Georgian president's Russia claims raise eyebrows |
| | | It was a claim that could have provoked a dangerous Kremlin response: The United States is readying to take over airports and ports in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US sends aid for Georgian wounded, refugees |
| | | A U.S. Air Force cargo jet has landed in Tbilisi, delivering medical supplies, tents, sleeping bags and cots for Georgians wounded or made homeless in recent fighting with Russia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US men's basketball team tops Greece to go 3-0 |
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Radiation can zap cancer that has spread: study |
| | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate tumors that have spread to other parts of the body, offering more months or years of life to patients who have no other options, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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U.S. flies aid into Georgia, Russia to pull out of Gori |
| | | U.S. military planes began delivering aid to Georgia as Washington stepped up support for a shaky ceasefire with Russian troops around the breakaway region of South Ossetia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Obama, McCain aim for faith vote at forum |
| | | U.S. presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain target religious voters on Saturday when as guests of one of America's foremost evangelists they discuss faith in public life, AIDS, the environment and other issues. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US sends aid mission to Georgia |
| | | WASHINGTON - President Bush sent American troops to Georgia yesterday to oversee a "vigorous and ongoing" humanitarian mission, in a direct challenge to Russia's display of military dominance over the region. His action came after Russian soldiers moved into two strategic Georgian cities in what he and Georgian officials called a violation of the cease-fire Russia signed the day before. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Newly released files detail early US spy network |
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U.S. court rules Saudi Arabia immune in 9/11 case |
| | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, four princes and other Saudi entities are immune from a lawsuit filed by victims of the September 11 attacks and their families alleging they gave material support to al Qaeda, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Highway crashes kill more than 41,000 in 2007 |
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Sheraton Hotels et Resorts Transforms the Hotel Lobby Experience With Microsoft Surface |
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US: Russia to face consequences |
| | | Aug. 14 - The U.S. said the Russia will face consequences for its actions in Georgia but said military action is off the table. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Runaway Identical Twins Missing in Malibu |
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Mexico announces US$1.27 billion drain tunnel |
| | | Mexico announced on Wednesday it will build a US$1.27 billion tunnel that will be almost 39 miles (62 kilometers) long and 7 yards (meters) in diameter, to help solve the centuries-old drainage problem of the nation's capital. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,141 |
| | | As of Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at least 4,141 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Italy's Cainero tops American, German in shoot-off |
| | | Chiara Cainero of Italy has won the gold medal in women's skeet shooting, beating Kim Rhode of the U.S. and Christine Brinker of Germany in a shoot-off. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Lawyer: Pakistani defendant held in NY was set up |
| | | A lawyer for a Pakistani woman charged with trying to kill U.S. military officers in a gunfight in Afghanistan accused the government on Wednesday of setting up her client by planting evidence on her. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Officials: Missiles kill 9 in Pakistan |
| | | A missile strike in a Pakistani tribal region killed at least nine suspected insurgents including foreigners, officials said Wednesday, raising suspicion that the U.S. was again targeting militants in Pakistan. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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US softball game suspended |
| | | Heavy thunderstorms suspended the U.S. Olympic softball team's game on Thursday against Canada, which led the Americans 1-0 in the fourth inning when play was stopped for a second time by severe weather. | | From The Washington Times | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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Tribes object to fighting fire in sacred places |
| | | Indian tribes from the Klamath River canyon are worried that the U.S. Forest Service is violating some of their sacred lands by fighting a remote wilderness wildfire rather than letting it burn naturally. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse |
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