"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...
In reaction to the collapse of the Doha round of talks at the World Trade Organisation in Geneva last week, Brazil would take actions against the US over alleged illegal subsidies and other trade barriers. Earlier...
Mugabe has given first indication of sharing power with opposition parties. Foreign minister of Robert Mugabe government said that plan are worked out for a possible role of opposition leader Morgan Tsangirai. "Zimbabwe’s foreign minister has said that...
"A key component of the 35th anniversary season for the Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda has finally fallen into place as Atlantic Championship President Vicki O'Connor and officials...
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After a three-week break in the schedule, the American Le Mans Series returns to racing action this weekend with the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by the Grand & Little America Hotels....
""The step taken by Indonesia is proof of the country`s role in its free and active foreign policy," he said here on Wednesday in regard to Indonesia`s abstention from the voting of an additional saction to be imposed by the UN on Iran following that country`s reluctance to...
"Indonesian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Marty Natalegawa in his remarks at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday said he preferred to abstain in the additional sanction to be imposed on Iran...
"February 7, 2008
Hamas: We're allowed to lie
“A Muslim is permitted to say things that oppose his beliefs in order to prevent damages or to be saved from death.”
When I point that out, I get called an "Islamophobe." I'm told this is a Shi'ite idea that Sunnis shun --...
When I first read this, I thought, does it matter how many First Ladies there are? If polygamy is recognized in Nigeria, shouldn't that also apply to the titles of officials' wives? There's more to it than that,...
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"Landis' appeal denied, two year suspension levied
By Mark Zalewski, North American Editor
The US Anti-doping Agency (USADA) announced today that Floyd Landis' appeal to the American Arbitration Association (AAA)...
President George Bush's announcement of sanctions
against Sudan in an effort to end the bloodshed in Darfur reflects the
sustained U.S. effort to end a conflict so ineffectually handled by the
international community. The language he used in announcing a ban on
trade with 30...
"U.S. leadership in the UN Security Council to punish the Iranians for ostensibly legal activities creates a "rally-around-the-flag" effect in Iran. Although not as pronounced as it would be if the United States were to conduct air strikes against Iran, sanctions do allow the...
"Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov has said he will never allow a gay rights parade in the Russian capital.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Luzhkov described such events as "satanic".
Moscow banned a gay march in 2006, citing the threat of violence. People who ignored the ban were beaten...
"Iran's firebrand president warned on Monday that his country would respond with an "appropriate and firm response" to any U.N. sanction over its nuclear program."