BONN, Germany-Today, dozens of nations as well as other organizations met at the former Parliament of West Germany to plan the future of Afghanistan after the scheduled withdrawal of troops there in 2014. The conference was hosted by the Afghan government, but took place in Europe.
CANTWELL, Alaska-Last night, just before 6 pm, an explosion rocked the Chevron Gas station/Convenience store in Cantwell near the Denali Park. The explosion occurred near the convenience store's check-out counter, touching off a fire that quickly engulfed the building according to fire fighters. The cause of the explosion has still not been determined and is […]
IOWA-After Herman Cain's exit from the public arena in the race to the presidency, the field has effectively been narrowed to two contenders. Barring any unforseens, the race will be between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Attempts to gain traction in the race have so far proved unsuccessful for hopefuls Rick Perry and Michele Bachmann.
WASHINGTON D.C.-Following after Europe's imposition of tougher sanctions against Iran and its nuclear program, the U.S. Senate voted 100 to 0 yesterday on imposing restrictions on foreign firms such as banks and institutions that disallow them from carrying out transactions in the U.S. if they continue to do business with that country's central bank. The […]