Politics

Britain mulls resuming deportations to Zimbabwe - 10/30/2009

LONDON- Britain is moving to resume flights deporting failed asylum seekers back to Zimbabwe, a government minister said Thursday, citing a political power-sharing agreement in the troubled state....

UN chief calls on Israel to back Gaza reconstruction - 10/28/2009

UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Israel Wednesday to back the reconstruction of Gaza, deploring conditions there nearly a year after a devastating Israeli military...

Obama calls US defense budget a victory for reform - 10/28/2009

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Wednesday signed a 680-billion-dollar military budget bill, saying his campaign to stamp out Pentagon waste proved political change was possible in Washington....

US lawmakers honor Confucius, but some grumble - 10/28/2009

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly but not without some complaints Wednesday to honor the 2,650th anniversary of the birth of the Chinese philosopher Confucius....

US court to reconsider CIA torture flight case - 10/28/2009

WASHINGTON - A US federal court on Tuesday granted the US administration's request to reconsider a case that claimed a Boeing unit had participated in delivering terror suspects to secret CIA...

Britain's Brown 'ready to lobby' for Blair for EU president - 10/28/2009

LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is prepared to actively campaign for his predecessor Tony Blair to be named the first president of the European Union, government sources said late...

US Senate to debate wider government health care role - 10/27/2009

WASHINGTON, Olivier Knox - President Barack Obama's top Senate ally announced plans Monday to start debate on historic legislation to remake US health care, including a controversial...

Palestinian envoy urges UN action after Jerusalem clashes - 10/27/2009

UNITED NATIONS - The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations accused Israel on Monday of "illegal and aggressive" actions in occupied East Jerusalem and urged the Security Council to take urgent...

North Korea targets women in clampdown: UN investigator - 10/27/2009

WASHINGTON- North Korea's regime has targeted women in a crackdown on private markets, depriving families of a vital source of food and income at a time of growing food shortages, a UN human rights...

Britain's Gurkha soldiers return after Afghanistan tour - 10/26/2009

LONDON - Nepalese soldiers from The Royal Gurkha Rifles returned Sunday to their base in Britain and the arms of their families after a gruelling tour of duty in Afghanistan. More than 100 Gurkhas...
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