Topic: Politics
Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has died, the country's top civilian security official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. It was the government's first categorical confirmation of the death of the feared militant, whose passing is likely to weaken, but not vanquish, the al-Qaida-linked insurgent network he led. Reports of Mehsud's death emerged after a spate ...
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan chaired his first cabinet meeting as acting head of state on Wednesday, seeking to revive government business after more than two months of stagnation. Jonathan assumed full presidential powers late on Tuesday to fill a power vacuum left by the absence of President Umaru Yar'Adua, who has been in hospital in Saudi ...
If history and the political lineup are any guides, President Barack Obama's latest effort to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers likely will fare no better than his first try — or his predecessor's attempt. Congress twice overrode President George W. Bush's veto of the 2008 ...
