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Photo Pittsburgh scores crown jewel of business
The crown prince of Dubai has quietly established an office in Pittsburgh to serve as his multibillion-dollar firm's headquarters in North and South America.
100 dead in Sudan after plane catches fire
A Sudan Airways jetliner veered off a runway today amid thunderstorms and burst into flames, killing about 100 people, Sudanese television reported. (2008-06-10) Photo Local artisans' work finds home in Hopwood
Vincent's Gallery is a new venture for the Fayette County board of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, a worldwide organization that provides direct aid to people in need. (2008-06-08) Report: Edwards rules out VP slot on Obama ticket
Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards has ruled out being Barack Obama's running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, according to interviews carried by two leading Spanish newspapers today. (2008-06-06) 9/11 mastermind asks for martyr's death
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the confessed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, told the Pentagon's war-crimes court Thursday that he wants to be put to death and become a martyr. (2008-06-06) 5 accused in 9/11 plot to face tribunal
Almost seven years after terrorists hijacked airliners and used them as missiles to kill 2,973 people, five men who allegedly plotted the attacks will appear before a military tribunal today. (2008-06-05) Musharraf ready to step down, aide says
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, threatened by possible impeachment, is reconciled to stepping down before he is hounded out of office, according to a senior adviser to the new government. (2008-06-05) U.N. convenes to 'eliminate' hunger
A U.N. global food crisis summit will draw up an emergency plan today to mobilize aid, reduce trade barriers and invest in farming in poor countries to stop the spread of hunger threatening almost one billion people. (2008-06-04) Syria to let U.N. in for nuclear check
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency surprised diplomats and arms control experts Monday by announcing that inspectors would visit Syria for two days to try to clear up the mystery of an alleged nuclear site destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year. (2008-06-03) Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent dead at 71
Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening, a longtime friend and associate said. He was 71. (2008-06-02)
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