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U.S. halts visas for Belarus as tit-for-tat goes on

MINSK (Reuters) - The United States has stopped reviewingBelarussian visa applications for now, its embassy in Minsk said on Wednesday, in a diplomatic spat that continues afterWashington's envoy temporarily left the country.
03 20 2008 11:28AM (...more)

Washington D.C. advisory panel rejects design for terrorism victims memorial

WASHINGTON - A proposed design for a national memorial to victims of terrorism showing grieving, naked women has been rejected by Washington officials .
02 28 2008 11:57AM (...more)

Terrorism victims memorial design denied

WASHINGTON - A proposed design for a national memorial to victims of terrorism showing grieving, naked women has been rejected by Washington officials .
02 28 2008 6:14AM (...more)

U.S. and Iranians postpone talks on Iraqi violence

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The second meeting of a U.S.- Iraniancommittee set up to find ways to quell Iraq's violence has beenpostponed because of a scheduling conflict, U.S. and Iraqiofficials said on Friday.
12 15 2007 3:02AM (...more)

India must pass by July key India-US nuclear deal: US senators

NEW DELHI (AFP) - India must complete by July all steps needed to conclude a nuclear technology deal with Washington to ensure the US Congress approves it before the presidential polls, three US senators said on Wednesday.
02 21 2008 6:19AM (...more)

CDC: New respiratory bug has killed 10

ATLANTA - A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Adenoviruses usually cause respiratory infections that aren't considered lethal. But a new variant has caused at least 140 illnesses in 11 19 2007 8:24AM (...more)

School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response

SAN FRANCISCO – As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms and takes a heavier toll on children and young adults. The
09 26 2009 7:28AM (...more)

5 dead, 7 hurt after truck, van collide south of Pittsburgh

EIGHTY-FOUR, Pa. - A tractor-trailer collided with a van apparently carrying residents from a group home for the mentally disabled Thursday, flipping the vehicle onto its side and crushing it against a building. Five people were killed and seven injured.
04 25 2008 6:03AM (...more)

U.S. commanders urge wider Pakistan attacks: report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. commanders in Afghanistan haverecently urged expanding the war effort, possibly includingU.S. attacks on indigenous Pakistani militants inside Pakistan 's tribal areas, The New York Times reported in Sundayeditions.
04 20 2008 2:43PM (...more)

Top Turkish general to meet US officials in Washington

WASHINGTON (AFP) - General Ergin Saygun, the deputy chief of Turkey's armed forces, will meet top US military officials here this week, the Pentagon said Monday, as US-backed Turkish troops battle Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
01 29 2008 11:53AM (...more)