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Russia has pledged to clean up its police forces -- again -- after whistleblowers posted videos online complaining of corruption, low pay and poor working conditions
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Iran has yet to provide a final written response to a United Nations-brokered proposal to enrich its uranium overseas, the head of the UN atomic agency said.
"When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present" (480 pages, $27.99), by Gail Collins In 1960, a secretary named Lois Rabinowitz was reprimanded by a New York City judge for appearing in court wearing slacks. Less than 50 years later in the same city, bus driver Tahita Jenkins was fired from her job because she refused to wear slacks.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated Thursday for a second term, pledging his country will fight corruption and control its security.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- At least 15 people died in a suicide bombing in western Afghanistan, a day after President Hamid Karzai marked the start of his second term with a promise to bolster the fight against the country’s Taliban-led insurgency.
Even through a veil of censorship and propaganda, the Chinese people managed a clearer view of Obama's visit than the US media did.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that she is pleased by Afghan President Hamid Karzai's pledge to have the country's security forces take the lead over the next few years.
Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin’s memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book.
Democrat file photo Leeland Eisenberg, who was convicted of strapping fake explosives to his body and taking hostages during a 2007 standoff at a presidential campaign office in Rochester, sits for an interview at the minimum security unit at the state prison in Concord recently.
Rudy Giuliani may be seeking a new title, and it's not governor. For Giuliani, the decision to forgo the governor's race and run against Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010 was a no-brainer. Sources tell CBS 2 that Rudy is more interested in national issues. He's been one of the most outspoken Republicans railing against the decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammad and four other accused terrorists in New ...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday, saying his inauguration speech marked a "new starting point" for the war-torn country.
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hillary Clinton welcomed Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s “visionary outline” for his second five-year term, which includes fighting corruption and building up security forces to take over from U.S. troops.
Death sentences imposed by Iran over unrest after disputed elections in June were unfortunate and distressing, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.
KABUL - For his critics, President Hamid Karzai's inaugural speech Thursday struck all the right notes - sober pledges to get tough on corruption and strengthen his own security forces so foreign troops can start going home. The question now is whether he has the will and ability to deliver.
Former New York Mayor May Opt for Senate Seat Rather Than Run for Governor, GOP Advisers Say
One new councilmember will join four returning incumbents on the Centennial City Council.
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