U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, made the following statement on the House floor today regarding President Obama's recent statement that the economic stimulus "has done its job": "At the close of last year it was

Nearly 20,000 gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California to pay final tribute to music legend Michael Jackson (1958-2009). Joining grief-stricken family, friends and fans, actress Brooke Shields moaned, "Although our hearts are aching, we need to look

Members of the Women's Coalition for Justice released the following statements in advance of the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor beginning next Monday. Marjorie Dannenfelser, President of the Susan B. Anthony List, stated, "Women are

The U.S. Agency for International Development announced today the swearing in of Thomas H. Staal as its new Mission Director for Ethiopia. Counselor to the Agency Lisa Chiles presided at the event and administered the oath to Staal. As director

The National Organization of Church Security & Safety Management (NOCSSM) will begin its new Church Security Tour by presenting a two day "Three Strands" Church Security Conference to be hosted at various Mega-Churches across the nation. "We have confirmed dates

Ukraine has harvested around 5.8 million tons of grain, the Agriculture Ministry's press service has reported. Grain and leguminous crops were threshed on over 2.3 million hectares, or 18% of the target area, with the average crop yield being 25.7

Germany is interested in long-term cooperation with Ukraine in the sphere of energy saving and alternative energy, the press service of Ukrainian First Vice Premier Oleksandr Turchynov has reported. At a meeting with Turchynov, German Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel

The Ukrainian government is continuing to hold talks with the European Union and Russia to raise additional funds to pump Russian gas into the country's storage facilities, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said at a press conference on Wednesday. "These

Wladimir Klitschko's trainer Emanuel Steward says the Ukrainian boxer should hold his next bout with American Chris Arreola, UKRINFORM reports quoting LigaBusinessInform. "I told Wladimir that a major part of people want to see his fight vs Chris Arreola. Some

Clergymen from 36 countries are taking part in the 37th rally of the general secretaries of the European Episcopal Conferences in Lviv (West Ukraine). The Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and the Rome-Catholic Church are representing Ukraine at the meeting. The working

Over six month of 2009, Ukraine produced 10.8 billion cu m of gas, 3.4% up (359.2bn cu m) against the same period of 2009, the Fuel and Energy Ministry announced. Enterprises of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine extracted 9.9 billion cu

Portugal. Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Yeliseyev says the Center will help improve knowledge about Ukraine's cultural and historical achievements, economic, scientific and tourism potential. Works of Ukrainian painters, Vaskiv husband and wife, were first presented in the center. The

President Viktor Yushchenko notes that the amendments to the law on presidential elections with the present wording are dangerous for democracy and transparent elections of the head of state. "The bill in this context is dangerous for democracy in Ukraine.

Trading on the interbank currency market has closed at UAH 7.647-7.6595/USD 1 on Thursday. According to InterBusinessConsulting, trading in the euro and the Russian ruble closed at UAH10.6725-10.6925/EUR 1 and UAH 0.2398-0.2405/UAH 1. The National Bank of Ukraine was buying

Crimes committed by officers in Russia's Armed Forces have reached unprecedented levels over the past decade and urgent measures are required to curb the negative trend, the chief military prosecutor said on Thursday.

The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for July 10 is 31.8878 rubles, up 10.59 kopeks from Thursday, the Central Bank said.

During the record skydiving attempt, which was held above the town of Kolomna near Moscow, a mid-air formation was created involving 150 skydivers. The next aim is to attempt a formation with 160 skydivers

Russia welcomes a proposal to hold a second Group of Eight summit in the central Italian town of L'Aquila later this year, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso on Thursday that parliament's decision on Kuril Islands did not foster an atmosphere of trust, a presidential aide said.

os Angeles authorities spent a total of $1.4 million on the memorial service for the late pop star Michael Jackson, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.