Report: Four US citizens died in drone attacks since 2009
Posted by: prabirghose
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 08:01:03 -0700 | political-news
The Obama administration has acknowledged the death of four American citizens in counterterrorism drone strikes since 2009. Fox News reports indicate that US President Barack Obama had ordered the disclosure of the deaths in keeping with the promise he made...
Libya suffers from chronic violence as militias push their own agendas
Posted by: northsunm32
Tripoli :: Libya | updated 2013-05-23 00:47:57 -0700 | political-news
The past few weeks have seen continued violence in various places in Libya, including the capital Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi. Militias continue to operate, while the central government seems unable or unwilling to confront them. UPI recently...
Farm bill cuts could prompt hungry Americans to beg for foreign aid
Posted by: itobin53
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 07:35:06 -0700 | political-news
Imagine turning on your television and seeing hungry children huddled together wearing rags. Then the voice over the images makes a plea for donations to buy them food so they won’t starve. Now imagine that the donations are not destined...
New road in the works for stranded Oak Park Heights neighborhood
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 19:44:35 -0700 | political-news
Please enter recipient valid email address. Residents of an Oak Park Heights neighborhood who found themselves isolated when construction began on the St. Croix River bridge project might get a new road to replace one that was barricaded. Earlier...
It ain't Obama, it ain't yo' mama—it's your money
Posted by: Harold Michael Harvey, J. D.
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 08:04:05 -0700 | political-news
Last Sunday, President Barack Obama spoke during the commencement exercises at Morehouse College, the premier college in the nation dedicated to the education of African-American men. It was the first time that a sitting American president had spoken at a...
North Korea says willing to take China's advice to start talks
Source: Reuters
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-23 06:58:08 -0700 | political-news
North Korea sent Choe, one of its top military officials, as a ''special envoy'' from its leader Kim Jong-un to Beijing on Wednesday, accompanied by a high-powered delegation in what appeared to be a bid to mend frayed relations with...
Canada's international reputation rising: Survey
Source: Toronto Star
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-23 05:59:27 -0700 | political-news
Canada's reputation is improving overseas, according to a new public-opinion survey of respondents in 20 countries. Fifty-six per cent of about 20,000 respondents view Canada favourably, up from 53 per cent last year. The findings are included in a report...
Dutch trader arrested over horsemeat
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-23 07:18:03 -0700 | political-news
Dutch meat tycoon, Willy Selten, has been arrested for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, officials say. Mr Selten, who owns meat wholesaler Willy Selten BV, was arrested with the company's interim director. The public prosecutor said they...
Stockholm riots spread around city
Source: BBC
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-23 07:31:15 -0700 | political-news
Stockholm restaurant torched as riots spread Scores of cars have been burnt in several parts of Stockholm A fourth night of unprecedented riots in Stockholm has seen unrest spread, with a restaurant and up to 40 cars burnt, police told...
DAP's Thanksgiving Rally (Live Updates)
Source: The Star
Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-23 04:54:37 -0700 | political-news
The crowd is building up around the Dataran Petaling Jaya area as people gather to attend the Perhimpunan Kesyukuran DAP (Thanksgiving Rally), which is scheduled to begin at 7pm Thursday. The rally organisers had given the police the due 10-day...
PIPES: An apology posing as a bibliography
Source: The Washington Times
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-05-23 04:51:26 -0700 | political-news
At this moment of sequestration and belt-tightening, the U.S. government has delivered a reading list on Islam. The National Endowment for the Humanities has joined with two private foundations, Carnegie and Duke, to fund Muslim Journeys, a project that aims...
Hobby Lobby's birth control fight up for federal appeal- FOX NEWS POLL: Most want pre-ObamaCare ...
Source: Fox
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-23 04:04:55 -0700 | political-news
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The...
Obama to set out US drone policy
Source: BBC
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-23 05:17:44 -0700 | political-news
US President Barack Obama is due to defend his administration's use of drone strikes, in a major speech on counter-terrorism. He is expected to offer more transparency over the strikes, amid reported moves to restrict their scope. The speech comes...
FIELDS: Barack Obama as the Great Gatsby
Source: The Washington Times
Benghazi :: Libya | updated 2013-05-23 04:51:26 -0700 | political-news
The nation's capital has wonderful art museums, concerts and theaters, but they're only supplements to the big story playing out on the front pages always the government. We often miss the delicious ironies and insights that the literary and artistic...
A North Korean refugee's tale of tragedy and bravery
Source: Toronto Star
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-23 04:38:00 -0700 | political-news
Yung Kum Kim's first child died of starvation in North Korea...After the death of (longtime dictator) Kim Il Sung, they stopped rations...Most days, we didn't eat anything, Kim, 41, said through a translator. After that tragedy in 1995, she launched...
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