Sweden's Ericsson Slashes 1,550 Jobs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Swedish wireless equipment maker LM Ericsson said it is slashing 1,550 jobs in Sweden in a bid to lower its costs, with the bulk of the reductions being made within the company's key networks unit. ( 19:51:06 - 2012/11/07)

Report: Turkey to Ask NATO to Deploy Patriot Missiles at Syrian Border
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey plans to ask the NATO to deploy patriot missiles along the country's border with Syria, media reports disclosed on Wednesday. ( 18:58:36 - 2012/11/07)

Syrian Army Rejects Fighter Jet Downed in Aleppo
TEHRAN (FNA)- A Syrian military source rejected on Wednesday some media news reports alleging that a Syrian army jet fighter had been earlier downed in the Northwestern Aleppo city. ( 18:25:40 - 2012/11/07)

Bahraini Opposition Rejects Interior Minister's Claim on Involvement in Blasts
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahraini opposition figures rejected the allegation raised by the Al-Khalifa regime's information minister about anti-government protestors' involvement in recent explosions in Manama. ( 18:20:44 - 2012/11/07)

Hamas Calls on Obama to End Backing Israel
TEHRAN (FNA)- Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas called on the United States' reelected President Barack Obama to end support for the Zionist regime and review the White House's foreign policy towards Palestine and Arab affairs. ( 17:55:41 - 2012/11/07)

Rohingya Refugee Boat Sinks off Bangladesh
TEHRAN (FNA)- Around 85 people are missing after another boat carrying Rohingya refugees towards Malaysia sank off Bangladesh, the second such tragedy in less than a fortnight, officials said. ( 17:54:14 - 2012/11/07)

Bahraini Regime Strips Al Khalifa's Opponents of Citizenship
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bahrain's Al-Khalifa regime revoked the citizenship of 31 activists, the latest clampdown on the opposition. ( 17:50:43 - 2012/11/07)

12 Killed in Pakistan's Karachi
TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 12 people were killed and 14 others injured in separate violence in Pakistan's Southern port city of Karachi on Tuesday. ( 17:47:21 - 2012/11/07)

Report: Fugitive Iraqi VP Meets Mossad Officers in Turkey
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq's fugitive Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi has met with a number of officers from the Israeli spy agency, Mossad, in Turkey in the last few days, a local media revealed on Wednesday. ( 17:26:43 - 2012/11/07)

Report: Israel Threatens Syria with Military Strike
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Zionist regime once again renewed its threats against Syria, and warned that it would launch a military strike against the Muslim country, Israeli sources said. ( 17:11:24 - 2012/11/07)

Head of S. Arabia's Human Rights Center Blasts New Interior Minister as Cruel Man
TEHRAN (FNA)- Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Yami called newly-appointed Interior minister of the country Prince Mohammed bin Nayef a "cruel man", saying he spares no hostile measure to serve the al-Saud regime. ( 16:23:21 - 2012/11/07)

Portuguese Police Protest against Gov't Austerity Measures
TEHRAN (FNA)- Thousands of Portuguese police gathered in front of the parliament building in protest against government's budget proposal for 2013 which includes reduction of pay and benefits for the police. ( 15:41:28 - 2012/11/07)

Israeli Paper Goes on Strike
TEHRAN (FNA)- Ma'arov workers decided on Tuesday night to strike, refusing to print the Wednesday morning edition of Israel's second-biggest-selling newspaper or update its website. ( 15:39:04 - 2012/11/07)

Daily: Israel Losing Deterrent Power
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel has lost its power and cannot start a new war against Lebanon and the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, an Israeli newspaper said, adding that Tel Aviv's deterrence power against Lebanon has declined remarkably. ( 14:52:41 - 2012/11/07)