One of America’s most able diplomats — and his demons
Kurt Campbell on why Richard Holbrooke, architect of the Dayton peace accord, was haunted by Vietnam
Kurt Campbell on why Richard Holbrooke, architect of the Dayton peace accord, was haunted by Vietnam
A Salem wildland-firefighting and roofing company has been hit with a hefty fine after violating overtime and record-keeping laws and hiring underage workers. The Statesman Journal reports West Coast Reforestation … Click to Continue »
Power utility CESC Ltd on Friday said it has deployed 200 mobile vans around the city to tackle any likely disruption caused by cyclonic storm 'Fani', which is headed to West Bengal from neighbouring Odisha. A company spokesman said the mobile vans are fitted with dedicated radio communication sets, and are capable of promptly springing into action in the event of power supply failure. Focus will also be on electricity supply to drainage pumping stations to reduce water logging in and around the metropolis, he said. Читать дальше...
The most important of the two classics’ prep races at Saint-Cloud on May 1st, the Prix Greffulhe (Gr2) brought together five runners including Starmaniac (Sea the Stars), a brother to Plumatic, who had just won the Muguet Mile (Gr2). The front-running outsider Pappalino (Makfi) was quite rightly unimpressed and he led all the way to[.....]
Two Naxals were Friday arrested after a gunfight with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said. The two, identified as Baman and Lakshman Vetti, were held from the forest near Mangnar village in Barsoor police station limits, a local police official said. A patrolling team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) was out on a search operation in the interiors of Barsoor, located around 450 km away from the capital Raipur, he said. "Near Mangnar, the patrolling team came under Naxal fire. Читать дальше...
Ahead of this morning's jobs report, most projections pointed to growth in April of roughly 190,000 jobs. Fortunately, the results were even better than that.
Take a look at and enjoy some of the most evocative, momentous images captured around the world in the past seven days.
With youth comprising majority of India's population, Jannayak Janata Party patron Ajay Chautala said Friday that there has been a paradigm shift in the thinking of people for whom big names do not matter, but performance, sincerity and honesty of candidates certainly do. "India is a country where majority of the voters are youths. There is a change in how voters think today. They are willing to give chance to young and new faces, electors want candidates who are educated, who can perform, are honest, hard-working and sincere," he said. Читать дальше...
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UN: Congo should exceed 1,000 Ebola deaths on Friday The Associated Press
GENEVA (AP) — Ebola deaths in Congo's latest outbreak are expected to exceed 1000 later on Friday, the World Health Organization announced, as attacks ...
Читать дальше...Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman says actor Hugh Jackman and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness helped her heal after her divorce from actor Tom Cruise.
Former President Obama viewed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's 2016 loss to President Trump as a "personal insult" and a defeat of his own legacy, according to new updates to a 2017 book.Updates to...
Former President Obama viewed Hillary Clinton's 2016 loss to President Trump as a "personal insult" and a defeat of his own legacy, according to new updates to a 2017 book.Updates to New York Times correspondent Peter Baker's history of the Obama...
Before she turned into a deep-sea detective, Joleah Lamb herded fruit flies, groomed dogs and extracted blood from humans.
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President Ashraf Ghani says he is 'prepared to implement the fair and legitimate demand' adding it 'can't be one-sided'.
The environment in Lebanon is not fine, Environment Minister Fadi Jreissati said Friday, emphasizing that political cooperation is necessary to address the issue.
Galloway discusses his new book, The Algebra of Happiness, on the latest episode of Recode Decode.
Читать дальше...He decided that he'd had enough of what he was seeing going on in his area and wanted to make a difference
State Rep. John Rogers faced widespread bipartisan criticism over his comments about the president's eldest son.
Stock-index futures climbed on Friday morning after a higher Friday after a hotter-than-expected report on employment for April. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 100 points, or 0.4%, at 26,378, those for the S&P 500 index advanced 0.4% at 2,930, while Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 0.6% at 7,783. he economy generated a stronger than expected 263,000 new jobs in April, helping to drive down the unemployment rate to a 49-year low of 3.6%. The increase in new jobs... Читать дальше...
Having only recently completed his midterm exams at high school, 14-year-old Chinese golfer Kuang Yang felt underprepared heading into his first event on the European Tour. It hasn't stopped him … Click to Continue »
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