Libya issues warning on trade ties with USA The Star | TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. envoy on Wednesday to warn that ties will suffer if Washington does not apologise for caustic comments a U.S. official made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. | The Libyan Foreign Ministry protested over what it called ill-informed c...
Farrakhan predicts 'white right' trouble for Obama Syracuse | (AP) - CHICAGO - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan, boasting his divine stature, on Sunday predicted trouble ahead for President Barack Obama and urged him to do more to improve the lives of blacks and the downtrodden. | The 76-year-old leader said the "white right" was conspiring to make O...
Insults and apologies in Washington National Post Agence France-Presse; Reuters; with files from news servicesMarch 10, 2010 12:00 AM Muammar Gaddafispeaking at the United Nations in New York City in September. | Photograph by: Stan Honda, AFP, Getty Images, Agence France-Presse; Reuter...
Congressional investigators seek data on Camp Lejeune water contamination The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- Congressional investigators late Tuesday requested detailed documents from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and a private contractor that was involved in the testing and cleanup of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, N.C., over the past two d...
Health bill draws protests on both sides as pressure grows The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- Thousands of liberal public-option backers and conservative tea partiers launched last-chance campaigns Tuesday in the nation's capital to persuade Congress to pass - or reject - sweeping health care legislation. | Democratic congress...
Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual. | "It doesn't make any difference what my intentions were, it's how it's perceived...
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Arab League chief warns Israeli war on Lebanon still possible Daily Star Lebanon | By Elias Sakr | Daily Star staff | Saturday, February 20, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: Arab League chief Amr Moussa isn’t ruling out the possibility of an Israeli war agai...
Arabs will back Lebanon if Israel attacks: Moussa Daily Star Lebanon | Beirut ‘to participate’ in Arab League summit in Libya | By Elias Sakr and Agence France Presse (AFP) | Daily Star staff | Friday, February 19, 2010 | - Powered by | BEIRUT: ...
US files new charges against arms dealer suspect The Examiner Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - U.S. prosecutors filed new charges Wednesday in their global pursuit of a suspected arms dealer, hoping to convince reluctant officials in Thailan...
US official apologizes for insulting Libya leader The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- A senior State Department official apologized Tuesday for a joking remark he made about Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi that prompted Libya to threaten diplomatic retaliation. | Chief department spokesman P.J. Crowley said he regretted ...
FACT CHECK: Lawmaker quits amid changing stories The News & Observer | WASHINGTON -- New York congressman Eric Massa resigned his House seat this week under a sexual harassment cloud, claiming fellow Democrats forced his ouster to keep him from voting against their health care bill. | It's the latest claim in a changi...
Industry sees higher steel prices hard to sustain The Guardian * Chinese importers still on the sidelines: traders * Mideast demand grows but cloudy outlook for imports * Ezz sees sharp drop in Egypt steel imports this year By Tom Pfeiffer MARRAKESH, Morocco, March 9 (Reuters) - A jump in steel prices at the sta...
Pearce - Door open for Owen Sky Sports | England U21 boss Stuart Pearce insists it is wrong to suggest Michael Owen's international career is over. | Owen's slim hopes of making this summer's World Cup finals appear to be over after he was ruled out for the rest of the season through injury. | The Manchester United striker has found himself well down the pecking order in Fabio Capello's...
Libya issues warning on trade ties with USA The Star | TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. envoy on Wednesday to warn that ties will suffer if Washington does not apologise for caustic comments a U.S. official made about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. | The Libyan Foreign Ministry protested over what it called ill-informed comments on Libya by a State Department official, "...
