INTERNATIONAL
Slavery? Still?
Pinch me, please, and remind me that we live in 2012. Remind me that slavery was abolished in most northern American states in 1783 after the American Revolution. Remind me that the Constitutions 13th...
Posted on 5/16/12 at 8:35 AM
The Bridgehunter’s Chronicles Rehabilitated!
Some changes in the online column to make it appear more attractive to the readers. In the past couple weeks, some of you have been seeing some road work done to the Bridgehunters Chronicles and it...
Posted on 5/4/12 at 7:28 AM
Wok Cooking with Stir-Fry Grace
When we got married, my husband and I received a gift of a wok. It wasn't electric, it wasn't non-stick -- it was made for function, not beauty. I looked at the metal pan with the rounded bottom and w...
Posted on 4/8/12 at 6:00 AM
Bamboo U: Part 2
Well, with a full belly of Chinese eats, it was time to let it settle into the relaxing, calming environs of a lecture hall. Good for digestion I hearand sleep deprivation. But you won't be nodding o...
Posted on 6/12/11 at 8:32 AM
Peace Garden hosts international fiddling contest
INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDENAn appreciation for old-time, toe-tapping music brought Americans and Canadians together for an international competition here this weekend. The 36th annual International Ol...
Posted on 6/11/11 at 12:47 PM
Anger, drama at Ratko Mladic's genocide trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — He's no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as his long-awaited genocide trial began Wednesday, Ratko Mladic still managed to reopen old wounds with the flick of his hand.By Mike Corder, Associated Press , May 16, 2012
April 2012 heats up as fifth warmest April in global history
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unseasonable weather pushed last month to the fifth warmest April on record worldwide, federal weather statistics show.May 15, 2012
Greek negotiations over govt to continue
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Marathon efforts to break Greece's post-electoral paralysis are lurching into a ninth day amid the country's worst crisis in decades, with fractious party leaders summoned to a yet another emergency meeting Tuesday that could see the reins of government surrendered to non-politicians.May 14, 2012
Drawing focuses on Iran’s nuke work
VIENNA (AP) — A drawing based on information from inside an Iranian military site shows an explosives containment chamber of the type needed for nuclear arms-related tests that U.N. inspectors suspect Tehran has conducted there. Iran denies such testing and has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of such a chamber.By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Greek coalition talks collapse, elections likely
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Critical talks to form a governing coalition in crisis-struck Greece foundered once more, leading the country one step closer to new elections — and bringing its continued presence in the euro into serious doubt.By Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Boston U student recovering after NZ crash kills 3
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Seeing his injured Boston University classmates lying in a New Zealand roadway after their minivan rolled over, Evan White said he felt helpless.By Nick Perry, Associated Press , May 14, 2012
Drawing focuses on Iran's nuke work
VIENNA (AP) — A drawing based on information from inside an Iranian military site shows an explosives containment chamber of the type needed for nuclear arms-related tests that U.N. inspectors suspect Tehran has conducted there. Iran denies such testing and has neither confirmed nor denied the existence of such a chamber.By George Jahn, Associated Press , May 13, 2012
Israel agrees to deal to end Palestinian strike
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Egyptian official says Israel has agreed to a proposal that would end a mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli jails.By Ian Deitch, Associated Press , May 13, 2012
Official: 49 bodies left on Mexico highway
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Forty-nine decapitated and mutilated bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border in what appears to be the latest blow in an escalating war of intimidation among drug gangs.By Porfirio Ibarra Ramirez, Associated Press , May 13, 2012
Crossword plot? Probe ridiculed in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan intelligence agents have questioned the author of a newspaper crossword puzzle, and even some supporters of the government are ridiculing allegations the words he chose might be coded calls for a plot to kill the elder brother of President Hugo Chavez.By Associated Press , May 13, 2012
Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent
MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he supports gay marriage boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow his example. Vatican and other religious officials who oppose gay marriage stayed largely silent, while others denounced the president's position.May 10, 2012
Russian plane on test flight vanishes in Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers were searching rugged, forested terrain Friday for a new Russian-made passenger plane lost over mountains in western Indonesia during a demonstration flight for potential buyers. Fifty people were on board, including diplomats, businesspeople and journalists.May 09, 2012
Annan warns Syria at risk of civil war 
GENEVA (AP) — World powers share a “profound concern” that Syria could descend into civil war, international envoy Kofi Annan said Tuesday, but nations remain committed to his six-point peace plan and have pledged to deploy 300 cease-fire monitors there by the end of the month.
May 08, 2012
Left-wing leader rejects Greek austerity pledge 
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The smoldering debate over European austerity flared hotter Tuesday as the left-wing politician trying to form a new Greek government declared that his country is no longer bound by its pledges to impose crippling cutbacks in return for rescue loans.
May 08, 2012
Israeli media: Early election canceled 
In a dramatic turn of events that could influence a possible Israeli strike on Iran, Israeli media reports early Tuesday indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement with the Kadima opposition party for a unity government, canceling an early election.
The reports of the agreement came just before parliament was about to vote to disperse.
By By Ian Deith, Associated Press , May 08, 2012
View your ad here! Cost effective targeted advertising.
Contextual advertising starting as low as $79/month. This includes targeted ad delivery and search results!
Add your business to the Marketplace »
