Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman received a message from Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The message was delivered to the King by Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Muhammad Khaled (...)
year old peace talks hosted by Cuba while the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) had captured an army general. The rebels freed General Ruben Dario Alzate on Sunday after detaining him for two weeks.
"We consider the crisis over and (...)
infected waste to be handled by people with hazardous materials training, which is why waste management companies refuse to dispose of Ebola waste, biosafety experts told Reuters.
Many hospitals are not aware of this federal requirement and that (...)
GCC security, the Gulf leaders agreed on the foundation of a joint Gulf police force.
"The Supreme Council ratified the draft resolutions to establish a joint Gulf police force, stressing that the new body will boost security and help expand (...)
Dhuwaihi, Minister of Housing, was the guest at the first joint responsibility dialogue meeting held at Okaz Organization for Press and Publication in what was planned to be a series of meetings between officials, on one hand, and specialist and (...)
reduction plan and denounced Republican plans for massive spending cuts as threatening American society. "The debate about budgets and deficits is about more than just numbers on a page, more than just cutting and spending," Obama said in (...)
Brazil striker Nilmar scored a first-half winner as Villarreal beat Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 Thursday to stay just a point behind the Spanish league leader.
Nilmar collected a pass from Angel Lopez in the 33rd minute and scored his league-leading (...)
Janadriya Heritage and Cultural Festival kicks off at Al- Janadriya in Riyadh and will end on March 30. The festival has become the major tourist magnet in the region and highlights some of the most exquisite samples of arts and crafts of the (...)
The Purefoods TJ Giants dominated the offensive boards for easy putback shots enroute to a 94-82 bashing of the San Miguel Beermen Friday night at the Araneta Coliseum in the pivotal Game 5 of their semifinals series in the KFC PBA Philippine (...)
Serena Williams continued her smooth lead-up to next week's Australian Open with a comfortable win at the Sydney International Wednesday while Dinara Safina suffered a heavy loss five days before the first grand slam of 2010.
Playing her second (...)
Our thoughts are with all the families and friends of those who have lost their lives and those families who have suffered grievously as a result of this.
– British Prime Minister Gordon Brown paying tribute to the more than 200 people who died (...)
The US government will sell $55 billion in bonds next week as part of a massive borrowing to pay for its financial rescue programs.
The Treasury Department said Wednesday it is bringing back its three-year notes, selling them monthly to help cover (...)
“The aim of these war games is to show we are ready to defend the integrity of the Iranian nation. Our missiles are
ready
for shooting at any place and any time, quickly and with accuracy. The enemy must not
repeat
its mistakes. The enemy (...)
Jerry Manuel got his first win managing the Mets when New York rallied to tie it in the ninth inning and Damion Easley homered in the 10th to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Wednesday.
Manuel, who replaced the fired Willie Randolph, lost his (...)
left from winning a workable parliamentary majority.
The study in Espresso weekly appeared to bear that out.
Basing its review on voting figures from last April's regional elections, where Prodi won by a landslide, it said the centre-left would (...)
nation visit that will take him to Norway, Britain, Turkey and Lebanon, officials said.
His first stop will be Norway where he will represent Pakistan at a UN conference that will discuss ways to enhance the process of green revolution.
Aziz will (...)
22 percent but reduce sugar cane margins by 50-55 percent.
On the economic data front, U.S. weekly jobless claims are due at 1230 GMT while U.S. data on new home sales for May, due at 1400 GMT, is seen coming just off April's record high.
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Claude Junker, prime minister of current E.U. president Luxembourg, admitted he was "pretty certain" no agreement would be hammered out on 2007-13 spending plans at the summit.
The E.U.'s six wealthiest nations and greatest contributors to the (...)
and-thatch homes. That massacre triggered revenge attacks against the rival Dioula tribe, with residents saying up to 11 more were killed.
A U.N. military official said 55 bodies had been found so far around Duekoue, which is at the heart of the (...)
year-old project inside North Korea to find remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War, accusing Pyongyang of creating an atmosphere dangerous to U.S. workers.
Reaffirming his warnings that unproductive diplomacy cannot go on (...)
already at the highest level since July 1999 -- rising a further 2.7 million barrels last week to 329.7 million.
Refined product stocks also increased, although the 200,000 barrels gain in gasoline stocks to 213.7 millon was less than (...)
activation of an old fault ... a secondary effect of mining," said Ian Saunders, a geotechnologist at the Council for Geoscience.
Saunders's colleague, seismologist Eldridge Kgaswane, said Wednesday's quake was exceptional in being so severe.
"In (...)
time peak one month ago.
Shares of Web search engine Google Inc. rose 4 percent to $174.34, helping Nasdaq, a day after Goldman Sachs put a $215 price target on the stock.
Trading was expected to be light and volatile ahead of the Thanksgiving (...)
than-expected rise in July, but new home sales showed signs of buckling under the weight of higher interest rates.
That weighed on homebuilders. Shares of K.B. Home fell 56 cents to $68.24, while shares of Pulte Homes Inc. fell 56 cents to $59.19. (...)
in-the-round seating for Bush's Thursday night acceptance speech. Amid a sea of delegates from across the United States, Bush will speak from a small podium carpeted with the presidential seal.
Organizers expect to drop 120,000 red, white and blue (...)