Reuters February 19, 2012 (Reuters) – Iran has stopped selling crude to British and French companies, the oil ministry said on Sunday, in a retaliatory measure against fresh EU sanctions on the Islamic state’s lifeblood, oil. “Exporting crude to British and French companies has been stopped … we will sell our oil to new customers,” [...]
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Robert Saiget AFP December 6, 2011 Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urged the navy to prepare for military combat, amid growing regional tensions over maritime disputes and a US campaign to assert itself as a Pacific power. The navy should “accelerate its transformation and modernisation in a sturdy way, and make extended preparations for [...]
Reuters December 2, 2011 Missiles that “allow coverage of entire Syrian coastline” reportedly delivered in accordance with 2007 contract. MOSCOW – Russia has delivered anti-ship cruise missiles to Syria, the Interfax news agency cited an unnamed military source as saying on Thursday, days after a United Nations commission of inquiry called for an arms embargo [...]
Pakistan military ordered to return fire if attacked by Nato forces
Posted: December 2, 2011 in World NewsSaeed Shah in Islamabad Guardian December 2, 2011 Pakistan’s military commanders have ordered their troops to return fire if they come under attack from Nato forces, raising the prospect of further deadly clashes along the country’s border with Afghanistan. General Ashfaq Kayani, Pakistan’s army chief, gave the new order in response to the recent deaths [...]
Nick Allen The Telegraph November 30, 2011 Archaeologists in Mexico have confirmed the discovery of a possible second Mayan reference to the date 2012, offering further ammunition for doom-mongers predicting an apocalypse next year. Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History acknowledged the reference had been found in a 1,300-year-old inscription made on a carved [...]
Press TV November 30, 2011 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has threatened staff at Buckingham Palace that she will deduct of the wages of those staff who join the nationwide strike action. The warning came after trade unions ordered 140 administrative and reception staff to walk out their jobs in a show of solidarity with other [...]
Federal Jack November 28, 2011 1.There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens. 2.There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are state-owned and loans given to all its citizens at zero percent interest by law. 3.Having a home considered a human right in Libya. 4.All newlyweds in [...]
Gerald Celente’s gold account was emptied by MF Global
Posted: November 15, 2011 in US News, World NewsRT November 15, 2011 The recent bankruptcy of financial stalwart and Wall Street casino failure MF Global in the US, has claimed a new and unlikely victim. Following the company’s glorious collapse, Trends Research founder Gerald Celente had his own six figure gold investment account completely looted by chapter 11 trustees, and he is fighting [...]
Tragedy to travesty: Drugs firms experimented on survivors of Bhopal disaster
Posted: November 15, 2011 in Health, World NewsNina Lakhani The Independent November 15, 2011 Secret reports seen by The Independent reveal that drug trials funded by western pharmaceutical firms at the Indian hospital set up for survivors of the Bhopal disaster violated international ethical standards and could have put patients at risk. Some 14 patients died during the three trials examined by [...]
Israel launches new missile that can reach New York and Tokyo
Posted: November 14, 2011 in World NewsPravda November 14, 2011 Israeli military men conducted a successful launch of Jericho-3 intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday. The test was carried out at the Palmahim air base, the Irish Times said. At the same time, officials with Israel Defense Forces said that they had conducted the tests of a new missile engine in the [...]
