* From top to bottom, Monticello was home to Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States; the Craddock Terry Hotel in Lynchburg; Breaux Vineyards in Purcellville; George
Washington Mount; Richmond by night and an impressive pillared building in Richmond
The Syrian National Council umbrella opposition group is holding intensive talks in Qatar to broaden its membership to include other opposition factions as
Washington mounted pressure for a wider representative body.
Washington mounted unbearable pressure on Mubarak to step down and save his people, regardless of the fact that the Egyptian Army swiftly deployed to maintain law and order, protecting demonstrators, who didn't fire a single bullet.
US SECRETARY of State Condoleezza Rice was visiting London today for talks with Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Prime Minister Gordon Brown, as
Washington mounts a diplomatic offensive to persuade its Nato allies to step up their military commitment in Afghanistan.