US friendship with Israel 'unwavering' 60 years on - Feature
Washington - Only last month, US federal authorities charged an American man for spying on behalf of Israel, passing along nuclear and other closely guarded secrets in a case connected to the more infamous Jonathan Pollard case of the 1980s. The US J...
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US envoy to return with North Korean nuclear documents
Washington - The US envoy to North Korea will return from Pyongyang with a significant number of documents detailing the communist country's nuclear programme, the US State Department said Thursday. Sung Kim, director of the State Department's Kore...
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US legislators pass major bill tackling housing crisis
Washington - The US House of Representatives Thursday approved a costly bill tackling the housing crisis that is largely blamed for an economic slowdown in the United States, setting up a confrontation with the White House. The legislation, pushed th...
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Scribbled Lennon peace lyrics up for sale
New York - John Lennon's scribbled lyrics to the song Give Peace A Chance are going up for auction and are expected to fetch up to 600,000 dollars, auction house Christie's said Thursday. Lennon jotted down the famous words in 1969 during his famous ...
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EXTRA: Ban calls Myanmar a tragedy; UN to issue aid appeal
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged Myanmar's military government to focus on its national tragedy in the wake of Cyclone Nargis as it prepared instead to hold a referendum this weekend on a new constitution. Ban hinted that...
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US: Lebanese government hampered by 'cynical acts' of Hezbollah
Washington - The United States Thursday said it was concerned by a flare-up in violence in the Lebanese capital Beirut, after Hezbollah's leader said the government had declared war on the militant group. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack acc...
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Hillary Clinton congratulates Israel on 60th birthday
Washington - Senator Hillary Clinton, who is battling to keep head above water in the waning days of the Democratic battle for the presidential nomination, Thursday sent her heartfelt congratulations to the people of Israel on the occasion of the c...
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US: Air drop possible, but access to Myanmar comes first
Washington - US aid officials on Thursday implored the Myanmar government to allow them access to the country in order to help victims of a cyclone over the weekend that has left tens of thousands of people dead. While Ky Luu, a director with the US ...
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US calls for Mugabe to stop physical attacks on Zimbabweans
Washington - After a new round of government-backed lethal attacks on Zimbabwe opposition figures, the United States Thursday called for President Robert Mugabe to stop the campaign of intimidation. Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the White House Nati...
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