Local Businesses Help with Sandy Relief
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — While communities waited for official disaster relief, some small-business owners took it upon themselves to help out. On Sunday, Nov. 4, Seth Stern, the CEO and owner of Something Different Party Rental of Paterso…
Reports Warn of Afghanistan Collapse in 2014
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Red Cross and a think tank warned on Monday that steps need to be taken now to keep Afghanistan from sliding “toward state collapse” after the U.S. and its NATO allies withdraw their forces in 2014.According to a…
Reports Warn of Afghanistan Collapse in 2014
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Red Cross and a think tank warned on Monday that steps need to be taken now to keep Afghanistan from sliding “toward state collapse” after the U.S. and its NATO allies withdraw their forces in 2014.According to a…
Sec. Clinton, Arab Leaders Discuss Arming Syrian Rebels
State Department photo(TUNIS, Tunisia) — During a bilateral “Friends of Syria” meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Tunisia, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal said arming the Syrian opposition was “an excellent idea.”
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Sec. Clinton, Arab Leaders Discuss Arming Syrian Rebels
State Department photo(TUNIS, Tunisia) — During a bilateral “Friends of Syria” meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Tunisia, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal said arming the Syrian opposition was “an excellent idea.”
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Red Cross Wants Ceasefire in Syria to Deliver Aid
KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images(DAMASCUS, Syria) — The International Committee of the Red Cross has stepped into the crossfire between the Syrian government and opposition forces to demand that the two sides institute an immediate ceasefire.The plea came…