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More state polls are out and it looks like bright-blue Washington state could be in play. Rasmussen has Obama up just two points, while Survey USA gives him a four-point advantage. Washington state is natural Palin territory, big on extraction industries and hunting. In Ohio, polls have McCain up anywhere from one to four points, [...]
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In economically shattered Zimbabwe, a power-sharing deal How awful is the situation in Zimbabwe, the southern-African nation the dictator Robert Mugabe has ruled for decades with an iron fist? Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters Zimbabwe’s military and notorious Central Intelligence Organization national-security forces want Mugabe to stay in power; they see him as a protector of their interests. [...]
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LONDON, Sept. 11 — When Michele Greenman and her longtime boyfriend broke up, their heartache was compounded by the misery of Britain’s sinking housing market. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Sept. 12 — At least 12 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Friday in a suspected U.S. airstrike that Pakistani intelligence officials and experts say could further aggravate growing tensions with the United States over military operations in the region. Read more
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American Red Cross 1-800-REDCROSS This Story In Devastated Haitian City, A Body as Envoy of Peace HOW TO HELP VICTIMS http://www.redcross.org Catholic Relief Services 877-HELP-CRS http://www.crs.org Doctors Without Borders 888-392-0392 http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org World Vision 888-511-6593 http://www.worldvision.org Read more
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Sept. 11 — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez told a throng of supporters Thursday that he is giving U.S. Ambassador Patrick Duddy 72 hours to leave the oil-rich country. Read more
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CAIRO — Egyptian security forces are killing an increasing number of Darfurian refugees and other African migrants attempting to cross from Egypt’s Sinai desert into Israel in pursuit of jobs and a better life, according to refugees, human rights groups and the Egyptian government. Read more
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FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, Sept. 11 — Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would “defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans.” Read more
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NEW DELHI — At the height of the Cold War, as India leaned resolutely toward the Soviet Union, one direct line of communication remained open from Washington to India’s teeming millions: Voice of America, the U.S. government’s radio network. Read more
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that even if Georgia were on a firm path to NATO membership, he would not hesitate to attack it under circumstances similar to last month’s conflict. Read more
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GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people fled coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Ike on Friday as the storm gathered strength on a collision course with the Texas Gulf Coast, threatening to swamp populous areas around Houston under a massive wave of water. Read more
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A South African court has ruled that a corruption case against ruling party leader Jacob Zuma cannot go ahead. Read more
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Since Aug. 20, there have been at least seven reported missile strikes as well as a raid by helicopter-borne U.S. commandos. Pakistani officials insist the latter operation killed 15 people, all of them civilians. Read more
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Thousands of travellers were stranded last night after a fire on the Channel Tunnel led to the suspension of all rail services on the undersea route. Read more
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LONDON (Sept. 11) – A rare Islamic crystal jug mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher is expected to sell for millions of dollars at auction. Read more
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Disturbing links can be revealed today between race row lawyer Shahrokh Mireskandari and one of Scotland Yard’s most controversial officers. Read more
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MELBOURNE – The ex-husband of Dianne Brimble has expressed anger that it has taken six years for charges to be recommended over her death on a cruise ship in 2002. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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This just breaking, but if true — and if it works out as brokered — then I suggest that Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai can officially change his name to “The Miracle Worker”: “‘(South African) President (Thabo) Mbeki is going to give a press statement but I can say that we have got a [...]