Head of U.S. National Intelligence to join the State Department
Published: 03 January, 2007, 21:25
The director of the U.S. National Intelligence Service John Negroponte is to leave office and take a senior position in the State Department. He was the first U.S. intelligence chief responsible for all federal intelligence agencies.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity a government official said Mr Negroponte will become Deputy Secretary of State, second in command at the department after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.John Negroponte’s resignation is part of President Bush's new strategy for the war in Iraq. An official announcement is expected to be made later.
03.01.2007, 21:20
Women in Russia and Germany are encouraged to have more babiesFrom now on, Russian mothers will be given grants worth more than $US 10,000 for every child after their first. A similar initiative has been introduced in Germany, a country also facing the problem of a shrinking population. |
03.01.2007, 21:35
Indonesia challenged by two major disastersIndonesia is struggling to cope with the two disasters that hit the county last week. People who were aboard the ferry that sunk on Friday are still being found alive five days on, and a missing jet still hasn't been located after 48 hours. |
