MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has reportedly joked during a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that they could hang onto their jobs until they are 120 years old.
Berlusconi visited Putin at his residence west of the Russian capital Friday after attending a world policy forum in the Volga River city of …
President Barack Obama has signed a bill creating a program to promote the U.S. as a premier tourism destination for international travelers.
The U.S. Travel Association calls it a major step in addressing the drop-off in such visits to the U.S. during the past decade. The association says the U.S. welcomed 2.4 million fewer overseas visitors last year than in 2000. And that, the group says, has cost it an estimated …
Long before William J. Murnane Jr. became a prominent Egyptologistand historian, he knew he was born to be an expert on ancienthistory.
"He had an insatiable curiosity about absolutely everything, and aspirit of generosity and sharing that was truly infectious," said W.Raymond Johnson, field director of the Epigraphic Survey, whichphotographs and produces line drawings of inscriptions and reliefscenes in major Egyptian temples and tombs.
Mr. Murnane died of heart failure on Nov. 17 in Memphis. He was55.
"He will be terribly missed," said Johnson. "His loss is aterrible blow to Egyptology, and we-his friends-are truly devastatedby his passing."
Born in …
MONTREAL (AP) — Lars Eller had four goals and an assist, Travis Moen had three assists, and the Montreal Canadiens bounced back from a poor road trip with a 7-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night.
Eller scored his fourth goal of the game on a penalty shot 11 minutes into the third, spinning around to beat Chris Mason for his third tally of the period. He did a backward somersault over the Winnipeg goalie to …
Stanislav Andreev scored Wednesday to give Pakhtakor a 2-1 win over Iranian club Saba Battery, moving the Uzbekistan team closer to a place in the knockout stage of the Asian Champions League.
Andreev scored the winner in the 49th with a volley to the far post.
Saba Battery fell behind in the …
Plans to create an outdoor recreation centre in a derelict formerquarry are set to be presented to town councillors.
Jonathan Ely and wife Emma King have had their application toturn the 170-acre Huntley Wood validated by Staffordshire MoorlandsDistrict Council.
They are now attempting to drum up local support for theapplication, which will be decided in April.
The couple purchased the spot after controversial landfill plansput forward as part of a proposed golf course development werethrown out.
They have now been invited to …
AGENCY, Mo. - Five burst levees along the Missouri River sent a deluge of water that submerged the tiny town of Big Lake on Tuesday, as thousands in the region fled their homes amid warnings that the flooding could approach the devastation of 1993.
The levees broke Monday south of Big Lake, along with four smaller levees along the Tarkio River and the Tarkio Creek, and the rush of river water immersed the town on Tuesday, said Mark Sitherwood, presiding commissioner of Holt County. Many of the buildings in town had several feet of water inside, said Holt County Clerk Kathy Kunkel.
"The town is a loss. At this time, we don't know, but it looks like that's what's going to …
