Floods give inland navy a fleeting sea
PUERTO VARADOR, Bolivia (AP): The landlocked Bolivian navy finally found its own sea to sail.A murky inland ocean created by months of catastrophic flooding in Bolivia's lowland east gave the navy's fleet of riverboats a fresh sense of purpose when their...
Bush vows veto of Iraq deadline bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters):President George W. Bush threatened yesterday to veto legislation approved by the House of Representatives that would impose a deadline for United States troops to withdraw from Iraq.
Deputy PM wounded in suicide bomb attack
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zobaie, a leading Sunni Arab politician, was wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a hall where he was attending prayers yesterday.Officials said at least six members of Zobaie's...
Security Council works on sanctions against Iran
UNITED NATIONS, (Reuters):U.N. Security Council members worked on final changes yesterday to a resolution imposing new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, with calls for a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East the main stumbling point.
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