Iran paints itself as “victim of terrorism” at NAM summit
While hosting the 16th annual Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran, the Iranian government made a big effort to portray their country as a victim of terrorism, rather than a sponsor of it.
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‘NAM showed Israel isolated, not Iran’
With Iran officially taking over the presidency, its work is cut out for the next 3 years, which can quite possibly set a president for many years to come. On this edition of News...
Islamist use NAM to flex muscles: ‘US, Israel afraid of powerful Iran’
The meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) heads of state, which is the last leg of the NAM’s 16th summit in Tehran, has kicked off in the Iranian capital with an inaugural speech by...
Ghana’s Foreign Minister: ‘NAM states must use collective power’
“The 16th NAM summit is a very crucial one, especially in the presence of the world economic dynamics. It is important that small countries, developing countries, come together … to strengthen their voices and...
Beijing wants to establish its own currency as the global reserve currency
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and much of her cabinet are headed to Beijing on Thursday for a two-day diplomatic offensive. China has quickly become one of Germany’s key partners, but several heated disagreements remained...
British women fly to US to choose sex of baby
Dozens of British women a year are flying to the United States and paying thousands of pounds to select the sex of their baby. Dozens of British women a year are flying to the...
Spanish recession set to deepen as austerity bites
(Reuters) – The Spanish economy is falling deeper into recession and depositors are pulling their money out of the banks, figures published on Tuesday showed, as the government moves closer to seeking a European...
Fiscal storm clouds: Federal debt nears $16 trillion
In the time it takes you to read this story, the U.S. debt will have grown by about $4.4. million. The debt is now lurking just under the $16 trillion mark — a number...
Iran Reportedly Speeding Up Work on Nuclear Program
U.S. Officials say a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency will reveal Iran has sped up work on its nuclear program. The New York Times reports that “Iran has installed hundreds of new centrifuges in...
Norwegian Justice: Just 10 Years for Murder of 77?
OSLO, Norway – A Norwegian court sentenced Anders Behring Breivik to prison on Friday, denying prosecutors the insanity ruling they hoped would show that his massacre of 77 people was the work of a...
