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Clinton calls UNESCO vote on Palestine 'inexplicable'
Oct 05, 2011 19:21 EDT
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called a decision by UNESCO's executive committee to back Palestine's bid to become a full state member of the cultural body "inexplicable."
UNESCO should "think again" on Palestinians: Clinton
Oct 05, 2011 19:21 EDT
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO should "think again" on plans to vote on Palestinian membership, noting that such a move could cause the United States to cut funds for the organization.
Abbas to Europe, Latin America over UN state bid
Oct 04, 2011 11:21 EDT
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas flew to Europe on Tuesday to kick off a week-long tour which will also take him to Latin America to shore up support for his UN membership bid.
Junior explorer jumps on gold results
Sep 29, 2011 17:36 EDT
While a Dominican gold property option boosted a micro cap miner Thursday . Stockhouse Canadian Small and Micro-cap Stock Report for Thursday, September 29, 2011
ICE arrests 2,901 criminal aliens in 7-day operation
Sep 28, 2011 12:25 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 2,901 convicted criminal aliens in the biggest operation of its kind, ICE Director John Morton said on Wednesday.
Asian boxers impress at scandal-hit championships
Sep 27, 2011 13:00 EDT
Asian boxers generally enjoyed a fruitful day on the second day of an amateur boxing world championships which has been overshadowed by allegations of impropriety out of the ring.
China's boxing champ Zou takes winning start in Baku
Sep 26, 2011 14:14 EDT
China's Olympic light flyweight champion Zou Shiming made a winning start at the world boxing championships, beating Juan Medina of the Dominican Republic in the event's opening day here on Monday.
Venezuela gov't strikes out with big league
Sep 23, 2011 14:58 EDT
CARACAS (Reuters) - Baseball and President Hugo Chavez are both popular in Venezuela, but uncertainty about his policies is prompting major league teams to stop investing here while developing their Dominican Republic training camps.
Drug cheat Ramirez retires from baseball
Sep 23, 2011 09:15 EDT
Disgraced slugger Manny Ramirez's plans to play baseball in the Dominican Republic have been dashed because he decided to retire rather than serve a 100-game suspension for a failed drug test.
The case for hyperinflation in the U.S.
Sep 22, 2011 09:34 EDT
Although the U.S. government holds all the guns, stopping the train that is heading towards hyperinflation is a lot tougher then it looks . Earlier this month, Gary North penned an article on LewRockwell.com entitled, "Mass Inflation, Yes; Hyperinflation, No".
US adds Belize, El Salvador to drugs blacklist
Sep 15, 2011 17:47 EDT
US President Barack Obama has added Belize and El Salvador to a blacklist of countries considered to be major illicit drug producing and/or drug transit countries, the State Department said Thursday.
Ex-Red Sox star Ramirez charged with hitting wife
Sep 13, 2011 17:47 EDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - Former Boston Red Sox baseball star Manny Ramirez was ordered by a Florida judge on Tuesday to stay away from his wife after he was charged with striking her in a domestic dispute.
Greene's 400m hurdles win eases pressure for Britain
Sep 02, 2011 01:19 EDT
David Greene's impressive world 400m hurdles win has given Britain a much-needed shot in the arm just when it seemed next year's Olympic hosts were wilting under the weight of expectations.
US strikes triple gold in world athletics champs
Sep 01, 2011 09:52 EDT
The US team struck treble gold at the world championships on Thursday while Briton Dai Greene handed next year's Olympic hosts a massive boost with victory in the men's 400m hurdles.
US strikes triple gold in South Korea
Sep 01, 2011 09:48 EDT
The US team struck treble gold at the world championships on Thursday while Briton Dai Greene handed next year's Olympic hosts a massive boost with victory in the men's 400m hurdles.
Special report: Irene wallops flood insurance program
Aug 31, 2011 09:01 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The only thing worse than getting flooded out of your home once is getting flooded out of it twice. Or, for that matter, over and over again.
Special report:Irene wallops floundering flood insurance program
Aug 30, 2011 16:48 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The only thing worse than getting flooded out of your home once is getting flooded out of it twice. Or, for that matter, over and over again.
Historic floods as US hurricane toll mounts
Aug 29, 2011 23:03 EDT
The extent of Hurricane Irene's destruction became clearer as the northeastern US states of New York and Vermont battled record flooding and the death toll neared 40.
Fountain leads Ennis at athletics worlds
Aug 29, 2011 07:50 EDT
Reigning world champion Jessica Ennis found herself trailing American rival Hyleas Fountain after the opening two events of the heptathlon at the world championships on Monday.
No Caribbean insurance payouts from Hurricane Irene
Aug 26, 2011 20:45 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene will not trigger insurance payouts to the Caribbean islands impacted by the storm, which roared through the Bahamas as a major category 3 hurricane on Thursday.
