El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcom X’s grandson, stated on Press TV, Iran’s television network, that blacks are murdered in the United States while their murderers go unpunished because the system is unjust. This was in response to the Trayvon Martin incident:
Iran will respond with force to any threats to its territorial integrity, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday, adding that it would prefer to cooperate with its Arab neighbours to maintain security in the Gulf. Iran “is ready to protect
The United States on Monday ruled out Iran’s call for a lifting of sanctions, saying that the Islamic republic must first address concerns over its nuclear program in “concrete” ways. Iran held talks with major powers on Sunday for the
President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at odds over last week’s multi-nation talks with Iran in Istanbul, with Netanyahu suggesting that the rest of the world had merely given Iran a “freebie.” The talks–attended by the
(AP) Israeli leader says nuclear talks gave Iran ‘gift’JERUSALEMIsrael’s prime minister says Iran got a “gift” from the world’s big powers at nuclear talks this weekend. Officials from the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany met with Iran
The deadly and coordinated attack by Taliban forces on Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, is but the latest in a string of deadly assaults on U.S. forces, Afghan soldiers, and above all civilians. President Barack Obama’s clear intention to withdraw before the
TEL AVIV, Israel, April 15 (UPI) —Israeli police blocked activists who attempted to fly into the country to protest Israel’s policies in the West Bank, officials said. Some 650 policemen were deployed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday to
HAMBURG, Germany, April 15 (UPI) —A German freighter allegedly loaded with Iranian weapons and ammunition for Syria was prevented from docking at a Syrian port, an official said. Luddkee told the German Web site the ship had been charted by
Gunmen on Saturday shot dead seven Shiite Muslims in two separate incidents of sectarian violence in Pakistan’s troubled southwestern city of Quetta, police said. The drive-by shootings took place in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province bordering with Iran and
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fate of a new package of sanctions on Iran proposed by U.S. lawmakers may hinge on whether Iran and six major world powers can make any progress at high-level talks this weekend toward resolving a dispute
US writer Dave Eggers will not travel to Germany to receive a prize Friday from the Gunter Grass Foundation due to the controversy over the Nobel laureate’s recent poem on Israel, his agency said. Eggers, 42, best known for his
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday stressed the urgency of resolving security concerns on Syria, Iran and North Korea at a press conference about the G8 foreign ministers summit.
The Ambassador from Israel told Fox News that the time for diplomacy with Iran is drawing to a close. He said action must be taken to prove that talks with Iran have been successful.
Iran “will not retreat an iota” from its nuclear rights, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, ahead of weekend talks in Istanbul with world powers over Tehran’s atomic activities. His language indicated a defiant attitude by Iran as its negotiators
Western powers pressed Syria to adhere to a ceasefire with only hours to go before the UN-backed deadline, as North Korea’s plans for a rocket launch also raised mounting concern. Foreign ministers of the Group of Eight major industrial nations
In the midst of ongoing rocket terror attacks against Israel from Gaza and even Egypt, as civil war rages in Syria, and as the threat from Iran approaches the point of no return, 74 Democrats in the House of Representatives
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday at a G-8 foreign ministers summit that she is alarmed about the “ongoing violence” in Syria on the eve of a ceasefire deadline. Clinton also said the Group of Eight powers are
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan warned on Wednesday it would be “disastrous” if rebels fighting the Syrian regime were to be armed, as proposed by Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Annan was speaking at a news conference in Tehran, the capital
The leaks continue from the Obama administration with regard to Israeli defense secrets. On Sunday, the New Yorker printed a report stating that the US had worked with the Iranian opposition group Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK). The US was apparently receiving intelligence
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has voiced concern to US President Barack Obama that the easy money policies of developed countries threaten the growth of emerging economies like Brazil. The comments from the leader of Brazil, the world’s sixth largest economy,
Think a University of California degree is worth its weight in gold? Think again. According to a new study, you might want to rethink that second mortgage needed to send junior to a UC campus. The California Association of
Yesterday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran would continue on its nuclear path even if the whole world stands up to it. Iran has rejected calls for them to close the Fordow underground uranium enrichment facility and stop the
The Japanese government on Monday gave a former prime minister a ticking off over a “personal” visit to Iran, where he met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and apparently criticised the IAEA. Yukio Hatoyama, whose short stint in the top job ended
Iran on Sunday rejected demands the West is reportedly to submit at talks due to take place in days, saying it will neither close its Fordo nuclear bunker nor give up higher-level uranium enrichment. Those two demands, outlined by European
(AP) Spring: A time for flowers, high gasoline pricesBy JONATHAN FAHEYAP Energy WriterNEW YORKAhh, spring. The days get longer, flowers bloom, and gasoline gets more expensive. It’s a galling time for drivers, and it’s more maddening than usual this year.
