OPINION: Pakistan National Assembly accepts Musharraf's resignation (you wat...

"Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf has until now stubbornly resisted pressure to quit. Musharraf formally submitted his resignation hours earlier after a televised address announcing that he would step down -- nearly nine years after he seized power in a...

Temporary 'Enjoyment Marriages' In Vogue Again With Some Iraqis

"BAGHDAD -- Fatima Ali was a 24-year-old divorcee with no high school diploma and no job. Shawket al-Rubae was a 34-year-old Shiite sheik with a pregnant wife who, he said, could not have sex with him. Ali wanted someone to take care of her. Rubae wanted a companion. They met...

Conyers accepts responsibility for possible ethics violations

"Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has "accepted responsibility" for possibly violating House rules by requiring his official staff to perform campaign-related work, according to a statement quietly released by the House ethics committee late Friday evening. "Conyers should resign.

Blair accepts 'disaster' in Iraq

"Tony Blair has publicly accepted that the violence in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 has been a disaster."

Blair says world should encourage Palestinian unity government - Independent

" Blair says world should encourage Palestinian unity government British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday said the world should restore contacts with the Palestinians if the ruling Hamas group agrees to form a unity government, but only if the coalition accepts Western...

Elgin club accepts car bid (The Courier News)

" • Boys & Girls Club: Donated Corvette goes for $28,000 By Charity Bonner staff writer ELGIN — The Elgin Boys & Girls Club accepted a bid of $28,000 for a donated red 1964 Chevrolet Corvette on Sunday, adding to the approximately $900,000 in capital campaign funds...