By Hudson Sangree -
Published: Monday, November 23 2009 - 12:00 am
A traditional ball-toss ritual called pov pob was alive and well as thousands celebrated the Hmong New Year at Gibson Ranch Park in Elverta this weekend.
By Mohammad al-Dulaimy and Jamal Naji -
Published: Monday, October 12 2009 - 12:00 am
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The bombers who attacked the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday seemed determined to make sure that none of their targets survived.
By Jonathan S. Landay, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef -
Published: Sunday, October 11 2009 - 12:00 am
WASHINGTON – As the Obama administration reconsiders its Afghanistan policy, White House officials are minimizing warnings from the intelligence community, the military and the State Department about the risks of adopting a limited strategy focused on al-Qaida, U.S. intelligence, diplomatic and military officials told McClatchy.
Associated Press -
Published: Monday, August 3 2009 - 12:00 am
Sacramento native Shon Meckfessel, traveling in northern Iraq, didn't go on an ill-fated hike because he had a cold a decision that prevented him from wandering into Iran, where three of his friends were reportedly detained.
By Dion Nissenbaum -
Published: Monday, June 15 2009 - 12:00 am
JERUSALEM In a speech seen as a test of Obama administration influence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered conditional support for the establishment of a Palestinian state but refused to bring a halt to expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank
By Gina Kim -
Published: Monday, June 8 2009 - 12:00 am
The two American journalists jailed in North Korea were convicted Monday and sentenced each to 12 years in labor camps for a "grave crime" against the nation and illegally crossing into the communist country from China, according to the Associated Press.
By Dion Nissenbaum -
Published: Sunday, May 31 2009 - 12:00 am
CAIRO, Egypt When President Barack Obama steps to the podium Thursday in Cairo to propose a new American partnership with the Muslim world, Arabs across the region will be waiting to hear what he has to say about Israel as much as what he has to say about Islam.
By Margaret Talev and Warren P. Strobel -
Published: Sunday, May 31 2009 - 12:00 am
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has a sweeping goal for his speech Thursday in Cairo, Egypt: to begin remaking the dynamic between the United States and Muslims abroad.
By Hudson Sangree -
Published: Monday, March 16 2009 - 12:00 am
Thousands of Pakistani Americans in the Sacramento region have watched the unrest unfolding in their homeland in recent days with concern and uncertainty as to its outcome.
By Michael Doyle -
Published: Monday, February 9 2009 - 12:00 am
WASHINGTON – A nasty legal fight complicates plans for an Armenian genocide museum, and it shows no sign of abating.
By Dion Nissenbaum and Ahmed Abu Hamda -
Published: Tuesday, December 30 2008 - 12:00 am
JERUSALEM The Israeli military extended its air campaign in the Gaza Strip on Monday, and the nation's defense minister warned that the country is in "war to the bitter end against Hamas" and allied militants, who control the Palestinian territory.
By Dion Nissenbaum -
Published: Monday, December 29 2008 - 3:14 am
JERUSALEM Israel on Sunday began preparing for a possible ground offensive into the Gaza Strip as its air force continued to pummel the Hamas-controlled region with dozens of new missile strikes in an operation that has killed nearly 300 Palestinians in two days.