Archive for November, 2008
NASA hopes to land space shuttle on Sunday (AP)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:00 No CommentsAP - NASA managers have cleared space shuttle Endeavour to return to Earth on Sunday; now all they need is for the weather to cooperate.
Somali pirates strike deal on Ukraine ship (Reuters)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:57 No CommentsReuters - Somali pirates and owners of a Ukrainian ship carrying 33 tanks and other military hardware have reached a deal to release the vessel, a Kenyan maritime official said on Sunday.
Deal on donors paves way for Clinton Cabinet post (AP)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:42 No CommentsAP - President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state on Monday, transforming a once-bitter political rivalry into a high-level strategic and diplomatic partnership.
Suicide bomber hits German embassy vehicle in Kabul (Reuters)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:37 No CommentsReuters - A suicide bomber hit a German embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing two local civilians, police said.
Iraq says critics can wait to judge U.S. over pact (Reuters)
Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:27 No CommentsReuters - Iraq’s government tried to quell criticism on Sunday of a security pact which sets deadlines for U.S. military withdrawals, saying opponents could wait to judge how Washington honors commitments to pull back its troops.