• The Iranian foreign office hastened to play down the new ruling, stressing that a decision by the Supreme Court was still awaited.

    ECONOMIST: Iran and Europe

  • But he also indicated all the parties would prefer MPs to have a "free vote" on the issue, while stressing that was not a decision for him.

    BBC: Labour MPs attack anonymity plan for rape defendants

  • America's top diplomat also said that Washington was looking "forward to China playing a vital role in regional diplomacy", stressing that Beijing had "a unique relationship with North Korea".

    BBC: US renews demand on North Korea to change behaviour

  • Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorism specialist at St Andrew's University, believes western governments may have made a mistake in focusing their rhetoric too much on Mr bin Laden, instead of stressing that he heads a large, intricate network which will not disappear instantly, even if he and his immediate comrades are killed or neutralised.

    ECONOMIST: The al-Qaeda network

  • Mohamud called the level of support at the conference "very, very encouraging, " after stressing that there is a "huge amount" at stake in Somalia and for broader regional security.

    NPR: Somalia Asks For More Funds At London Conference

  • Only the day before this match, the England camp was stressing that it was a positive step to get Pietersen in earlier - so why the change last night?

    BBC: Jonathan Agnew column

  • They're hoping for the same kind of effect by his focusing on some positive things, and stressing that there is a plan for victory, even though he won't give a timeline.

    NPR: Bush Takes Questions on Iraq, Rumsfeld and Wiretapping

  • Administration officials, in outlining three options for restructuring the housing-finance system, have been emphasizing areas of agreement with Republicans, stressing that they favor a system that is less dependent on government support.

    WSJ: GOP Lawmakers Welcome Mortgage Plan

  • London Irish open-side flanker Steffon Armitage will also travel to Paris as cover for the back row, with Johnson stressing that it was a precautionary move because of a number of "niggling injuries".

    BBC: Moody to captain England as Deacon replaces Borthwick

  • Additional sections have been added stressing that it marks a new deal for car owners with promises of improved parking at railway stations, action against over-zealous clampers, better traffic information and faster road repairs.

    ECONOMIST: Transport

  • The government is promising "protocols" to handle any privacy or consumer protection issues - but also stressing that this is a private sector initiative and it will not be hamstrung by rules and regulations.

    BBC: Midata: Will the public share government's enthusiasm?

  • As debate continued into the early hours of Thursday morning the conference's chairman, Mohammed Nasser al-Ghanim asked for a "feel of the room" noting afterwards that the resolution had majority support, while stressing that this was not a formal "vote".

    BBC: US and UK refuse to sign UN's communications treaty

  • Downing Street sought to play down the significance of the split in the Conservative Party, stressing that it had been a free vote.

    BBC: Gay marriage: Party leaders hail vote

  • And indeed the Foreign Office has been keen to play down expectations of real outcomes from the conference, stressing that this is just a starting-point.

    BBC: Lost in cyberspace

  • Yesterday Secretary Clinton did an interview with Sky News, where she was stressing that this cannot be a U.S.-led situation, it has to be multilateral.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Representatives at the meeting in Paris also highlighted the importance of broadening the range of contributions by UNESCO Member States, with one country stressing that many streams produced a river.

    UNESCO: Communication and Information

  • Other senior government officials have weighed in to damp tensions, with President Abdullah Gul on Saturday stressing in a statement that police should exercise more restraint and calling on everyone to act "in a mature way" to avoid escalation.

    WSJ: Turkish Protesters Return to the Streets

  • Walid Jumblatt, a prominent leader in the majority, said afterwards that he continues to hold out for consensus on a candidate, stressing that the priority was to prevent the political tensions from turning into violence.

    NPR: Lebanese Parliament Fails to Elect President

  • White House officials tried to lower expectations of a breakthrough on the peace process during this trip, stressing that peace issues were likely to take a back seat to discussion of Iran and Syria.

    WSJ: U.S., Israeli Leaders Seek to Bridge Divide

  • The Grocery Manufacturers Association, a trade group, released a statement stressing that Food and Drug Administration tests on products in the lawsuit found they do not pose any health concerns.

    CNN: Baby food makers in California court over lead warnings

  • Pritikin declined to say how much the device costs, stressing the fact that it is not a consumer product but, rather, it is intended for companies or government agencies.

    CNN: How to turn your phone into a biometric scanning machine

  • Zhang Xiao'an, vice-chairwoman of the United Nations Association of China, came to Beijing's defence this morning on China Central Television by stressing that the Chinese Foreign Ministry made a "very clear-cut response this time".

    BBC: China media: Pyongyang pressure

  • One of the things that a lot of the law enforcement authorities kept on stressing is that the Puerto Rican police department is absolutely enormous.

    NPR: Police Corruption Threatens Puerto Rico's Drug War

  • By contrast, her speeches to MSPs, in Aberdeen, on the Mound and then at Holyrood, tread a more cautious and subtle diplomatic path between stressing the distinct nature of Scotland and placing that distinction within a wider British context.

    BBC: Royal role in independence debate

  • The fact that Mr. Sarkozy is now so clearly stressing the need to stimulate growth and have a more competitive exchange rate suggests that whoever wins the French election will try to reshape the debate within the euro zone.

    WSJ: Sarkozy Losing Ground, Poll Shows

  • To his credit, Obama argued against a lot of the pork while stressing that time is our enemy.

    CNN: Commentary: You can blame Pelosi for Democrats' stumbles

  • The reforms have been outlined in a new consultation - with ministers stressing that maintaining the current set-up was not an option.

    BBC: Scottish police force merger plan outlined

  • So Greenpeace laid out the stairway to a coal-free iCloud, stressing that Apple should not rely on Renewable Energy Credits, or RECs, purchased from clean energy producers far from its data farms to green up its operations.

    FORBES: Greenpeace: How Apple Can Build A Coal-Free iCloud

  • All of those imperatives are being driven by a set of global forces that are stressing and reshaping every kind of industry and every type of business.

    FORBES: Oracle Cloud Tops 10,000 Customers and 25 Million Users

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