House OKs continued war in Afghanistan Tulsa World WASHINGTON (AP) - The House endorsed the continued war in Afghanistan on Thursday despite acknowledgment from Republicans and Democrats that the American people are war-weary after more than a decade of conflict. | By a vote of 303-113, lawmakers rejected an amendment that would have swiftly ended c...
Cuba's crumbling buildings mean Havana housing shortage BBC News Havana is beguiling from a distance, especially its old colonial buildings bathed in tropical sunshine. But up close this city is crumbling. | Number 69 on the Malecon, the city's long seafront, looks particularly perilous. The apartment block has gaping holes where chunks of brick and plaster ...
Crowded House drummer Peter Jones dies after battle with brain cancer The Australian | CROWDED House drummer Peter Jones has lost a battle with brain cancer. | Jones joined the band after founding drummer Paul Hester quit Crowded House in 1994. | Jones, a former school teacher, passed away on Friday. | A statement from Crowded House ...
Crowded House drummer dies Sydney Morning Herald | Crowded House drummer Peter Jones has died of brain cancer, according to reports. | The drummer succumbed to a battle with brain cancer on Friday, the Herald Sun reported. | Crowded House paid tribute to him on its website.‘‘We are in m...
White House: Syria violence won't end without political change Hartford Courant | CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - said on Saturday that Syria's violence would not end without a political changeover, saying external monitors and a ceasefire would not be sufficient to address the problem. | "Stopping the violence depends on a pol...
White House: Syria violence won't end without political change Daily Press | CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - The White House said on Saturday that Syria's violence would not end without a political changeover, saying external monitors and a ceasefire would not be sufficient to address the problem. | "Stopping the violence ...
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The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House Newsvine | Barack Obama, The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House, is a withering portrayal of a radical adrift, in over his head, drowning in his own incompetency -- while being weighe...
Only 12 days for citizens' feedback on housing bill DNA India | The state government, which invites suggestions and objections from citizens for amendments to its Housing Regulatory Bill, has given the public only 12 days to send in feedback ...
Affordable housing to soon become reality Indian Express | With Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan approving the joint venture policy for the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) this week, the construction of at leas...
White House acclaims exit of activist from China The Guardian | CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with his wife and two sons. | Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser, says the administratio...
White House acclaims exit of activist from China my SA | CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with his wife and two sons. | Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser, says the administratio...
White House acclaims exit of activist from China Kansas City Star | CAMP DAVID, Md. -- The White House has welcomed the arrangement allowing a blind Chinese activist to leave Beijing and fly to the United States with his wife and two sons. | Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser, says the administration was ...
