Beirut- The focus in Lebanon continues to be the outrage by the ruling March 14 Christian leaders over General Aoun's visit to Syria and his subservience to the Syrian regime. Yesterday the French daily Le Figaro published an article in

Beirut- Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said the 2009 parliamentary elections will take place on time regardless of what happens.

Beirut- Lebanon's highest ranking Shiite cleric on Friday declared support for the international tribunal that would try suspects in the 2005 assassination of former prime minister Rafik Hariri and urged the Lebanese to forget the "black pages of the past."

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Earl Stafford plans to invite disadvantaged people, wounded soldiers and others to the prime location on Pennsylvania Avenue. He's calling it the "People's Inaugural Project," inviting those who would never otherwise have a chance to wear tuxedos or ball gowns

On Friday, December 5, Mosocw and Russian Patriarch Alexy II died in his Peredelkino residence outside Moscow. The information is released by the press office of the Moscow Patriarchy.As a REGNUM correspondent is told at the press office, an official

Democrats are growing impatient with President-elect Barack Obama's refusal to inject himself in the major economic crises confronting the country. Mr. Obama has sidestepped some policy questions by saying there is only one president at a time. But the dodge

An industry group says a record one in 10 American homeowners with a mortgage were either at least a month behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September as the source of housing market pressure shifted

Using the word "recession" for the first time to describe the U.S. economy, President George W. Bush demanded that Congress adopt his approach to an auto bailout and require car companies to pay back any federal aid.

Sean Avery's suspension has been set at six games by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. The Dallas Stars forward already served two games since he was indefinitely banned Tuesday for making what the league said were "inappropriate public comments, not pertaining

A new bug is making its way around the popular social networking site Facebook. The virus is called "Koobface," and is wreaking havoc among some of the site's 120 million users.

A car bomb devastated a busy street in this northwestern Pakistani city on Friday, killing 20 people, injuring scores more and unnerving a region already dangerously on edge following the attacks on India's commercial capital.

Wall Street's initial dejection over a bleak employment report dissipated Friday as the Labor Department's data raised investor hopes for further government measures to prop up the economy. Stocks turned sharply higher after showing steep losses in the first half

Minnesota is facing a projected budget deficit of more than $5 billion over the next two and a half years. Midmorning talks with two state legislators about the options on the table to balance the budget during the next legislative

Governor Pawlenty and DFL legislative leaders are scheduled to have breakfast this morning to talk about the state budget. Finance officials announced yesterday that Minnesota is facing a projected $5.2 billion budget shortfall over the next 2 1/2 years.

Democratic officials say Caroline Kennedy has spoken to New York Gov. David Paterson about the Senate seat that will come open when Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state.