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From Politics & Policy 4:12 pm
Islamabad has ordered government officials to end a supply route blockade against NATO forces, said Pakistan Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday.
From Politics & Policy 3:56 pm
The financial markets appear to have already priced in Greece’s departure from the euro bloc.
From Politics & Policy 3:42 pm
James Abdnor, the former U.S. senator from South Dakota most known for ousting former Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern from the senate seat, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 89.
From Politics & Policy 3:33 pm
Prosecutors in Milan said in a statement on Wednesday that Bossi was being investigated for suspected fraud, while his sons Renzo and Riccardo were being investigated for alleged embezzlement.
From Society 3:29 pm
Firefighters in Arizona continue to battle wildfires growing across the state Wednesday and are working to prevent a large blaze near the Crown King community from moving into an area where it could rapidly spread.
From Politics & Policy 3:20 pm
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff inaugurated on Wednesday a truth commission set up to investigate human rights abuses during the country's military regime 27 years after democracy was restored.
From Politics & Policy 3:12 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is again under fire for a draft study released late last year that suggests natural gas drilling contaminated ground water.
From Politics & Policy 3:05 pm
Picking up where Newt Gingrich left off, Vice President Joe Biden cast Mitt Romney's investment firm, Bain Capital, as an example of predatory capitalism that exploits workers.
From Politics & Policy 3:01 pm
While the Obama administration rejected to several section's of the House's proposed NDAA bill, a controversial indefinite detention provision for terrorism suspects was not among them.
From Politics & Policy 2:54 pm
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave a rare television interview on Wednesday, appearing on Russia's official Rossia-24 news channel to tout the success of the May 7 parliamentary elections.