The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will soon propose to the Parliament the 18th amendment to the 1973 Constitution. The proposed amendment would reportedly abolish Article 58 (2)(b) of the Constitution, which empowers the President, in his sole discretion, to dissolve the National Assembly.
On October 23, 2006 a U.S. soldier or marine peered through the telescopic sight of his M24 sniper rifle and trained it on the face of Nora, a five-year-old Iraqi girl. Her pretty face was close enough to kiss. Instead, he squeezed the trigger and sent a 7.62 round slamming into her skull. The medical report read, "Nora sustained an explosive bullet injury to her head that smashed the skull bones and ruptured her cerebral membrane." Nora survived the sniper's bullet.
In a hotel room in Brussels, the chief executives of the world’s top oil companies unrolled a huge map of the Middle East, drew a fat, red line around Iraq and signed their names to it.
The 60th anniversary of the state of Israel prompted reviews of the post World War II declarations that resulted in the formation of a nation that had no name until David Ben Gurion proclaimed on May 14, 1948, the birth of the new state of Israel.
Gates’s Hope to Reform the Pentagon Is Barking at the Moon
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By MWC NEWS
Thursday, 22 May 2008
In a recent speech, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates pleaded with the armed services to emphasize preparing for war against guerrillas instead of spending so much money and effort getting ready for conventional wars. He said that he wanted to avoid the erosion of counterinsurgency capabilities that occurred after the Vietnam War, when the U.S. military forgot all it knew about fighting guerrillas and went back to concentrating solely on a possible battle with the conventional forces of the Soviet Union.
John McCain, the US Republican presidential candidate, has rejected the endorsement of a Texas preacher after he was found to have made controversial comments about Jews.
Myanmar's military leaders have agreed to allow access to all foreign aid workers to help with the relief operation after Cyclone Nargis, according to Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general.
General David Petraeus, the US forces commander in Iraq, says he expects to recommend further US troop cuts in Iraq this year, following a 45-day pause in withdrawals due to begin in July.
Three days of indirect peace talks held in Turkey between Israel and Syria "satisfied" both sides and will continue periodically, according to Ali Babacan, the Turkish foreign minister.
US car manufacturer Ford is to cut its North American production of trucks and four-wheel-drive vehicles, saying rising oil prices have led to a demand for more fuel efficient cars.
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, has defended controversial interrogation techniques used on so-called terror suspects as necessary to protect America.
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China has announced a three-year plan to rebuild Sichuan province as the death toll passed the 55,000 mark 11 days after the massive earthquake.
Three days of indirect peace talks held in Turkey between Israel and Syria "satisfied" both sides and will continue periodically, according to Ali Babacan, the Turkish foreign minister.
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