Musharraf swears in caretaker government in Pakistan
Pakistan's President Musharraf swears in a loyalist led caretaker government to run until early January elections. Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte arrives with a tough message demanding lifting of emergency rule and release of political prisoners. Bhutto freed from house arrest as talks loom with Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islamabad
Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf
U.S
John Negroponte
Negroponte
Musharraf
Bush
Benazir Bhutto
Ing
Bhutto
Sean McCormack
State Department
McCormack
Senate
Mohammedmian Soomro
U N panel urges action on warming to curb climate loss
The IPCC report warns warming will destroy species raise sea levels and threaten the poor. It calls for firm actions including carbon pricing, with costs far less than inaction as leaders plan a Bali meeting before the 2012 Kyoto expiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
United Nations
U.N
Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change
IPCC
Bali
Doomsday cult blocks Russian cave as spring nears
In Russia, more than twenty cult members holed up in a forest cave near Nikolskoye by the Volga threaten to blow themselves up with about 100 gallons of gasoline if authorities remove them. Doctors and rescuers work to persuade the group led by Pyotr Kuznetsov of the True Russian Orthodox Church to surrender the hide-out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Volga River
Nikolskoye
Yevgeny Guseynov
Guseynov
Pyotr Kuznetsov
Cyclone Sidr Leaves Bangladesh in Devastation After 1100 Deaths
Aid workers race to reach survivors as Tropical Cyclone Sidr rips through coastal towns with 150 mph winds. Officials warn the toll will rise beyond the 1100 reported dead while power outages and infrastructure damage hinder relief efforts. The UN says more than 20,000 homes damaged and millions need assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhaka
Bangladesh
John Holmes
U.N
Ashraful Zaman
Dalil Uddin
Ministry of Disaster Management
United News of Bangladesh
Holmes
Kerry accepts offer to disprove Swift Boat claims
Senator John Kerry says he accepts Texas oilman T Boone Pickens offer to pay one million dollars for proving any Swift Boat Veterans for Truth charge false. Kerry vows to present his case directly to Pickens and donate proceeds to the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Pickens conditions include surrender of Kerry wartime journals patrol films and full military records 1971 to 1978.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerry
Swift Boat
Boston
John Kerry
Texas
Swift Boat Veterans For Truth
T. Boone Pickens
Massachusetts Democrat
Pickens
Bush
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Washington
American Spectator Magazine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Karachi
John
Bush Administration
Cave In
Russia
Iowa
1St Ave
Cedar Rapids
Iowaeyecenter
EyeMed & Aves
NDIA
ESRI
Oema
Natuzzi Leather
Gunia Guarese
Colter
Coralville
West
WO DiGyns
Coral Ridge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!