Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak wants Michael Jordan, the controversial former state public safety commissioner, as the city's civil rights director. "I am confident that Michael will bring a high level of both professionalism and passion to the department," Rybak wrote in a letter to the City Council on Tuesday. Jordan, 57, is currently a staff member at the University of St. Thomas, where he ...
AMMAN, Jordan These are not safe nor lucrative times for Iraqi taxi drivers plying the route between Baghdad and Amman. "It's a dangerous job," said a driver who declined to give his name out of fear for his safety. "You don't know who's going to stop you: Americans, bandits or insurgents.
Jordan and Syria begged the international community on Tuesday to help them shoulder the burden of some 2 million Iraqi refugees straining their resources and economies.
Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Agriculture Minister Shalom Simhon have established a team to discuss the planting of 4 million olive trees with Jordan and the Palestinian Authority for the production of oil.
Jordan's Al Faisali pulled off a shock 2-1 away win over Egyptian giants Zamalek in Cairo on Tuesday to book a place in next month's Arab Champions League final.
Jordan's King Abdullah II sought to rally support for the Arab peace plan during talks with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who downplayed the exit of hard-line Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's faction from Iraq's coalition government. Gates arrived in Jordan on Monday as part of a regional tour to rally support for Iraq's.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Jordan on Tuesday begged the international community to help it shoulder the burden of 750,000 Iraqi refugees who have fled there.
Jordan's King Abdullah is turning to Arab, Israeli and American peace activists to support their efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.
Tara Iyer and Ankita Bhambri blanked their opponents as India beat Jordan 3-0 in the Fed Cup.
CHRISTCHURCH: India proved too good for Jordan as it dropped just one game on way to a 3-0 triumph in its second league match in group `B' in the Fed Cup Asia-Oceania women's tennis championship here on Tuesday. Incidentally, it was an ...