Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao
urged rescuers in the southwestern province of Sichuan to race
against time to save lives, days after the most destructive
earthquake to hit modern China, state media said on Saturday.
Reuters - President George W. Bush flies to Egypt
on Saturday for talks with Palestinian leaders who will be
looking for signs they will not be neglected after he lavished
praise on Israel during a visit to the Jewish state.
U.s. Set to Build Big New Prison in Afghanistan
The proposed detention center would replace the cavernous makeshift American prison on the Bagram military base, which is typically packed with about 630 prisoners.
With Chávez in Check, Talks in Peru Stay Calm
To the relief of organizers of a summit meeting here of 50 leaders from Latin America and Europe, the encounter was notable for being relatively free of publicly-flung insults.
AP - The British military acknowledged Friday that one of its planes carrying more than 60 people in Iraq was damaged by insurgent fire — more than a year after it said there was no immediate indication of hostile action.
ACE USA Launches New Interactive Website
PHILADELPHIA --(Business Wire)-- ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, today announced the launch of www.aceusa.com, its interactive website for agents, brokers and customers. The newly-enhanced site has been
China Vice Premier, US Tsy Secy Discuss Quake-Relief Aid -Xinhua
China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson spoke Friday by telephone about the deadly earthquake in Sichuan province, Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua reported. China has pledged an all-out effort to rescue people
How do pilots spell relief: AMXD
Where do fighter pilots traveling faster than the speed of sound go when they really need to "go"?
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