Associated Press - July 27, 2008 12:54 PM ET BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say efforts by two St. Clair County jail inmates to hang themselves as part of a pact have been foiled.
VietNamNet Bridge - Southern Ca Mau province should take advantage of its sea area to develop aquaculture, particularly industrial farming of tiger prawn, in order to improve local people’s living conditions and contribute to national economic development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
PM Manmohan Singh has conveyed to US President Bush that India won't make concessions to the developed countries on farm subsidies and tariff reductions.
Associated Press - July 27, 2008 12:14 PM ET RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) - A fire 12 miles west of Red Lodge in the Custer National Forest has grown to more than 1,000 acres and prompted the
Associated Press - July 27, 2008 1:15 PM ET TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A new poll indicates that soaring fuel prices are creating an extreme or noticeable hardship for more than 70% of
A fast-growing wildfire in central California has forced the evacuation of 170 homes and is threatening 2,000 others. The Telegraph Fire in Mariposa County, about 30 miles west of Yosemite National Park, is believed to have been started by target shooters.
BEMENT, Ill. (AP) - 2 of the nation's most famous politicians are squaring off in a series of debates throughout Illinois. No, it's not the two senators, Barack Obama and John McCain, who are now running for president. It's Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas.
Inauguration of Svikriti , an exhibition of the works by six awardees in the Academy’s Annual Exhibition 2008. The show continues till August 17 (except Mondays and August 15), 3 pm to 8 pm.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- The hibiscus should be promoted again as a symbol of true warriorship, the Prime Minister's wife, Datin Seri Jeanne Abdullah said today. She said the choice of the hibiscus as the Warriors' Day logo was appropriate since the flowers symbolised bravery and sincerity of soldiers in their fight to safeguard the country's sovereignty.