Read more... ![]() |
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