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U.S. Govt Considering Funding Pakistan’s Diamer-Bhasha Dam
A senior official in Pakistan’s Finance Ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the U.S. government is considering providing $1 billion for Pakistan’s Diamer-Bhasha dam over a period of five years.
French And U.S. Governments Complain of Damage to Embassies in Syria
The United States has accused Syria of organizing an angry, two-day demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Damascus to protest Ambassador Robert Ford’s visit to the besieged anti-government town of Hama. France lodged similar complaints Sunday...
U.S. House of Representatives Sends Mixed Message to President Obama on Military Involvement in Libya
A divided U.S. House of Representatives has sent a mixed message to President Barack Obama on U.S. military involvement in Libya. Lawmakers handed President Obama a symbolic setback by refusing to authorize the U.S. involvement in Libya for one year....
Security Forces Reclaim Main Protest Site in Bahrain
Security forces in Bahrain have retaken control of a main demonstration site in the capital Manama where anti-government protesters had been camping for weeks.
Ninth Individual Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files
A ninth person has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing numerous confidential passport application files. Debra Sue Brown, 47, of Oxon Hill, Md., pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola in the District of Columbia to a one-count...
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran Rejects Threats And Urges More Talks
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Tehran rejects threats as part of a continuing campaign of psychological warfare against it and calls for more talks on the nuclear issue. In a televised speech Friday night, Ahmadinejad said the West had launched...
Eighth Person Pleads Guilty to Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files
An eighth individual has pleaded guilty to illegally accessing numerous confidential passport application files. Susan Holloman, 58, of Washington, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia to a one-count criminal...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Morocco for a Meeting of Foreign Ministers
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Morocco for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Middle East and the world’s leading industrialized nations. They will discuss democracy in the region and ways to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Secretary...
