Leonid Hrach, MP of Ukraine from the Communist party told the IMC , commenting on the initiative from the OU-PSD bloc to deprive MPs, who work ineffectively, of salary. "Such situation in couldn't take place at the enterprises, as it

The UN General Assembly refused to put on the agenda of its current session the question on Holodomor in Ukraine in 1930s. This decision was taken at the last plenary meeting of the UNO General Assembly without a vote.

Verkhovna Rada with its voting failed amendments to the budget, according to 'ostrov' correspondent in the parliament.216 deputies voted for the government's bill, for the presidential one - 56.214 deputies voted for the proposition made by Arseniy Yatsenyuk to forward

FBI agents who followed a tracking device in a bag of money posted for hostage exchanged, freed a shot and tortured hostage, and arrested his supposed kidnappers in Chicago, reported the Associated Press.The hostage’s fiancée received a call from a

Smart Phones allow people to post to the world where they are, in live time. This continuous broadcast can be stored and monitored by friends, social networks, companies, police and possible stalkers. MSNBC reported Mark Rasch, a security consultant and

At Picante Grill in San Antonio, Texas, Chef Flora Maria Pozo substituted tomatoes in her pico de gallo with tomatillos because of the salmonella warning about tomatoes. Now she is doing the same to her jalapeños. She said she created

At Picante Grill in San Antonio, Texas, Chef Flora Maria Pozo substituted tomatoes in her pico de gallo with tomatillos because of the Salmonella warning about tomatoes. Now she is doing the same to her jalopenos. She said she created

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain holds a forum event in Hudson, Wis. to hear about the challenges women face in this economy.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is holding a rare meeting with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on Saturday, believing he can secure a role for France in the ever-elusive quest for peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors before a new U.S.

Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99.

State Rep. Ron Erhardt of Edina says he has left the Republican Party and will run for a 10th term as an independent.

President Bush on Saturday tried to pin the blame on Congress for soaring energy prices and said lawmakers need to lift long-standing restrictions on drilling for oil in pristine lands and offshore tracts believed to hold huge reserves of fuel.

A militant ambush and subsequent shootout Saturday killed at least six security forces and three insurgents in Pakistan's northwest, police said.

Three Americans freed after being held more than five years by rebels in Colombia gave thanks Saturday and urged people to not forget other hostages who were left behind. The three men are heading home to Florida after about 10

North Korea agreed to disable its main reactor by the end of October and allow international inspections to verify its nuclear disarmament in a deal reached Saturday at the end of six-nation talks.

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Dwight Eisenhower once said that: A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done. ...which probably goes a long way in explaining the current state of the Republican party.

Increasing CO2 in the atmosphere doesn't just raise global temperatures. It also turns the ocean into a toxic acidic solution and the process feedsback viciously: Like a tooth dipped in a glass of Coca-Cola, coral reefs, lobsters and other marine