Denver, Colorado/Washington - Democrats hope to position Barack Obama as the best candidate to restart a sluggish US economy, in an effort to convince skeptical working-class voters whose support could prove key in November's presidential election.
State governors from the battlegrounds of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Iowa on Tuesday took to the convention stage in Denver, Colorado, on the second day of the opposition party's nominating convention.
Raipur, Aug 27: Senior BJP leader LK Advani has said that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has assured him that his government would not bow down to separatist forces in solving the controversial Amarnath Shrine Board issue.
He said that the dispute over the Amarnath had turned out to be a standoff between separatists and nationalists.
Hong Kong - The popularity of Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has plunged to an all-time low after a series of government blunders this summer, according to an opinion poll Wednesday.
Thirty-four per cent of people interviewed in the six-monthly poll said they were dissatisfied with the performance of Beijing-appointed Tsang compared to just 13 per cent in February.
The number of people who said they were happy with Tsang's performance, meanwhile, was just 29 per cent compared to 47 per cent six months ago, University of Hong Kong researchers found.
Beijing - A leading Chinese dissident was released from prison on Tuesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said.
Hu Shigen, 53, was arrested in May 1992 as he and other democracy activists were planning to distribute leaflets by remote-controlled planes in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
The stunt was planned to coincide with the third anniversary of the ruling Communist Party's military crackdown on protesters on June 4, 1989.
Hu had also helped to found the China Liberal Democratic Party and the China Free Trade Union.
New York, Aug 26: Republican presidential nominee John McCain may announce his choice for a running mate earlier than expected.
McCain had previously said he would announce his vice presidential pick on Friday and would appear with that individual at a rally in Dayton, Ohio, following the announcement.
But sources close to McCain’s campaign told FOX News that his decision may come sooner than that - possibly on Thursday, when Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination at Invesco field in Denver, Colo.
McCain campaign spokesman Tucker Bounds diminished the news.
Islamabad, Aug 26: PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari seems to be safe as far as his presidential bid is concerned. In the 342-member strong National Assembly, the PPP has 125 members and the party can safely bank upon the support of at least 62 MNAs who are not affiliated or inclined towards any of the parties opposed to Zardari.
Denver, Colorado/Washington - Democrats hope to position Barack Obama as the best candidate to restart a sluggish US economy, in an effort to convince skeptical working-class voters whose support could prove key in November's presidential election.
Raipur, Aug 27: Senior BJP leader LK Advani has said that Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has assured him that his government would not bow down to separatist forces in solving the controversial Amarnath Shrine Board issue.
Hong Kong - The popularity of Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has plunged to an all-time low after a series of government blunders this summer, according to an opinion poll Wednesday. 
New York, Aug 26: Republican presidential nominee John McCain may announce his choice for a running mate earlier than expected.
Islamabad, Aug 26: PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari seems to be safe as far as his presidential bid is concerned. In the 342-member strong National Assembly, the PPP has 125 members and the party can safely bank upon the support of at least 62 MNAs who are not affiliated or inclined towards any of the parties opposed to Zardari.
