Rebel Newsflash (by ) US shuts embassy, consulates in Pakistan (by PressTV) The United States closes its embassy and three consulates to the public in Pakistan following its announced claim of killing al-Qaeda's leader Osama bin Laden in the terror-ravaged country. "The US embassy in Islamabad and the consulates in Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi are closed for routine business to the general public until further notice," the US embassy announced.
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Iran VP warns of US soft war in ME (by PressTV) Iran's Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs says Islamic awakening in the Middle East and North Africa is a move against the US, warning of Washington's soft war in the two regions. "After the suspicious September 11, 2001 attacks, the global arrogance launched a so-called anti-terror campaign in the world and called on countries to cooperate with it," IRNA quoted Mohammad Reza... Read More... | (P)GCC members discuss Yemen (by PressTV) United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has met with the chief of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council ([P]GCC) in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, to discuss the crisis in Yemen. According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM,) the two figures had discussions "on efforts being made by the (P)GCC to find a solution to the current crisis in Yemen," Xinhua reported early... Read More... | Pakistan becoming hostile to US? (by PressTV) Claims that Pakistan is attempting to form an alliance with Saudi Arabia over the US after the US has invested billions in aid to Pakistan perfectly coincides with the timing of the death of bin Laden. Press TV interviews Webster G. Tarpley, author,... Read More...
| US death toll in Iraq at two-year high (by PressTV) With at least eleven confirmed deaths, April has become the deadliest month for American forces stationed in war-ravaged Iraq in nearly two years.
Of the 11 killed, six died in "non-hostile" incidents, two were killed by a roadside bomb in Numaniyah,... Read More...
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Lies, Damn Lies, and Bin Laden's Death (by Stephen J. Lendman)
Winston Churchill rightly explained that "(a) lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." He said it perhaps before television. For sure before 24-hour cable TV and modern technology instantly communicating globally. It applies to Obama's latest lie, announced at 11:35PM EDT on bin Laden, saying: "Tonight, I can report to the American people and to... Read More... | 'Obama can't use Osama in election' (by PressTV) US President Barack Obama probable use of the alleged killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden would not be an effective campaign material in the country's upcoming election, a political analyst says. In an interview with Press TV, Jason Ditz, managing... Read More...
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Clashes leave 7 dead in SW Somalia (by PressTV) At least seven people have been killed after bitter clashes broke out between government-allied Ahlu Sunna Waljama militiamen and al-Shabab fighters in southwestern Somalia. Three gunmen from pro-government Ahlu Sunna Waljama group were killed on Monday after they engaged in hours-long skirmishes with al-Shabab fighters in the town of Garbaharey, located in the region of Gedo and near the... Read More...
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Iran supports Palestinian unity efforts (by PressTV) Head of Iran's Parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi says Tehran staunchly supports reconciliation between rival Palestinian political parties, Hamas and Fatah. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has long voiced support for the establishment of unity among all Palestinian factions. This development is a leap forward towards the decline of the... Read More... | US shows no evidence of bin Laden death (by PressTV) President Obama has declared to the world that Osama bin Laden is dead and celebrates that a US hit team achieved the goal of killing him. Meanwhile, any identifiable evidence has been purposefully destroyed. Press TV talks with Jim Brann, spokesman for... Read More...
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Sony reports 25mn more ID thefts (by PressTV) Japan's electronics giant Sony says hackers have stolen personal information from an additional 24.6 million user accounts in its databases.
The data breach comes on top of the 77 million PlayStation Network accounts that were stolen from Sony last month, the Associated Press reported Monday. Engineers and security consultants investigating the "malicious intrusion" of Sony's online... Read More... |
Iran plans to produce advanced radar (by PressTV) A top Iranian military official lauds the country's high potential in the field of anti-aircraft radars, saying Iran will produce a radar system with the capability to intercept radar-evading planes. A deputy commander at Khatam al-Anbiya Anti-Aircraft Artillery Base Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hassan Mansourian told IRNA on Tuesday that the base is currently working on a system which will produce a... Read More... |
'US must leave region with Osama death' (by PressTV) Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says the US has no more pretexts to remain in the region following Washington's confirmation that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed. "With the killing of bin Laden, there is no excuse for the US presence in the region," Salehi said at a press conference in the Qatari capital of Doha on Monday, IRNA reported.
"If the US invaded... Read More... | 'US in quandary over Mideast revolts' (by PressTV) Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the United States is in a quandary over the recent developments in the Middle East, leading it to adopt "contradictory" measures. "The US and Western countries are exerting pressure on independent states to oblige them to give up their independence," IRNA quoted Mehmanparast as saying in a meeting with Cuban Deputy Foreign... Read More... | 'Bin Laden plans drive US to bankruptcy' (by PressTV) Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, whether dead or alive, has succeeded in his promise to drive the United States into bankruptcy, a US politician says. "Osama had stated a long time ago that it was his intention to drive the United States into... Read More...
| Bern freezes assets of N African rulers (by PressTV) Switzerland says it has frozen assets worth nearly a billion dollars belonging to beleaguered North African leaders that are charged with using violence their people. Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey revealed the amount during a press conference in Tunisia, where she is on a three-day visit, foreign ministry spokesman Lars Knuchel told AFP.
She said Switzerland has linked USD 473... Read More...
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Migrant worker killed by Bahrain forces (by PressTV) A Bangladeshi migrant worker has been killed during the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters in Bahrain by the regime's Saudi-backed forces, a report says. The 57-year-old man, Aklas Miah, was on his way home from work in the Bahraini capital,... Read More... | Blast kills US-led soldier in Afghanistan (by PressTV) A soldier from the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in an explosion in eastern Afghanistan, says a statement by the Western military alliance. ISAF announced in the early hours of Tuesday that the soldier was killed by an improvised bomb, Reuters reported.
The exact location of the incident and the soldier's nationality remain unknown.
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Palestinians to ink reconciliation deal (by PressTV) Major Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah prepare to ink a reconciliation deal in Egypt following a recent agreement to form a unity government.
The deal is expected to be officially signed on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital of Cairo by Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy to Hamas' Political Bureau Chief Khaled Meshaal, and senior Fatah member Azzam al-Ahmed, AFP reported. The two sides reached... Read More...
| UN urged to slam Gaddafi son's death (by PressTV) Venezuela has urged the United Nations to condemn the killing of Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, the youngest son of embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and three of Gaddafi's grandsons.
The Venezuelan government issued a statement on Monday, asking the UN to denounce this act of war, and also urging the international community to call for an immediate end to air raids, AFP reported.
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| 'US violates Pakistan's sovereignty' (by PressTV) Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says the United States is violating Pakistan's sovereignty by launching military action in the country.
Musharraf made the comment on Monday, noting that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death is a "positive step" but the operation had infringed on his nation's sovereignty, Reuters reported. "American troops crossing the border of Afghanistan... Read More...
| Iran, Egypt FMs discuss ties on phone (by PressTV) Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has held a telephone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart Nabil al-Arabi over the latest developments in bilateral ties. Salehi also elaborated on Tehran's stance on the Palestinian issue that was brought up by the Egyptian foreign minister at the Monday night conversation, IRNA reported.
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'Iran air defense reaches high altitude' (by PressTV) A senior Iranian commander says Iran's integrated air defense system is capable of protecting the country's airspace at altitudes as high as 80,000 feet.
The commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base, Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, told IRNA on Monday that the country can effectively defend its entire airspace at high altitudes. Esmaili said that the air base is tasked with... Read More...
| Oil prices down over Bin Laden 'death' (by PressTV) Oil prices have settled slightly lower in New York as the news of Osama bin Laden's alleged death has prompted investors to weigh the impact of the event.
Oil prices slipped on Monday, after briefly surging near $115 a barrel, after volatile trade caused by the possibility of revenge attacks for the death of Bin Laden and the strength of the dollar, AFP reported.
Oil fell below $111 a... Read More...
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US asks: Did Pakistan help Bin Laden? (by PressTV) Pressure is mounting on Pakistan to explain how Osama bin Laden had managed to hide out in a compound near a Pakistani military base in Abbottabad for several years.
White House Counterterrorism Advisor John Brennan said on Monday that the US government is seeking an answer from Pakistani officials, Reuters reported. He went on to say that there are questions about whether Pakistan helped... Read More...
| Bahrain whisks away two former MPs (by PressTV) Plainclothes Bahraini forces have kidnapped two former members of the country's largest political party, Al Wefaq, in yet another attempt to crush the opposition. Mattar Ibrahim Mattar and Jawad Fairooz were whisked away from their houses on Monday, Reuters reported.
The two had resigned from the parliament in February to protest Manama's deadly crackdown on opposition demonstrations.
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Fatah-Hamas pact and the third Intifada (by Hassan Hanizadeh) The preliminary agreement reached by the Hamas and Fatah movements for solving their disputes and forming a unity government has angered Israel.
Up until now, the two movements, which became bitter rivals following the victory of Hamas in the Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006, had been unable to strike a deal through direct and indirect negotiations. The conflict on the ground... Read More...
| 100 missing in Congo boat accident (by PressTV) An overloaded boat has capsized in the Democratic Republic of Congo and about 100 people are still missing, the UN-backed Radio Okapi reported on Monday.
The vessel was carrying at least 150 passengers in the Katoka area, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Tshikapa, a town in Kasai-Occidental province, when it sank at around 1:00 am (0000 GMT). The boat was sailing from Biponga in the Llebo... Read More...
| 'Bahrain king is press freedom predator' (by PressTV) The media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders has called Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa a 'predator' in regard to press freedom.
The monarch shares the notoriety with nearly 40 other names on a list drawn up by the France-based NGO, AFP reported. The individuals, states, and organizations on the list "sow terror among journalists," according to RSF, the French acronym for... Read More... |
British embassies tighten security (by PressTV) The UK government has instructed its missions around the world to establish maximum security measures after the claimed death of al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden. Foreign Secretary William Hague cabled UK embassies across the globe, advising them to remain vigilant amid concerns of possible retaliatory attacks by al Qaeda members, following the killing of their chief bin Laden at the... Read More...
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Britain: 'Mission NOT accomplished' (by PressTV) Britain says it does not consider al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death as an end to the international military mission in Afghanistan.
"Just as we should be clear that this is an important and positive development, we should also be clear that the problems we are dealing with have not gone away," said British Foreign Secretary William Hague in Cairo, Egypt, where he is paying an official... Read More...
| Guardian: 'Dead bin Laden image is fake' (by PressTV) The image of the dead face of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, aired on the Pakistani TV channel and then used by the British newspaper websites, is fake, the Guardian has revealed.
The current photo showing on different websites claiming to be bin Laden's corpse has used two different photos, which has been used online for the last two years. The image claiming to show bin Laden's dead... Read More...
| Al-Qaeda may attack British embassies (by PressTV) The killing of Osama bin Laden put all British embassies around the world under a high security alert over concerns that al-Qaeda may take revenge, the UK Foreign Secretary warns. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that al-Qaeda is still alive.
"This is not the end of being vigilant against al-Qaeda and associated groups," he said during a visit to the Egyptian... Read More... |
STW statement on bin Laden's death (by PressTV) Upon the announcement of the US President over the killing of the al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by the US forces, Stop the War Coalition has issued a statement, urging Britain and US government to review the ten years of war in Afghanistan. Stop the War Coalition's statement is now published as following:
The killing of Osama bin Laden by US Special Forces in Pakistan has been hailed a... Read More... |
Stop the War statement on bin Laden's death (by PressTV) Upon the announcement of the US President over the killing of the al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by the US forces, Stop the War Coalition has issued a statement, urging Britain and US government to review the ten years of war in Afghanistan. Stop the War Coalition's statement is now published as following:
The killing of Osama bin Laden by US Special Forces in Pakistan has been hailed a... Read More... |
Clegg warns over al-Qaeda attack (by PressTV) British deputy PM has hailed the killing of Osama bin Laden as a "major step forward," but also warned the UK officials over his followers' retaliatory attacks. "There will be a great sense of relief today that Osama Bin Laden, a man who wrought so much destruction and who spread such a vile, hate filled ideology, can no longer do so," Nick Clegg said in a statement published on his... Read More...
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US policies driven to moral bankruptcy (by PressTV) US President Barack Obama has announced US forces have killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and took the custody of his body. Former US senate candidate Mark Dankof discusses the issue furthermore with Press TV.
Press TV:You heard Obama's public... Read More... | Iran-Venezuela football friendly canceled (by PressTV) A friendly football match between Iran and Venezuela has been called off following strong opposition by Iran's newly appointed manager Carlos Queiroz.
"The match, which was scheduled to kick off in Tehran's Azadi Stadium on June 7, has been called off since no contract had been signed between the two sides," Mehr news agency quoted the director of the International Committee of Iran's... Read More...
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Saudi activists call for massive rallies (by PressTV) Saudi activists have called for massive demonstrations east of the country to protest against arbitrary detention of anti-government protesters.
The protest rallies are expected to be held in seven cities in the Eastern Province, but the exact date has not been announced yet. Saudi Arabia's east has been the scene of anti-government protests over the past months and authorities have... Read More... | Bin Laden corps: Obama's campaign tool (by Hassan Hanizadeh) The alleged assassination of Osama Bin Laden by the United States and Pakistan raises the question whether the body of Laden has turned into campaign propaganda for Obama or not. The news of his assassination by Pakistani and US forces comes as the US faces two dramatic changes on the domestic front.
First is the 2012 presidential election which is expected to be the most costly one in the... Read More...
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Israel: No comment on Iran attack report (by PressTV) Tel Aviv refuses to comment on a press TV report about Israeli warplanes conducting military drills in Iraq in preparation for attacking targets on Iran.
Earlier on Monday a source close to prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sader's group said Israeli jet fighters had conducted drills at a military base in Iraq in order to strike targets inside Iran, the English-language Press TV reported.
Read More... | Bin Laden death brings joy to US (by PressTV) | New Yorkers react to news of the death of Osama bin Laden at the intersection of Church Street and Vesey Street at Ground Zero. | The killing of Osama bin Laden has prompted thousands of people to gather at Ground Zero in New York -- the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
People waving flags and singing the national anthem on Monday converged where the World Trade Center... Read More...
| Regime attacks Yemeni protesters (by PressTV) Yemeni regime forces attack hundreds of thousands of protesters, who poured into the streets in Sana'a to demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh's prosecution.
The anti-government demonstrators hold Saleh responsible for the killing of hundreds of protesters during opposition rallies which began in late January. Yemeni security forces fired tear gas on demonstrators in Sana'a but there were no... Read More... | Girl murdered by Romans found in UK (by PressTV) Archeological excavations in northern Kent have yielded the skeletal remains of a girl who is believed to have been murdered by Roman soldiers.
"She was killed by a Roman sword stabbing her in the back of the head," said head of the archeology team Dr. Paul Wilkinson."By the position of the entry wound she would have been kneeling at the time." The bones were unearthed at the site of a... Read More...
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Libyan revolutionaries slam NATO strikes (by PressTV) Libyan revolutionary forces have strongly criticized the Western military alliance for failing to protect civilians in the besieged city of Misratah.
Revolutionary forces say NATO has all but forgotten about them and this has emboldened pro-Gaddafi forces to continue their bombardment of the city. This comes after at least four people were reportedly killed and 30 others were wounded in... Read More...
| Australians warned after Osama death (by PressTV) | US President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden late Sunday. | Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called on Australians to take safety measures following the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a US operation.
"We are advising Australians in areas likely to be affected by gatherings and demonstrations to exercise enhanced vigilance regarding their... Read More...
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'Terrorism over, time for awakening' (by PressTV) Osama bin Laden's death shows that there is no future for terrorism and extremism, but public uprisings are the solution and the people will assume their right, says an analyst.
In an interview with Press TV, defense and diplomacy analyst Naveed Ahmad says that the popular uprisings in the Middle East will reap more fruit than the violent actions of al-Qaeda after the... Read More...
| 'Bin Ladan was killed years ago' (by PressTV) A 2007 Benazir Bhutto interview in which she says the al-Qaeda leader was 'murdered' years ago contributes to the uncertainty surrounding US claims about Osama bin Laden's death. On Monday, US President Barack Obama announced that the al-Qaeda leader was killed by... Read More... |
Bahraini forces abduct school kids (by PressTV) Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked a number of schools across the Persian Gulf kingdom, abducting several students, witnesses say.
Bahraini forces took away two students from a school in the capital Manama and eight others from a school in the northeastern town of Busaiteen on Monday. Security forces also snatched a wounded anti-government protester from Salmaniyah hospital in the... Read More... |
London to exhibit antique books (by PressTV) The 54th London International Antiquarian Book Fair will host more than 160 booksellers from around the world at the London Olympia Exhibition Center.
The annual event will run from June 9 to 11, 2011, presenting books by local and overseas dealers from the UK, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Australia, the US, Canada and Belgium. Organized by... Read More...
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Karzai urges US to stop killing civilians (by PressTV) President Hamid Karzai has urged the US-led forces to refrain from bombing Afghan civilians in the name of the so-called war on terrorism.
Karzai said on Monday that Afghan civilians have been killed on a daily basis and are the victims of terrorism. He called on NATO to target the hiding places of terrorists instead of launching attacks on civilian areas.
Karzai also underlined the... Read More... | Bush vows his war will go on (by PressTV) Former US President George W. Bush has said that his "War on Terror" would continue despite the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done," Bush said in a statement on Monday. He made the remarks after US President Barack Obama called him in Dallas to... Read More...
| Turkey closes embassy in Libya (by PressTV) Turkey has temporarily closed its embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, due to the deteriorating security situation in the crisis-hit country.
The shutdown comes a day after attacks on the British and Italian diplomatic missions. "Due to the change in the security situation in Libya and the great security risk it poses... our embassy has stopped functioning temporarily and has been... Read More... |
US to continue fight against al-Qaeda (by PressTV) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington would not stop fighting al-Qaeda despite the killing of Osama bin Laden by American forces.
"The battle to stop al-Qaeda and its syndicate of terror will not end with the death of bin Laden," she said a statement on Monday. "Indeed, we must take this opportunity to renew our resolve and redouble our efforts," the top US diplomat added.
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