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Mahmoud Tamimi's friends call it the "Dubai syndrome" — the insatiable longing for a city he loves but was forced to leave. Back in Dubai, the 31-year-old had a good job, nice apartment and a $3,700 monthly salary, dozens of times what he'd ever made before. Complete Story...
The New York Times is trying to lure more readers and advertisers by launching regional editions with extra stories in major U.S. markets. Yet the newspaper is also cutting newsroom jobs to save money.
Iran has had an impressive run for the past decade — expanding its regional muscle through proxy militias, its expanding missile capabilities and its big brother role with Iraq's Shiites after the toppling of arch-foe Saddam Hussein.
The co-captain of the USAirways flight that made a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River says most regional airline pilots are well qualified but "there are cracks in the system."
Top-ranked UC Irvine was selected Sunday to host an NCAA college baseball regional for the first time in school history.
The Associated Press has appointed veteran correspondent Andrew Selsky to the new position of Africa Editor, overseeing coverage of sub-Saharan Africa.
The Associated Press named two editors to lead its new regional editing operations in the West and Central regions of the U.S.
Examples of entries in the Dictionary of American Regional English:
If you don't know a stone toter from Adam's off ox, or aren't sure what a grinder shop sells, the Dictionary of American Regional English is for you.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party has swept local elections that other parties and independent observers said were awash with voting irregularities.
Two Caribbean airlines are complaining that slow clearances of planes by controllers at Antigua's airport are causing flight delays and financial losses.
The prime ministers from five Southeast Asian nations gathered in Hanoi Friday to boost cooperation in face of the global economic slowdown.
As the financial equivalent of a hurricane swept through Wall Street on Monday, the New York metropolitan area braced for economic damage in the form of lost jobs, further plummeting tax revenues and more trouble in real estate markets.
The presidents of Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela on Monday discussed creating a regional airline and train network as a way to better integrate their nations.
If you’re reluctant to fly, maybe you’ve got Regional Jet Stress Syndrome.
The Associated Press has named two veteran editors to leadership positions in a new regional editing operation for the Southern United States.
Websites start charging for news (Audio)The regional newspaper publisher Johnston Press, whose titles include the Worksop Guardian and the Whitby Gazette is to start charging for web access to those papers.
Getting Past Denial: The High Cost of Health Care in the United States Jason M. Sutherland, Ph.D., Elliott S. Fisher, M.D., M.P.H., and Jonathan S. Skinner, Ph.D.
German couple survives collision with train A German couple walked away from their crumpled car unscathed after colliding with a regional train that dragged them 20 metres along train tracks before halting near Linz, an Austrian press agency reported on Sunday.
Both Iran, US to Attend Afghanistan Peace MeetingAn international conference on pacifying Afghanistan will include two unlikely partners for peace -- the United States and Iran. More Articles
Iran Sets Terms for U.S. TiesIran has responded to U.S. President Barack Obama's offer of better relations by demanding policy changes from Washington, but the Islamic state is not closing the door to a possible thaw in ties with its old foe. More Articles
Full of Limbaugh Cheese and Fox News seasoning Rush's followers are ranting and raging in blogs all over the internet like Nazi's.
Iran Says It Now Runs More Than 6, 000 CentrifugesIran's nuclear chief says the country has increased the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 6,000, the latest show of defiance to U.N. demands it halt the enrichment program.
Testing Obama :: Iranian Leader Demands U.S. ApologyA day after President Obama struck a conciliatory tone toward Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urged Washington on Wednesday to apologize for its actions toward his country for the past 60 years and said it was unclear whether the new American administration was merely shiftin …
On Arab TV Network, Obama Urges DialogueHe also said he believed it was "possible for us to see a Palestinian state — I'm not going to put a time frame on it — that is contiguous, that allows freedom of movement for its people, that allows for trade with other countries, that allows the creation of businesses a …
Je prévois une situation où on connaîtra une langue locale (néerlandais dans mon cas), une langue régionale/transnationale (le français dans mon cas) et la langue mondiale (l'anglais).
Train Courses through Germany without DriverGermany's national railway has admitted that one of its regional trains traveled 40 kilometers through eastern Germany on Monday -- without a driver. An investigation has been launched.
This is old news, but a good place to start: Economic disparities between England's regions are profound and long standing.
Regional nuclear war could trigger mass starvationA nuclear war between India and Pakistan could cause one billion people to starve to death around the world, and hundreds of millions more to die from disease and conflicts over food.
Jordanian FM: Peace with Palestinians before Syria - Haaretz - Israel NewsThere will be no peace in the region unless the Palestinian problem is resolved, Jordan's Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al-Khatib told Haaretz in an interview Thursday in his office in Amman.
Another Iraq War : Turkish military is fed up with Kurdish rebels "ISTANBUL, TURKEY — The Turkish military's powerful chief declared Thursday that his army should be given the go-ahead for a cross-border offensive into northern Iraq to pursue Kurdish rebels using the territory as a staging ground for attacks.
Weekend sport fights drought for survival VICTORIA is facing a sporting crisis, with drought threatening to kill weekend sport. Several amateur cricket and football competitions are under threat, while water sports clubs in country areas are on the decline.
Postcodes: Traralgon - 3844 Commercial capital of Gippsland, Traralgon is home to Australia's leading aircraft manufacturer and is linked by high-speed rail to Melbourne. If it's cutting-edge and happening in Gippsland then it's probably happening here.
The nine English regions have experienced remarkably similar house price gains during the last 12 months with all regions experiencing rises of between 5.5% and 8.5%; the narrowest range recorded since the Halifax House Price Index began in 1983.
"Silly" Farmer Drought Funding Questioned.Professor David Brunkhorst and Dr Ian Reeve from the Institute for Rural Futures at the northern NSW university say while welfare support should be encouraged, it is wrong to prop up farmers whose properties fail whenever there is a drought.
Media Laws Pass House of RepsCommunications Minister Senator Helen Coonan says the media ownership laws passed by Parliament contain a range of safeguards to protect diversity and local content.
Internet program to give regional tourism a boost.Regional and remote tourism operators are travelling into cyberspace to get business. A new internet program designed by the Australian Tourism Export Council teaches them how to get a bigger share of the international tourist market.
Riding the railsIt's a similar tale east of Melbourne. Shire of Baw Baw mayor Ian Clark said his region was growing at 4 per cent annually, well above the state average. Almost a fifth of the shire's workforce commutes to Melbourne.
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