Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has asked Condoleeza Rice to intervene and help free Chinese dissidents who were jailed for using the Internet to share information about life in China after Yahoo provided the Chinese government with evidence from their Yahoo accounts. It is an about-face for Yahoo, which first justified...
APIA, Samoa AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice arrived here Saturday for regional talks aimed at urging Fiji to hold free elections next year. Rice arrived at 1250 pm (2350 GMT), accompanied by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters, to attend a meeting of the Pacific...
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States is considering opening an interests section staffed by US diplomats in Tehran, similar to the one it has in Cuba, a State Department official said Monday. "I know it has been discussed," a State Department official said Monday, speaking on...
Protests were held on June 22nd in more than30 countries across five continents as thousands went on a one-day hungerstrike against the installation of a US military base in the CzechRepublic, according to The Center of Cultures, a non-profit organizationadvancing values of New Humanism. The base would be...
The dreamy ambiguity of Luc Tuymans's recent paintings makes it hard to locate an exact source of foreboding--but beneath the hushed atmospherics, it's there. His work emanates a cold light, the canvases' surfaces faintly visible beneath pale planes of color. The effect is of apparitions hovering over...
LONDON AFP — Four world powers urged Arab states to make good on promises of aid for the Palestinian territories, after a meeting of the international Quartet on the Middle East, UN chief Ban Ki-Moon said Friday. Addressing a press conference after the talks in London, Ban called...
Five years into the war and occupation of Iraq, and following five missed deadlines, the proposed Iraqi Oil Law remains off the statute books, despite the best efforts of those whom it would benefit. The law would allow foreign oil companies to control the extraction, production and...
RAMALLAH, West Bank AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories next week to push peace talks stalled amid escalating violence, Palestinian officials said on Sunday. Rice "will visit us within the coming days and she will try to push the...
Dr. Rice in the house. Ed. by Amy Scholder. Seven Stories Press 2007 127 pages $13.95 Paperback E840 Scholder (editor in chief, Seven Stories Press) presents an eclectic collection of writings on US Secretary...
BERLIN AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice on Tuesday urged Israel to not let a humanitarian crisis develop in the Gaza Strip as Israel eased a fuel blockade in the Hamas-run territory. "Ultimately, Hamas is to blame for this circumstance because if they were more responsible...
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Transnational Automotive Group, Inc. TAUG (OTCBB:TAMG) today said it has received special commendations from the offices of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for being selected as one of two U.S. companies to receive the Department of State's 2007 Award for Corporate...
BONNIE DENNIS was more than a little disappointed when her proposal for a George W. Bush clown was accepted and then rejected this past year by TideWell Hospice. So she was thrilled to have her work accepted by The Players Theatre for its lobby. Players...
As ASEAN marks its 40th anniversary, US-ASEAN relations, for all their complexities and dissonances, also show signs of success and potential future growth. Viewed from the perspective of where US-ASEAN relations were four decades ago, signs of structural change and the prospect of a more focused- and...
BEIRUT AFP — Syria and a former Lebanese MP Tuesday scoffed at a US decision to freeze the assets of four people for aiding efforts by Damascus to undermine democracy in Lebanon. The former Lebanese lawmaker said his money could improve Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice's looks and...
Secretary of State Recognizes Company for "Outstanding Corporate Citizenship, Innovation and Exemplary Business Practices" in Cameroon WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. & WASHINGTON -- Transnational Automotive Group, Inc. TAUG (OTCBB:TAMG) has been selected as one of two U.S. companies to receive the Department of State's 2007 Award...
To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Kathleen Sullivan of World Wildlife Fund +1-202-778-9576 WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following isbeing issued by the World Wildlife Fuund: Background: The White House conference of major carbon emitting economies isbeing held in Washington, DC today and tomorrow, with President Bushinviting...
A man of letters. Sowell, Thomas. Encounter Books 2007 359 pages $29.95 Hardcover E185 Sowell (a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford U.) is an influential African American libertarian/conservative economist and political writer...
The first woman president. Ed. by Joseph Caruso. Nova Science Publishers 2007 199 pages $59.00 Hardcover JK516 In 2005, Siena College (Loudonville, New York) hosted the "First Woman President" symposium--coordinated by Caruso (director of...
Significant differences in policies towards Burma/Myanmar are apparent among the United States and its allies: Japan, Australia, Thailand and the European Union EU. The most restrictive sanctions have been imposed by the U.S., followed by the EU, while Japan and Thailand have been more liberal in their...
MANILA, July 27 Kyodo Southeast Asian foreign ministers expect next week's annual regional security forum in Manila to be more relaxed than usual, in view of the positive atmosphere generated by North Korea's recent shutdown of its nuclear facilities, ASEAN Secretary General...
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