Nepal’s government is reiterating its appeal to international donors to send basic food supplies, tents, and tarpaulins in the wake of last weekend’s catastrophic earthquake. They are also asking that
A United Nations resolution condemning Syria’s violent repression of anti-government demonstrators was vetoed on Saturday by Russia and China. The resolution would effectively nullify efforts to isolate Syrian
// July 1, 2011 Leon Panetta sworn in as secretary of defense Leon Panetta was sworn in as secretary of defense a day after stepping down
