Saudi Arabia: Group Condemns Sentence of 40 Lashes
New York Times - Mon Dec 14, 9:19 pm ETAmnesty International called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to stay a sentence of 40 lashes against a 75-year-old woman for breaching a sex segregation law.
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Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to stay a sentence of 40 lashes against a 75-year-old woman for breaching a sex segregation law.
Awarded 'Best of the Best' in Mobile; US State Department's Deployment of President Obama's Text Speech Excerpts Wins Again
TEHRAN -- Three Americans who were accused of espionage after entering Iran illegally during a hiking trip will be put on trial, Iran's foreign minister said Monday, raising the stakes in a case likely to exacerbate tensions with the United States.
Arlington-based AES Corp. has reached an agreement to sell its interest in several power-generating facilities in Oman and Pakistan to help finance expansion of other energy projects around the world, the company said Monday.
Frankfurt (AFP) Dec 14, 2009 - The new head of the Eurofighter consortium has pressed member countries to do more to sell the combat jet abroad, in an German interview published on Monday.
What's happening in Copenhagen with less than a week to go? Not agreement.
WASHINGTON, DC.- Dorothy Kosinski, director of The Phillips Collection , announced today the appointment of Kara Mullins as the museum's new director of development.
For Syrians, the new relationship suggests an embrace of a more open society and holds the promise of a revitalized regional economy.
BERLIN — The first clue David Bosso had Friday that something might be different was when his wife showed up in his social studies classroom, aiming a camera at him.
Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to stay a sentence of 40 lashes against a 75-year-old woman for breaching a sex segregation law.
The impact of this autonomic red-blue division often is amplified by the fact that we Americans are technologically advanced but scientifically illiterate.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands – APM Terminals Rotterdam welcomed the first call of the United Arab Shipping Company’s vessel to the facility when the 6800 TEU Mayssan called on her voyage of the weekly AEC2 Asia Europe Container Service.
Tenacity is a character trait I can admire in political candidates. It demonstrates the depth of conviction they hold for their beliefs, and shows that they are unafraid to persevere in the face of adversity.
STAUNTON — Lilia Evangelio Deslate, 73, widow of Federico Deslate, of 302 Audubon St., died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. She was born Aug. 13, 1936, in the Philippines, a daughter of the late Benigno Evangelio and Escalastic-Deslate.
Citigroup reached a deal early Monday morning to be the last of the big Wall Street banks to exit the government’s bailout program, after persuading regulators that it was sound enough to stand on its own.
At a speech at the National Press Club today, Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen reiterated his belief that vehicles like the extended-range plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt are not currently financially viable without government support.