Afghan Election Commission Orders Runoff
Eyewitness News
"We are very happy he didn't agree to a coalition government and all of our tribes have decided today that we will take part in a runoff election," said Fazel Uddin Agha, a middle-aged elder who spoke for the group. "This election we will g...
US Commander in Iraq Warns of Threat to Pull Out... of Withdrawal
Common Dreams
"The last ten days have gotten my attention," General Odierno said of the province, which is the centre of the Sons of Iraq alliance between Sunni tribes and the Americans. Last week there were several attacks on urban areas and bridges. "W...
Tribes bash Sierra Club
Arizona Daily Sun
The leader of the country's largest Indian reservation threw his support behind the neighboring Hopi Tribe, whose lawmakers declared environmental groups unwelcome on the reservation. Navajo President Joe Shirley Jr. and Hopi lawmakers say ...
Iran: 3 detained Americans still face questioning
Forbes
Iran claims that Pakistan aids and shelters the group, which purports to be fighting for the rights of minority Sunni tribes in southeastern Iran. On Monday, Iranian officials said the United States and Britain also have links to Jundallah ...
Pakistan draws Iran’s ire in wake of suicide bombing
New Haven Register
Sunday’s attack occurred in a region that is home to several minority Sunni tribes in rugged southeastern Iran. It is one of the country’s most restive areas. Until now, authorities have avoided widespread security offensives that could dra...
BLM regional oil, gas lease sale smallest in years
Salt Lake Tribune
She pointed to the eight parcels near Chaco, saying they had been deferred four times before so the agency could consult with local Indian tribes and the National Park Service. Whether the removed parcels will be offered later depends on th...
Tobacco tax collections off mark? Imagine that OUR VIEWS Lost funding ...
Daily Oklahoman
Those tribes (about a half-dozen) now must pay 77 cents per pack on cigarettes sold in their stores. Under the new law, they will be allotted a number of packs they can sell without having to buy a state tax stamp, then pay the full tax rat...
Iranian-American academic gets 12 years for unrest
Wichita Eagle
Iran claims Pakistan aids and shelters the group, which purports to be fighting for the rights of minority Sunni tribes in southeastern Iran. On Monday, Iranian officials said the United States and Britain also have links to Jundallah - cha...
More money might not speed salmon culvert fixes
Seattle Times
Wagner says more money would mean more projects could be scoped and contracts awarded, but the overall process would still take about four years to complete for each culvert. He testified in an action brought by 19 Native American tribes th...
Federal appeals court rebuffs Schaghticoke tribe
CNBC
Federal recognition is important to tribes because it helps them qualify for federal assistance programs, exempts their reservations from state and local control and is the first step toward opening a potentially lucrative casino or gaming ...
Dakotas tribes getting stimulus money
KTIV
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - American Indian tribes in the Dakotas are getting about $42 million in federal stimulus money for water projects. The Bureau of Reclamation says South Dakota's Oglala Sioux Tribe is getting $14.7 million and the Lower ...
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Native American Times
The Native American Times is the largest independently owned Native newspaper in America and is distributed in Oklahoma, which is home to 39 tribes and has the second highest percentage of Native American population in the country. Our news...
As Pakistan Makes Gains, Resistance From Taliban
New York Times
... residents in the form of leaflets, which were dropped from the air. General Kayani expressed hope that the tribes would stand by the army, according to the letter written in Urdu, the national language, and Pashto, the language of the P...
Review | Manhood for Amateurs
Miami Herald
This energy arises mainly because Chabon seems drawn to his opposites, the masculine tribes to which he doesn't belong. When Chabon defends the legacy of disgraced ballplayer Jose Canseco, he doesn't address steroids, domestic violence or g...
We have no concrete evidence of Indian hand in Waziristan: Pak
Thaindian.com
Meanwhile, Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has urged Mehsud tribes to help the military in the ongoing operation against the Taliban. “The objective of the ongoing military operation in South Waziristan is not to target pa...
