Mid-East peace, Russian ties next up for Clinton
WASHINGTON (AP): Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is using her second overseas trip to assess Mid-East peace prospects, reconnect with European allies and remind her Russian counterpart that United States efforts to rebuild relations with Moscow...

Lavish bash marks Mugabe's 85th birthday
CHINHOYI, Zimbabwe (AP): Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said yesterday that land seizures would continue, and he called for the country's last white farmers to leave.Mugabe was addressing supporters at a celebration marking his 85th birthday in...