House OKs defense bill despite veto threat (Reuters)
Written by on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 in Latest News.
Reuters – The House of Representatives on
Thursday passed a $601.4 billion defense spending bill despite
a veto threat by the White House.
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Iraq officials: 2 children die in US airstrike (AP)
Written by on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 in Latest News.
AP – A U.S. helicopter strike north of Baghdad killed eight people in a vehicle, including at least two children, Iraqi officials said Thursday, insisting all the dead were civilians. The U.S. military said six were al-Qaida militants but acknowledged children were killed.
Quake lakes threaten new disaster as rains near (Reuters)
Written by on Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 in Latest News.
Reuters – The onset of the rainy season is
swelling perilous “quake lakes” and compounding the
difficulties of reconstruction after China’s worst earthquake
in decades.