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- Russia to grant U.S. Afghan supply route
(Reuters)
Reuters - Russia will grant President Barack Obama permission next week to ship U.S. weapons supplies across its territory, or through its airspace, en route to Afghanistan, sources on both sides told Reuters on Saturday.
- The Saturday Word: Palin Chatter
All should have been quiet on the political front the Friday before the Fourth of July. But, then there was Sarah Palin ? Alaska?s governor, who announced she was quitting her job after just two years. The Times?s Adam Nagourney and Jim Rutenberg
- Newsweek reporter faces Iran trial: lawyer
Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari and a number of reformist leaders in Iran are to face trial accused of 'acting against national security,' their lawyer Saleh Nikbakht told AFP on Saturday. 'Bahari is accused of acting against national security, and I
- Hardline Iran editor calls for Mousavi to face trial
A newspaper editor seen as close to Iran's top authority said on Saturday defeated election candidate Mirhossein Mousavi and a former pro-reform president had committed 'terrible crimes' which should be tried in court. In a commentary published in his
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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation-state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
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AFP - Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson is taking part in a property venture, backed by rich Middle Eastern investors, that intends buying cheap European real estate, a report here said on Saturday.
E! Online - UPDATE: E! News has learned exclusively that AEG Live will make next Tuesday's memorial service for Michael Jackson free to the public.
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