Archive for May 22nd, 2009

Generals Find Suicide a Frustrating Enemy

Written by on Friday, May 22nd, 2009 in Latest News.

It was just past midnight in Afghanistan when Brig. Gen. Mark Milley appeared on the video screen in the Pentagon conference room to brief some of the Army’s top generals on a sobering development: his unit’s most recent confirmed suicide.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun speaks at a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul in this January 28, 2008 file photo. Roh has died on May 23, 2009, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters – Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, who police said fell and died while mountain hiking early on Saturday, appears to have jumped to his death, his top aide said.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

US makes overture to Cuba on legal immigration (AP)

Written by on Friday, May 22nd, 2009 in Latest News.

AP – President Barack Obama is making another overture to Cuba, asking the island’s communist government to resume talks that his predecessor halted on legal immigration of Cubans to the United States.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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