Monday, October 29, 2012

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

'Snooki & JWoww' Returns To MTV In January!

JWoww calls taping season two, which premieres January 8 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, 'the best two months of my life.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Christina Garibaldi


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Iron Nazi space Buddha may be fake, definitely from space

In a report released online, a Buddhism expert writes that the features of the statue are 'pseudo-Tibetan' and are more likely to be a European reproduction

By Stephanie Pappas,?LiveScience Senior Writer / October 25, 2012

A Buddha statue dating back to the 8th to 10th centuries is carved from a rare iron meteorite.

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Researchers who reported that a potentially ancient Buddha statue is carved from a meteorite said they are not surprised that an expert in Buddhist history believes the statue to be a fake.

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"Honestly, that is what we expected," said Elmar Buchner, who along with his colleague?reported on the statue in September?in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science. "We heard so many opinions from so many experts in art history and experts for Buddhism on the origins and the age of the statue prior to and after the publication."

The most public of these consultations is a new report from Achim Bayer, a Buddhism expert at Dongguk University in South Korea. In a report released online, Bayer writes that the features of the statue are "pseudo-Tibetan" and are?more likely to be a European reproduction?dating from 1910 to 1970 than a true ancient carving dating back 1,000 years, as Buchner and his colleagues had estimated.

Bayer did not contest that the statue is a made of meteorite

"The non-Asian features of the 'lama wearing trousers' should be immediately obvious to any scholar in the field," Bayer wrote, referring to the statue as a "lama" or guru. The shoes, pants and sleeves of the man's garments are all wrong for ancient Tibet, he wrote. The statue's hands, eyes and ears are also shaped unusually for Tibetan art, he said.

The statue was said to have come to Germany in the possession of a pre-World War II scientific expedition commissioned by the?Nazi party. Bayer called that into question, too, saying there is no documentation of the statue's transfer and arguing that it is more likely a fake created in the 20th century for the antique or Nazi-memorabilia market.

"For us, Bayer's hypothesis is just one opinion," Buchner wrote in an email to LiveScience. "However, we cannot decide whether this hypothesis is valid or not because we are not the experts in art history, and we told the press that our assumptions are speculative, accordingly," wrote Buchner, who is a geologist.

The geochemical analysis of the meteorite is still sound, Buchner said. The team found that the material used to make the statue is a rare type of iron- and nickel-rich meteorite from a meteorite fall along the Siberian-Tibetan border. [Top 5 Weirdest Meteorites]

That cosmic origin brings up one more mystery in the tale of the controversial space Buddha.

"I think it is not convincing that anybody took a very precious meteorite to produce a reproduction for the local antique market!?" Buchner wrote.

Follow Stephanie Pappas on Twitter?@sipappas?or LiveScience?@livescience. We're also on?Facebook?&?Google+.

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Strengthening Hurricane Sandy slams into Cuba

HAVANA (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, strengthening rapidly after crossing the warm Caribbean Sea, slammed into southeastern Cuba early on Thursday with 110 mph winds that cut power and blew over trees across the city of Santiago de Cuba.

A Cuban television reporter, reporting by telephone from the communist island's second largest city, held the phone up to a window so viewers could hear Sandy's roaring winds that he said had left the city "completely dark" and created a "very tense" situation.

He said the Category 2 storm had toppled many trees across the city of 500,000 people situated some 470 miles southeast of the capital Havana.

The eye of the storm came ashore just west of the city with waves up to 29 feet and a six-foot (2 meter) storm surge that caused extensive coastal flooding, Jose Rubiera of the Cuban weather service said in a television report.

Heavy rains were falling throughout the storm-stricken region, with forecasters predicting six to 12 inches for most areas and as much as 20 inches in isolated places.

Rubiera said Sandy had intensified rapidly as it neared land fueled by 88 degree (31 Celsius) waters on its way from Jamaica, struck earlier in the day by the storm when it was still at Category 1 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale.

A Category 2 storm has winds between 96 and 110 mph, leaving Sandy within a whisker of becoming a Category 3 hurricane.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami reported gusts up to 114 mph, but Rubiera said a weather station on the Gran Piedra, a mountainous outcropping near Santiago de Cuba, had a gusts up to 152 mph.

At least 55,000 people had been evacuated ahead of Sandy, Cuban officials said, principally because of expected flooding.

HEADED FOR BAHAMAS

Forecasters said the storm, moving north-northeast at 15 mph, would cross the island within a few hours, heading toward the Bahamas, where hurricane warnings have been posted for the southeastern Ragged Islands.

A tropical storm watch was in place for south Florida.

The storm would maintain much of its intensity as it marches across Cuba, the hurricane center said.

Sandy was not expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico, where the United States has extensive oil and gas installations.

The Cuban government suspended flights to and from eastern Cuba, along with bus and train services in the area. Nearly 1,000 tourists were taking shelter in their hotels, officials said.

Officials put agricultural products including sugar and coffee into warehouses out of harm's way. Almost 3,000 Cubans working on the coffee harvest in Santiago de Cuba were sent home.

In Holguin province, processing plants for Cuba's main export nickel continued operations, Cuban television said.

Cubans battened down the hatches as the storm approached.

"The weather is getting very ugly," said 45-year-old self-employed worker Esteban O'Reilly in Santiago de Cuba.

"I've lit a candle to the Virgin of Charity, the patron saint of Cuba, to ask that Sandy not do much damage."

Student Elizabeth Cusido, 23, said the storm was more than she could bear.

"The only thing I can do is close my eyes and hope that nothing happens," she told Reuters. "I have tremendous fear of the winds and floods."

At the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, electricity was out and all but emergency workers were confined to quarters, said a Reuters reporter at the base to cover war crimes tribunals.

In Jamaica, Sandy earlier caused widespread power outages, flooded streets, damaged homes and led to at least one death.

A police official said a man died under a crush of stones that fell from a hillside as he tried to get into his house in a rural village near Kingston, Jamaica's capital.

Computer models generally forecast that Sandy would steer clear of the U.S. East Coast, but some showed it could pose a risk to the U.S. Northeast early next week.

(Reporting By Jeff Franks and Nelson Acosta in Havana, Horace Helps in Jamaica and Jane Sutton in Guantanamo; Editing by John Stonestreet)

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Saints welcome Vitt?s energy, sense of humor

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There?s also a sense of humor. As others have reported, Vitt was on the team plane from Tampa back to New Orleans. Hiding in the cockpit, he got on the intercom and said, ?Listen up, you f?kers. Put your trays up and buckle your seat belt of I?ll come f?king do it myself.?

Or words to that effect.

So welcome back, Joe. With the Saints on a two-game winning streak and a date with Denver looming, things could get very interesting, very quickly.

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'Iron Man 3' Trailer: Why Tony Stark Is His Own Worst Enemy

Tony goes emo and Mandarin makes his move in MTV News' five key scenes from the sneak peek.
By Josh Wigler


Sir Ben Kingsley as Mandarin in the "Iron Man 3" trailer
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Read more - Healthy Girl's Kitchen

Hi everyone, it's so nice to "see" you here. I miss you all so much. It's very exciting when I have something to post. There's a rush of excitement for me.

I feel so lucky today! Why? Because we have a guest blogger. When Lani Muelrath found out that I was struggling with keeping up Healthy Girl's Kitchen posting along with my other responsibilities she quickly offered to do a guest post for us. She asked me the type of content that I was looking for, and of course, I asked one thing, "how did you overcome compulsive overeating?"

If you don't know Lani Muelrath from the Plant-based internet world, let me fill you in on her background. Lani is also known as The Plant-Based Fitness Expert (www.lanimuelrath.com), and she specializes in helping people who struggle with weight and energy transform their bodies -and their lives - without going hungry or practicing grueling, excessive exercise. Lani is the author of Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted, Body Shaping Workouts. Lani is the Fitness Adviser for the Dr. John McDougall Health and Medical Center Discussion Boards, as well as a presenter and celebrity coach for the 21-Day PCRM Vegan Kickstart and VegRun Programs and the Complete Health Improvement Project (CHIP). In addition, she is the Health and fitness expert for Vegan Mainstream and Plant-Based Fitness and Healthy Living Examiner at Examiner.com.

Lani has been a Guest Lecturer in Kinesiology at San Francisco State University and is an Associate Professor in Kinesiology at Butte College. She has a Master's degree and several teaching credentials in Physical Education, and holds multiple fitness certifications including Fitness Instructor from the American Council on Exercise, Yoga, and Pilates-based instruction from the PhysicalMind Institute. She is certified in Plant-Based Nutrition through Cornell University and holds a Fitness Nutrition Specialist Advanced Credential from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Lani created and starred in her own CBS TV show, "Lani's All-Heart Aerobics." Recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Instruction, and regularly speaks and writes about healthy living, plant-based nutrition, and fitness. She overcame her own lifetime struggle with weight over more than 15 years ago when she lost 50 pounds, which she has maintained easily with the tools that she uses to coach others to be successful with in weight loss, body shaping, and health. Multiple resources for you for healthy fitness, weight loss, and plant-based nutrition at lanimuelrath.com.

But back to my question, how did Lani overcome compulsive overeating?


The answers I got did not come as a total surprise (remember, I said total--there is one thing that really has me reeling), but they are a welcome reminder of all that is important to remember on this journey. And boy, do I always need reminding!

So here's how Lani answered my call:

For years I labored under the delusion (I"ll explain) that I was an 'emotional overeater'. I even fessed up to the statement: "I'm a compulsive overeater", hoping for a breakthrough.?


Still, the frustrating and excruciating experience of continuing to eat on an overfilled yet hungry stomach continued and the long term relief from it eluded me. And all the self-exploration and screams of supplication on my knees never made a difference until I got a few things straight.

To boil it down to the bones, the answer was found wrapped in three gifts. These I refer to in my practice as the 3 Pillars. The are a critical trio for healthy success. They are food, fitness, and the most often neglected third door, frame of mind.

In the event that you are up against the wall of compulsive overeating, maybe these lessons from my experience will give you insights and possibly the breakthrough that you are looking for. Even if you, like me, are happy, well-adjusted, have a good job, happy relationships - yet can't seem to get it together in this arena. "What's wrong with me?" you ask.

It's not a character flaw. And guilt just makes it worse (I'll explain that, too).

6 Steps to Ending Compulsive Overeating

Here are six pivotal points that turned my life around when it comes to food, eating, and my body.

1) Eat enough - in time. Don't dismiss this one quickly, even if you think you ARE eating enough and believe the problem is that you are eating too much. If you have a weight problem, it seems self-evident, doesn't it? That's how it seemed to me. Once I even put an overweight picture of myself on the refrigerator as visual proof to myself that "see, there's plenty of fuel on your body!" to help me through a fast to - you guessed it, lose weight. The idea was to discourage me from eating. Perhaps you've done something similar.

This set me on a mission to continually cut back, delay eating, or otherwise under eat. This is the worst thing I could have done to lose weight. Hunger presents a primary stress to your body. It threatens your very survival instinct, for nothing is as basic to our survival as getting the fuel needed to think, move, and be.

Let's say another stressor enters your day - you think? The toast burns, the traffic makes you late for work, you have a verbal scrimmage with your SO, the car runs low on gas and where is that gas station anyway?

Which of these stressors is 1) the easiest to relieve, and 2) the one your body will prioritize as needing relief? You guessed it. Satisfying the hunger. And instead of seeing the wisdom of our bodies, we blame ourselves for being weak, compulsive, 'emotional' overeaters.

Action item: Eat to satisfaction early in the day and watch the night munchies evaporate.

2) Eat a whole foods, low fat plant-based diet. This has to do with hunger satisfaction and satiety. Your body is designed to respond with appropriate fullness signals when presented with food it was designed to thrive on, and that means full of fiber and low on fat and as close as possible to how it was delivered in nature. Some people need to be more prudent about this than others - you need to discover your own niche for getting to your goals.

Action item: Edge out lower quality food with high fiber, low fat plant foods: vegetables, starchy vegetables, whole grains, beans, fruit.

3) Move your body. This means also not sitting too much. Not only because it burns calories, which it does, or because exercise shapes muscle, which it does. Activity also restores equilibrium and willpower, giving you more resources for sticking to your plant. See 5 minute willpower workout #1: Exercise, the closest thing to a willpower magic bullet.

Action item: Find small chunks of time throughout the day to move your body. Even if you are getting in your workouts, be mindful of the power even 2 - 5 minutes of moving your muscles to restore well-being and inner strength.

4) Meditate. Breathe and be. Cultivate some kind of practice or quiet time that has the simple objective of restoring mental and emotional equilibrium. This is huge with mindset mastery, and the one most often neglected leg of the 3 Pillars.

Action item: See 5 minute anti-anxiety paint and willpower workout: How to meditate in 5 simple steps.

5) Abstain from negative self-talk. Look back to #1 above, where I gave the example of a fat photo on the fridge. Somehow this was supposed to shame me into avoiding food - and it did, until I couldn't take it any more and it backfired in a binge. But what kind of a message is this to send yourself anyway? You cannot hate yourself to a better figure. And if you've been using the tight belt trick or the fat photo strategy yourself, something is going to need to shift out of the negative for you to be successful.

Action item: This one has many layers, but for starters, begin by making note of every time negative self-talk hijacks your inner world. Every time. It starts with awareness. From there, create positive alternatives to the negative messages.

6) Give up the guilt. Indulgence in feeling bad about 'breaking' your healthy eating plans compounds stress, driving us straight into the stress-relieving properties of - you guessed it - breaking your healthy eating plans with pleasure-promising foods. Ironic!

Action item: Instead, allow wiggle room for less-than-perfect.

I believe in the 3 Pillars so firmly, they are the heart of my book. Fit Quickies: 5 Minute Targeted Body Shaping Workouts sounds like a fitness book - and it is, but it is truly a?Trojan?horse of healthy success. For inside that horse is solid attention to practices of eating, activity, and mastery of mindset for success.

Once I got the 3 Pillars in place, things changed radically for me when it comes to food, eating, and my body. So much so that I haven't had a binge since 1996. And I lost 50 lbs for good. Have I sometimes had too much to eat? Maybe more mousse pie than I really needed? Certainly - that is normal. In contrast, random acts of overeating beyond fullness, repeatedly, is disturbed eating.

The good news is there is a way out. I've done it and have seen it done over and over again. Once you see the interconnectedness of eating, moving, and thinking, you can take action for change.

Was anything on Lani's list a surprise to you? What was it?

Personally, what kind of has me thinking was #1--Eat Enough--in time. I have spent so many years trying to eat less and feeling like such a pig in the process. Like right now, as I type this, I am feeling really hungry. There is a big empty pit feeling in my stomach. What would happen if I filled it, like, now? It's not time for a meal. Would filling that pit now help me to not overeat at night?

I don't know, but I'm certainly going to try it.

Thanks Lani!

If you would like to do a guest post for Healthy Girl's Kitchen, please contact me at healthygirlskitchen@gmail.com. Mostly what I am looking for is your struggles and success stories from Plant-based eating. Sharing a great recipe with the community wouldn't hurt either!

Source: http://healthygirlskitchen.blogspot.com/2012/10/how-i-put-end-to-compulsive-overeating.html

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Jessica Biel Marries Justin Timberlake In Pink Wedding Fashion

By: Jennifer Hong, NewsOXY Reporter
10/23/2012 06:47 PM ET

Jessica Biel wore a pink Giambattista Valli gown to marry Justin Timberlake as the details of their Italian wedding are leaking out.

Jessica Biel And Justin Timberlake

Biel eschewed standard white and chose a trendy candy-colored gown, by Giambattista Valli, in a "princess-like silhouette," according to stylist Bobbie Thomas.

The couple emerged as Mr. and Mrs. under a shower of "small, white heart-shaped petals."

But the night's high note, no doubt? Timberlake taking the mic. "Justin performed one song at the wedding," said the source. "It's a new one that he hasn't released yet. He dedicated it to Jessica."

The newlyweds were then seen in an airport in Italy, looking low-key in casual attire.

In the first photo of the couple post-nuptials, Biel is rolling her carry-on luggage, with Timberlake leading the way.

And although she's donning a cream bucket hat, the 30-year-old Total Recall star still has that new-bride glow.

The superstar couple tied the knot in front of the likes of Jimmy Fallon, Timbaland, and Biel's 7th Heaven costar Beverley Mitchell, among many others, but have managed to keep specific details of their ceremony under wraps.

Not even this shot reveals Biel's wedding ring, but Timberlake gave us a glimpse of his when he was spotted in the streets of Fasano Saturday sporting a simple gold band.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Aces Will Host World Series Watch Party

RENO, Nev.? According to a press release today the Reno Aces are inviting fans to a viewing party at the Freight House District Wednesday night, as the National League?s San Francisco Giants take on the Detroit Tigers of the American League in Game One of the 2012 Major League Baseball World Series.

The Freight House District will open at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The game will be shown on the televisions in Bugsy?s and on the Aces Ballpark scoreboard. Happy hour specials, including $2 Coors Light, $3 Blue Moon, $4 house wine, 25-cent wings, $1 corn dogs and $5 pizzas, will run for the duration of the evening.

The event is family-friendly and free of charge. Fans can enjoy free parking in the Freight House District parking lot.

Reno?s Pacific Coast League Championship trophy and the Triple-A National Championship trophy will be on display. In addition, attendees will have the chance to win great prizes, including Aces tickets, championship gear, a luxury suite for a game in 2013 and more.

First pitch is set for 5 p.m. PT at AT&T Park in San Francisco.

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Iran News - Yahoo!News

Iran News - Yahoo!Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/iran/ en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedMon, 22 Oct 2012 18:52:40 -04005Iran News - Yahoo!Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/iran/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifQatari visit hands Hamas major victory<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-visit-hands-hamas-major-victory-202555668.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lueNQoVefGPGQ458aViIHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5b5bbe36c984b91d1e0f6a706700d9ad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Palestinian worker walks behind posters of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, in preparation for the upcoming visit to Gaza at Palestine stadium in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" align="left" title="A Palestinian worker walks behind posters of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, in preparation for the upcoming visit to Gaza at Palestine stadium in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" border="0" /></a>When the ruler of Qatar arrives in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, he will hand the Palestinian territory&#039;s Hamas rulers their biggest diplomatic victory since taking power five years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-visit-hands-hamas-major-victory-202555668.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 18:52:40 -0400Associated Pressqatari-visit-hands-hamas-major-victory-202555668<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/qatari-visit-hands-hamas-major-victory-202555668.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lueNQoVefGPGQ458aViIHw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5b5bbe36c984b91d1e0f6a706700d9ad.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Palestinian worker walks behind posters of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, in preparation for the upcoming visit to Gaza at Palestine stadium in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" align="left" title="A Palestinian worker walks behind posters of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, left, and Gaza&#039;s Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, in preparation for the upcoming visit to Gaza at Palestine stadium in Gaza City, Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" border="0" /></a>When the ruler of Qatar arrives in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, he will hand the Palestinian territory&#039;s Hamas rulers their biggest diplomatic victory since taking power five years ago.</p><br clear="all"/>Obama faces tough call on Iran oil sanctions<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-faces-tough-call-iran-oil-sanctions-205911671.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XtlXb.IUvTUSBNSb2WESbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T212619Z_2_CBRE89L1MBY00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ELECTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama campaigns in Las Vegas, Nevada" align="left" title="Obama campaigns in Las Vegas, Nevada" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just weeks after the election, President Barack Obama will be faced with a pivotal decision on oil sanctions on Iran, in which he will have to balance the need to stay tough on Tehran without pushing oil prices too high. In considering whether to extend a new series of six-month exemptions to Washington&#039;s oil sanctions, the administration must decide whether China, India, South Korea and other nations have done enough to wean themselves from Iranian oil. Forcing cuts that are too aggressive could fuel a new rally in oil prices, benefiting Iran and hurting allies. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-faces-tough-call-iran-oil-sanctions-205911671.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 17:26:19 -0400Reutersobama-faces-tough-call-iran-oil-sanctions-205911671<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-faces-tough-call-iran-oil-sanctions-205911671.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XtlXb.IUvTUSBNSb2WESbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T212619Z_2_CBRE89L1MBY00_RTROPTP_2_USA-ELECTION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Obama campaigns in Las Vegas, Nevada" align="left" title="Obama campaigns in Las Vegas, Nevada" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just weeks after the election, President Barack Obama will be faced with a pivotal decision on oil sanctions on Iran, in which he will have to balance the need to stay tough on Tehran without pushing oil prices too high. In considering whether to extend a new series of six-month exemptions to Washington&#039;s oil sanctions, the administration must decide whether China, India, South Korea and other nations have done enough to wean themselves from Iranian oil. Forcing cuts that are too aggressive could fuel a new rally in oil prices, benefiting Iran and hurting allies. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iran hangs ten drug smugglers: reportDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran hanged 10 people convicted of drug trafficking on Monday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, part of what rights group Amnesty International called a "state killing spree". Executions are regular events in Tehran, and the latest took place in a prison in the capital. The judiciary said those hanged were members of two drug smuggling gangs, Mehr said. Iran invariably dismisses criticism from Western human rights groups over its high rate of executions, saying it is implementing Islamic law and responding to a major drugs problem. ...http://news.yahoo.com/iran-hangs-ten-drug-smugglers-report-202451170.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 16:24:51 -0400Reutersiran-hangs-ten-drug-smugglers-report-202451170Syria rebels pessimistic on mediator's ceasefire plan<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-pessimistic-mediators-ceasefire-plan-161837853.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r_Ar7CHWrNBVZX.nraGhGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T192212Z_1_CBRE89L1HT200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Free Syrian Army raise a black flag over a tank that belonged to pro-government forces in Salqin city in Idlib" align="left" title="Members of the Free Syrian Army raise a black flag over a tank that belonged to pro-government forces in Salqin city in Idlib" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, who held talks in Damascus on Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad, has proposed Assad&#039;s forces and the rebels hold fire during the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha which starts on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-pessimistic-mediators-ceasefire-plan-161837853.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 15:22:12 -0400Reuterssyria-rebels-pessimistic-mediators-ceasefire-plan-161837853<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-rebels-pessimistic-mediators-ceasefire-plan-161837853.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/r_Ar7CHWrNBVZX.nraGhGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T192212Z_1_CBRE89L1HT200_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Free Syrian Army raise a black flag over a tank that belonged to pro-government forces in Salqin city in Idlib" align="left" title="Members of the Free Syrian Army raise a black flag over a tank that belonged to pro-government forces in Salqin city in Idlib" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels cast doubt on Monday on prospects for a temporary truce aimed at stemming bloodshed in the 19-month-old conflict, saying it was not clear how an informal ceasefire this week could be implemented. International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi, who held talks in Damascus on Sunday with President Bashar al-Assad, has proposed Assad&#039;s forces and the rebels hold fire during the three-day Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha which starts on Friday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iran's president barred from visiting prisonIran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed Monday with the country's judiciary over his right to visit the prison where a jailed aide is held, in a new sign of the leader's waning influence in his last year in office.http://news.yahoo.com/irans-president-barred-visiting-prison-105721639.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 15:21:18 -0400Associated Pressirans-president-barred-visiting-prison-105721639Syria exposes Lebanon's thin veneer of stability<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-exposes-lebanons-thin-veneer-stability-181354696.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B7gCs40nfTZnfE4yM4exfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/691c03efc8e7b61d1e0f6a7067005d8e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Lebanese honor guard carries a coffin wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during their funeral procession at Martyrs&#039; Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Thousands of Lebanese waving the national flag packed a central square in downtown Beirut Sunday for the funeral of a top intelligence official assassinated in a car bombing that many blame on the regime in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" align="left" title="A Lebanese honor guard carries a coffin wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during their funeral procession at Martyrs&#039; Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Thousands of Lebanese waving the national flag packed a central square in downtown Beirut Sunday for the funeral of a top intelligence official assassinated in a car bombing that many blame on the regime in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" border="0" /></a>Potentially the most unstable country in the Middle East, Lebanon for the most part has stayed on the sidelines of the Arab Spring, keeping up appearances as an oasis of relative modernity, commerce and good times.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-exposes-lebanons-thin-veneer-stability-181354696.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 14:13:54 -0400Associated Presssyria-exposes-lebanons-thin-veneer-stability-181354696<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-exposes-lebanons-thin-veneer-stability-181354696.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B7gCs40nfTZnfE4yM4exfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/691c03efc8e7b61d1e0f6a7067005d8e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Lebanese honor guard carries a coffin wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during their funeral procession at Martyrs&#039; Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Thousands of Lebanese waving the national flag packed a central square in downtown Beirut Sunday for the funeral of a top intelligence official assassinated in a car bombing that many blame on the regime in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" align="left" title="A Lebanese honor guard carries a coffin wrapped with Lebanese flags of Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan, who was assassinated on Friday by a car bomb, during their funeral procession at Martyrs&#039; Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. Thousands of Lebanese waving the national flag packed a central square in downtown Beirut Sunday for the funeral of a top intelligence official assassinated in a car bombing that many blame on the regime in neighboring Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)" border="0" /></a>Potentially the most unstable country in the Middle East, Lebanon for the most part has stayed on the sidelines of the Arab Spring, keeping up appearances as an oasis of relative modernity, commerce and good times.</p><br clear="all"/>Factbox: Political risks to watch in LebanonBEIRUT (Reuters) - The killing of a top intelligence officer in a Beirut car bomb has thrown Lebanon into fresh crisis, exposing political and sectarian rifts, highlighting its vulnerability to conflict in neighboring Syria and raising fear of more assassinations. In addition to the political standoff between Prime Minister Najib Mikati's Hezbollah-backed government and its opponents, Lebanon has seen sporadic violence - particularly in the northern city of Tripoli - linked to the conflict in Syria. ...http://news.yahoo.com/facxtbox-political-risks-watch-lebanon-161126232.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 13:49:20 -0400Reutersfacxtbox-political-risks-watch-lebanon-161126232Women in power are good for women's rights, right?From the Times of London comes a reminder that the answer to issues of women's rights in places like Afghanistan doesn't necessarily come from appointing more women to positions of power.http://news.yahoo.com/women-power-good-womens-rights-170600227.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 13:06:00 -0400Christian Science Monitorwomen-power-good-womens-rights-170600227Afghan police say man killed wife for wanting jobA man in a western Afghan city has confessed to stabbing his wife to death to prevent her from taking a job outside the home, police said Monday.http://news.yahoo.com/afghan-police-man-killed-wife-wanting-job-155738337.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 12:58:01 -0400Associated Pressafghan-police-man-killed-wife-wanting-job-155738337Iran's top cargo shipping line says sanctions damage mountingDUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Targeted Western sanctions are hurting Iran's vital shipping industry and if the pressure continues its biggest cargo carrier will face increasingly grave problems, the head of the Iranian line said. Many of Iran's imports, including food and consumer goods, arrive on container, bulker and other ships, but the number of vessels calling at its ports has dived by more than half this year as the United States and European Union tighten the screws. ...http://news.yahoo.com/irans-top-cargo-shipping-line-says-sanctions-damage-165552290.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 12:55:52 -0400Reutersirans-top-cargo-shipping-line-says-sanctions-damage-165552290Iran's Ahmadinejad denied visit to Evin prison, fires backDUBAI (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Iran's judiciary of unconstitutional conduct on Monday for barring him from a visit to Evin prison where a top aide is jailed, a row that provided another sign of his waning power in his final year in office. Ali Akbar Javanfekr, Ahmadinejad's press adviser and head of the state news agency IRNA, was sent to Evin in September to serve a six-month sentence for publishing an article deemed offensive to public decency. ...http://news.yahoo.com/irans-ahmadinejad-denied-visit-evin-prison-fires-back-160806054.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 12:08:06 -0400Reutersirans-ahmadinejad-denied-visit-evin-prison-fires-back-160806054Al Qaeda No. 2 in Yemen denies reports of his death: audioDUBAI (Reuters) - The top Saudi in al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing has apparently released an audio message denying reports he was killed last month, a group that monitors Islamist websites said on Monday. In the audio posted on jihadist websites on Sunday, a man identified as Said al-Shehri said reports of his death were fabricated and aimed to cover up the killing of civilians by U.S. drones, the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-no-2-yemen-denies-reports-death-155245204.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 11:52:45 -0400Reutersal-qaeda-no-2-yemen-denies-reports-death-155245204Iran hangs 10 drug smugglers: reportDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran hanged 10 people convicted of drug trafficking on Monday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, less than a week after Amnesty International urged the Islamic state to end executions. Mass executions are regular events in Tehran, and the latest took place in a prison in the capital. The judiciary said those hanged were members of two drug smuggling gangs, Mehr said. Iran invariably dismisses criticism from Western human rights groups over its high rate of executions, saying it is implementing Islamic law and responding to a major drugs problem. ...http://news.yahoo.com/iran-hangs-10-drug-smugglers-report-132820698.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 09:28:20 -0400Reutersiran-hangs-10-drug-smugglers-report-132820698EBU says Syria suspected of jamming satellite broadcastsGENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is suspected of jamming broadcasts by the BBC, France 24, Deutsche Welle and the Voice of America, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said in a statement on Monday, citing satellite operator Eutelsat. Eutelsat had already blamed Iran for deliberately jamming satellite signals on October 4, but the EBU said Eutelat had reported "deliberate and intermittent interference" from regional ally Syria as well. "Access to information is a universal human right and an essential component for democracy. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ebu-says-syria-suspected-jamming-satellite-broadcasts-132455055.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 09:24:55 -0400Reutersebu-says-syria-suspected-jamming-satellite-broadcasts-132455055Iran's Ahmadinejad denied visit to Evin prison<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-ahmadinejad-denied-visit-evin-prison-122407506.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vjfGttcuc9uxaTN6uLOlpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T130524Z_1_CBRE89L10D300_RTROPTP_2_USA-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Ahmadinejad attends a news conference on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York" align="left" title="Iranian President Ahmadinejad attends a news conference on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran&#039;s judiciary has blocked a request by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Tehran&#039;s Evin prison, where a top presidential aide is being held, the latest sign that his influence is waning in his last year in office. Ali Akbar Javanfekr, Ahmadinejad&#039;s press adviser and head of the state news agency IRNA, was sent to Evin in September to serve a six-month sentence for publishing an article deemed offensive to public decency. He was also convicted of insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his personal website, though it is unclear how or when this happened. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/irans-ahmadinejad-denied-visit-evin-prison-122407506.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 09:05:24 -0400Reutersirans-ahmadinejad-denied-visit-evin-prison-122407506<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/irans-ahmadinejad-denied-visit-evin-prison-122407506.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vjfGttcuc9uxaTN6uLOlpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T130524Z_1_CBRE89L10D300_RTROPTP_2_USA-IRAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian President Ahmadinejad attends a news conference on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York" align="left" title="Iranian President Ahmadinejad attends a news conference on the sidelines of the 67th United Nations General Assembly in New York" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran&#039;s judiciary has blocked a request by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to visit Tehran&#039;s Evin prison, where a top presidential aide is being held, the latest sign that his influence is waning in his last year in office. Ali Akbar Javanfekr, Ahmadinejad&#039;s press adviser and head of the state news agency IRNA, was sent to Evin in September to serve a six-month sentence for publishing an article deemed offensive to public decency. He was also convicted of insulting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on his personal website, though it is unclear how or when this happened. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen says in audio he's aliveA man claiming to be al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen released an audio denying reports that he had died in a U.S. drone attack, as Yemeni officials said Monday that another top member of the terror network was killed in a drone strike earlier this month.http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaidas-no-2-yemen-says-audio-hes-085147377.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 08:26:51 -0400Associated Pressal-qaidas-no-2-yemen-says-audio-hes-085147377Killing of security chief raises fears for Lebanon<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/killing-security-chief-raises-fears-lebanon-114347776.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qKFXLszKv2MBE6Nb0rNYVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T114347Z_1_CBRE89L0WL900_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-LEBANON-EXPLOSION-TURMOIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Lebanese army soldier holds his gun while securing an area, where clashes between the army and Sunni Muslim gunmen took place, in Beirut" align="left" title="A Lebanese army soldier holds his gun while securing an area, where clashes between the army and Sunni Muslim gunmen took place, in Beirut" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Beirut car bomb that killed a top Lebanese security official will probably prove to be the most destabilizing attack in Lebanon since the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri. What is less clear - and this is something that instills fear in a society still scarred by its 1975-90 civil war - is whether the attack was a reprisal or the start of a campaign of violence by Damascus and its allies, suspected by many Lebanese of trying to spread Syria&#039;s conflict across its borders. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/killing-security-chief-raises-fears-lebanon-114347776.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 07:43:47 -0400Reuterskilling-security-chief-raises-fears-lebanon-114347776<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/killing-security-chief-raises-fears-lebanon-114347776.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qKFXLszKv2MBE6Nb0rNYVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T114347Z_1_CBRE89L0WL900_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-LEBANON-EXPLOSION-TURMOIL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A Lebanese army soldier holds his gun while securing an area, where clashes between the army and Sunni Muslim gunmen took place, in Beirut" align="left" title="A Lebanese army soldier holds his gun while securing an area, where clashes between the army and Sunni Muslim gunmen took place, in Beirut" border="0" /></a>BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Beirut car bomb that killed a top Lebanese security official will probably prove to be the most destabilizing attack in Lebanon since the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri. What is less clear - and this is something that instills fear in a society still scarred by its 1975-90 civil war - is whether the attack was a reprisal or the start of a campaign of violence by Damascus and its allies, suspected by many Lebanese of trying to spread Syria&#039;s conflict across its borders. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Watchdog condemns Turkey's crackdown on press freedomISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government has waged one of the world's biggest crackdowns on press freedom in recent years, jailing more journalists than Iran, China or Eritrea, a leading media watchdog said on Monday. The damning report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) added to a chorus of criticism from the European Union and rights groups of the EU-candidate country's mass detention of reporters, most of whom are kept in detention while their cases are dealt with. ...http://news.yahoo.com/watchdog-condemns-turkeys-crackdown-press-freedom-112345487.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 07:23:45 -0400Reuterswatchdog-condemns-turkeys-crackdown-press-freedom-112345487Emir of Qatar to be first head of state to visit Gaza<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/emir-qatar-first-head-state-visit-gaza-104117766.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/shrhVW69.IvSxK4_Dsj_Ww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T104117Z_1_CBRE89L0TP200_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-GAZA-QATAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of Hamas security forces sit between posters depicting senior Hamas leader Haniyeh and Qatar&#039;s Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Khan Younis" align="left" title="Members of Hamas security forces sit between posters depicting senior Hamas leader Haniyeh and Qatar&#039;s Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Khan Younis" border="0" /></a>GAZA (Reuters) - The emir of pro-Western Qatar will become the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in a high-profile visit breaking the isolation of the Iranian-backed Islamist movement Hamas that seized power in 2007. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is officially visiting the Palestinian enclave to inaugurate reconstruction projects worth over $250 million, which an envoy of his oil-rich, conservative Arab emirate unveiled in Gaza last week. But his trip will be loaded with political symbolism. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/emir-qatar-first-head-state-visit-gaza-104117766.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 06:41:17 -0400Reutersemir-qatar-first-head-state-visit-gaza-104117766<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/emir-qatar-first-head-state-visit-gaza-104117766.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/shrhVW69.IvSxK4_Dsj_Ww--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-22T104117Z_1_CBRE89L0TP200_RTROPTP_2_PALESTINIANS-GAZA-QATAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of Hamas security forces sit between posters depicting senior Hamas leader Haniyeh and Qatar&#039;s Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Khan Younis" align="left" title="Members of Hamas security forces sit between posters depicting senior Hamas leader Haniyeh and Qatar&#039;s Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Khan Younis" border="0" /></a>GAZA (Reuters) - The emir of pro-Western Qatar will become the first head of state to enter the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in a high-profile visit breaking the isolation of the Iranian-backed Islamist movement Hamas that seized power in 2007. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is officially visiting the Palestinian enclave to inaugurate reconstruction projects worth over $250 million, which an envoy of his oil-rich, conservative Arab emirate unveiled in Gaza last week. But his trip will be loaded with political symbolism. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Analysis: Killing of security chief raises fears for LebanonBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Beirut car bomb that killed a top Lebanese security official will probably prove to be the most destabilizing attack in Lebanon since the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri. What is less clear - and this is something that instils fear in a society still scarred by its 1975-90 civil war - is whether the attack was a reprisal or the start of a campaign of violence by Damascus and its allies, suspected by many Lebanese of trying to spread Syria's conflict across its borders. ...http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-killing-security-chief-raises-fears-lebanon-064043999.htmlMon, 22 Oct 2012 02:40:43 -0400Reutersanalysis-killing-security-chief-raises-fears-lebanon-064043999Netanyahu says doesn't know of any U.S.-Iran talks<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-says-doesnt-know-u-iran-talks-203911974.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/umehbrW7fMSYsU3NRfrsaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T214340Z_1_CBRE89K1OCU00_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-DRILL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he didn&#039;t know about any U.S. plans to talk bilaterally with Iran, saying tougher sanctions and a &quot;credible military option&quot; were the best ways to peacefully halt Tehran&#039;s nuclear program. The White House had earlier denied a New York Times report that Washington and Tehran had agreed in principle to hold bilateral negotiations to halt what the West fears is a plan by the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-says-doesnt-know-u-iran-talks-203911974.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 16:39:11 -0400Reutersnetanyahu-says-doesnt-know-u-iran-talks-203911974<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/netanyahu-says-doesnt-know-u-iran-talks-203911974.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/umehbrW7fMSYsU3NRfrsaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T214340Z_1_CBRE89K1OCU00_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-DRILL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he didn&#039;t know about any U.S. plans to talk bilaterally with Iran, saying tougher sanctions and a &quot;credible military option&quot; were the best ways to peacefully halt Tehran&#039;s nuclear program. The White House had earlier denied a New York Times report that Washington and Tehran had agreed in principle to hold bilateral negotiations to halt what the West fears is a plan by the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Israel swaps missile drills for earthquake rehearsal<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-swaps-missile-drills-earthquake-rehearsal-193032531.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AXM39UL74PTaoWZ3tKgt3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T193032Z_1_CBRE89K1I7800_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-DRILL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli soldiers stand on rubble during an earthquake drill near Tel Aviv" align="left" title="Israeli soldiers stand on rubble during an earthquake drill near Tel Aviv" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel dropped its annual simulation of a missile attack and held its first major earthquake drill on Sunday instead, but officials insisted the country remained as ready as ever for the possibility of a war with arch-foe Iran. School children, civil servants and others participating in the &quot;Turning Point 6&quot; exercise were urged to flee outdoors if possible as radio and TV channels broadcast tremor alerts. In previous years, people were told to go to household bomb shelters in order to flee an imaginary missile attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-swaps-missile-drills-earthquake-rehearsal-193032531.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 15:30:32 -0400Reutersisrael-swaps-missile-drills-earthquake-rehearsal-193032531<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-swaps-missile-drills-earthquake-rehearsal-193032531.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AXM39UL74PTaoWZ3tKgt3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T193032Z_1_CBRE89K1I7800_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-DRILL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli soldiers stand on rubble during an earthquake drill near Tel Aviv" align="left" title="Israeli soldiers stand on rubble during an earthquake drill near Tel Aviv" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel dropped its annual simulation of a missile attack and held its first major earthquake drill on Sunday instead, but officials insisted the country remained as ready as ever for the possibility of a war with arch-foe Iran. School children, civil servants and others participating in the &quot;Turning Point 6&quot; exercise were urged to flee outdoors if possible as radio and TV channels broadcast tremor alerts. In previous years, people were told to go to household bomb shelters in order to flee an imaginary missile attack. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Car bomb kills 13 in Syrian capital<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-kills-13-syrian-capital-174018666.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rJSWBWdM3lfeBTznQno0Pg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/13113189aee69d1d1e0f6a706700ad8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" align="left" title="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" border="0" /></a>A taxi packed with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing 13 people as the U.N. envoy tasked with ending the country&#039;s civil war pushed his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-kills-13-syrian-capital-174018666.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 13:40:18 -0400Associated Presscar-bomb-kills-13-syrian-capital-174018666<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/car-bomb-kills-13-syrian-capital-174018666.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rJSWBWdM3lfeBTznQno0Pg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/13113189aee69d1d1e0f6a706700ad8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" align="left" title="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" border="0" /></a>A taxi packed with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing 13 people as the U.N. envoy tasked with ending the country&#039;s civil war pushed his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad.</p><br clear="all"/>Assad tells Syria envoy arms flows to rebels must stop<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-tells-syria-envoy-arms-flows-rebels-must-125324532.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ys595y.oXXDUuZYgGnbSRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T173632Z_2_CBRE89K0ZTL00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-ASSAD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Syria&#039;s President Assad meets U.N.-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Brahimi in Damascus" align="left" title="Syria&#039;s President Assad meets U.N.-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Brahimi in Damascus" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 13 people in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad told an international mediator seeking a truce in Syria&#039;s civil war that the key to any political solution was to stop arming rebels. The bomb exploded outside a police station in the mainly Christian central Bab Touma district of the capital while Assad held talks with United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who is pushing for a temporary ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/assad-tells-syria-envoy-arms-flows-rebels-must-125324532.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 13:36:32 -0400Reutersassad-tells-syria-envoy-arms-flows-rebels-must-125324532<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/assad-tells-syria-envoy-arms-flows-rebels-must-125324532.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ys595y.oXXDUuZYgGnbSRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T173632Z_2_CBRE89K0ZTL00_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-ASSAD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Syria&#039;s President Assad meets U.N.-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Brahimi in Damascus" align="left" title="Syria&#039;s President Assad meets U.N.-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Brahimi in Damascus" border="0" /></a>DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 13 people in central Damascus on Sunday as President Bashar al-Assad told an international mediator seeking a truce in Syria&#039;s civil war that the key to any political solution was to stop arming rebels. The bomb exploded outside a police station in the mainly Christian central Bab Touma district of the capital while Assad held talks with United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who is pushing for a temporary ceasefire to mark the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Iran seeks renewed talks with familiar demands<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-seeks-renewed-talks-familiar-demands-164920070.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MkIkFIAr6JoZ_fG9r4zgCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e456976197658f1d1e0f6a706700deaa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran&#039;s reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there&#039;s no agreement now to meet, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran&#039;s reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there&#039;s no agreement now to meet, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)" border="0" /></a>Iranian officials have made no secret about their desire to reopen nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers as economic sanctions dig deeper ? with Iran&#039;s supreme leader even depicting his envoys as waiting at the negotiating table.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-seeks-renewed-talks-familiar-demands-164920070.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 12:49:20 -0400Associated Pressiran-seeks-renewed-talks-familiar-demands-164920070<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-seeks-renewed-talks-familiar-demands-164920070.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MkIkFIAr6JoZ_fG9r4zgCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e456976197658f1d1e0f6a706700deaa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran&#039;s reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there&#039;s no agreement now to meet, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to a gathering at the University of Havana, in Havana, Cuba, The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran&#039;s reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there&#039;s no agreement now to meet, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)" border="0" /></a>Iranian officials have made no secret about their desire to reopen nuclear talks with the U.S. and other world powers as economic sanctions dig deeper ? with Iran&#039;s supreme leader even depicting his envoys as waiting at the negotiating table.</p><br clear="all"/>Bahrain detains seven over killing of policeman<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-detains-seven-over-killing-policeman-145223566.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZEDKXH4I8XphNCP_eevNMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T155524Z_1_CBRE89K188E00_RTROPTP_2_BAHRAIN-BOMBING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Riot policemen arrest human rights activist Yousif al-Mahafdhah during his march towards al-Eker village in Sitra" align="left" title="Riot policemen arrest human rights activist Yousif al-Mahafdhah during his march towards al-Eker village in Sitra" border="0" /></a>ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Seven people in Bahrain have been detained over the killing of a policeman last week, the Gulf Arab kingdom&#039;s government said on Sunday, as activists tried to break through police checkpoints around the village where he lost his life. Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet, has been convulsed by unrest since February last year following mass demonstrations led by majority Shi&#039;ites demanding democratic change in the Sunni-led monarchy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-detains-seven-over-killing-policeman-145223566.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 11:55:24 -0400Reutersbahrain-detains-seven-over-killing-policeman-145223566<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bahrain-detains-seven-over-killing-policeman-145223566.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZEDKXH4I8XphNCP_eevNMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T155524Z_1_CBRE89K188E00_RTROPTP_2_BAHRAIN-BOMBING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Riot policemen arrest human rights activist Yousif al-Mahafdhah during his march towards al-Eker village in Sitra" align="left" title="Riot policemen arrest human rights activist Yousif al-Mahafdhah during his march towards al-Eker village in Sitra" border="0" /></a>ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Seven people in Bahrain have been detained over the killing of a policeman last week, the Gulf Arab kingdom&#039;s government said on Sunday, as activists tried to break through police checkpoints around the village where he lost his life. Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet, has been convulsed by unrest since February last year following mass demonstrations led by majority Shi&#039;ites demanding democratic change in the Sunni-led monarchy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Timeline: Political turmoil and violence in Lebanon since 2005(Reuters) - Here is a look back at events in Lebanon after the country buried slain intelligence officer Wissam al-Hassan amid violent clashes between protesters who want Prime Minister Najib Mikati to quit and security forces. Hassan led the investigation into the 2005 bombing which killed former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri: February 2005 - Rafik al-Hariri, the former premier, is killed, with around 21 others, by a truck bomb in Beirut, piling pressure on Syria to end its 29-year military presence in Lebanon. The last Syrian soldiers leave Lebanon on April 26. ...http://news.yahoo.com/timeline-political-turmoil-violence-lebanon-since-2005-144941254.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 10:49:41 -0400Reuterstimeline-political-turmoil-violence-lebanon-since-2005-144941254Iran and US can agree on one thing: There are no direct talks plannedIran followed the United States on Sunday in denying that the two countries had scheduled direct bilateral negotiations on Iran's controversial nuclear program.http://news.yahoo.com/iran-us-agree-one-thing-no-direct-talks-141304361.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 10:13:04 -0400Christian Science Monitoriran-us-agree-one-thing-no-direct-talks-141304361France: Iran seems on track for nukes by mid-2013France's foreign minister says Iran appears on track to reach the ability to produce a nuclear weapon by the first half of next year.http://news.yahoo.com/france-iran-seems-track-nukes-mid-2013-140512020.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 10:05:12 -0400Associated Pressfrance-iran-seems-track-nukes-mid-2013-140512020Blast in Syrian capital kills at least 13<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blast-syrian-capital-kills-least-13-122101357.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rJSWBWdM3lfeBTznQno0Pg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/13113189aee69d1d1e0f6a706700ad8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" align="left" title="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" border="0" /></a>A taxi rigged with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blast-syrian-capital-kills-least-13-122101357.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 09:53:10 -0400Associated Pressblast-syrian-capital-kills-least-13-122101357<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blast-syrian-capital-kills-least-13-122101357.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rJSWBWdM3lfeBTznQno0Pg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/13113189aee69d1d1e0f6a706700ad8c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" align="left" title="A Syrian man looks at a damaged cars at the site after a car bomb attack in Bab Touma neighborhood, a popular shopping district largely inhabited by Syria&#039;s Christian minority in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012. A taxi rigged with explosives blew up outside a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad. The SANA state news agency said tens of people were wounded. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)" border="0" /></a>A taxi rigged with explosives blew up near a police station in the Syrian capital Sunday, killing at least 13 people even as the U.N. envoy to the nation&#039;s crisis was visiting Damascus to push his call for a cease-fire in talks with President Bashar Assad.</p><br clear="all"/>Iran, like U.S., denies plan for one-on-one nuclear talks<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-report-plans-nuclear-talks-u-111601338.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qtbip3.I9dqtNsvppFIs_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T113315Z_2_CBRE89K0VB100_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-EGYPT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi attends a news conference after a meeting regarding the Syrian crisis, in Cairo" align="left" title="Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi attends a news conference after a meeting regarding the Syrian crisis, in Cairo" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran followed the United States on Sunday in denying that the two countries had scheduled direct bilateral negotiations on Iran&#039;s controversial nuclear program. The New York Times, quoting unnamed U.S. administration officials, had said on Saturday that secret exchanges between U.S. and Iranian officials had yielded agreement &quot;in principle&quot; to hold one-on-one talks. &quot;We don&#039;t have any discussions or negotiations with America,&quot; Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told a news conference. &quot;The (nuclear) talks are ongoing with the P5+1 group of nations. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-report-plans-nuclear-talks-u-111601338.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 09:32:10 -0400Reutersiran-denies-report-plans-nuclear-talks-u-111601338<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-denies-report-plans-nuclear-talks-u-111601338.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qtbip3.I9dqtNsvppFIs_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T113315Z_2_CBRE89K0VB100_RTROPTP_2_SYRIA-CRISIS-EGYPT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi attends a news conference after a meeting regarding the Syrian crisis, in Cairo" align="left" title="Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi attends a news conference after a meeting regarding the Syrian crisis, in Cairo" border="0" /></a>DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran followed the United States on Sunday in denying that the two countries had scheduled direct bilateral negotiations on Iran&#039;s controversial nuclear program. The New York Times, quoting unnamed U.S. administration officials, had said on Saturday that secret exchanges between U.S. and Iranian officials had yielded agreement &quot;in principle&quot; to hold one-on-one talks. &quot;We don&#039;t have any discussions or negotiations with America,&quot; Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told a news conference. &quot;The (nuclear) talks are ongoing with the P5+1 group of nations. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Major US, Israeli air defense exercise beginsThe Israeli military says its largest ever exercise with the United States has begun.http://news.yahoo.com/major-us-israeli-air-defense-exercise-begins-130942369.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 09:09:42 -0400Associated Pressmajor-us-israeli-air-defense-exercise-begins-130942369Syria: Explosion hits Damascus, 10 killedA powerful explosion hit Damascus on Sunday, killing 10 people on a day when the U.N. peace envoy was visiting the Syrian capital for talks with President Bashar Assad on the crisis.http://news.yahoo.com/syria-explosion-hits-damascus-10-killed-104416168.htmlSun, 21 Oct 2012 06:44:16 -0400Associated Presssyria-explosion-hits-damascus-10-killed-104416168Quakes, not Iranian missiles, loom in new Israeli drill<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/quakes-not-iranian-missiles-loom-israeli-drill-091044819.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Oim41jtryLf7FtQQgtr3TQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-10-21T101921Z_1_CBRE89K0SOC00_RTROPTP_2_ISRAEL-DRILL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem" align="left" title="Israel&#039;s PM Netanyahu attends

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