11 August, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday offered US help to punish perpetrators of soaring sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo as she paid a lightning visit to its war-weary east.Leaving aside her government jet for a small UN plane, Clinton became the highest ranking US official to ...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday condemned the wild "scare tactics" peddled by foes of his healthcare reform plan in a passionate defense of his signature domestic priority.Obama thrust himself into the fierce public debate over his plans to bring health coverage in reach of all Americans in a campaign-style ...

Tiger Woods toughened his criticism Tuesday of an official's decision to enforce slow play rules on himself and Padraig Harrington in Sunday's last round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.After they were put "on the clock", Ireland's Harrington rushed shots on the 16th hole and took a triple bogey that cost him ...

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was Tuesday handed another 18 months of house arrest by the ruling junta, taking her out of the picture for elections next year and sparking worldwide outrage.A court convicted the Nobel peace laureate at the end of a marathon trial for breaching the ...

Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 84 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers, officials said Tuesday.A total of 62 people were confirmed dead in Taiwan and 58 were listed as missing, not counting the mudslide ...

Kuwait said on Tuesday it has foiled an attack by suspected Al-Qaeda members on the main US military base in the Gulf emirate, the first such incident in four years.Security forces have arrested six Kuwaitis who were planning to attack Camp Arifjan, and state security offices and other government buildings, ...

Federal Reserve policymakers open a two-day meeting Tuesday expected to maintain aggressive efforts to jolt the US economy from recession, while mulling an "exit strategy" for when recovery takes root.The Federal Open Market Committee meeting Tuesday and Wednesday is widely anticipated to hold unchanged its key federal funds rate at ...

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has pulled out of the England squad for Wednesday's friendly against the Netherlands in Amsterdam because of a groin strain with Aston Villa's Ashley Young called on to deputise.Midfield dynamo Gerrard trained on Monday but felt a slight soreness in the leg and it was decided ...

The night sky will sparkle with "falling stars" on Tuesday and Wednesday as Earth passes through a trail of dusty debris from the Swift-Tuttle Comet, say scientists.The light show, called the Perseid meteor shower, kicks off each year in late-July and increases in intensity, peaking a couple of weeks later.On ...

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