WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON-Richard C. Holbrooke, the hard-charging diplomat who brokered peace in the Balkans and then took on an even tougher task as the Obama administration’s special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, died Monday night at age 69. Holbrooke, whose career spanned nearly five decades, was a forceful presence both in U.S. foreign policy whether in or out of office. He negotiated the 1995 Dayton Accords, which ended the war in Bosnia; served as ambassador to the United Nations and to Germany; and mentored a younger generation of American diplomats. His death, from heart problems that sent him to the hospital Friday, is a heavy blow to President Barack…
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A local industrial designer in Israel has built a Christmas tree made of more than 5000 plastic bottles. Trees are sparse in Israel after thousands were burnt in Israel’s worst and deadliest forest fire. (Dec. 13)
Continue reading …Enrique Iglesias Kissed Female Fans-Enrique Iglesias has a habit which you may find weird. But the Spanish singer often smooches her female fans during his performance. The 35-year-old pop-star explained that he often gets carried away while performing so he freely gives away sweet kisses to her girl fans. It has been reported that Iglesias Enrique Iglesias Kissed Female Fans is a post from: Daily World Buzz
Continue reading …Top Ranking American Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Died-President Obama’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has died after a second round of operation to treat his condition in the heart. Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke has been rushed to the hospital and undergone an operation to repair a tear in his aorta which is the largest artery Top Ranking American Diplomat Richard Holbrooke Died is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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Jimmy Fallon has first live demo of new video game, ‘Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception’ (Dec. 13)
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Word on the street — and by that we mean a Nikkei Business Daily report — is that Toshiba’s dropping a cool 100 billion yen (around $1.2 billion in US currencies) for a new factory in the Ishikawa prefecture, Japan . Its raison d’
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Richard Holbrooke, a diplomatic fixture since the Vietnam era whose last assignment was special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, died following heart surgery Monday. His neoliberal campaigning made him the enemy of progressives and the friend of trigger happy presidents. The current White House resident described him as “one of the giants of American foreign policy” before learning of Holbrooke’s death.
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A former television chef has been sentenced to nine years in prison Monday after pleading no contest to trying to hire two homeless men to murder his wife in California. (Dec. 13)
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Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died. On Friday, Holbrooke was rushed to the hospital with a torn aorta. He went through more than 20 hours of surgery, but passed away Monday. (Dec. 13)
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