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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - ISLAMABAD (AP) _ Pakistan expressed fear Friday that a large increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan could push militants across the border into its territory and called on the U.S. to factor in that...
By Boston Herald Editorial Staff Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Added 47m ago Even as Senate Democrats prepare to make a show of support for majority leader Harry Reid’s health care bill, those who will have to pay for it - and...
AFP - A leading rights group Saturday called on the Thai government to allow 158 Lao Hmong refugees, who have been detained for three years pending deportation, to be resettled in four western countries.
The global economy will continue to struggle in 2010, but recovery will be quicker and stronger in the Middle East, China, India and Southeast Asia compared to other regions. "Recovery will be quite patchy, but Asia,...
Amnesty International has called on world leaders to help prevent enforced disappearances by urging them to ratify a landmark treaty at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The International Convention for the Protection...
Amnesty International has welcomed a decision by Russia's Constitutional Court that brings the country a step closer to full abolition of the death penalty. The Court decided on Thursday to extend the current moratorium on...
Laurel: The Tompkins County American Red Cross was at the Ithaca College-Alfred game on Nov. 7, raising money through a 50/50 Raffle. We raised $670 by going through the stands with canisters and selling $2 tickets. The winning...
In December, President Obama will meet with leaders of other countries to possibly sign the Copenhagen Treaty. Greenpeace, with a coalition of six non-government organizations and 47 NGO experts from around the world, has...
Economic growth depends on replacing today's aging workforce. A new report from the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute and the Minnesota Business Immigration Coalition pulls together compelling evidence that even in...
Kyle Gibson posted a game-high 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to power the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs past the Miami-Ohio RedHawks, 74-62, in opening round action of the Basketball Travelers World Vision Classic at The Pit.
