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Posted By : Webmaster ACNS: http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2009/11/30/ACNS4672 Related Categories: Sudan "Blessed are the peacemakers" Luke 2:14 Mark 2:1-11 We, the Provincial Standing Committee of the Episcopal Church of the Sudan , met in Rumbek, Lakes State between 23rd and 27th November 2009, at the generous hospitality of the Diocese of ...

A massive tragedy hits the nation. An Army psychiatrist decides to turn to human targets at Fort Hood.

NEW YORK Ex-police chief pleads guilty, faces prison time Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty to lying to the White House and to tax crimes in a deal that could send him to prison for about 2 1/2 years.

Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus is suspected in seven deaths, including six infants.

Overview Nationally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that influenza activity is increasing in the United States with most states reporting widespread influenza activity, including Wisconsin.

President George Kunda was yesterday among hundreds of Lusaka residents including first Republican president Kenneth Kaunda, Cabinet ministers, opposition leaders at an Inter-denominational Thanks Giving Service for the 45th Independence Anniversary.

A suicide bomber disguised as a security officer struck the lobby of the U.N. food agency's Pakistan headquarters Monday, killing five people a day after the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban vowed fresh assaults, authorities and witnesses said.

A defendant in the sweeping federal prosecution of theft and illegal trafficking of American Indian artifacts received leniency Wednesday when a judge rejected the government's request for imprisonment.Prosecutors sought a minimum 18 months in prison for Jeanne Redd, who instead got three years of probation and a $2,000 fine for her conviction on ...

Suspected militants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Pakistan's religious affairs minister Wednesday, wounding him and killing his driver in a brazen attack in the heart of the capital.

USKH Inc. has announced that Lance Mearig , P.E., has been selected as vice president.

Objective To evaluate the results of velopharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency in relation to 22q11 deletion or nonsyndromic VPI.

Whatever one thinks of the Tim Pawlenty era in Minnesota politics, one thing seems indisputable: It's been very good for the House DFL Caucus' fundraising efforts.

An appeals court on Friday refused to reinstate the Oglala Sioux Tribe's lawsuit that sought to prevent the federal government from transferring thousands of acres of land along the Missouri River to the state.

Today, Americans celebrate Juneteenth - when in 1865 slavery finally ended throughout the entire United States.

The Justice Department says it's going to be devoting more time and attention to tribal lands, where federal authorities tend to handle the tougher cases.

Justice Dept. to roll out plan to address crime in Indian Country The violent crime rate among American Indians and Alaska Eskimos is 2 1/2 times higher than the national rate, with only 3,000 federal and tribal agents handling 55 million acres of territory, and at a a conference hosted by the National Congress of American Indians in Niagara Falls, ...

We switched up our selection process a little bit this week along with the types of wagers we would use.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will vote today on allowing alcohol sales inside Harrah's Cherokee Casino, a move advocates say would buffer declining revenues at one of North Carolina's biggest tourism draws.

Are we really to believe that Geraldo Rivera's high profile on Fox News lends "pride" to those who are of 1/2 Puerto Rican background, or does he resonate as Gerald Friedman with the Jewish community for his half-Jewish ancestry? Or is he just Geraldo, whose background is inmaterial? One wonders whether affirmative action and diversity preferences ...

Pakistan said Saturday troops were closing in on a key Taliban-held town as the United Nations confirmed that more than 1.1 million desperate people had been displaced in two weeks of fighting.