At least 38 people have been killed after scores of tanks and armoured vehicles launch an assault on the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour, escalating a government crackdown.
Every culture is the product of mixing and blending. That doesn't make multiculturalism comfortable, but without new ideas, music, and tastes, humanity would stagnate.
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
AP - The U.S. Navy SEALs and other troops whose helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan had rushed to the mountainous area to help a U.S. Army Ranger unit that was under fire from insurgents, two U.S. officials said Sunday.
AP - The leaders of Germany and France are welcoming plans by Italy and Spain to cut their budget deficits and improve their competitiveness, and are urging "complete and speedy" implementation.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will talk this evening with representatives of the other G7 nations before Asian markets open Monday. On Friday, S&P downgraded the U.S. credit rating.
Demonstrators protest the death of a man allegedly at the hands of British police. At least 42 people are arrested and 26 officers injured in the rioting.
NATO recovery teams combed through the wreckage of a downed CH-47 Chinook in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the site of the worst single-day loss of American lives since the start of the Afghan war.
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