It’s another screaming delivery for expectant parents. Maybe that’s a bit cruel, but Kiwi mums who give birth on the same day as the Duchess of Cambridge will be given another bundle – an album of lullabies by the New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra.
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Jolie opens Afghanistan girls’ school
Angelina Jolie has opened an all-girls school in Afghanistan. The Hollywood actress-turned-humanitarian funded the opening of a primary school in a village just outside of Kabul where refugees are rebuilding after the collapse of the Taliban regime, E! News reported.
Hillary Clinton ‘I Take Responsibility’ For Death of US Consulate
In a Statement Hillary Clinton Takes Responsibility for Consulate Security Lapses The Secretary Of State Accepts Responsibility Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has accepted blame for the security lapses before the attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. “I take responsibility,” Clinton told CNN Monday in Lima, […]
Justin Timberlake, Tiger Woods Joke Around at Ryder Cup Gala!
Justin Timberlake shook hands with Tiger Woods on stage at the 2012 Ryder Cup Gala at Akoo Theater on Wednesday in Rosemond, Ill. Timberlake Team Ambassador Timberlake, who is serving as the first-ever Team Ambassador for the United States for the 39th Annual Ryder cup, took the stage to announce each of the players one-by-one. […]
The White House: Someone’s in the Kitchen
An invitation to dinner at the French embassy in London is the dream of any true gourmet.
China’s Manufacturing Jobs Moved Overseas
On May 25, U.S. businessman Charles Hubbs made the short trek to Hong Kong from his office just outside Guangzhou, a city in Guangdong province in southeastern China that is known for good reason as the manufacturing workshop of the world.
Religion: Merry del Val Jubilee
For a day last week Rafael Merry del Val stepped reluctantly out of the shadow of the retirement in which he has lived since the death of Pope Pius X, his beloved friend. He celebrated the silver jubilee of his elevation, at the hands of Pius X, to the cardinalate.
2-Min. Bio: Susan E. Rice
On paper, President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for United Nations ambassador has much in common with another boundary-breaking, African-American, Stanford-affiliated, female foreign policy expert with the same surname.
Interview with Julia Roberts and Hillary Clinton
TIME: A Secretary of State and a superstar are kind of an unlikely couple. What brought you two together?
What It Will Take for U.S. to Finish Job in Afghanistan
In early December, U.S. ambassador Karl Eikenberry attended a shura in the Zhari district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province for the first time.