Speaker Pelosi meets with King Abdullah of Jordan in Washington
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), King Abdullah II of Jordan and his wife Queen Rania speak to the press prior to a meeting with in the Capitol Building in Washington on April 22, 2009. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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AMMAN, Jordan, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Jordanian tribal leaders have accused Queen Rania of corruption, stealing land from the people and money from the Treasury to "promote her public image."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Jordan's Queen Rania urged Israel and the Palestinians to keep talking as the moratorium on new Israeli housing in the disputed region expired.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Mia Farrow is visiting Gaza and the West Bank to raise awareness of the plight of children in conflict zones, the United Nations said.
WASHINGTON, April 23 (UPI) -- A fresh solution for the Palestinians by the Palestinians is now making the rounds of national-security advisers from Washington to Warsaw. "One-staters" are edging aside advocates of the two-state solution. Highlights of the suggested solution.
QUEBEC CITY, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- French first lady and former supermodel Carla Bruni will likely join husband President Nicolas Sarkozy on a Quebec visit, government sources said.
WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free," reads part of an inscription on the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, once the gateway to the New World.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Vanity Fair magazine in New York has named Kate Moss the Best Dressed female celebrity on their 67th annual International best dressed list. Moss graces the current cover of the magazine in a white fur hat, long white gloves, and over-the-knee leather boo
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Queen Rania said she wasn't surprised a woman was arrested for allegedly being part of the plan that killed dozens last week in three Jordanian hotels.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- The three-day Clinton Global Initiative closed in New York City with commitments worth $1.25 billion and promises of more than 100,000 hours of service.
AMMAN, Jordan, May 25 (UPI) -- Jordan Wednesday marked the 59th anniversary of its independence with a lavish reception but kept an eye on such challenges as political reform.
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