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Hill Report On Iraq Preempts Petraeus

With Gen. Petraeus report on Iraq just weeks away, the leak to the AP of the conclusions of a negative Congressional report on the "surge" made a huge splash in Washington yesterday. The Hill reports "leading Democrats seized [...]

Posted On : Aug, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Sanjay Dutt gets temporary relief till September 27

NEW DELHI: Actor-convict Sanjay Dutt, currently on bail in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, received a temporary relief till September 27, when he will receive a copy of the TADA court’s judgement.Dutt will go back to jail only afte [...]

Posted On : Aug, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

President's Warrantless Wiretapping Powers Extended

Bush promoted the new law to deal with limitations and criticisms of intelligence agencies' activities since 2001.Intelligence agencies can monitor electronic communications without a warrant, provided that a high-ranking public servant sig [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2007 | Comments : 0

Minneapolis Bridge Had Passed Inspections

It did not, however, get stellar grades for its condition.Additionally, officials said the bridge’s design had been considered outmoded for decades because a single failure of a structural part could bring down the whole bridge. Abo [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Tony Blair sees 'possibility' in the Middle East

Tony Blair believes there is a "sense of possibility" in the Middle East after holding initial talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on his first outing as Middle East peace envoy.Blair with bodyguards: Former PM arrives [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Bush to Cede Powers During Colonoscopy

Vice President Dick Cheney is assuming the powers of the presidency for the second time in five years while President Bush undergoes a medical procedure.Bush planned to hand over authority to Cheney on Saturday before the president goes und [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

11 policemen among 18 killed in Iraq violence

US military on Friday executed six Iraqi policemen and seven militiamen after pending under fire during a raid to arrest a police officer accused of running an Iranian-backed terror cell, the military said. An American unit called in an air [...]

Posted On : Jul, 13 2007 | Comments : 0

Peruvian police arrest five drug traffickers

Peruvian police have captured five people and charged them with producing illegal drugs, police said Tuesday. The arrested include a Mexican citizen, the Peru National Police said in a statement. Police also seized 108 kg of alk [...]

Posted On : Jul, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

New GOP Defection From Bush Iraq Policy

In another setback to President Bush's increasingly unpopular war strategy, Republican Party stalwart Sen. Pete Domenici said he wanted to see an end to combat operations and U.S. troops heading home from Iraq by spring.The longtime New Mex [...]

Posted On : Jul, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Suicide bombing kills over 10 policemen in Afghanistan

A suicide terror campaign slaughtered over 10 Afghan law enforcement men and wounded 11 others in Spin Boldak district of the southern Kandahar province on Thursday, provincial police chief Syed Aqa Saqib said A suicide bomber attacke [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri voices support for Hamas

Al Qaeda's second-in-command manager called on Muslims roughly the world to support Hamas with arms, cash and attacks on U.S. and Israeli wellbeing in a Web audiotape Monday, urging the Palestinian militant group to unite with Al Qaeda's &q [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2007 | Comments : 0

Bush stands firm in opposing withdrawal of U.S. forces from ...

US President George W. Bush has restated his opposition to any timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, continuing a showdown with opposition Democrats over funding of the war. He stated this during meeting with the top U.S. c [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Causes of Poverty

Poverty is the state for the majority of the world’s people and nations. Why is this? Is it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament? Have they been lazy, made poor decisions, and been solely responsible for their plight? [...]