Featured Articles

The Championships - Wimbledon 2009 Day Twelve »

From Getty Images  |  2009-07-04 17:06:24

Specter, Wecht's lawyers criticize US attorney »

From AP News  |  2009-07-04 18:31:55

Specter, lawyers criticize US attorney's comments after charges against pathologist dropped

Defense lawyers and a U.S. senator are criticizing comments made by Pittsburgh's U.S. attorney last month as her office dismissed fraud and theft charges against a noted pathologist. Lawyers for former Allegheny County medical examiner Cyril Wecht are calling on U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to formally rebuke U.S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan, saying she "vindictively ... expressed the view that Dr. Wecht was a criminal and was guilty of the charges made against ...

Continue reading...  |  0 comments

Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks »

From AP News  |  2009-07-04 18:29:13

As US tackles health care reform, some Europeans warn against too much government control

As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given. The concept has been enshrined in Europe for generations. Health systems are built so inclusive that even illegal immigrants are entitled to free treatment beyond just emergency care. Europeans have some of the world's best hospitals and have made great strides in fighting ...

Continue reading...  |  0 comments

Two US soldiers, seven Afghan police die in blasts »

From AFP South Asian Edition  |  2009-07-04 18:00:25

Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions Saturday, highlighting the level of violence faced by Marines pressing one of the biggest assaults in eight years. In another incident, one security guard died and four others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle near a private security company's four-vehicle convoy in Gereshk district, Daud Ahmadi, a spokesman for the Helmand provincial administration said. Nearly 4,000 Marines and 600 Afghan forces on Thursday launched a massive operation in Taliban strongholds in the ...

Continue reading...  |  0 comments
 
 

Related Articles

Brüno (18) »

News of the World, UK 7/4/2009 2:37:19 PM

THE list of great British stars who fail to make it big in Hollywood is long and dismal. . . . June Sarpong, Calum Best, Martine McCutcheon . . ....

 

Manatee woman among the newest of citizens »

Bay News 9, Tampa Bay 7/4/2009 2:19:24 PM

They've come from all over the world, but they have one dream in common - to become an American citizen.. . This weekend is not only the...

 

Health alert on popular painkiller »

New Zealand Herald 7/4/2009 2:01:42 PM

Use of New Zealand's most widely taken painkiller, paracetamol, is being reviewed because of concerns in the United States about side-effects that ...

 

Sudan to execute four Islamists for killing US envoy »

Mail & Guardian, South Africa 7/4/2009 1:57:38 PM

A Khartoum court condemned four Islamists to death on Wednesday for the 2008 killing of a United States diplomat and his Sudanese driver, as the US...

 

Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities »

China Daily 7/4/2009 1:57:16 PM

Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining ...

 

Indonesian election campaigns online »

SkyNews, New Zealand 7/4/2009 1:41:51 PM

Just like politicians in the western world, Indonesian presidential hopefuls are taking to cyberspace, to spread their message and attract support...

 

 
 

Related Video

Green jobs in a tough economy »

CNN Video 7/4/2009 10:17:04 AM

 

Web Extra: Ambassador Rooney Makes Trip To Ireland »

CBS2 KDKA Video 7/3/2009 3:57:22 PM

 

A young doctor's first day »

CNN Video 7/3/2009 10:59:03 AM

 

 
 

More about United States

 
 

Related Videos by 5min

loading
 
 

Related Photos by Flickr

loading