Blacks still rare in top US military ranks
WASHINGTON (AP): Blacks have made great strides in the military since it was integrated 60 years ago, but they still struggle to gain a foothold in the higher ranks, where less than six per cent of US general officers are African-American...
Top aide to president resigns
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP): Argentina's state news agency said the president's top aide has resigned following the Senate's rejection of a government-backed export tax hike. Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez's resignation comes the same day as that of the agriculture...
Venezuela pledges three more oilfields
MINSK, Belarus (AP): Venezuela signed over three more oilfields to a joint venture with Belarus yesterday, with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declaring that the two nations were strongly united in their resistance to ''US imperialism'' ...
Dolly blows, levees hold despite rains
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP): Hurricane Dolly barrelled into southern Texas yesterday, lashing the coast with winds up to 100 mph (160 kph) and dumping heavy rain that threatened to flood low-lying areas. espite the intensity, the storm spared levees...
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