Posts Tagged ‘cuba’

Tehran, Mar.13 (ANI): Iran beat the United States in a wrestling competition in Tehran on Thursday, the same day President Obama announced that the U.S. is extending sanctions against that nation for one more year. Six U.S. wrestlers participated in the two-day Takhti Cup at Tehran's Azadi (Freedom) sports complex, along with athletes from Cuba, Turkey and other nations. The Iranians took ten of the competition's twelve ... Full story

New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): The US State Department has interfered with the internal affairs of China and some other countries again, groundlessly criticizing them in its 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices presented to the US Congress on Wednesday. The report turned a blind eye to the efforts and historic achievements China has made in human rights that have been widely recognized by the ... Full story

Langley (Virginia, US), Feb.20 (ANI): Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Thursday that the Bush administration's detention and interrogation policies "gave Al Qaeda a powerful recruiting tool." Visiting the Central Intelligence Agency to swear in Leon E. Panetta as the agency's 19th director, Biden said President ... Full story

Washington, Feb 5 (ANI): Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is again using the Internet to let the White House know just what concerns Havana, raising a list of grievances with Washington going back five decades. Castro asked President Barack Obama whether he is familiar with the damage caused by US policy of germ and bacteriological warfare against the island's people, animals and plants among many ... Full story

London, Jan 25 (ANI): A bar in Britain has come up with a unique way to conserve the environment - serving cocktails in jam jars rather than glasses. The 23-year-old barman Drew Mallins, who is always on the lookout for new ways to be more "green", said the idea popped in his mind on a quiet Friday afternoon, reports the Telegraph. He said: "Some of us were ... Full story