Thursday
08 Apr 10
Iran will strike U.S. troops if attacked: army chief
Iran would respond to any military attack from the United States by hitting U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East, its military commander said on Thursday.
Census used as 'gay gimmick'
The Associated Press reports that the Census Bureau plans to count same-sex couples who say they are married, regardless of whether they have a marriage license
Geologist Connects Regular Changes of Earth's Orbital Cycle to Changes in Climate
In an analysis of the past 1.2 million years, UC Santa Barbara geologist Lorraine Lisiecki discovered a pattern that connects the regular changes of Earth's orbital cycle to changes in Earth's climate.
Greek fears hit equities, bond spreads
Fears about Greece's financial stability intensified on Thursday, knocking stocks and the euro lower and driving euro zone bond spreads to record levels.
Immigration to Israel from North America up by 20% in 2010
"The first quarter of every year is usually slow, with most olim arriving in summer," said Danny Oberman, Nefesh B'Nefesh's executive vice president. "The fact that we're seeing more olim arriving this early could be a good indication that 2010 will be good for aliyah."
Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to reduce nuclear weapons
Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a sweeping new arms reduction pact on Thursday that pledges to reduce the stockpile of deployed, strategic nuclear weapons in both countries and commits the old Cold War adversaries to new procedures to verify which weapons each country possesses.
Ready For The Big One?
There seems to have been an abundance of earthquakes of late. Which prompts experts to utter this warming: Three days. It doesn’t sound like very much time, but could you survive for three days without water, food or power? Add to that short list cell phones, communication, news, medical attention, shelter and a change of clothes. Three days. Could you do it?
Netanyahu: Israel will not be pushed to peace
Israel will not accept a Middle East peace agreement that is forced on it by external forces, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly said in private meetings in recent days, sources said Wednesday. Netanyahu reportedly told close aides that "it won't work and it won't be acceptable if a settlement is forced on us," stressing the need to ensure proper security arrangements as part of any future peace deal.
'Sanctions delay damages credibility'
The credibility of the UN Security Council and the group of six world powers negotiating over Iran’s nuclear powers will be hurt if imposing new sanctions on Teheran gets drawn out further, a senior State Department official told The Jerusalem Post Tuesday.
Fed's Hoenig: Time to 'Put the Market on Notice' on Risk
A senior U.S. Federal Reserve official said on Wednesday that interest rates kept too low for too long encourage risky financial behavior and recommended raising borrowing costs to prevent another boom and bust. "I am confident that holding rates down at artificially low levels over extended periods encourages bubbles, because it encourages debt over equity and consumption over savings," Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Thomas Hoenig told a group of business people.
China faces new health scare over 'bad vaccines'
Four years ago, Qiang Qiang was a healthy boy. Now, he is epileptic and has trouble keeping up at school -- problems that emerged after a vaccination against Japanese encephalitis. The seven-year-old is one of dozens of youngsters in the northern Chinese province of Shanxi whose parents believe their children may have suffered serious side effects from vaccines in the country's latest public health scare.
Iran ridicules Obama's "cowboy" nuclear strategy
Iran's hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama's new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists. ..."Mr. Obama, you are a newcomer (to politics). Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience. Be careful not to read just any paper put in front of you or repeat any statement recommended," Ahmadinejad said in the speech, aired live on state TV. Ahmadinejad said Obama "is under the pressure of capitalists and the Zionists" and vowed Iran would not be pushed around.
Uruguay's new leader strengthens ties with Chavez
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered Wednesday to help Uruguay expand a refinery and supply it with crude oil. Chavez and visiting Uruguayan President Jose Mujica are expected to sign accords pledging to deepen trade and energy ties between the two South American nations.
Al-Shabab militants raid UN base in Somalia
A hardline Islamist Somali militant group has taken over a United Nations compound in the south of the country. The fighters from the al-Shabab group, which is linked to al-Qaeda, disarmed UN staff at the base in Wajid near Baidoa, a BBC reporter says. The fighters seized food supplies from the World Food Programme, as well as other equipment such as computers and the local airstrip.
Obama heads to Prague to sign arms deal
US President Barack Obama's vision of a world without nuclear arms moves closer to reality on Thursday when he and President Dmitry Medvedev sign a pivotal treaty aimed at sharply paring US and Russian arsenals while working to repair soured relations. Obama has not been able to deliver on all of the nuclear aspirations he outlined in Prague just a year ago — visions on disarmament that helped earn him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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