Meh. Republican presidential candidate John McCain is giving up on winning Michigan. Republican officials with knowledge of the strategy said the GOP candidate is shifting resources to other states. Democrat John Kerry won here in 2004, but McCain had tried to make it a target to switch parties this year amid economic problems in the state. The news...
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KARACHI (Reuters) - Fire swept through a slum in the Pakistani city of Karachi early Friday killing 39 people, including 20 children, officials and witnesses said. The fire broke out at about 1 a.m. (2000 GMT) and quickly...
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said the United Nations had "served its purpose" after a British-crafted resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire was adopted by the Security Council. The resolution, calling for an...