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Robber robs NY bank with bunch of flowers!

admin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:43:00 +0000

A robber robbed a New York bank armed only with a bunch of fresh flowers and a threatening note.

Obama will return to office in 2012, predicts historian

admin — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:00:22 +0000

Washington, July 17 (ANI): A historian has predicted that US President Barack Obama will win re-elections in 2012. "Nothing that a candidate has said or done during a campaign, when the public discounts everything as political, has changed his prospects at the polls. Debates, advertising, television appearances, news coverage, and campaign strategies-the usual grist for the punditry mills-count for virtually nothing on Election Day," said American University Professor Allan Lichtman.

BP: No oil leak, but pressure levels in well a concern

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:41:28 +0000

New York, July 17 (ANI): British Petroleum (BP) has confirmed that the new cap is still preventing the oil from spilling into the Gulf of Mexico, but has expressed concern over the less than satisfactory rise of pressure levels in the well.

Ex-US official jailed for spying for Cuba

admin — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 08:37:24 +0000

Washington, July 17 (IANS) A former US official has been sentenced to life imprisonment for working as Cuban spy for nearly three decades. Kendall Myers, 73, a former State Department analyst, was sentenced to life in prison Friday. His wife Gwendolyn Steingraber Myers, 72, who was also convicted for being part of the crime, received a sentence of six years and nine months, CNN reported.

GOP leader under siege after verbal salvo against Obama, Afghan war

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:11:30 +0000

Washington, July 3 (ANI): Republican honcho Michael Steele continues to face calls for his resignation following his criticism of President Obama, the Afghan war and the U.S. troop surge in that country.

Zardari, top US commander meet

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:58:47 +0000

Islamabad, June 26 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari met US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen Saturday and discussed the fight against militancy and the regional security situation.

Pakistani Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and US Ambassador Anne W. Patterson were also present during the meeting, Xinhua quoted a brief statement from the president's office as saying.

Effective Pakistani government must to destroy Al Qaeda: Obama

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:15:46 +0000

Washington, June 25 (IANS) President Barack Obama says to achieve its mission in Afghanistan to dismantle and destroy Al Qaeda and its affiliates, the US must ensure a stable Afghan and an effective Pakistani government.

A day after replacing the top American general in Afghanistan, he also made it clear that the change did not indicate a change in policy and troops could remain in significant numbers in Afghanistan well after his withdrawal timeline begins next summer.

Pennsylvania Primary Election 2010: Is it a bad day for Congress?

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:17:45 +0000

Today’s elections will measure the “anger” or “discontent” of voters against the policies of Washington in today’s primaries in the States of Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas and Oregon. Most of attention is focused on the primary in Pennsylvania where incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter who is fighting for its senate seat against new comer Rep Joe Sestak. [...]

Oil spill grows and touches Louisiana’s shores

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 00:22:08 +0000

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has already reached the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The leak could become an ecological disaster threatening wild life. Experts at the scene are still failed to stop the leak, according to federal official. Federal official said that BP’s efforts were so far ‘not adequate’ [...]

Strong tornado hits Mississippi killing 10 people

admin — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:29:57 +0000

A devastating tornado on Saturday passed through the state of Mississippi, killing ten people including three children, and leaving a trail of destroyed houses, blocked roads and ripped roofs. Strong winds reportedly uprooted the roofs of the houses in Yazoo County. The storms also crossed the northern Alabama, Georgia and other states on Sunday morning, [...]