Back Story: Chills at end of the United States' voyage ... - Baltimore Sun
The last time I spoke to Capt. Allen Baker, who lives in Roland Park , was to hear of his harrowing experiences riding out Hurricane Katrina aboard the tug Joan Moran, which was moored near the Industrial Canal in New Orleans. After my column ...
United States Strongly Criticizes Ethiopia’s Jamming of Voice of America - Gordon Duguid - Abugidainfo
The United States opposes Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles’ decision to jam Voice of America’s Amharic Service and condemns his comparison of their programming to Radio Mille Collines of Rwanda. Comparing a respected and professional news service to a group that called for genocide in Rwanda is a
China-Taiwan: Recent Economic, Political and Military ... - U.S. Department of State
... appreciate the opportunity to discuss recent economic, political and military developments across the Taiwan Strait and review the implications of those developments for the United States. Before I begin my formal remarks, I’d like to let ...
United States sledge hockey team beats Japan 2-0 to capture Paralympic gold - Winnipeg Free Press
United States' Jimmy Connelly (second left) screams as he and his teammates celebrate defeating Japan to win the gold medal ice sledge hockey game at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday. VANCOUVER - After four consecutive shutouts to start the Vancouver Paralympics, it was
Health-care plan faltering in much of South - Tuscaloosa News
Regardless of how Childers votes, the legislation is threatening to swamp the carefully ... I think it's probably going to bankrupt the United States of America,” said Diane Wall, who manages a pool and spa store in Columbus, home to about 25,000 ...
United States, Israel tone down spat - Jerusalem Post
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday called her conversation with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu the day before “useful and productive” as the two countries continued to dial down the rhetoric. Clinton, speaking at a ...
Recent Study: United States Real Estate Report Q2 2010 - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 21, 2010 – There are signs that the US real estate sector may have turned a corner, or at least that the worst of the recession is now in the past. Higher-than- expected Q309 GDP growth indicated that the ...
President Barack Obama Delivers Weekly Radio Address - Cleveland Plain Dealer
OBAMA: On Monday, the Banking Committee of the United States Senate will debate a proposal ... Large banks engaged in reckless financial speculation without regard for the consequences - and without tough oversight. Financial firms invented and sold ...
JAY AMBROSE: Crisis in Mexico demands assistance of United States - Standard-Times
SAN ANGELO, Texas — Maybe it’s time for the United States to be something akin to a world cop, at least in Mexico, working as actively as needed with the government of President Felipe Calderon to defeat drug cartels that torture cops to death, assassinate journalists, will slaughter 15 teens
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Pakistani Taliban kill 4, calling them US spies
The bullet-riddled bodies of four Pakistani tribesmen, killed by the Taliban for allegedly spying for the United States, were found Sunday in a semiautonomous tribal region near the Afghan border, witnesses and officials said.
Mexico drug war's toll on Americans grows
 The number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has more than doubled to 79 in 2009 from 35 in 2007, according to the U.S. State Department.
Snowmobiler killed in Canada avalanche
Rescue crews end their search in British Columbia's mountainous backcountry after accounting for everyone in an area where an avalanche cascaded down a mountain, killing one snowmobiler.
U.N. chief: Israel must stop settlements
 Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon says that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal, while a Palestinian teenager is killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank.
Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses
 Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church fails to calm the anger of many victims.
Spain says video shows firefighters on holiday
A Spanish firefighting force says a video released by French officials investigating an alleged ETA shooting does not show the suspected gunmen, but rather a group of Catalan firefighters on holiday.
Bombs still greet Marines in Afghan town
 Explosions rumble through Marjah daily — an ominous sign that Taliban insurgents have not given up despite losing control of the town to U.S. and Afghan forces about two weeks ago.
Thousands rally in Russia against Putin
 Thousands rally across Russia to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment.
Volcano erupts in southern Iceland
Iceland's civil protection agency says a volcano has erupted in the southern part of country.
Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth
Explosives found aboard India plane: police
Explosive material was found on a passenger plane after it landed in southern India, but it was not immediately clear whether it was meant to be detonated on a flight, police said on Sunday.
Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba
A moderate earthquake and smaller aftershock rattled houses and nerves in eastern Cuba on Saturday near the U.S. holding facility at Guantanamo Bay. No damages or injuries were reported.
Married at 9, divorced at 10: Girl's memoir
In a harrowing memoir she has yet to read herself, Nujood Ali tells how at age 9 she was forced to marry a man three times her age, raped and beaten, then made Yemeni history by getting a divorce.
Sandstorm turns Beijing sky orange
 China's capital woke up to orange-tinted skies Saturday as the strongest sandstorm so far this year hit the country’s north, making breathing the air “very bad for health.”
Obama appeals to Iranians in online video
In a fresh appeal to the Iranian people, President Obama says in an online video that the U.S. wants more cultural exchanges for their students and better access to the Internet to give them a more hopeful future.
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