Washington - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate, was indicted for failing to disclose corporate gifts worth more than 250,000 dollars, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday.
The 84-year-old Alaskan senator had his home raided earlier this year as part of a wide-reaching corruption probe that has already led to charges against a number of other Alaska state legislators and businessmen.
Washington - One-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is offering one lucky donor a chance to dine with the former first lady herself in an effort to retire her campaign debt.
Clinton sent a mass-mailing to supporters Tuesday offering what her staff has dubbed the "retirement dinner" with a supporter that donates 5 dollars or more to help her pay back some 20 million dollars in outstanding bills.
Nairobi - People in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo province of North Kivu are still being subjected to violence, rape and being forced from their homes despite a peace pact signed at the end of January, a group of aid agencies said Tuesday.
At least 150,000 people have been forced during the intervening months to flee their home areas either to escape government forces or those of rebels, the group of 64 agencies said.
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with her Chinese counterpart, Jiechi Yang, on Monday ahead of next month's Olympics in Beijing.
The two diplomats were expected to discuss President George W Bush's attendance of the Opening Ceremonies on August 8 and a host of bilateral issues.
Bush decided to participate in the event despite calls from human rights groups for a boycott because of China's crackdown against Tibetan monks earlier this year.
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned the weekend bombings in Turkey and India and presented his condolences to families of the victims.
Istanbul was hit by a pair of bomb attacks on Sunday, killing at least 16 civilians and injuring more than 100.
Ban said in a statement he "deeply regrets the loss of life and conveys his sympathies to the families of the victims and the wounded."
Wellington - The future of New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters was under a cloud on Saturday as a millionaire who donated cash to his party accused him of "blatant lying."
Wealthy property developer Sir Robert Jones insisted that Peters asked him for a donation to his nationalist New Zealand First party before the last election in 2005 and said he was asked to make out his cheque for 25,000 New Zealand dollars (about 18,500 US dollars) to a trust administered by Peters' brother.
Washington - Ted Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in the US Senate, was indicted for failing to disclose corporate gifts worth more than 250,000 dollars, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Washington - One-time presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is offering one lucky donor a chance to dine with the former first lady herself in an effort to retire her campaign debt.
Nairobi - People in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo province of North Kivu are still being subjected to violence, rape and being forced from their homes despite a peace pact signed at the end of January, a group of aid agencies said Tuesday.
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with her Chinese counterpart, Jiechi Yang, on Monday ahead of next month's Olympics in Beijing.
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday strongly condemned the weekend bombings in Turkey and India and presented his condolences to families of the victims.
Wellington - The future of New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters was under a cloud on Saturday as a millionaire who donated cash to his party accused him of "blatant lying."
