An emergency response team on Thursday reached the remote site of a small-plane crash in the Puerto Rican rainforest, recovering the remains of a Caribbean pilot and two U.S. tourists.
Turkey bid to bring Karzai, Zardari together
DUBAI: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is set to meet his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai in Istanbul, amid efforts by Turkey to acquire a higher profile in South Asia. 'The meeting will be about security throughout all of Asia, the future of
Holbrooke--or Anyone--for Afghanistan Envoy!
The other day, The Washington Post reported that President-elect Barack Obama was considering tapping Richard Holbrooke, one of the many runners-up in the secretary of state sweepstakes, to be a special envoy for South Asia, focusing on thorny matters
Monday's deluge — Venice's biggest in 22 years — may help wash away remaining resistance to an elaborate project to build mobile barriers that will prevent future flooding here.
Protect China's assets, US told
Kathy Wang and agencies Chinese officials urged the United States to further stabilize its economy and protect the mainland's US dollar-based investments as the two sides opened cabinet-level economic talks in Beijing for first time following the global
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