Archive for November, 2007

Two hostages released at Clinton ‘08 office

Friday, November 30th, 2007

(CNN) — Two people held hostage at Sen. Hillary Clinton’s campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, have been freed, CNN affiliate WMUR said Friday. Neither hostage was harmed, another affiliate, WCVB, reported on its Web site. CNN has confirmed that

News Analysis: Culture is the next front in Russia’s struggle for democracy

Friday, November 30th, 2007

MOSCOW: The fight is long over here for authority over the security services, the oil business, the mass media and pretty much all the levers of government. Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin has won those wars, hands down, and promises to consolidate its position

Russia Halts Arms Pact

Friday, November 30th, 2007

MOSCOW. Nov. 30–President Vladimir Putin signed a law Friday temporarily halting Russia’s participation in a major conventional arms treaty that was designed to limit NATO and Russian military deployments in Europe. The Kremlin had been threatening all

Great-great-grandma gets 1 day to get out

Friday, November 30th, 2007

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Alice Mills signed her lease in February, thinking she would have a nice place to stay for the next year, until she could make her way into a senior citizens’ community. The corner house she found in northeast

Calls in Sudan for Execution of British Teacher

Friday, November 30th, 2007

The protesters, some carrying swords, screamed, “Shame, shame on the U.K.!” and “Kill her, kill her by firing squad.” They were calling for the death of Gillian Gibbons, the teacher who was sentenced on Thursday to 15 days in jail. Under Sudanese law,

In India’s north, the worst place to be born a girl

Friday, November 30th, 2007

‘); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size MACHRIHWA, India: The birth of a boy in Machrihwa is celebrated with the purchase of sweetmeats, distributed with joy to fellow villagers. The birth

Iran talks ‘disappoint’ EU envoy

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Iran says its programme is for purely peaceful purposesEU foreign policy chief Javier Solana has said he is disappointed after talks with Iran on its nuclear programme, as he prepares a report for the UN. But top Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili

Hunt for clues in Turkish crash

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Investigators into a deadly air crash in Turkey have found the two ‘black box’ recorders as they try to determine the cause of the accident. The 57 people on the Atlasjet McDonnell Douglas 83 jet - all Turkish - died when it crashed in south-west Turkey

U.S. food banks, in a squeeze, tighten belts

Friday, November 30th, 2007

‘); E-Mail Article Listen to Article Printer-Friendly 3-Column Format Translate Share Article Text Size MANCHESTER, New Hampshire: Food banks around the country are reporting critical shortages that have forced them to ration supplies, distribute staples

Peterson case: Did cops protect one of their own?

Friday, November 30th, 2007

BOLINGBROOK, Illinois (AP) — Eighteen times in two years, Bolingbrook police were called to fellow officer Drew Peterson’s home because of trouble between husband and wife. But Peterson’s wife could never get authorities to arrest him. In fact, she was

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