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A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said today defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed "terrible crimes" which should be tried in court. In a commentary published in his Kayhan daily, editor-in-chief Hossein Shariatmadari suggested Mousavi and his supporters in last month's disputed election had acted on the instructions of the United States. "An open court, in front of the people's eyes, must deal with all the terrible crimes and clear betrayal committed by the main elements behind the recent unrest, including Mousavi and Khatami," he wrote, referring to former President Mohammad Khatami, a leading reformist who backed Mousavi in the election. Another newspaper, Javan, said 100 members of Parliament had signed a letter to the judiciary calling for... [read full story]
Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments. "There is never a...
At 14:30 hours IST the Nifty was witnessing volatility ahead of expiry tomorrow though it was trading higher. Positive global cues were also helping the Indian indices; European markets gained over 0.5% and US index futures...
9:12am UK, Wednesday November 25, 2009 David Williams, Sky News Online The Queen appeared tickled pink as she received a colourful welcome from the locals at the start of an official visit to Bermuda. The Queen's dress...
Gold futures climb even further in electronic trading on Globex, with the December contract tapping a record level of nearly $1,180, buoyed by ongoing investment demand on continued weakness in the U.S. dollar.
