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Saudi Arabian Women Vote in Local Elections at First Time
Saudi King announced Sunday that the nation’s women will gain the right to vote and run as candidates in local elections to be held in 2015 in a major advancement for the rights of women in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom. In an annual speech before his advisory assembly, or Shura Council, the Saudi monarch [...]
Full StoryChina first makes aircraft Carrier out of Soviet warship
The head of China’s General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that China’s first aircraft carrier is under construction. Gen Chen Bingde refused to say when the carrier – a remodelled Soviet-era vessel, they. Varyag – would be read A member of his staff said the carrier would pose no threat to [...]
Full StoryBahraini Doctors who Treated Anti-Government Protesters Face Trial
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dozens of doctors and nurses who treated injured anti-government protesters during the months of unrest in Bahrain went on trial in a security court on Monday on allegations they participated in efforts to overthrow the Gulf country’s monarchy. The prosecution of 47 health professionals is a sign that Bahrain’s Sunni [...]
Full StoryRocket barrage kills 5 US soldiers in Baghdad
Five American soldiers died Monday when a barrage of rockets slammed into a base in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad — the largest, single-day loss of life for U.S. forces in Iraq in two years. The attack follows warnings from Shiite militants backed by Iran and anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr that they would violently resist [...]
Full StoryArkansas Middle School Yearbook Names Bush, Cheney Among Top 5 All-Time Worst People
What do George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have in common with Adolf Hitler, Usama bin Laden and Charles Manson? They’ve been named the “Top 5 worst people of all time” in a yearbook published by a middle school in Russellville, Ark. School administrators say they don’t know how the former president and vice president [...]
Full StoryRep. Chaffetz Leaning Toward Senate Challenge Against Hatch
Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz told FoxNews.com Thursday that he’s leaning toward challenging Sen. Orrin Hatch in 2012, accusing the six-term senator of backing big-government policies his Utah constituents don’t support. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Full StorySenator Pressures FDA to Finish Long-Awaited Sunscreen Label Rules
Sen. Jack Reed wants federal regulators to get off the beach and finally set new rules for sunscreen labels, pushing a bill that would force the Food and Drug Administration to implement a proposal that’s been sitting around for years. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers [...]
Full StoryWhite House Pushes Back on Report Declaring War on Drugs a Failure
he White House pushed back hard on a report set for release Thursday that will declare the global war on drugs a failure, saying the study is misguided and calls for policies that would only make the problem of drug addiction worse. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share [...]
Full StoryChristie Tells Iowa Donors He’s Still Not Running
Usually, it’s political candidates that court Iowans. On Tuesday, it was New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who was courted as a group of top Iowa Republican campaign contributors tried to persuade him to change his mind and run against President Barack Obama in 2012. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via [...]
Full StoryMilitary Commission to Review List of Charges Against 9/11 Suspects
For the second time, U.S. prosecutors have filed charges with a military commission against the five suspects held in Guantanamo Bay in connection with planning the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]
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