The Daily Telegraph
IRANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad demanded on Wednesday that us president barrack Obama apologise for the “crimes” committed by the united states against Iran over the past 60 years.
The hard line leader also called on Washington to withdraw its troops from across the world as a proof of Mr. Obama’s commitment to change.
“You were standing against the Iranian people in the past 60 years,” ahmadinejad said during an address in the western region of khermenshah that was broadcast by state television.
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“Those who speak of change must apologise to the Iranian people and try to repair their past bad acts and the crimes they committed against Iran.”
As to the troops, he said he expected two kinds of “deep and fundamental” change.
“Meet people, talk to them with respect and put an end to the expansionist policies. If you talk about change it must put an end to the US military presence in the world, withdraw your troops and take them back inside your borders.”
Ahmadinejad said the advocates of change must “stop supporting the Zionists, outlaws and criminals”. He called on the United States to “stop interfering in other people’s affairs”.
He also said the US government should “let the American people decide their own future stop pressuring them,” he added, without saying what he was referring to.
Ahmadinejad said he welcomed change but the “change has to be fundamental.”
“If someone wants to talk with us in the language that (George W) bush used even if he uses new words, our response will be the same that we gave to bush during the past years,” he added.
Tensions between Washington and Tehran has been high over the latter’s nuclear programme.
Bush refused to hold talks with Iran until it stopped its nuclear work, but on Monday Obama extended a diplomatic hand towards Tehran to break the deadlock.
In an interview with Al-Arabia television, Obama promised to lay a framework for his policy towards Iran.
“As I said on my inauguration speech, if countries like Iran are willing to unclench their first, they will find an extended hand from us.
“It is very important for us to make sure that we are using all the tools of US power, including diplomacy, in our relationship with Iran.”
Also on Monday, Washington’s UN ambassador, Susan Rice, pledged “direct” support to Tehran if it halts the nuclear programme.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
UN: world unemployment could rise by 40 million
Geneva: The global economic downturn could see 40 million more people lose their jobs by the end of the year, taking the unemployment rate to its highest in a decade, the UN labour agency said on Wednesday. The number of unemployed in 2009 will largely depend on how effective government’s economic stimulus measures are, the international labour organization cautioned. Worldwide unemployment by be end of the year will range between 210 million and 230 million people, the agency said in its annual global employment trends report. That is a marked
Increase on the 179 million who were unemployed at the end of 2007 and the estimated 190 million at the end of 2008, the ILO said. The worst case scenario assumes growth slows rapidly and that an economic recovery will be delayed into 2010.
Increase on the 179 million who were unemployed at the end of 2007 and the estimated 190 million at the end of 2008, the ILO said. The worst case scenario assumes growth slows rapidly and that an economic recovery will be delayed into 2010.
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Russian Orthodox Church elects leader
Moscow: The interim leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, seen as a modernizer who could seek a historic reconciliation with the Vatican and more autonomy from the state, has been overwhelmingly elected patriarch. Metropolitan Kirill received 508 of the 700 votes cast during an all day church congress on Tuesday in Moscow’s ornate Christ the Saviour Cathedral, the head of the commission responsible for the election, metropolitan Isidor, said hours after the secret ballot was over. Kirill defeated a conservative rival, metropolitan kliment, who received 169 votes, Isidor said. Another 23 ballots were declared invalid. It was the first vote for a Russian orthodox patriarch since the fall of the officially atheist soviet union in 1991. Kirill, 62, will be installed on Sunday as the successor to Moscow
Patriarch Alexy ll, who had headed Russia’s dominant church since 1990.Alexy ll died December 5, aged 79, after leading the church in a powerful post-soviet revival.
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Patriarch Alexy ll, who had headed Russia’s dominant church since 1990.Alexy ll died December 5, aged 79, after leading the church in a powerful post-soviet revival.
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Virgin letter author offered job as airline’s food tester
London: A passenger who wrote an amusing complaint letter to virgin Atlantic has been invited by Sir Richard Branson to select the food and wines for future virgin flights. The complainant contacted Sir Richard, the chief executive of the airline, after a flight from Mumbai to Heathrow on December 7 last year, to convey his disappointment with the food served on board the airline. The letter, which also included five photographs of the “offending” dishes, has been circulated around the world and has been almost universally praised for its pointed ness and humour. The London based passenger has since received a call from Sir Richard inviting him to come to the airline’s catering house next month, to help select the food on future virgin flights. The passenger has not yet confirmed whether he would take up the opportunity.
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Israeli activists protest ‘inhuman’ treatment of Gaza prisoners
Jerusalem: seven Israeli human rights groups demanded an inquiry on Wednesday into the “human” treatment meted out to Palestinians taken prisoner during Israel’s offensive on the Gaza strip. Evidence collected from detainees provided a “shocking portrayal of the harsh, inhuman and degrading conditions in which Palestinian prisoners were held during the initial days of their incarceration,” they said in a statement. “Many detainees-minors as well as adults were held for many hours, sometimes for days, in pits dug in the ground, exposed to bitter cold and harsh weather, handcuffed and blindfolded. “These pits lacked basic sanitary facilities detainees went hungry. “Some of the detainees were held near tanks and in combat areas, in gross violation of international humanitarian law. “The groups submitted a complaint to Israel’s attorney general and the military judge advocate general, urging an independent and comprehensive investigation.
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Gagan breaks into top five in ISSF rankings
Hyderabad: Ace shooter Gagan Narang broke into the top five in the latest men’s air rifle world rankings issued by the ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation). The Hyderabad-based shooter recently had won gold in the World Cup final at Bangkok and had also set new world record in the process. “I am happy to break into the top 5 in the world rankings in the New Year, my aim this year is to be World No1 once again,” he said.
Abhijeet wins, Sasi loses at Corus chess
Wijk aan zee: On a mixed day for the Indians world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta came back into reckoning for top honours with a ninth-round win in C Group but K Sasikiran suffered a defeat in the B Group of the Corus International Chess Tournament here. Abhijeet scored a fine positional triumph over veteran grandmaster Oleg Romanishin of Ukraine but Sasikiran lost to David Navara of Czech Republic. Abhijeet now has 5.5 points.
Basketball player Akhtar no more
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra and Indian Railways basketball player Javed Akhtar died here on Wednesday. He was 58 and is survived by wife and three sons. Akhtar who became a sports journalist after his basketball career, passed away due to a malignant stomach tumor.
Mixed luck for TNSA sailors in Kochi
Kochi: It was a day of mixed fortunes for the leading TNSA sailors. Rufus Patrick started the day well with a first position in Race 4, but slipped to 5th and 7th in the next two races at the sailing championship here. The day undoubtedly belonged to Aman Vyas from NSS Bhopal, who sailed well to finish first in the races 5 and 6 to end up 3rd overall.
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Gagan breaks into top five in ISSF rankings
Hyderabad: Ace shooter Gagan Narang broke into the top five in the latest men’s air rifle world rankings issued by the ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation). The Hyderabad-based shooter recently had won gold in the World Cup final at Bangkok and had also set new world record in the process. “I am happy to break into the top 5 in the world rankings in the New Year, my aim this year is to be World No1 once again,” he said.
Abhijeet wins, Sasi loses at Corus chess
Wijk aan zee: On a mixed day for the Indians world junior champion Abhijeet Gupta came back into reckoning for top honours with a ninth-round win in C Group but K Sasikiran suffered a defeat in the B Group of the Corus International Chess Tournament here. Abhijeet scored a fine positional triumph over veteran grandmaster Oleg Romanishin of Ukraine but Sasikiran lost to David Navara of Czech Republic. Abhijeet now has 5.5 points.
Basketball player Akhtar no more
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra and Indian Railways basketball player Javed Akhtar died here on Wednesday. He was 58 and is survived by wife and three sons. Akhtar who became a sports journalist after his basketball career, passed away due to a malignant stomach tumor.
Mixed luck for TNSA sailors in Kochi
Kochi: It was a day of mixed fortunes for the leading TNSA sailors. Rufus Patrick started the day well with a first position in Race 4, but slipped to 5th and 7th in the next two races at the sailing championship here. The day undoubtedly belonged to Aman Vyas from NSS Bhopal, who sailed well to finish first in the races 5 and 6 to end up 3rd overall.
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Cricket round-up
Stuart broad opts out of IPL
PACER Stuart broad has refused to join the growing list of England cricketers seeking lucrative Indian premier league deals as he wants to focus his energies on international assignments like the ashes. “It’s good opportunity for players but its good opportunity for us. We’ve got a very important summer and this is a decision Stuart has made and we must respect that,” England team managing director Hugh Morris said.
Symonds likely to escape suspension
ANDREW Symonds is likely to escape suspension and only be fined for his radio rant against New Zealand player Brendon McCollum as cricket Australia will treat him as a first-time offender in the hearing of Thursday. “Symonds has never been reported for a breach of the code of behaviour. This will be treated as a stand-alone incident,” a CA spokesman said.
Modi booked for forgery in Rajasthan
POLICE have initiated an inquiry into an alleged forgery case against BCCI Vice president Lalit modi and two other in Nagaur. According to the police, one Rupa raj Jat ahs filed a complaint which has claimed that to become RCA president modi had purchased a piece of land in September 2004 in order to show his residency in the city. However, the registry of the purchased land carried fake signatures of modi as he was not present in the city when the registry was done, it noted.
Hogg slams oz for ‘living in denial’
FORMER Australian pacer Rodney Hogg has lambasted Ricky ponting’s men for “strutting around like peacocks” and “living in denial” about their fall from top “I don’t think they realize where they are. They have been strutting around like peacocks, but they’ve been living in denial, “Hogg wrote in a newspaper.
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PACER Stuart broad has refused to join the growing list of England cricketers seeking lucrative Indian premier league deals as he wants to focus his energies on international assignments like the ashes. “It’s good opportunity for players but its good opportunity for us. We’ve got a very important summer and this is a decision Stuart has made and we must respect that,” England team managing director Hugh Morris said.
Symonds likely to escape suspension
ANDREW Symonds is likely to escape suspension and only be fined for his radio rant against New Zealand player Brendon McCollum as cricket Australia will treat him as a first-time offender in the hearing of Thursday. “Symonds has never been reported for a breach of the code of behaviour. This will be treated as a stand-alone incident,” a CA spokesman said.
Modi booked for forgery in Rajasthan
POLICE have initiated an inquiry into an alleged forgery case against BCCI Vice president Lalit modi and two other in Nagaur. According to the police, one Rupa raj Jat ahs filed a complaint which has claimed that to become RCA president modi had purchased a piece of land in September 2004 in order to show his residency in the city. However, the registry of the purchased land carried fake signatures of modi as he was not present in the city when the registry was done, it noted.
Hogg slams oz for ‘living in denial’
FORMER Australian pacer Rodney Hogg has lambasted Ricky ponting’s men for “strutting around like peacocks” and “living in denial” about their fall from top “I don’t think they realize where they are. They have been strutting around like peacocks, but they’ve been living in denial, “Hogg wrote in a newspaper.
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Other top stories
RV cremated
New Delhi: The mortal remain of former president R.venkataraman was consigned to flames with full state honours on Wednesday. Venkatraman died here on Tuesday at the age of 98 following multiple organ failure.
Pm shifted out of ICU
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is making a speedy recovery after a successful coronary by-pass surgery, was on Wednesday shifted out of the intensive care unit at AIIMS and later held discussions with his aides.
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Normal passports for haj
New Delhi: Indians undertaking haj from this year would require normal passports as special documents issued for the annual pilgrimage will no longer be valid.
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New Delhi: The mortal remain of former president R.venkataraman was consigned to flames with full state honours on Wednesday. Venkatraman died here on Tuesday at the age of 98 following multiple organ failure.
Pm shifted out of ICU
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is making a speedy recovery after a successful coronary by-pass surgery, was on Wednesday shifted out of the intensive care unit at AIIMS and later held discussions with his aides.
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Normal passports for haj
New Delhi: Indians undertaking haj from this year would require normal passports as special documents issued for the annual pilgrimage will no longer be valid.
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Petrol Vs Poll
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after U.S. government data showed draws in gasoline and distillate inventories and OPEC vowed to fully implement its steep supply cuts by the end of the month.
U.S. crude settled at $42.16 a barrel, up 58 cents, after plunging 9 percent on Tuesday as bleak U.S. economic data stirred demand concerns.
London Brent settled at $44.90, up $1.17.
Oil prices climbed after data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed a 1-million-barrel draw in distillate stocks last week as cold weather hit the U.S. Northeast, the world's top heating oil market, and a surprise 100,000 barrel fall in gasoline supplies.
"It looks like the products are kind of stabilizing the whole complex right now," said Tom Bentz, senior commodity analyst at BNP Paribas Commodity Futures, Inc in New York.
Crude stocks rose sharply, however, up 6.2 million barrels, as refiners facing weak fuel demand slowed operations.
"Another flood of crude. We are getting overwhelmed by crude," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Alaron Trading in Chicago.
U.S. crude stocks have risen more than 44 million barrels in the past four months, the biggest four-month increase since 1990, according to EIA data, as refiners put oil in storage instead of into processing units.
Oil prices also recieved a boost from remarks by OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that even an oil price of $50 a barrel was too low to encourage investment in new supply and added that the cartel would fully enforce supply curbs by the end of this month.
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OPEC has agreed to shave some 4.2 million barrels per day of production since September to counter the free-fall in oil prices from record peaks over $147 in July.
Oil also found support as Wall Street rallied following the Federal Reserves announcement that it was prepared to buy longer-term Treasuries to improve credit market condition.
"There was a stock market rally on the FOMC statement, and crude futures rallied as well. The underlying hope is that with the FOMC's stated goals, the economy would improve and with that demand for oil would improve as well. But everybody knows we are long way from that, and that realization spurred some late selling," Andy Lebow, a broker at MF Global in New York said.
Traders had also been watching for the Federal Reserves decision on official borrowing costs, which the Fed held in a range of zero to 0.25 percent, as
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U.S. crude settled at $42.16 a barrel, up 58 cents, after plunging 9 percent on Tuesday as bleak U.S. economic data stirred demand concerns.
London Brent settled at $44.90, up $1.17.
Oil prices climbed after data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed a 1-million-barrel draw in distillate stocks last week as cold weather hit the U.S. Northeast, the world's top heating oil market, and a surprise 100,000 barrel fall in gasoline supplies.
"It looks like the products are kind of stabilizing the whole complex right now," said Tom Bentz, senior commodity analyst at BNP Paribas Commodity Futures, Inc in New York.
Crude stocks rose sharply, however, up 6.2 million barrels, as refiners facing weak fuel demand slowed operations.
"Another flood of crude. We are getting overwhelmed by crude," said Phil Flynn, analyst at Alaron Trading in Chicago.
U.S. crude stocks have risen more than 44 million barrels in the past four months, the biggest four-month increase since 1990, according to EIA data, as refiners put oil in storage instead of into processing units.
Oil prices also recieved a boost from remarks by OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that even an oil price of $50 a barrel was too low to encourage investment in new supply and added that the cartel would fully enforce supply curbs by the end of this month.
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OPEC has agreed to shave some 4.2 million barrels per day of production since September to counter the free-fall in oil prices from record peaks over $147 in July.
Oil also found support as Wall Street rallied following the Federal Reserves announcement that it was prepared to buy longer-term Treasuries to improve credit market condition.
"There was a stock market rally on the FOMC statement, and crude futures rallied as well. The underlying hope is that with the FOMC's stated goals, the economy would improve and with that demand for oil would improve as well. But everybody knows we are long way from that, and that realization spurred some late selling," Andy Lebow, a broker at MF Global in New York said.
Traders had also been watching for the Federal Reserves decision on official borrowing costs, which the Fed held in a range of zero to 0.25 percent, as
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