NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Millionaire socialite Paris Hilton has jumped into the U.S. election campaign, calling Republican candidate John McCain a "wrinkly white-haired guy" and offering her own energy policy. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Aug. 7, 2008 (Reuters) — Just hours before flying to Beijing for the Olympics on Thursday, U.S. President George W. Bush used some of his bluntest language yet in publicly pressing China to improve its human rights record. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — A Deutsche Bank executive is suing a son and a brother of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden for at least $10 million over a deal they had to buy into a hedge fund, according to court documents. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Iraq is making strides in using oil revenues to rebuild its shattered infrastructure, a senior U.S. embassy official said on Wednesday, disputing a critical report from Washington. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush flew into Bangkok on Wednesday on the latest leg of a pre-Olympics Asian tour, although his focus in Thailand is mainly on the "outpost of tyranny" junta in neighboring Myanmar. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush plans to voice deep concerns about human rights in China in a speech on Thursday, hours before he arrives in Beijing for the opening of the Olympic Games. ... > full story
ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — The White House said on Wednesday it believed world powers had to take further "punitive" measures against Iran because Tehran gave no concrete reply to their demand that it freeze its nuclear activities. ... > full story
MINSK, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia may consider deploying strategic bombers or station tactical missiles in its close ally Belarus as a counter-measure to a planned U.S. missile shield in Europe, Moscow's envoy to Minsk said on Wednesday. ... > full story
DHAKA, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — European and American diplomats said on Wednesday they were impressed by the high turnout and efficient running of local elections in Bangladesh this week, calling the polls a step in the right direction ahead of December's national polls. ... > full story
SEOUL, Aug. 6, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that North Korea remained -- for now -- part of what he once branded an "axis of evil," but hoped the list would some day be empty. ... > full story
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India to acquire undersea cruise missiles Aug. 3, 2008 (Times of India) — NEW DELHI: In a strong booster dose to India's aging underwater combat arm after a long delay, the Navy is finally going to get back the upgraded ...
Russia, Libya seek closer energy, military ties July 31, 2008 (Boston Globe) — Libya's prime minister flew to Russia to meet with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday for a second round of talks in three months aimed at ...
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