On 6 July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso celebrated his 74 birthday. "Through all your wishes, I will live longer. I do not know whether I can live for thousands years, but I am sure I will stay alive...
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Increasing taxes is a bad idea. The economy needs to grow to recover from the recession. More taxes will just slow down any possible recovery." House Democrats scrambling for ways to pay for overhauling...
Barack Obama's visits at home and abroad have garnered adoring crowds and cheers during his visits. But in Russia, there was no cheering crowds, but just some smiles and waves, perhaps the reflection of...
" World leaders must agree to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2050 when they meet at the Copenhagen climate conference in December, the Government has said. The Prime Minister said that the...
" US President Barack Obama has praised the opposition candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election. Mr Obama said Mir Hossein Mousavi had captured the imagination of groups in Iran that were interested in...
U.S. Navy Admiral, Mike Mullen toured forward outposts in Afghanistan and emphasized the need for for "enablers" (engineers, civil affairs, military intelligence, helicopters, military police, and intelligence,...
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It is reported that more and more civilians are escaping from LTTE controlle areas.
"Two top LTTE commanders, Gobith and Amuthab, who headed a special unit named after Prabhakaran's son "Charles Antony," were killed in fierce fighting in...
Jamie Oliver cooked up a 'Best of British' feast for the G20 leaders tonight in Downing Street, ahead of the Summit meeting tomorrow morning. Oliver, along with young chefs from his 'Fifteen' restaurant, used produce from all over the country, and started with organic salmon...
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G20 protests took place in London today as thousands marched for 'jobs, justice and climate' before the G20 summit starts next week. So far the protest is peaceful, but police are on alert and are ready in case...
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The worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged by the UN two years ago are already being realised, say scientists at an international meeting."In a statement in Copenhagen on their six key messages to...
Three Sierra Leone rebel leaders were convicted today of war crimes including murder, rape and sexual enslavement. Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao were all thought to have ordered their troops to cut off opponents' hands or other limbs to get their hands on what...
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"WASHINGTON - Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, along with 35 other general officers from both services, met Feb. 10 in the Pentagon for...
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"Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro told the Qatar-based television network Al-Jazeera. "We're proud that the state of Israel that exists today, led by these criminals, made this decision." Maduro said,...
It's harder to list the qualities of a good noncommissioned officer than you might think. But everyone who has been in the Army can name NCOs they think are great. NCOs are the leaders who most directly affect our lives in uniform. Whether you are a commissioned officer...
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Uruguay's interior minister Daisy Tourne posted a picture of herself on her Facebook page, leading opposition leaders to brand her an exhibitionist. She posted it with the caption 'there's nothing more natural...
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