Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig dies at the age of 85

February 20, 2010 9:30 a.m. EST Washington (CNN) -- Alexander Haig, the former military officer, secretary of state and adviser to presidents, died Saturday, a Johns Hopkins Medical Center spokesman said. Haig, 85, was admitted to the Baltimore, Maryland, hospital on...

US secretary of state, warned that Yemen poses a global threat

New Delhi: The US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has warned that Yemen poses a global threat and has offered US support in the Yemeni government's fight against al-Qaeda. Hillary Clinton's comments came...

Sukna land scam case: Indian millitary

New Delhi: Sukna land scam case belong to Indian millitary secretary Lt-Gen Avadhesh Prakash and four General, now in time pressure is mounting on Army chief General Deepak Kapoor for indicted in the alleged Sukna...

Tories to pull British forces out of Germany

" The Shadow Defence Secretary told The Daily Telegraph that ending Britain’s 25,000 strong military presence on the Rhine would be part of a fundamental reorganisation of Nato forces designed to free...

Clinton, in Pakistan, Confronts Rising Hostility

Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad today. She promises 'a new page in relations' and several civilian investment deals. According to reports in the local media, in her interview she focussed mainly on a desire to...

NATO Ministers Endorse Wider Afghan Effort

"BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Defense ministers from NATO on Friday endorsed the ambitious counterinsurgency strategy for Afghanistan proposed by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, giving new impetus to his recommendation to...

Distracted Drivers Kill Thousands Each Year

Drivers who were distracted by electronic devices killed around 5,800 people in the United States during 2008, says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The numbers were presented at a two-day Transportation...

I'm not particularly bright

" The Defence Secretary has admitted he is not particularly intelligent and claimed he is discriminated against because of his accent and moustache. Bob Ainsworth said he had intellectual 'weaknesses' as he...

IMF Should Not Condone Abuses

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has again asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to not condone the human right abuses committed by the Sri Lankan government by providing the funding. The Sri Lankan govenrment...

Burnham under fire on flu advice

" Health Secretary Andy Burnham will outline plans for a swine flu advice service later amid criticism government in-fighting delayed its launch. MPs will be updated on the National Pandemic Flu Service in...

Iranians Release British Embassy Worker- Breaking news!!

"The last " Nine staff were originally arrested after the disputed re-election of president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the street protests that followed. Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said he is "very glad" at news of the release of Hossein Rassam but said the arrests on...

Ministry defame lawyers defending a defamation case

On July 10th, the Ministry of Defence website posted an article defaming lawyers defending Leader Publication (Pvt.) Ltd, the publisher of The Sunday Leader newspaper.The Ministry of Defence website branded the...

Sri Lanka captured Canadian

A Canadian is kept in the camps for the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam cadres. These camps are different than the detention camps that the Sri Lankan government calls as welfare villages. The Sri Lankan...

Sri Lanka: Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps.

" Tamil refugees may end up in permanent camps, say aid workers The Government originally proposed holding the Tamil refugees for up to three years to check they were not Tigers Sri Lankan authorities appear to...

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PROPOSES OPENING US TO MEXICAN TRUCKS

" By Michael Cutler May 24, 2009 NewsWithViews.com I was just sent this disturbing news article this evening from a former colleague who also retired ...

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