Iran ' s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said it holds the US responsible for the hostages ' safety.

Louis Gallois, chief executive of Airbus ' s parent company EADS, has said that every 10 cent decline of the dollar costs Airbus 1 billion

GM Josh Byrnes has said that Reynolds will get the bulk of the playing time at third with Tracy out

20/04/2009 India will remain the main purchaser of Russian-made combat aircraft (http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090420/121211099.html) for the next 15 years under existing and prospective contracts, a respected Russian think tank has said

Although Mr Prodi ends his term as Commission head in October, he has for months been preparing his entry into the Italian domestic political scene, and has said he will launch his campaign immediately after his term in Brussels ends

Carter has said he wants to stay in New Jersey, but he ' s obviously said, " show me the money, " as well.

A leading Russian political analyst has said the economic turmoil in the United States has confirmed his long-held view that the country is heading for collapse, and will divide into separate parts

Mr Prodi has said the centre-left is ready " to take on general elections at any time if and when the government were to fall through as a result of an internal crisis "

Finland ' s Prime Minister Martti Vanhanen has said that he will give his opinion on whether his country should hold an advisory referendum on the Constitution in the coming few weeks, according to Finnish media reports

Oracle has said it ' s moving all of its developers over to Linux.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said many times that the government will bridge the gap to reconcile the division in the country.

Jaques Patenet, an aeronautical engineer that heads the " office for the study of non-identified aerospatial phenomena " has said, " It is a world first. " He then went on to discuss some of the UFO sightings found on the website.

BELGRADE Serbia s Minister for Telecommunications and Information, Jasna Matic, has said that Serbia will use the MPEG-4 and DVB-T2 standards in its transition to digital broadcasting

Iran has said it is prepared to negotiate with major world powers, but insisted the talks must address Iran ' s nuclear rights

This, incidentally, does not include offers to pose for Penthouse and Hustler Penthouse has said they ' d pay high six figures for the spread (and possibly a cover), and Hustler scion Larry Flynt has reportedly offered her $ 1 million for the privilege

" Even at the top of the range, MOL ' s stake is 7 % less than the USD 900 m we were expecting, " Bram Buring of Wood Co. has said on Monday

The new EU reform treaty text was deliberately made unreadable for citizens to avoid calls for referendum, one of the central figures in the treaty drafting process has said

President Barack Obama has said the US must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified, as he accepted his Nobel Peace Prize

10:41 Jon di Paolo - The moderator has said it will be re-arranged for a later time

Eric Boullier has said " it won ' t put resources to the F-duct.

The Pentagon has said the operation was prompted by " credible intelligence " that the " principal al-Qaeda leadership " in east Africa was in the area that was hit by an AC-130 gunship on Monday

" As for the allegation that the sports fans are thugs and bloodthirsty ghouls, as veteran fighter and promoter Lee Hasdell has said, some people go to motor racing in the hope of seeing a crash and unfortunately there s not much that you can do about that.

Mrs Clinton has said she would be " open " to the idea of being Mr Obama ' s vice-presidential running-mate

Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton has said a pre-emptive strike on Iran would be preferable to allowing the Islamist state to attain nuclear weapons, and says Israel has the capability to carry out such a strike

The song has not been performed since 2002, when it was retired from the Rammstein tour lineup, however Paul has said that the possibility of the song being played again isn ' t impossible

Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar has said that his movement will not halt suicide attacks against Israel, and denied reports that Hamas was willing to join the Palestinian Authority

A UN agency has said Israeli troops evacuated Palestinian civilians to a house in Gaza City, then shelled the building 24 hours later

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has said he could still sign AC Milan midfielder Kaka

" As President Clinton has said, the United States must bear its fair share of responsibility for the problems that have arisen in U. S. - Iranian relations.

Children should not be given mobile phones because using them for more than 10 years increases the risk of brain cancer, a leading scientist has said