Chavez orders decree to take oil projects in Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez declares decree to nationalize oil projects in the Orinoco region with PDVSA to acquire at least 60 percent stakes in four upgraded fields run by BP, Exxon, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Total, and Statoil. He vows full occupation by May 1 and a national flag on the sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Chavez
Venezuela
Orinoco River
Chavez
British Petroleum PLC
Exxon Mobil Corp
Chevron Corp
ConocoPhillips Co
Total SA
Statoil USA
Petroleos de Venezuela SA
PDVSA
Iran denounces Ahmadinejad rhetoric on nuclear program
Iranians from reform and conservative camps condemn President Ahmadinejad for saying Iran's nuclear program is an unstoppable train. Critics warn such language risks inflaming the West as new sanctions considerations arise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad
Khamenei
United States
West
Washington
U.S
Gulf
Iraq
Security Council
Germany
U.N
Bomb narrowly misses Iraqi vice president Backpap
A blast at a Baghdad ministry event for Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi wounded dozens and killed at least ten others previously during an employee awards ceremony. Sunni insurgents were blamed and security, despite a major crackdown, appeared breached. Abdul-Mahdi was lightly injured and hospitalized briefly before being released. Talabani in Jordan for medical tests. officials expect him to return soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Adel Abdul-Mahdi
U.S
Abdul-Mahdi
Ministry of Public Works
Baghdad
Riyad Gharib
Tagrid Ali
Public Works Ministry
Tariq al-Hashemi
Associated Press
Abdul-Aziz al- Hakim
Jordan
Jalal Talabani
Talabani
Amman
Qubad Talabani
Hoshyar Zebari
Iraq cabinet approves draft oil law for wealth sharing
The Iraqi Cabinet approved a draft oil law to govern vast reserves and distribute wealth among the population. Parliament will revisit the measure after the recess with broad party backing, though debates over contract control and revenue management loom amid tensions between Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Nouri al-Maliki
Cheney press travels to Pakistan to pressure Musharraf
Vice President Dick Cheney visited Islamabad to urge President Musharraf to heighten efforts against al Qaida militants crossing into Afghanistan. Pakistan urged blame on Afghan security lapses, while U.S. forces prepare for a spring offensive with 27 000 troops. Cheney then traveled to Afghanistan for talks with Hamid Karzai as Washington boosts border and tribal area operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islamabad
Pakistan
Dick Cheney
Pervez Musharraf
al- Qaida
Afghanistan
Cheney
Nadeem Kiani
Washington
U.S
Mexico
Bush
al-Qaida
Taliban
Musharraf
Osama bin Laden
Husein Haqqani
Center For International Relations
Boston University
Haqqani
Hamid Karzai
NATO
Also Mentioned on This Page
Around the
Guatemala
el Salvador
Luis Arturo Herrera
National Police
Guatemala City
Oscar Berger
Guinea
Union
Lansana Conte
Lansana Kouyate
Kouyate
West Africa
Eugene Camara
Camara
Conte
Lan
Phato
Stymie al-Qaida
BeKate
Jim Clark Motors
Lawrence
Fmip Motors, Inc
Lowa
Bestpricedcars.com
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!