IRS official pleads the 5th at US House hearing
Posted by: Dava Castillo
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 23:50:02 -0700 | political-news
Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency’s targeting of conservative political groups, invoked her Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination Wednesday and declined to testify at a House hearing on the matter,...
Libya suffers from chronic violence as militias push their own agendas
Posted by: northsunm32
Tripoli :: Libya | updated 2013-05-22 21:40:10 -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...
Iran's Nuclear Program Is Seen Making Progress in I.A.E.A. Report
Source: The New York Times
Tehrān :: Iran | updated 2013-05-22 21:29:53 -0700 | political-news
Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. In its last report before Iranian elections next month, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran had made progress across the board in its nuclear program, enriching more uranium and installing hundreds...
Mugabe signs Zimbabwe?s...
Source: Arab News
Harare :: Zimbabwe | updated 2013-05-22 18:17:48 -0700 | political-news
President Robert Mugabe signed Zimbabwe's new constitution into law yesterday, clearing the path to crucial elections later this year. The 89-year-old, who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence from Britain in 1980, signed the document two months after it was overwhelmingly...
Musharraf's bail plea rejected in judges detention case
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-22 21:44:18 -0700 | political-news
An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) of Islamabad on Wednesday rejected the post-arrest bail application of former president Gen (retired) Pervez Musharraf in judges' detention case. This has put at rest all the rumours about the departure of former president General...
Japanese climber, 80, becomes oldest atop Everest
Source: The Boston Globe
Kathmandu :: Nepal | updated 2013-05-22 22:30:07 -0700 | political-news
Nepal (AP) An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) peak when he was...
Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill
Source: Los Angeles Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 21:50:24 -0700 | political-news
More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul , highlighting the potential economic benefits. The letter by the American Action Forum, to be released Thursday, is the latest volley from conservative economic thinkers, who have been...
Boxes of cash seized in Mexico corruption probe
Source: The Boston Globe
Mexico City :: Mexico | updated 2013-05-22 19:34:39 -0700 | political-news
Mexican authorities say they have seized five boxes filled with cash as part of an investigation into alleged embezzlement by a former governor of southern Tabasco state. Tabasco state prosecutor Fernando Valenzuela says bundles of 500- and 1,000-peso bills were...
Boston School Committee offers interim superintendent position to John McDonough
Source: The Boston Globe
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 19:34:39 -0700 | political-news
The offer, made in a 5-0 vote, is contingent on negotiating terms of a contract and conducting a background check. McDonough, who has worked for the school department for more than 30 years, would start his duties this summer after...
Afghan govt reluctant to hand over Roohullah to Islamabad police
Source: DAWN
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-05-22 20:39:52 -0700 | political-news
The Afghan government is reluctant to hand over Roohullah, the alleged murderer of the advocate general of Peshawar High Court, to the Islamabad police, Dawn has learnt. The Kabul police and its foreign office declared Roohullah an Afghan national a...
Teenage girl raped
Source: DAWN
Rāwalpindi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-22 20:39:49 -0700 | political-news
A teenage girl was raped by five persons in a house in Gulistan colony on Tuesday, police said on Wednesday. The 15-year-old girl was on her way to school in Ghareebabad (Chaklala) when she was picked up by her paramour...
Begnhazi whistle-blower's lawyer demands leaks probe
Source: Fox
Benghazi :: Libya | updated 2013-05-22 21:07:23 -0700 | political-news
Attorney Victoria Toensing said Wednesday she will ask the State Department's inspector general to launch an investigation into claims that employees there leaked personal information on her whistle-blower client to members of the media as an intimidation tactic ahead of...
Fund czar expects ‘surge' in bombing victim claims
Source: Boston Herald
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 22:25:07 -0700 | political-news
The city is rallying behind Kenneth Feinberg's call to alert Boston Marathon bombing victims to apply on time for their share of $31 million in tax-free charity from The One Fund Boston. Volunteers stepped forward yesterday to offer legal help...
GM Chevy Spark electric car's price 38 percent less than sibling hybrid Volt's
Source: Reuters
Seoul :: South Korea | updated 2013-05-22 22:06:10 -0700 | political-news
Topics Sergio Rocha, president and CEO of GM Korea poses next to Spark EV at the Seoul motor show in Goyang, north of Seoul March 28, 2013. The Chevrolet Spark all-electric subcompact car will cost U.S. buyers as much as...
Tabung Haji top-level official denies khalwat
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-22 22:03:31 -0700 | political-news
A Lembaga Tabung Haji top-level management official has denied committing khalwat (close proximity) with one of his staff members at the lower Syariah Court here on Thursday. Rozimin Ahamed Kamil, 46 and Nor Hamiza Ahmad, 35, claimed trial to the...
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