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US in new drive to cut Iran's oil sales to a trickleUS lawmakers are embarking this summer on a campaign to deal a deeper blow to Iran's diminishing oil exports, and while they are still working out the details, analysts say the ultimate goal could be a near total cut-off. Such More… |
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Ultra-low salt intake may not boost healthAmericans at high risk for heart problems who have been told for years to sharply cut salt from their diet may not actually benefit from ultra-low sodium diets and could even face some harm, an independent panel of health experts said. More… |
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US under constant cyber attack threatThe top US general in charge of cyber security warned on Tuesday that the United States is increasingly vulnerable to attacks like those that destroyed data on tens of thousands of computers in Saudi Arabia and South Korea in the past year. More… |
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AP says US government seized phone recordsThe Associated Press said on Monday the US government secretly seized telephone records of AP offices and reporters for a two-month period in 2012, describing the acts as a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering oper More… |
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Mixed signals for the global economyA flood of data this week will paint a mixed picture of the global economy, with belt-tightening continuing to dampen activity in the euro zone, but accommodative policies helping to stimulate growth in Japan. Reports from the US More… |
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Etihad draws VIP visitors at ATMA number of VIPs across several industries visited the stand of Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, at the recently concluded Arabian Travel Market, a major tourism show, in Dubai. Visitors were keen to meet the Etiha More… |
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Israel warns US about Russian arms sale to SyriaIsrael warned the United States in recent days that Russia plans to sell advanced ground-to-air missile systems to Syria despite Western pressure on Moscow to hold off on such a move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. More… |
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Syria cut off from Internet as civil war ragesInternet connections between Syria and the outside world were cut off on Tuesday, according to data from Google and other global Internet companies. Google's Transparency Report pages showed traffic to Google services pages fr More… |
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Fish piracy costs $23bn a yearFish piracy - seafood caught illegally, not reported to authorities or outside environmental and catch regulations - represents as much as $10 billion to $23 billion in global losses each year, a non-profit conservation group estimated Wednesday More… |
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N Korea missiles moved away from launch siteNorth Korea has taken two Musudan missiles off launch-ready status and moved them from the country's east coast, US officials told Reuters on Monday, after weeks of concern that Pyongyang had been poised for a test-launch. US More… |
