Iran to continue nuclear programme
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran will not retreat from nuclear programme despite currency problems created by sanctions.
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2012 07:04
With some difficulty, the man from the justice committee manages to convince them to at least appoint a spokesman, so that they won't all talk at the same time. But they remain adamant. "You are the new government! So it's your responsibility to pay our pensions!"
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran will not retreat from nuclear programme despite currency problems created by sanctions.
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2012 07:04
Iran will press on with its nuclear programme despite the problems caused by Western sanctions, including a dramatic slide in the value of its currency, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said.
"We are not a people to retreat on the nuclear issue," he told a news conference in Tehran on Tuesday.
"If somebody thinks they can pressure Iran, they are certainly wrong and they must correct their behaviour," he said.
Ahmadinejad's comments came amid an accelerated slide in Iran's currency, which has now lost more than 80 per cent of its value compared with a year ago, with 17 per cent of its value shed on Monday alone.
The rial slipped another four per cent on Tuesday to close at 36,100 to the dollar, according to exchange tracking websites.
Ahmadinejad said the plunge was part of an economic "war" waged by the West on the Islamic republic and "a psychological war on the exchange market."
Iran, he said, had sufficient foreign currency reserves.
Calls for President Mikheil Saakashvili to step down after shock poll result in Georgia
Saakashvili concedes defeat in parliamentary election, but says he intends to stay on
The leader of Georgia's opposition coalition yesterday called on the President, Mikheil Saakashvili, to resign and call snap presidential polls.
After securing a shock victory in Sunday's parliamentary vote, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili said the honourable thing would be for the president to leave office. Mr Saakashvili has been president since the 2003 "rose revolution" and has a year left to rule, but would have to do so with a parliament controlled by his foes. "The only right thing for him to do now is to resign," said Mr Ivanishvili. "This would be good for himself and his future."
The Manbij ExperimentRebels Make a Go of Governing in Liberated City
By Christoph Reuter and Abd al-Kadher Adhun
Rebels have taken responsibility for the administration in the first major city to be liberated in Syria. Bashar Assad's troops have answered the provocation with targeted air strikes on schools and hospitals. The regime is pulverizing large parts of the country's infrastructure, including access to fresh drinking water.
Angry older people, unconcerned with decorum, are pushing their way into the room. They shout furiously at the stunned officials sitting behind their desks. The revolution is all very well and good, they say, "but where are our pensions?"
Nigeria leader willing to work with Okah for peace
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has shown a willingness to offer terror-accused Henry Okah an olive branch to pacify the volatile Niger Delta.
Niger Delta Minister Godsday Orubebe on Tuesday told the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that despite the grievous harm that the October 1 2010 twin bombings caused to families of the victims, dialogue with members of warring factions has proved the best strategy in restoring peace to the oil-rich state.
"Throughout his tenure, [Jonathan] has always preached about the use of dialogue as a better way of getting to mutual consensus on contentious matters. If the accused is ready for dialogue, we would be very pleased to bring him on board," Orubebe said during his testimony against Okah.
Unhappy anniversary
By Brendan O'Reilly
On the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Japan, the relationship between these two Asian powerhouses is more fraught than at any time over the past four decades.
The ongoing standoff over a group of islands in the East China Sea, called Diaoyu by the Chinese and Senkaku by Japanese, is of course significant in its own right. However, this clash is also symptomatic of a much deeper crisis.
As the center of economic and political power in Asia shifts from Japan to China, an effort to redefine spheres of influence is almost inevitable. This struggle for influence is much exacerbated by a bloody legacy of historical animosity and domestic attitudes of
The ongoing standoff over a group of islands in the East China Sea, called Diaoyu by the Chinese and Senkaku by Japanese, is of course significant in its own right. However, this clash is also symptomatic of a much deeper crisis.
As the center of economic and political power in Asia shifts from Japan to China, an effort to redefine spheres of influence is almost inevitable. This struggle for influence is much exacerbated by a bloody legacy of historical animosity and domestic attitudes of
fear and disdain. Furthermore, the United States' strategic redeployment to Asia plays a significant role in the confrontation. As opportunities for mutual benefit are squandered on both sides, the economic, political and military implications of the deep-rooted Sino-Japanese rivalry can be felt around the world.
Homeland Security 'fusion' centers spy on citizens, produce 'shoddy' work, report says
By Michael Isikoff
NBC News
NBC News
The Department of Homeland Security has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on a network of 77 so-called “fusion” intelligence centers that have collected personal information on some U.S. citizens — including detailing the “reading habits” of American Muslims — while producing “shoddy” reports and making no contribution to thwarting any terrorist plots, a new Senate report states.
The “ fusion centers,” created under President George W. Bush and expanded under President Barack Obama, consist of special teams of federal , state and local officials collecting and analyzing intelligence on suspicious activities throughout the country. They have been hailed by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as “one of the centerpieces” of the nation’s counterterrorism efforts.
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