AP - The Alaska Legislature will work to complete its ethics investigation into Gov. Sarah Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner earlier than expected, weeks before the national election.
AFP - Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is threatening legal proceedings against Norwegian telecom operator Telenor to force it to transform their joint Bangladeshi subsidiary into a "social business" aimed at helping the poor.
Source: Bush considering Iraq troop cuts
The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN.
Source: Bush considering 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq
The top U.S. general in Iraq is recommending nearly 8,000 troop cuts in Iraq because of the improving situation there, a source close to the process has told CNN.
Palin's swift rise is the talk of her Alaskan town
It was the night before Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was to accept the Republican vice presidential nomination in a nationally televised speech, and Becky Moore couldn't sleep a wink.
Trooper in Palin probe tells his side
The Alaska state trooper at the center of a probe into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused her power says he has "made mistakes, and I've learned from those mistakes."
'Most wanted' drug trafficker arrested
Spanish police announced Friday the arrest of one of the most sought-after narcotraffickers in the world, Edgar Guillermo Vallejo Guarin, also known as "Beto the Gypsy."
Egypt, Ukraine may exchange gas for wheat
Egypt and Ukraine are negotiating a gas-for-wheat trade deal, Egypt's state news agency said on Friday, quoting a Ukrainian diplomat. 'The governments of the two countries are negotiating now to reach a deal to exchange Ukrainian wheat for Egyptian
Official: Hijacked Egyptian ship has 25 crew
NAIROBI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- A regional maritime official confirmed on Friday that an Egyptian cargo ship which was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia has 25 crew on board. Andrew Mwangura, the coordinator of the East Africa Seafarers Assistance
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