Secretary of State John Kerry is on an unannounced trip to Baghdad Sunday, and according to an official, the buzzword of the trip is “engagement.”
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Ex-President Musharraf Returns To A Different Pakistan
After four years of self-imposed exile, Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has come home. His plan is to run for office and reclaim political influence, but death threats and legal battles complicate his return.
3 Things You Need To Know About The Weekend’s Basketball Action
Didn’t have time to watch or didn’t really care? If you’re not up to speed on the weekend’s news from the men’s and women’s Division I college basketball championships, but want to be armed with a few things to talk about if someone brings up basketball today, here goes:
100 Hours On The Supreme Court’s Sidewalk: Camping Out For A Seat To History
Overnight temperatures are dipping below freezing and the forecast calls for snow, but cold, boredom and discomfort haven’t stopped more than 30 Supreme Court die-hards from camping out for a seat to history.
Obama Closes Trip To Israel, West Bank With Memorial Visits
President Obama wrapped up his trip to Israel and the West Bank on Friday with visits to three symbolic pilgrimage sites: First he laid a stone on the grave of Theodor Herzl, the father of modern Zionism, then he laid a wreath and a stone on the grave of Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli leader assassinated in 1995. Finally, Obama made a somber visit to the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem.
HBO: Programming Could Be Sold Directly Through Internet Providers
HBO CEO Richard Plepler is saying something a lot of the television network’s fans have been waiting to hear — that its content could be offered to customers directly through their Internet service providers instead of a cable company.