GAZA (Reuters) - Israel pressed on with a punishing Gaza offensive and Hamas sent more rocket salvoes into southern Israeli towns in a two-week-old war that continued to defy international efforts to stop it. The Israeli military said it carried out ...
9 Jan 2009
MADINA – Rice importers in the Kingdom have threatened to increase the price of this essential commodity by the middle of this year unless the Ministry of Finance pays them the subsidy which the government fixed at SR1,000 for each ton. Last year ...
9 Jan 2009
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed a strategic partnership charter with Georgia on Friday that her Georgian counterpart called a "stepping stone" to Tbilisi's eventual membership in NATO. The agreement to ...
9 Jan 2009
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks police say a man who modified a BB gun to look like an assault rifle was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. Authorities say the man did not threaten anyone, and apparently was carrying the modified gun to scare ...
9 Jan 2009
The United States on Friday expressed concern about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, but officials blamed Hamas for Palestinian suffering and said it was difficult for the Israeli military to avoid civilian casualties. Officials said ...
9 Jan 2009
Jim Rice, who spent his entire career with the Red Sox, was 16 votes shy of the Hall of Fame last year. (AP) BOSTON -- Much like Jim Rice doesn't speak in any detail about the sting that came with falling short in his first 14 attempts at being ...
9 Jan 2009
MANILA, Philippines - While surprised over a report that rice prices may go up this year, Malacañang assured the public Saturday that measures are in place to make rice affordable especially for the poor.
9 Jan 2009
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9 Jan 2009
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Chicago Board of Trade rice futures finally halted its recent losing streak, ending higher Friday for the first time in eight days amid light buying.
9 Jan 2009
MANILA, Philippines — World rice prices are likely to rise sharply for the second straight year in 2009 as the global economic slowdown hits farmers and consumers alike, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) warned Friday.
9 Jan 2009
Rice calm as Hall results draw near
9 Jan 2009
WASHINGTON (AFP)--U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday defended Israel in the face of civilian deaths in Gaza, saying "it's hard" for Israeli troops to protect residents because the area is so densely populated and Hamas allegedly uses people as human shields.
9 Jan 2009
Rice said Friday that she was pleased that Israel had responded to calls to open a humanitarian corridor into Gaza, where the United Nations and aid agencies say a full-blown crisis has developed. But, she said, "it is very difficult in ...
9 Jan 2009
"We have to plant now while conditions are perfect because it will only rain for some months and by the time it gets too dry to plant we have enough rice to sell and for our domestic use," Mr Kumar said. ...
9 Jan 2009
The Rhode Island Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that Cathay Cathay has an exclusive right to sell white rice at the Providence Place Mall. Japan Cafe had argued that, nuh-uh, it was selling parboiled rice, ...
9 Jan 2009
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday defended Israel in the face of civilian deaths in Gaza, saying "it's hard" for Israeli troops to protect residents because the area is so densely populated and Hamas ...
9 Jan 2009
"It is very difficult in circumstances like Gaza, which is a very densely populated area," Rice told reporters when asked if Israel is living up to its humanitarian obligations during its two-week military offensive in Gaza. ...
9 Jan 2009
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