ORLANDO, Florida (AFP) - Democrat Barack Obama Tuesday waged a counter-offensive on John McCain’s stinging attacks on his patriotism, redoubling a rhetorical barrage ahead of announcing his choice of running mate.
The Illinois senator addressed the annual convention here of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), a day after his Republican White House rival spoke to [...]
Kivuitu admits errors in vote tally
By NATION Team
The Electoral Commission of Kenya on Monday admitted discrepancies in the vote tallies from a number of constituencies.
Chairman Samuel Kivuitu, during questioning before the Kriegler Commission, said that an informal audit by ECK casts doubt on the poll figures originally reported by the body following last year’s [...]
First Lady salutes Olympic team
BY ROBIN NJOGU and PPS
First Lady Lucy Kibaki has commended Kenyan women athletes for their outstanding performance in the ongoing Beijing Olympic Games.
In a personal message, the First Lady said Pamela Jelimo and Janeth Jepkosgei who on Monday won Gold and Silver medals respectively made Kenyans very proud.
She said: “Congratulations [...]
BRUSSELS (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Russia Tuesday it was isolating itself from the international community with its behaviour in Georgia.
“The behaviour of Russia in this most recent conflict is isolating Russia from the principles of cooperation among nations,” Rice told a news conference after an emergency meeting of NATO foreign [...]
BY AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
LUSAKA, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital after battling ill-health for years, including a second stroke in June, the country’s vice-president Rupiah Banda said Tuesday.
Banda told state television and radio that Mwanawasa died at 10:30 local time (0830 GMT) and that seven days of national mourning have been declared.
“Citizens [...]
By The Canadian Press
HAMILTON - Prime Minister Stephen Harper continued to stoke the flames of election speculation Tuesday by saying he plans to spend the “next few weeks” contemplating whether or not his minority Conservatives will be able to govern effectively this fall.
Harper called Liberal Leader Stephane Dion irresponsible for insisting on one hand [...]
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