Monday, November 18, 2013

Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf - Boston.com (Nov 17, 2013 13:49) | 18/11/13 13:13 from Voice of America Stock prices rose to record highs Monday in the United States and made strong gains in China.In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tallies the fortunes of 30 well-known American companies, topped 16,000 for the first time.... | 18/11/13 07:56 from WSJ.com: World News The Obama administration's overtures to Iran are straining the U.S. alliance with Israel, compounding concerns about the White House's ability to manage the Middle East's security crises | Al-Qaeda biological weapons: 18/11/13 03:31 from Reuters: International JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has secretly detained a suspected al-Qaeda biological weapons expert for more than three years, court documents disclosed on Monday, after the man appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to free him



Iran

» This Iranian political cartoon nicely captures the country's view of nuclear talks ... - Iranian
18/11/13 02:26 from iran news - Google News
This Iranian political cartoon nicely captures the country's view of nuclear talks ... Iranian Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency ran a two-part political cartoon this week satirizing the latest round of nuclear talks between ...



This Iranian political cartoon nicely captures the country’s view of nuclear talks | washingtonpost


Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency ran a two-part political cartoon this week satirizing the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and global powers. The negotiations, in Geneva, did not result in a deal; some reporting suggests that French representatives had objected to the proposed agreement. Here's the cartoon:
Click to enlarge. (Fars News)
In case you don't know your foreign diplomats by sight, the left panel shows U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gesturing to E.U. foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. The joke is pretty clear: that the United States, under the guise of good-faith negotiations, is actually pushing Iran (and maybe the European Union) toward disaster. It's a reminder that, just as many in the United States are skeptical of Iran's intentions, so, too, are many Iranians skeptical of the Americans.
The panel on the right is a joke about France's reported objections to the proposed agreement. We're meant to understand that the table represents Iranian and Western negotiators and that the man holding the Eiffel Tower represents Saudi Arabia; the implication is that the nefarious Saudis used France to block the deal. (Iranians tend to be highly suspicious of Saudi Arabia, a regional rival, and Iranian state media have suggested that the Saudis bought France's veto with an arms deal.)
The cartoon offers an interesting lens onto one Iranian perspective of the ongoing talks -- and a reminder that Iranian-Western mistrust remains a significant obstacle on both sides.
Hanif Zarrabi-Kashani, of the Wilson Center, an independent analytical forum, tweeted that the cartoon "basically summarize[s] the majority of reactions inside Iran on the P5+1 talks in Geneva."
» Iran Talks Strain U.S.-Israel Ties
18/11/13 07:56 from WSJ.com: World News
The Obama administration's overtures to Iran are straining the U.S. alliance with Israel, compounding concerns about the White House's ability to manage the Middle East's security crises.

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» Key US Stock Indexes Hit Milestones; China Advances
18/11/13 13:13 from Voice of America
Stock prices rose to record highs Monday in the United States and made strong gains in China.In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tallies the fortunes of 30 well-known American companies, topped 16,000 for the first time....


» Dow Jones soars to record highs - Boston.com
18/11/13 13:01 from Top Stories - Google News
Washington Post Dow Jones soars to record highs Boston.com The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 16,000 points for the first time early Monday and the Standard & Poor's 500 index crossed 1,800 points. Stocks have been rising s...


» French Leader Assures Israel He Will Keep Pressure on Iran - New York Times
18/11/13 00:14 from iran news - Google News
French Leader Assures Israel He Will Keep Pressure on Iran New York Times JERUSALEM — As France and other world powers prepared to resume talks with Iran this week on its disputed nuclear program, the French president, François Hollande,...


» Obama Defends Iran Dealmaking Amid Dispute Over How Much Relief - Businessweek
18/11/13 02:03 from iran news - Google News
Obama Defends Iran Dealmaking Amid Dispute Over How Much Relief Businessweek The Obama administration is on the defensive days before Iran nuclear negotiations are scheduled to resume in Geneva, as critics in Israel and in the U.S. Congr...



» Talks Put Iran's Nuclear Program in the Spotlight: Q&A - Bloomberg
18/11/13 01:19 from iran news - Google News
Talks Put Iran's Nuclear Program in the Spotlight: Q&A Bloomberg Nuclear negotiations between world powers and Iran are scheduled to resume on Nov. 20 amid controversy about the merits of the prospective deal and opposition from ...

» Geneva Talks Put Iran's Nuclear Program in the Spotlight: Q&A - Businessweek
18/11/13 01:19 from Top Stories - Google News
Sydney Morning Herald Geneva Talks Put Iran's Nuclear Program in the Spotlight: Q&A Businessweek Nuclear negotiations between world powers and Iran are scheduled to resume on Nov. 20 amid controversy about the merits of the prosp...

» Carter: Nuclear negotiations with Iran doomed from start - The News Journal
18/11/13 01:13 from iran news - Google News
Carter: Nuclear negotiations with Iran doomed from start The News Journal If you want to figure out what went wrong in the first round of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, look no further than the news briefing by a “Senior A...

» Israel steps up rhetoric ahead of Iran talks - Financial Times
18/11/13 03:20 from Top Stories - Google News
The Guardian Israel steps up rhetoric ahead of Iran talks Financial Times Israel escalated its rhetoric over Iran's nuclear programme at the weekend, with a senior official warning it was prepared to launch a unilateral military stri...

» Liberation Newspaper Shooting: Man Critical
18/11/13 07:45 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
Officers keep watch at media offices across the French capital after a pump-action shotgun attack leaves a man critical.

» Shots fired at two Paris locations, journalist wounded
18/11/13 08:06 from Reuters: International
PARIS (Reuters) - Shots were fired at the offices of a left-wing French newspaper and outside the headquarters of a major bank in Paris on Monday and police said the same gunman appeared to have carried out both attacks.


» Shots fired at Libération and SocGen
18/11/13 08:04 from FT.com - World
Shots fired at the offices of a leftwing French newspaper and outside the HQ of a major bank and Paris police say the same gunman appears to have carried out both attacks


» Shots fired near bank after attack on Paris newspaper
18/11/13 08:00 from Reuters: International
PARIS (Reuters) - A man fired shots outside the headquarters of French bank Societe Generale in the La Defense business district of western Paris on Monday, according to a spokeswoman for the bank who said there were no casualties.


» Kazan airport plane crash sparks investigation in Russia - video
18/11/13 07:45 from World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk
All 50 people on board a Boeing 737 plane died when it crashed at Kazan international airport in Tatarstan, officials say
» Russia seeks clues over plane crash that killed 50
18/11/13 07:34 from Reuters: International
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - Russian investigators sifted through the charred remains of a Boeing 737 airliner on Monday in the search for clues about what caused it to crash and burst into flames, killing 50 people, officials said on Monday.


» Boeing airliner crashes in Russian city of Kazan, 50 killed
18/11/13 07:06 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Boeing 737 airliner crashed on Sunday in the Russian city of Kazan, killing all 50 people on board and spotlighting the poor safety record of regional airlines that ply internal routes across the world's largest nation.


» Airliner Crashes While Landing in Russia
18/11/13 06:39 from WSJ.com: World News
A Russian passenger airliner crashed while trying to land at the airport in the city of Kazan, killing all 50 people aboard.


» Russia Plane Crash: Briton Among Dead
18/11/13 06:35 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
The British victim is named by her employer as one of 50 people killed during an aborted landing in western Russia.


Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf - Boston.com (Nov 17, 2013 13:49) 
Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf Boston.com DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (A...


» Syrian delegation holds talks in Moscow on peace conference
18/11/13 07:33 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Syrian government delegation met Russian officials on Monday to discuss plans for an international peace conference on the conflict in the Middle East nation.
» Syrian Rebel Leader Dies After Government Attack
18/11/13 07:41 from NYT > International
The death of Abdulkader al-Saleh, who led one of the most effective factions fighting President Bashasr al-Assad’s forces, comes amid a government offensive.


» Syrian rebel leader Abdul Qader Saleh dies of injuries sustained in airstrike
18/11/13 08:19 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
BEIRUT - The leader of one of the most prominent rebel factions fighting to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has died of wounds sustained in a government airstrike last week, rebels and activists said on Monday. Read full article &#...


» Bomb at Base Kills at Least 31 Syrian Troops
18/11/13 04:31 from NYT > International
The attack, one of the deadliest against government soldiers in recent months, came as an offensive against rebels continued on three fronts.


» Putin tells Iran's Rouhani he sees a chance to end nuclear row
18/11/13 07:19 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday he believes there is a "real chance" to resolve the international standoff over Tehran's nuclear program, the Kremlin said.


» Putin: 'Real Chance' to Resolve Iranian Nuclear Issues
18/11/13 08:07 from Voice of America
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is a "real chance" to resolve the decade-long standoff over Iran's nuclear program.The Kremlin said Monday Mr. Putin delivered the statement in a telephone conversation with Iranian President H...

» Indonesia warns relations with Australia to worsen after spying leak
18/11/13 06:46 from Reuters: International
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia called back its envoy to Australia for consultations on Monday after media reported that Australia's spy agencies had tried to tap mobile phones of top officials, calling the eavesdropping an "unfriendly" ac...
» Indonesia Recalls its Ambassador to Australia
18/11/13 06:46 from Voice of America
Indonesia has recalled its ambassador to Australia after claims that Australian spy agencies tried to listen to the phone conversations of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.   Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Monday ...

» Revealed: Australia tried to monitor Indonesian president's phone - The Guardian
18/11/13 04:46 from world - Google News
The Guardian Revealed: Australia tried to monitor Indonesian president's phone The Guardian Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with his wife Kristiani Herawati Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, accompanied by his first lady, Kristiani Herawati, speaks...


» Australia 'spied on Indonesia President Yudhoyono' - BBC News
18/11/13 04:39 from Top Stories - Google News
BBC News Australia 'spied on Indonesia President Yudhoyono' BBC News Australia's intelligence agencies spied on phone calls of the Indonesian president and close confidantes, leaked documents reportedly show. President Susilo...
» Gunmen Kill Egyptian Security Official
18/11/13 06:44 from Voice of America
Gunmen have killed an Egyptian national security official who was in charge of monitoring the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. Officials say the gunmen shot Mohamed Mabruk seven times late Sunday outside his home in eastern Cairo. There was ...
» Gunmen Kill Egyptian Security Official
18/11/13 06:44 from Voice of America
Gunmen have killed an Egyptian national security official who was in charge of monitoring the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood.Officials say the gunmen shot Mohamed Mabruk seven times late Sunday outside his home in eastern Cairo.There was no...
» Assailant opens fire at Paris newspaper HQ
18/11/13 06:40 from Reuters: International
PARIS (Reuters) - An assailant opened fire at the central Paris office of left-wing daily newspaper Liberation on Monday, seriously injuring one person before fleeing, a police official and staff at the newspaper said.

» Shots fired at two Paris locations, journalist wounded
18/11/13 08:06 from Reuters: International
PARIS (Reuters) - Shots were fired at the offices of a left-wing French newspaper and outside the headquarters of a major bank in Paris on Monday and police said the same gunman appeared to have carried out both attacks.


» Boeing, Airbus Reel In Persian Gulf Orders
18/11/13 04:44 from WSJ.com: World News
Boeing formally launched its 777X jetliner with record orders, as jet-buying commitments at the Dubai Airshow for Boeing and rival Airbus highlighted the growing ambition of Persian Gulf airlines.


» Toronto Mayor Rob Ford poses for photos whilst cheered at football match
18/11/13 04:28 from Uploads by ITN
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford poses for photos whilst cheered at football match Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has admitted smoking crack cocaine, is cheered by football fans as he leaves the Argonauts game. Report by Sophie Foster. From: ITN View...


» Five addiction experts weigh in on how Rob Ford could be helped - The Globe and Mail
17/11/13 23:43 from Top Stories - Google News
Montreal Gazette Five addiction experts weigh in on how Rob Ford could be helped The Globe and Mail The outrageous Rob Ford drama that unfurled last week at Toronto City Hall has turned a spotlight on substance abuse and addiction treatm...


» Ford in 'campaign mode' as council looks to further diminish his authority - CTV News
17/11/13 23:32 from Top Stories - Google News
Toronto Star Ford in 'campaign mode' as council looks to further diminish his authority CTV News Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, seemingly chastened on Friday after a week of headline-grabbing scandal, appeared defiant and in g...


» Israel secretly holding suspected Qaeda man over three years
18/11/13 03:31 from Reuters: International
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has secretly detained a suspected al-Qaeda biological weapons expert for more than three years, court documents disclosed on Monday, after the man appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to free him.



Al-Qaeda biological weapons


  1. Al-Qaeda cell killed by Black Death 'was developing biological ...

    www.telegraph.co.uk › ... › Africa and Indian Ocean › Algeria

    Jan 20, 2009 - An al-Qaeda cell killed by the Black Death may have been developingbiological weapons when it was infected, it has been reported. 

Al-Qaeda cell killed by Black Death 'was developing biological weapons'

An al-Qaeda cell killed by the Black Death may have been developing biological weapons when it was infected, it has been reported.


The group of 40 terrorists were reported to have been killed by the plague at a training camp in Algeria earlier this month.
It was initially believed that they could have caught the disease through fleas on rats attracted by poor living conditions in their forest hideout.
But there are now claims the cell was developing the disease as a weapon to use against western cities.
Experts said that the group was developing chemical and biological weapons.
Dr Igor Khrupinov, a biological weapons expert at Georgia University, told The Sun: "Al-Qaeda is known to experiment with biological weapons. And this group has direct communication with other cells around the world.
"Contagious diseases, like ebola and anthrax, occur in northern Africa. It makes sense that people are trying to use them against Western governments."
Dr Khrupinov, who was once a weapons adviser to the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, added: "Instead of using bombs, people with infectious diseases could be walking through cities."
It was reported last year that up to 100 potential terrorists had attempted to become postgraduate students in Britain in an attempt to use laboratories.
Ian Kearns, from the Institute for Public Policy Research, told the newspaper: "The biological weapons threat is not going away. We're not ready for it."




























  1. Al Qaeda Weapons of Mass Destruction Threat: Hype or Reality ...

    belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu › ... › Academic Papers & Reports › Papers

    Notably, al Qaeda's efforts to acquire a nuclear and biological weapons capability were concentrated in the years preceding September 11, 2001. Based on the ...
Al-Qaeda biological weapons - GN


Al-Qaeda biological weapons - News Review


» Sectarian violence spreads in Pakistan after days of unrest
18/11/13 08:25 from Reuters: International
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Sectarian violence spread in Pakistan on Monday after clashes between minority Shi'ite and majority Sunni Muslims near the capital Islamabad prompted the government to impose a curfew and block mobi...


» Pakistan Ex-President Musharraf Will Be Put on Trial for Treason - TIME
18/11/13 01:54 from Top Stories - Google News
Telegraph.co.uk Pakistan Ex-President Musharraf Will Be Put on Trial for Treason TIME In this Monday, April 15, 2013 photo, Pakistan's former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrives under tight security to address his p...


» Pakistan to try Pak Musharraf for treason - Hindustan Times
18/11/13 01:09 from Top Stories - Google News
The Guardian Pakistan to try Pak Musharraf for treason Hindustan Times Pakistan's government plans to put former President Pervez Musharraf on trial for treason for declaring a state of emergency and suspending the constitution while...


» Pervez Musharraf to be tried for high treason: Pakistan Interior Minister - Indian Express
17/11/13 23:38 from Top Stories - Google News
Indian Express Pervez Musharraf to be tried for high treason: Pakistan Interior Minister Indian Express Pakistan government today announced that it will move the court to try former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for high treason, punis...


» Nepal's revolutionary leader loses his appeal as nation limps to the polls
18/11/13 00:49 from Reuters: International
CHAPAGAUN, Nepal (Reuters) - - Widow Narayan Kumari Ghimire has lost faith in Nepal's powerful Maoists: the only reason they will get her vote in Tuesday's election is because her son died fighting for them during the insurrection that e...


» Man Behind Nazi Art Trove Refuses to Give Up Works
18/11/13 00:18 from WSJ.com: World News
The man from whom the German government confiscated 1,400 artworks, says he won't negotiate to return any art.


» Former President Wins Chilean Vote; Faces Runoff
17/11/13 23:58 from Voice of America
Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet won nearly twice as many votes as her closest rival in Chile's presidential election Sunday, but she fell short of the outright majority needed to avoid a December 15 runoff.The moderate sociali...


» Police arrest 2 teens in assault on 2 students from UK inside NYC train station - Daily Journal
17/11/13 23:51 from Top Stories - Google News
Police arrest 2 teens in assault on 2 students from UK inside NYC train station Daily Journal NEW YORK — Two teenagers have been arrested for assaulting two students from Great Britain inside a New York City train station. Port Authority...



» Nasa's Maven Mission To Mars Set For Launch
17/11/13 23:33 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
A new robotic explorer will blast off later to try to understand how Mars transformed from a watery world to a red, dusty planet.
» In Germany, legacy of Stasi puts different perspective on NSA spying
18/11/13 08:00 from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post
BERLIN — German officials have been quick to ascribe the fury of their citizens over U.S. spying to their own history with the excesses of the surveillance state. But victims of the fearsome Communist East German secret police say: not s...

» Letter from Europe: Russian Oligarch Finds a New Vocation
18/11/13 07:59 from NYT > International
The ex-billionaire Aleksandr Y. Lebedev is now head of the newspaper Novaya Gazeta’s investigative unit, a convenient platform for his campaign against “dirty money.”


» Putin accused of Soviet tactics in drafting new history book
18/11/13 09:46 from Reuters: International
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A call by President Vladimir Putin for a new textbook that reconciles differences over Russia's past has left him facing accusations of copying Soviet leaders by rewriting history for political ends.


» A Deep-Water Diver From Brooklyn Dies After Trying for a Record - New York Times
17/11/13 23:28 from Top Stories - Google News
New York Times A Deep-Water Diver From Brooklyn Dies After Trying for a Record New York Times LONG ISLAND, Bahamas — As Nicholas Mevoli lay prone, floating in the azure sea, attempting to relax, his exhales were audible. The countdown ha...

» Egypt train and bus crash kills 20 outside Cairo - BBC News
17/11/13 23:27 from Top Stories - Google News
RT Egypt train and bus crash kills 20 outside Cairo BBC News At least 20 people have been killed as a train crashed into a mini-bus and other vehicles south of Egypt's capital Cairo, officials say. The train, travelling from the city...