Politics

Palestinian killed in Gaza tunnel collapse: medics - 08/04/2009

GAZA CITY- A Palestinian man was killed on Tuesday when a tunnel used to smuggle contraband into the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian border town of Rafah collapsed, medics in the impoverished territory...

Cupcakes for reporter on Obama's birthday - 08/04/2009

WASHINGTON - On his own 48th birthday, US President Barack Obama Tuesday turned the spotlight on a reporter also celebrating her special day, who pitched up at the White House in the year he was...

Court urged to deny bail to accused in US terror case - 08/04/2009

RALEIGH, Rick Mercier - US federal authorities urged a court here Tuesday to deny bail to seven accused "homegrown" terrorists, playing a recording of the group's leader saying he loved "to fight...

Medvedev calls Obama, discusses Georgia tensions - 08/04/2009

WASHINGTON - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev called US President Barack Obama on Tuesday and the two leaders discussed the worsening situation in Georgia and tensions over ex-Soviet states, the...

Clinton asks Iran to ensure return of missing Americans - 08/04/2009

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday on Iran to ensure the safe return of three missing Americans thought to have been detained by Tehran after straying across the Iraq...

Spain will not negotiate with ETA: Spanish deputy leader - 08/04/2009

SAN JOSE - The Spanish government will not negotiate with ETA following two bomb attacks blamed on the Basque separatist group, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said Monday....

US identifies navy pilot shot down in Iraq in 1991: Pentagon - 08/03/2009

WASHINGTON- The remains of a US navy pilot whose fate had been a mystery for years after he was shot down over Iraq during the first Gulf War have been identified, the Pentagon said Sunday. A team...

Iranian reformist denies testimony influenced by drugs - 08/03/2009

TEHRAN- Leading Iranian reformist Mohammad Ali Abtahi on Sunday vehemently denied claims that his dramatic climbdown from his position that the June presidential poll was rigged had been influenced...

Former Philippine leader Aquino dies - 08/01/2009

MANILA, Jason Gutierrez - Former Philippines president Corazon Aquino, whose "People Power" revolution toppled dictator Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy to the nation, died Saturday after a...

Pope hails sports in meeting swimming champions - 08/01/2009

CASTEL GANDOLFO- Pope Benedict XVI met Saturday with competitors from the world swimming championships in Rome as he hailed the contributions of sports to everyday life. The pontiff, whose right...
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