McCain takes a break while Obama heads to Denver |
| | | John McCain will keep a light campaign schedule for the next few days, but the Republican nominee-in-waiting has no intention of conceding Democratic National Convention week to his rival, Barack Obama. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Russian lawmakers meet on rebel Georgian regions |
| | | Russian lawmakers meet on Monday to discuss pleas by Georgian separatists for Moscow to recognize their independence, a move that could stoke tensions with the West over Russia's military intervention in pro-Western Georgia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Pakistan's Zardari says Taliban winning war: report |
| | | The Pakistani Taliban have "the upper hand" and should be put on the list of banned organizations in Pakistan, said Asif Ali Zardari, who has been nominated by his party to be the country's next president. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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British Olympic Heroes Head Home |
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Zimbabwe opposition reports arrest at parliament |
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Iraq PM: 'All Troops Out By 2011' |
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Pakistan's Sharif pulls party out of coalition |
| | | ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party out of the ruling coalition on Monday, deepening a political crisis that has diverted government attention from pressing security and economic problems. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Government 'criminalising young' |
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Organized labor reunites to votes for Obama |
| | | After years of hard feelings following a difficult split, the nation's organized labor movement came back together Sunday at the Democratic National Convention to urge its members to vote for Barack Obama in hopes of changing the nation's labor policies. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Oil steady as dollar offsets Russia tension |
| | | Oil prices were steady Monday in Asia above $114 a barrel as a strengthening dollar offset continuing tensions between the U.S. and Russian over the conflict in Georgia. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Militant attack on Pakistan lawmaker kills 8 |
| | | Militants used rockets and a bomb to attack the home of a lawmaker in Pakistan's volatile northwest early Monday, killing eight people including the politician's brother, police said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Passenger jet bound for Iran crashes in Kyrgyzstan |
| | | A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school sports team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday near the Kyrgyz capital, killing 65, government officials said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Israel releases Palestinian prisoners |
| | | Israel has begun releasing nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners in what it says is a gesture meant to bolster moderate Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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18-Month-Old Boy Shot With Airgun |
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GOP opens 'war room' at Democratic convention |
| | | They're grossly outnumbered by a swarm of Democrats, but national Republicans have set up shop in Denver, hoping to thrust themselves into the media's coverage of the Democratic convention. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 508 |
| | | As of Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, at least 508 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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China's Hu heads to South Korea for talks on North |
| | | Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Seoul on Monday for a two-day visit to discuss energy cooperation, expanding trade and ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Pilot called in engine trouble before crash |
| | | The pilot of a small plane carrying humanitarian workers called in engine trouble about 45 minutes before crashing in a field in eastern Guatemala, killing 10 people, including five Americans. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Kennedy may address Democratic convention: report |
| | | U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a liberal icon who is battling brain cancer, will likely deliver a speech at the Democratic convention this week, nearly three months after undergoing brain surgery, the Boston Globe reported on Sunday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Kidnap suspect calls days with daughter 'glorious' |
| | | The man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller and is accused of kidnapping his young daughter says he spent "six glorious and wonderful days" with the girl while evading authorities, but he still isn't talking about his life before 1993. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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