Two globe-trotters on a mission: The tag team of Bill and Hillary Clinton is in motion againWASHINGTON — Bill Clinton’s North Korean negotiations cast fresh light on a Byzantine, mysterious power that Americans may never fully understand. Families of US journalists express joy over pardons issued in N. KoreaSAN FRANCISCO — The families of journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee say they are overjoyed the North Korean government has pardoned the two women and is sending them home. Former President Bill Clinton ‘and party’ depart Pyongyang by plane: state mediaSEOUL, South Korea — North Korean’s official news agency says former U.S. President Bill Clinton and his party have left the country. Haitian police fire tear gas in clash with protesters seeking hike in $2-a-day minimum wagePORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian police fired tear gas Tuesday at protesters who massed outside Parliament to demand an increase in the minimum wage, saying they are unable to feed and shelter their families on less than $2 a day. North Korea says 2 American journalists have been pardonedSEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Il issued a “special pardon” freeing two jailed American journalists after talks with former U.S. President Bill Clinton, North Korea’s official news agency announced Wednesday. Gibbs: journalists’ safety uppermost, declines comment on Bill Clinton mission to NKoreaWASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says the administration is not commenting on former President Bill Clinton’s mission to North Korea for fear it could undermine his attempt to win the freedom of two imprisoned American journalists. Clinton arrives in Kenya at start of seven-nation Africa tourNAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is bringing a message of tough love to Kenya: you are a key American friend in east Africa, but you must rein in graft and follow through on political reform. Former US president Clinton meets Kim Jong IlSEOUL - Former US president Bill Clinton arrived Tuesday in Pyongyang and met North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in an unannounced visit aimed at securing the release of two American journalists held by the Stalinist state for months. Bill Clinton follows past private foreign missions in effort to free journalists from N. KoreaWASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton is following in familiar footsteps in his solo diplomatic mission to North Korea to try to secure the release of two journalists detained last March along the border with China. Bill Clinton meets North Korea’s Kim Jong-il: ReportSEOUL - Visiting former US president Bill Clinton Tuesday met North Korea’s ailing leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang and conveyed a verbal message from US President Barack Obama, South Korea’s state-run Yonhap news agency reported. Bill Clinton meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for ‘wide-ranging’ talks: state mediaSEOUL, South Korea — Former President Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a surprise mission to Pyongyang to negotiate the release of two Americans, holding “exhaustive” talks on a wide range of topics, state-run media said. Bill Clinton makes surprise visit to NKorea to bring home jailed US journalists
Bill Clinton makes unannounced visit to NKorea amid tensions over nukes, jailed US reportersSEOUL, South Korea — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made an unannounced visit to communist North Korea on Tuesday on a trip seen as a mission to win the release of two jailed American reporters and to ease tensions over Pyongyang’s recent nuclear defiance. Bill Clinton arrives in North Korea to secure release of AmericansWASHINGTON - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has arrived in North Korean capital Pyongyang to negotiate the release of two American television journalists who were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegally entering North Korea. Bill Clinton arrives in North KoreaSEOUL - Former US president Bill Clinton arrived Tuesday in Pyongyang, state media reported, as South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency said the focus of the trip would be to negotiate the release of two American journalists held since March in the reclusive communist state. Ex-President Clinton makes surprise trip to NKorea amid nuclear standoff, reporters detainedSEOUL, South Korea — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton made a surprise trip to North Korea on Tuesday amid an international standoff over the country’s nuclear program and concerns about two U.S. reporters imprisoned in Pyongyang since March. Republicans pledge ‘hot summer’ on health care; Democrats retool pitch for the middle classWASHINGTON — The health care debate is heading back to Main Street, to cities and towns where people are worried about medical costs but increasingly concerned that overhauling the system may do more harm than good. White House says Aquino played ‘crucial role’ in restoring Philippine democracyWASHINGTON — The White House said Friday that former Philippines President Corazon Aquino will be remembered for her “crucial role” in moving the country to democratic rule through non-violent protest. Clinton says Aquino helped restore Philippine democracy after years of authoritarian ruleWASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says former Philippines President Corazon Aquino “helped bring democracy back” to her country after years of authoritarian rule. Despite frenzy over “card check,” arbitration emerges as key element in union organizing billWASHINGTON — The willingness of some Democrats to drop the “card check” portion of a union organizing bill has led opponents of the measure to intensify their attack on another major provision: Binding arbitration if a new union and management can’t agree on a first contract within 120 days. Feature: Can India have a strategic partnership with the United States?
Wyo. asks judge to make Yellowstone let in more snowmobilesBILLINGS, Mont. — The state of Wyoming on Friday asked a federal judge to force Yellowstone National Park to allow up to 740 snowmobiles daily during winter — more than twice what the Obama administration wants. Official: Never-before-seen mosaic angel face uncovered at Istanbul’s Haghia SophiaANKARA, Turkey — Restoration workers have uncovered a well-preserved, long-hidden mosaic face of an angel at the former Byzantine cathedral of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, an official said Friday. Analysis: Amid polls showing growing doubt on economy, Obama steps up talk of budget restraintWASHINGTON — At a critical moment in his presidency, Barack Obama finds increasing need to talk about taming federal deficits as he struggles with a dour economy. AP Exclusive: NYC’s environmentalist mayor restricts idling, but his SUVs do it frequentlyNEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has pushed an ambitious green agenda and cast himself as a national environmental leader, routinely runs afoul of his own anti-pollution policy by letting his official SUVs idle, sometimes for more than an hour. Obama vacation plan is newest chapter in Martha’s Vineyard’s long black historyOAK BLUFFS, Mass. — When Barack Obama kicks off his flip-flops on the Martha’s Vineyard sand next month, he’ll be adding a modern note to the island’s black history that stretches back three centuries. AP-GfK Poll: Great expectations for Obama give way to harsh realities, slip in approval ratingWASHINGTON — That was fast. Census: Despite strong minority turnout, voting rate dips in 2008 as older whites stay homeWASHINGTON — For all the attention generated by Barack Obama’s candidacy, the share of eligible voters who actually cast ballots in November declined for the first time in a dozen years. The reason: Older whites with little interest in backing either Barack Obama or John McCain stayed home. I have to go on a diet once I return home: ClintonNEW DELHI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “admires” India and “loves Indian food”. After her gastronomic excesses during her trip here, she intends to go on a diet when she returns home, she told students of Delhi University Monday, amid laughter and applause. Hillary unwinds shopping at Delhi Haat, dines at BukharaNEW DELHI - After a hectic day addressing events, it was time to relax in the evening. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton went to Delhi Haat, a popular shopping destination in south Delhi where artisans from across India showcase their wares, and later enjoyed a quiet dinner at the Bukhara in Maurya Sheraton. |
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EOUL, South Korea — North Korea welcomed former President Bill Clinton to Pyongyang with flowers and hearty handshakes Tuesday as he arrived in the communist nation on a surprise mission to bring home two jailed American journalists.
New Delhi:J - A strategic relationship or better still a strategic partnership with the world’s only super power-the United States-would help India and give a push to its growth and development.
