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Milo Ventimiglia discusses `Heroes,' Mideast trip

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:49:17 +0000

“Iron Man” isn’t the only superhero to visit the Middle East this summer.

Obama's trip: 1st high-profile step on world stage

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:03:58 +0000

Sen. Barack Obama’s trip to the Middle East and Europe marks his first high-profile step onto the international stage, a campaign-season audition of sorts for a presidential hopeful pledging a new era in diplomacy and an end to the U.S....

Al-Qaida draws more foreign recruits to Afghan war

AP — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:38:56 +0000

Afghanistan has been drawing a fresh influx of jihadi fighters from Turkey, Central Asia, Chechnya and the Middle East, one more sign that al-Qaida is regrouping on what is fast becoming the most active front of the war on terror...

Palestinians: Obama to visit West Bank

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:12:34 +0000

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will visit the West Bank next week as part of a swing through the Middle East, a Palestinian official said Monday, giving an important diplomatic boost to the Palestinians at a sensitive time in peace...

Official: Obama to visit West Bank, meet Abbas

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:11:27 +0000

A Palestinian official says Barack Obama will visit the West Bank and meet the Palestinian president during a swing through the Middle East next week.

World leaders gather for Bastille Day

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:07:34 +0000

Leaders from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and the head of the United Nations are gathering in Paris for France’s Bastille Day military parade.

43 nations to seek Middle East free of WMDs

AP — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:10:33 +0000

More than 40 nations have agreed to try to create a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.

Oil Price: Someone is Screwing Us All

Rudolf — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:08:05 +0000

I used to be an energy correspondent of a newspaper in Nigeriaâ€™s business capital, Lagos. In that role, I covered the oil industry in Nigeria. As the country with the 10th largest reserve in the world and 5th oil supplier to the United States,...

Oil sets new record near $147 a barrel

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:53:47 +0000

Oil prices spiked Friday as continued tensions in the Middle East and concerns of renewed violence in Nigeria pushed the price for a barrel of oil to a record near...

Oil sets new record near $146 a barrel

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:55:16 +0000

Oil prices spiked Friday as continued tensions in the Middle East and concerns of renewed violence in Nigeria pushed the price for a barrel of oil to a record near...