http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the first time after many years, Iran has broadcast the signal that it is ready to stop its uranium enrichment activity to 20%. After moderate mullah Hassan Rowhani elected in the last presidential election,... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14833620-iran-uranium-enrichment-can-stop-20 political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:13:13 -0700 Thousands celebrated the return of Iran's national football team on Wednesday after they secured a place in next year's World Cup finals, cheering wildly in the streets and making the most of new-found apparent freedoms since an election last week.... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14833641-iran-welcomes-home-football-team-after-world-cup-place-booked sports-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:11:57 -0700 The Chinese government expects peaceful nuclear negotiations will continue through multilateral dialogue with Iran, a government spokeswoman said. Iranian delegates joined officials from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany in a second round of nuclear... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14832893-china-eager-for-iranian-nuclear-talks political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:50:48 -0700 Presumably taking his cue from  the US First Lady Michelle Obama and her physical education campaign, Iran's Supreme Leader has published a Twitter paean to the benefits of exercise. A Twitter account believed to be maintained by the office of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14834582-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-uses-twitter-to-tell-young-iranians-to-take-a-hike sports-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:33:58 -0700 NeighborWorks Columbus, a local agency that focuses on affordable housing and community development, will receive a $17,429 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help educate first-time homebuyers and prevent foreclosures. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14835910-neighborworks-gets-more-than-17k-grant-from-federal-grant political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:17:50 -0700 Underlying the chaotic situation throughout the Middle East is the Obama administration 's dysfunctional political strategy of switching sides in the Arab Spring revolutionary wars. The Obama administration has abandoned U.S. allies in the global war on terrorism and formed... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14832142-lyons-a-serious-misstep-in-syria travel-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:14:18 -0700 Police officers and "Basij" (militia), and detain in central Tehran, where, during the celebration of the victory of the national football team of the athletes from South Korea, some young people decided to have a rally in support of the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14832048-tehran-police-detained-a-political-activists-after-the-football-match odd-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:01:09 -0700 The news is full of stories proclaiming that new Iranian President Hassan Rowhani is a real moderate and that with him replacing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad there is opportunity for renewed relations and a solution to the Iranian nuclear program difficulties. Oh... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14831747-who-is-new-iranian-president-hassan-rowhani political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:08:02 -0700 Modernity makes a mark in Iran vote Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say...The June 14 election in Iran has not only shattered many prejudgments about the supposedly predetermined results of... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14831334-speaking-freely-modernity-makes-a-mark-in-iran-vote political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:24:44 -0700 As Washington decides what to do about potential nuclear threats from North Korea and Iran, Newt Gingrich returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to point out what he called an equally grave danger: an electromagnetic pulse. Addressing members of the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14831867-gingrich-emp-attack-could-end-it-all political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:26:44 -0700 Calif. "Look, look," said Marvin Horne, squinting in the sun as he showed his wife a small bunch of Thompson seedless grapes just plucked from his lush green vines. He took the tiniest bite out of one and made a... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14830323-another-wrinkle-in-raisin-growers-lawsuit allnews Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:49:47 -0700 If it fails to do so, China's gain in global influence and trade will be our loss. In spite of all the tweeting and electronic wizardry, the G8 meeting in Ulster was a blast from the past. It was a... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14831837-why-britain-cant-afford-to-fall-behind-in-the-race-for-soft-power political-news Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:17:16 -0700 Dr. Abdulaziz Sager Wednesday 19 June 2013 Last Update 18 June 2013 11:54 pm In mid-December 2012, President Obama in an interview with ABC's Barbara Walters tried to explain US policy toward the Syrian revolution, saying Not everybody who's participating... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14828504-us-cohabitation-with-hezbollah-terror travel-news Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:55:53 -0700 It would be easy to dismiss Friday's election of Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran as little more than a sham -- a rigged election that changes nothing. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei still calls the shots in Tehran. The... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14829067-iran-and-us-new-hope-on-nukes political-news Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:36 -0700 The president covered a world of issues, including how some critics now liken him to a particular Republican adversary. Here are his thoughts on seven of the topics he discussed on Monday evening...When asked if there is enough transparency in... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14828458-from-cheney-to-china political-news Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:49:11 -0700