Fox News: Her confirmation assured, Elena Kagan is on the brink of becoming the fourth woman ever to serve as a Supreme Court justice. The Senate is set Thursday to confirm President Barack Obama’s nominee, whose addition to the court will mark the first time three female justices have served concurrently. Nearly all Democrats, the [...]
Press TV: BP’s new chief executive has met with senior Russian officials to discuss selling part of the company’s vast assets in the country to raise funds for its Gulf of Mexico cleanup bill. Robert Dudley met with the Russian deputy prime minister in charge of energy and chairman of the state oil company, Igor [...]
By Jim Michaels, USA TODAY: The top commander in Afghanistan on Wednesday issued updated rules that limit the use of artillery and airstrikes but recognize the right to use firepower in self-defense. The rules issued by Gen. David Petraeus are broadly similar to regulations that had been issued by his predecessor, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, last [...]
VIENNA (AP) – As Iran and world powers prepare for new nuclear talks, letters by Tehran’s envoys to top international officials and shared with The Associated Press suggest major progress is unlikely, with Tehran combative and unlikely to offer any concessions. Two letters, both written late last month, reflect Iran’s apparent determination to continue the [...]
Haaretz: Iran has launched a website with cartoons on the Holocaust aimed at undermining the historic dimensions of the mass murder of Jews during World War II, Fars news agency reported Thursday. The site is financed by a non-governmental cultural foundation and mainly based on a cartoon book on the Holocaust published in 2008, which [...]
The Moscow Times: The parasailing donkey will never fly again and can look ahead to a life of luxury. The female donkey Anapka arrived in Moscow on Wednesday after her brays of terror over an Azov Sea beach last month prompted a British newspaper to step in and buy her. A recreation company had sent [...]
New York Times: WASHINGTON — Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege. The charges could be paid by companies, like YouTube, owned [...]
