Lt. Nathan Christensen, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet told AHN on Friday, "The USS Typhoon, a Coast Guard patrol boat, was heading from the central to the northern [Persian] Gulf when it was approached by the high-speed boats...
According to the United States Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion a family of two eating on a thrifty meal plan will spend $4,092 on food this year, which is up $252 from a year ago, while
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A high-powered alliance of women leaders from government, faith-based organizations, advocacy groups and Hollywood launch a major drive Sunday to help impoverished women and girls around the world.
Mr. Khadr's U.S. military defence lawyer, Lieutenant Commander Bill Kuebler, revealed in court that several accounts of the 2002 firefight show that U.S. soldiers were throwing grenades when they stormed the Afghan compound.
Zimbabwe state radio said the country would instead be represented by three ministers at the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), called to discuss deepening concern over a post election deadlock.
The second-in-line to the throne won his pilot's wings in a ceremony Friday. But all eyes were on the 26-year-old Ms. Middleton, who looked on as Prince Charles fixed the traditional insignia badge to the left breast of his son's
Honnali Judicial First Class Magistrate Jina Ralker granted bail to the two who were arrested on January 11. The two, however, were sent to Bellary jail as they are facing different charges in other courts. Ralker extended the judicial custody
Four girls in their early 20s were arrested by crime branch sleuths of Goa Police in the capital city of Panaji. Police have launched an intensive search for the lady. "This is an international prostitution racket run by a Russian
A 33-year-old criminal, investigated over drug dealing, has been found dead in Bulgaria`s town of Sandanski in the dark hours of Friday. Georgi Vranchev, dubbed Vrancho, was shot with one bullet at the chest, authorities reported. The killer`s identity ...
This is a study mission and our purpose is not to negotiate but to support and provide momentum for current efforts to secure peace in the Middle East," President Carter said in the statement. "Our delegation has considerable experience in
Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign office in Terre Haute caught fire shortly after midnight and it was destroyed before the fire department could put the blaze out.
Additional increase in the overall import prices by 2.8 percent came from non-petroleum imports for the month of March, which is the highest level since November 2007.
As the U.S. economy is slowing down, the Consumer Sentiment Index dropped by 9 percent to 63.2 in April, compared to the index registered at 69.5 in March, the reports said.
The location of the torch was kept a secret, while several thousands of Argentinean police and marshals would be deployed along the 8 mile (13 kilometer) route of the torch run.
In a statement released Friday, Annan noted that the APP had heard reports that tight economic conditions were forcing budget cuts on Germany's Finance Minister, Peter Steinbruck.
AHN) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will face off in a quasi-debate on Monday morning at a forum organized by the Alliance for American Manufacturing, a labor coalition of steelworkers. - Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:50:38 GMT (AHN)
The AOL deal, which involves the Time Warner online unit becoming part of Yahoo in exchange for a 20 percent stake in the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company is being met with skepticism, according to the Wall Street Journal. Any final decision
National Weather service officials say that Alabama will probably experience severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, hail and possibly tornados, the Montgomery Advertiser reports.
The university study found almost half of Web sites listed by Google, Yahoo, MSN and Ask revealed sites providing 'how to' advice while 13 percent of searches revealed suicide prevention information. Only 12 percent of searches result in sites that
