As NATO troops face stepped up guerrilla attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan's new ambassador to Washington, Husain Haqqani, is trying hard to explain to Americans why his government has tried to make peace with the Pakistani Taliban. That peace deal, despite
In the next few months, Iraqi leaders may have to make tough historic decisions that will not only affect the future of Iraq for many years to come but may also determine their own political future as well. President George
Finally, the long-sought truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has become a reality. Reaching this uneasy state has not been easy. For months, wise and responsible people had exhorted Israel to accept the cease-fire that the Hamas
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Maxim Krans) - The 12th annual World Wealth Report, published the other day by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, points to a sustained growth in the number and wealth of high-net-worth-individuals (HNWIs) in Russia. "Russia was
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves called on Russia's small nations to opt for the path of self-determination at the congress of Finno-Ugric peoples. Ilves said during his talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the first Russian-Estonian meeting in the last
It is impossible to stand by the murder conviction of Charles Dean Hood without examining charges of corruption against the very Collin County court where he was sentenced to die. Yet there has been no indication that courts at any
Last week's oil conference in Saudi Arabia marked a turning point in U.S.-Saudi relations, raising doubts about whether the oil-for-security formula still guides this longtime alliance. With skyrocketing oil prices endangering U.S. economic stability, Saudi Arabia refused to increase production
Especially in winter, Americans rely on Mexico more than any other country for imported produce and seafood. But even though that reliance is increasing, there hasn't been a corresponding increase in cross-border food inspections. A recent salmonella outbreak that has
Herald-Tribune columnist Eric Ernst recently tackled some of the problems we face in present-day driving and conservation. In the matter of fuel conservation, he states that 55 mph will save gas.
The Supreme Court's decision Thursday affirming that people have a right to own guns evoked all sorts of reactions. Let's just go through a few of them.
The mentally ill in Illinois will get less care. Amtrak service between Chicago and St. Louis might be cut back. Fewer people will be tested for the AIDS virus. Dispaced workers who need job training won't get it. The public
Let's ban all those gloomy national statistics about American kids living in poverty. Not many people pay attention. Those who do may feel bad, but they figure there's little they can do about it. Mostly, they're right.
Under a program designed to help postwar Europeans, Josias Kumpf, his wife, Elisabeth, and their three children immigrated to the United States from Austria in 1956. Josias and Elisabeth had two more children and, in May 1964, became U.S. citizens.
The letter titled "Must we rape Earth over and over?" accuses Charles Krauthammer of being a planet-raping, drill-only advocate because the columnist called (in the June 21 Herald-Tribune) for Sen. John McCain to include the Arctic National Wildlife Refuges in
President Bush's troop surge in Iraq is being pronounced a success -- another "mission accomplished" -- but his 71/2-year splurge is still going on. However, my eyes bugged and my stomach churned Wednesday when I read the following:
This is in response to William Kristol's op-ed column in the June 24 Herald-Tribune denouncing those who oppose John McCain's support of the war ("MoveOn misrepresents McCain").
As common people grope for means to counter the ever-increasing prices of essential commodities, the economists and financial analysts fear that the recent hike in fuel prices would soon push inflation past 9 per cent. In an interview to rediff.com's
