Archive for July 20th, 2008

Graphic showing the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice left Washington for travel to the Middle East and Asia late Sunday, as she prepared to meet her North Korean counterpart for the first time on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum.(AFP/Graphic/Martin Megino/Gal/Js)Reuters – U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice accused Iran on Monday of using stalling tactics and
warned Tehran it faced more sanctions if it flouted a two-week
deadline to curb its nuclear program.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

China: There Will Be No Earthquakes During Olympics

Written by on Sunday, July 20th, 2008 in Latest News.

The national seismic monitoring network has not detected any sign a strong earthquake would hit Beijing during the Olympics next month, a senior expert with the China Earthquake Networks Center said in the capital on Saturday.

The 107 quake-monitoring stations of the network cover a 150,000-sq-km area around the capital and are said to be the most extensive such network in the country. It can detect a temblor as light as magnitude 1.0 and report it within five to 10 minutes, Zhang Xiaodong, deputy director of the networks center, said at a press conference.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Baby’s mother, accused killer likely met at jail

Written by on Sunday, July 20th, 2008 in Latest News.

Homicide detectives believe the last place anyone saw 18-year-ancient Kia Johnson alive was a heavily guarded area Downtown — the waiting room at the Allegheny County Jail.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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