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Ahmadinejad says EU to be sanctions loser

TEHRAN (Reuters) - The European Union rather than Iran will lose out under new EU sanctions banning Iranian oil, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday as lawmakers said they might cut supplies to EU countries ahead of a July 1 deadline.

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Scientists: Haiti, DR may facing big quake period

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic could be in for a period of periodic powerful earthquakes, according to a scientific study released Thursday....

Irish may try IRA veteran over North Korean scam

DUBLIN (AP) — An Irish Republican Army veteran long accused of laundering counterfeit U.S. $100 bills on behalf of North Korea could face trial in Ireland, a Dublin judge announced Friday....

Study of freakish mystery illness finds no cause

ATLANTA (AP) — Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? Well, at one point several years ago, government doctors were getting up to 20 calls a day from people saying they had such symptoms....

GENERAL

Lockheed names F-35 chief to head aeronautics

(Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp on Thursday named Larry Lawson, general manager of the company's F-35 fighter jet program, to run its aeronautics division starting on April 1.

IRANEWS

Report: 11 Iranian pilgrims kidnapped in Syria

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official IRNA news agency says gunmen in Syria have kidnapped 11 Iranian pilgrims traveling by road from Turkey to Damascus.

MIDDLE EAST

Gaza's Hamas PM to visit Iran, Kuwait

The head of the Hamas government in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, will leave next week for a regional tour that includes a stop in Iran, the Islamist movement has announced.

EUROPE

French senate outlaws denial of Armenia genocide

French senators Monday passed a bill outlawing the denial of the Armenian genocide, with a seething Turkey slamming the move and warning of consequences while Armenia hailed a day "written in gold."

ASIA AUSTRALIA

Fiji elections in 2014 'a pipe dream': Samoa PM

Samoa's prime minister on Friday accused Fiji strongman Voreqe Bainimarama of lying about his pledge to hold elections in 2014, saying his Pacific neighbour wanted to retain power "at any cost".

AFRICA

Nigeria president tells Boko Haram to come out and talk

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan challenged the violent Islamist Boko Haram sect on Thursday to identify themselves and state clearly their demands as a basis for talks, while acknowledging that military confrontation alone will not end their insurgency.

S America Canada

Stop trying to intimidate Falklanders, UK tells Argentina

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague told Argentina to stop trying to intimidate the inhabitants of the Falklands, amid a war of words 30 years after the disputed islands sparked a real war.

USAFFAIRS

Newt Gingrich promises to build a moon colony by 2020; make it a U.S. state

The race for the Republican presidential nomination is about to blast off into outer space: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich announced that, if elected, he'd establish a colony on the moon by 2020.

U-NATIONS

Cyprus rivals face deadline to keep UN peace talks alive

UN leader Ban Ki-moon will start two days of talks with the rival leaders of divided Cyprus on Monday having warned them that time is running out to seal an accord.

BUSI-MESS

‘Iranian parliament mulling plan to cut oil exports to Europe’

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) -- The Iranian parliament is discussing a plan calling for a halt to Iran’s oil exports to the European countries that voted for sanctions on Iran’s oil industry, MP Nasser Soudani has announced.

RELIGIOUSITY

Israeli leader condemns Palestinian Muslim cleric

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinians' top Muslim cleric faced sharp Israeli criticism Sunday for a speech in which he quoted a religious text that includes passages about killing Jews in an end-of-days struggle.

OPINIONS & BLOGS

Michael Moore: U.S. Was ‘Founded on Genocide and Built on the Backs of Slaves’

The ever-controversial, far-left filmmaker Michael Moore is back at it again, this time disparaging the U.S. by accusing the nation of having been "founded on genocide and built on the backs of slaves."

ISLAM-IK

Qatar Islamic banking directive to set example for other markets

The deadline of Dec. 31, 2011, as per the directive issued by the Central Bank of Qatar (CBQ) in January 2011 requiring the country's conventional banks which have opened Islamic banking windows to close them down, has passed almost unnoticed.

SCIENTIFIC VIEW

[US] Air Force launches military satellite into space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Air Force has sent into space a satellite that is expected to improve communications with military drones in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

TECHNO-LOGIC

The 10 most anticipated PlayStation Vita games

The North American launch of the PlayStation Vita is just a few short weeks away, so for those of you considering picking up Sony’s new uber-device, it’s time to start thinking about what you will do with it

HEALTH TIPS

French breast implant boss arrested

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday as Marseille prosecutors build a case against him for manslaughter.

MEDIA-LOGIC

Jay Leno angers [UK] Parliament with Mitt Romney joke

LOS ANGELES, Jan 26 (TheWrap.com) - Jay Leno's wisecrack about Mitt Romney and the Golden Temple continues to dog the late-night host.

ENVIRO-MENTALITY

Beijing releases pollution data; US figures higher

BEIJING (AP) — Caving to public pressure, Beijing environmental authorities started releasing more detailed air quality data Saturday that may better reflect how bad the Chinese capital's air pollution is. But one expert says measurements from the first day were low compared with data U.S. officials have been collecting for years.

ENTER-TAMING

Brad Pitt Marrying Angelina and Having More Kids

Brad Pitt reveals in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he grew sick of himself in the late 90s, saying he was "smoking way too much dope … sitting on the couch and just turning into a doughnut."

SOCIETIES

Costa to offer 11,000 euros to passengers on Concordia

ROME (Reuters) - Several of Italy's consumer groups signed an agreement with Costa Cruises to offer about 11,000 euros ($14,500) to each of the more than 3,000 passengers aboard the Costa Concordia when it hit a rock and capsized near the Italian island of Giglio on January 13, a statement from the consumer groups said.

War on Iran: It’s Not A Matter of “If”

Ahmadinejad agrees to interest rate rise

Official: possibility of unregistered passengers

Bid for Iran nuclear talks confronts old snags

Factbox: EU sanctions against Iran

BAE Systems 'mulling closure of historic dockyard'

Libya ruling council deputy to quit

France Pulls Troops From Afghan Training Mission

New US Commando Team Operating Near Iran

Pressure Israel, Not Iran

Over 100,000 rally in Hungary to back government in EU row

Iran, Russia use domestic currencies in trade ties

Iran, China relation are strategic

The Washington Post Company Announces New CEO and New Ventures at Foreign Policy Magazine

London skyscraper stalls as builders down tools

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