New House speaker, White House chief clash over budget issues
WASHINGTON — Washington’s two new power players – the speaker of the House and the White House chief of staff – came out clashing Sunday on how to best to deal with the rising government debt and proposed federal spending cuts, reflecting a re-alignment in the nation’s capital and sharp [...]
Big Midwest snow looms, wintry mix & rain for DC
The precipitation will probably start as a snow, sleet and/or freezing rain Monday night into Tuesday morning as models are now bringing some light precipitation into the area while holding in the cold air. This initial surge of precipitation well in advance of the main storm is likely to be heavier [...]
Mubarak’s choice for vice president a trusted aide
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CAIRO (AP) The advice may well have saved Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s life. Thermal Image Training . Take the armored Mercedes, the intelligence chief is believed to have told him before a trip to Ethiopia 15 years ago in which Muslim militants fired on his convoy.
When [...]
After Christians, ancient Nepal tribe fights for burial rights
Kathmandu, Jan 30 (IANS) Close on the heels of Nepal’s Christian community warning the government that they would discard their dead in front of the prime minister’s office unless granted a burial site of their own, now an ancient Nepali tribe is also up in arms, demanding the same right.
The [...]
Nepal police cracks down on casinos, five arrested
Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jan 30 (PTI) Nepal police today arrested five Nepalese for gambling, amid a crackdown on casinos where locals are barred from entering the gaming centres.
Casinos in Nepal are reserved for foreign tourists and the police has stepped up campaign to enforce local laws that [...]
Israel worries privately as Egypt descends into chaos
Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s public line on Egypt is clear — it wants “stability and security in our region,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday morning, acknowledging that Israel is “anxiously monitoring” what’s happening in the first and [...]
Obama keeps pressure on Mubarak as U.S. protests grow
By Arshad Mohammed and Matt Spetalnick
WASHINGTON | Sat Jan 29, 2011 6:14pm EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States told Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday it was not enough simply to “reshuffle the deck” with a shake-up of his government [...]
Egypt protests: Military ‘show of strength’ in Cairo
30 January 2011
Last updated at 09:28 ET
The Egyptian military has staged an apparent show of strength in the capital Cairo during a sixth day of anti-government protests.
Two air force jets and a helicopter are repeatedly flying low over Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the main gathering [...]
Trans People in Nepal Live Without Citizenship
Nepal’s Supreme Court ruling deemed homosexual and transgender people equal citizens in Nepal, yet many sexual minorities are still without citizenship certificates, limiting their opportunities. Here’s one woman’s story.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (WOMENSENEWS)–Bhawana Dhakal, 26, always [...]
Police say mother admits killing teen-aged children for being "mouthy"
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(CNN) — A mother in Tampa, Florida has admitted in detail to killing her two teen-aged children, police said.
Police checking on the family at the request of a relative found Julie K. Schenecker, 50, on the back porch of her home Friday morning, [...]
In the streets of Cairo, proof Bush was right
For decades, the Arab states have seemed exceptions to the laws of politics and human nature. While liberty expanded in many parts of the globe, these nations were left behind, their “freedom deficit” signaling the political underdevelopment that accompanied many other economic and social [...]
Egyptians Defiant as Military Does Little to Quash Protests
Sunday is usually the start of the working week here but, news reports said, banks schools and the stock market remained closed in a city paralyzed by the uprising, scarred by looting and braced for further protests. Some Cairenes said gas stations were running out of fuel and many automated cash machines [...]
U.S. to Egypt: Don’t ‘stand pat’ need ‘real reform’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama issued a plea for restraint in Egypt after meeting with national security aides Saturday to assess the Cairo government’s response to widespread protests threatening the stability of the country.
A White House statement said Obama “reiterated our [...]
Egypt army secures museum with pharaonic treasures: report
CAIRO |
Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:25pm EST
CAIRO (Reuters) – Army units secured the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo against possible looting on Friday, protecting a building with spectacular pharaonic treasures such as the death mask of the boy king Tutankhamun, state TV [...]
More Egyptian protesters demand that White House condemn Mubarak
“You see,” the 50-year-old lawyer said, displaying the items. On the bottom of each were the words “Made in the USA.”
“They are attacking us with American weapons,” he yelled as men gathered around him.
To many protesters in the streets of Cairo, the Obama administration [...]
And Now, the Cheerleader in Chief
Gone was the president who told the nation in his inaugural speech that it was time to set aside childish things, and who spent much of his first two years bemoaning the mess his predecessor had left. medical marijuana physicians . In his place was an upbeat and forward-looking Mr. Obama, serving up [...]
Israel Fears Unrest in Egypt Could Jeopardize Peace Treaty
Israel Fears Unrest in Egypt Could Jeopardize Peace Treaty
Robert Berger
Jerusalem
January [...]
