India, Pakistan say strategy soon for gas import from Turkmenistan The Times Of India NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan are closer to agreeing on a transit fee and a joint strategy to develop gas fields and import the hydrocarbon via pipeline from the central asian republic of Turkmenistan, oil ministers of the two sides said Wednesday. | The statements came during a joint press conferen...
State of the Union speech CBC | Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: | Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final...
Karzai, Cameron sign agreement on future of Afghanistan m&c | London - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday signed an agreement on the future of Afghanistan aimed at bringing stability to the country after the withdrawal of international troops in 2014. | 'We want...
Kyrgyz prisoners end self-mutilation protest Al Jazeera | Thousands of Kyrgyz prisoners have ended a 10-day hunger strike against jail conditions that saw nearly 1,200 inmates sew up their lips or mutilate themselves in protest, according to an official. | "All the prisoners in Kyrgyzstan have ceased thei...
Third act for Irish Eurosong contest revealed Irish Times | JAMES GIBBONS | A DOUBLE act consisting of Una Gibney and David Shannon has been confirmed as the third act in a five-act race to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest. | The finalists will battle it out on The Late Late Show Eurosong 20...
Gazprom to Speed Up Drilling of Tajikistan's Deepest Well Rig Zone | The Gazprom headquarters hosted Wednesday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee and Sherali Gul, Minister of Energy and Industry, Republic of Tajikistan. | During the meeting the parties discussed the operati...
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China rejects linking trade and Iranian nukes Breitbart BEIJING (AP) - A top Chinese diplomat on Monday rejected linking Iran's nuclear program to trade, adding to tensions with Washington on the eve of a visit by U.S. Treasury Secretar...
Elite Iranian troops start exercise near Afghan border Novosti | Ground forces of Iran's elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have started military exercises near the border with Afghanistan, Iranian media said. | The exercises were la...
Pushing Iran towards a nuclear bomb Al Jazeera | - The United States and its Western allies have utilised nearly every tool at their disposal to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, from sanctions and sabotage to cyber att...
More, not less, oil this year despite Iran ban Zeenews London: The world is likely to have more oil, not less, this summer even as Europe imposes sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. | Although Europe's refiners will have to pay up for other sources of oil, they should have little difficulty fin...
Mayville soldier killed in Afghanistan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Mayville - The family of a Wisconsin soldier killed in Afghanistan will travel to Dover Air Force base in Delaware where the body of 1st Lt. David Johnson is due to arrive. | The 24-year-old soldier from Mayville was killed in action Wednesday while ...
More oil this year despite Iran ban Independent online The world is likely to have more oil, not less, this summer even as Europe imposes sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme. | Although Europe's refiners will have to pay up for other sources of oil, they should have little difficulty finding the...
Apple boosts Aust stocks Sydney Morning Herald | AAP | Australian shares climb after market-beating results from Apple helped bourses shrug off growing concerns that Greece may default on its debt. | European and Wall Street fell overnight after eurozone officials rejected a final offer from the Greece's private bondholders, taking it one step closer to a chaotic default, and after the Internat...
Dow slips to first losing week of 2012 Palm Beach Post | NEW YORK — The stock market closed mostly lower Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to its first losing week of 2012, after the government reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year than economists expected. | The Dow spent the whole day in the red. It ended down 74 points, or 0.6 percent, at 12,660.46. Th...
