UNITED NATIONS: Frantic diplomatic efforts gathered pace Tuesday as the Palestinians rode roughshod over Israeli and US opposition and pressed their bid to demand full UN membership for a Palestinian state.
Launching the opening gambit Tuesday, (...)
UNITED NATIONS: World powers Thursday adopted a landmark resolution seeking to rid the planet of nuclear arms at an unprecedented Security Council summit hosted by US President Barack Obama.
Although we averted a nuclear nightmare during the Cold (...)
Reclusive author J.D. Salinger, whose seminal novel The Catcher in the Rye has lent voice to the angst and despair felt by generations of rebellious adolescents, turns 90 on Thursday.
But this new milestone in the life of one of America s most (...)
