Section: Iran
Russia, US officials hold talks on Ukraine crisis: Source
Senior officials from Russia and the United States have reportedly held a closed-door meeting to discuss the crisis in eastern Ukraine, which has been the scene of fighting between Kiev’s troops pro-Moscow forces. …read more Source: Iran...
Ukraine seeks US, EU help to secure Crimea return
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says he has been seeking assistance from the United States and European Union for reclaiming the strategic Black Sea Crimea peninsula from Russia.President Poroshenko told a press briefing in the capital Kiev on Thursday that he wanted to launch an “international process… that includes the...
The Tempting of Bernie Sanders
The front-runner for the Democratic nomination is beset by scandal, trailing (some) Republicans in general-election polling, and at risk of losing to her socialist rival in the earliest two states. That same socialist rival is arguably technically further to the left than Donald Trump is to the right, he has higher polling averages than Trump,...
List of youngest birth mothers
This is a list of known biological mothers between 5 and 10 years of age. Date Mother Age of mother Father Country Description 1939-05-14 May 14, 1939 Lina Medina 7000507000000000000♠ 5 years,7 months Unknown Peru Peru Lina Medina, from the Ticrapo District of Peru, gave birth by cesarean section in Lima at age 5 1⁄2. The infant was a 2.64 kg...
Ukraine seeks US, EU help to secure Crimea return
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says he has been seeking assistance from the United States and European Union for reclaiming the strategic Black Sea Crimea peninsula from Russia. …read more Source: Iran...
New truce deal agreed between Ukraine conflicting sides
The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia forces have struck a new truce deal, following the failure of a previous agreement. The deal was agreed following talks between Russian and Ukrainian envoys in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, with the aid of a senior negotiator from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). A...
New truce deal agreed between Ukraine conflicting sides
The Ukrainian government and pro-Russia forces have struck a new truce deal, following the failure of a previous agreement. …read more Source: Iran...
Tomgram: Michael Klare, The Look of a Badly Oiled Planet
When it comes to news about Saudi Arabia, the execution of an oppositional Shiite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, has topped the headlines recently — and small wonder. Aging King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and his 30-year-old son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the new defense minister who has already involved his country in a classic...
Iran frees US Navy sailors held in Gulf after incursion
Media caption”Iran appears keen to avoid a stand-off”, reports Frank GardnerIran has released 10 US sailors held for entering its territorial waters, in an incident that tested newly improved US-Iranian ties. The US expressed its gratitude to Iran for swiftly resolving the issue. The sailors were detained on Tuesday when one of their...
Lebanon awaits winner in regional war: Shias or Sunnis? Iran, Saudi Arabia or Isis? | World news
A doctor specialised in geriatrics tells me he has more and more patients presenting with conditions stemming from anxiety. “It’s somehow worse than the civil war [1975-90],” he says. “In the war, there were clear sides.” “In a war you can see the gunman in front of you, and you can hope for a ceasefire,” says Yasser Akkaoui, who has edited...
