Politics Aug 20 Presidential Favorite Falls Short of Victory in Turkey The man presumed to become Turkey's next president, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to secure the two-thirds of parliamentary votes Monday needed to skip another round of presidential voting next week.
Politics Aug 11 Romney Scores Symbolic Win in Iowa Straw Poll Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney scored a largely symbolic, yet critical victory in Saturday's Iowa GOP straw poll, beating a field of lesser known candidates in the first test of the governor's organizational ability.
Politics Aug 06 President Bush Confers with Karzai on Taliban Resurgence President Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Monday to discuss the resurgence of the Taliban and how to deal with growing violence in Afghanistan.
Politics Aug 01 Sunni Ministers to Leave Iraqi Government Six Sunni Arab Cabinet ministers announced their plans to withdraw from the shaky Iraqi government Wednesday, as suicide bombings in Baghdad killed at least 67 people.
Politics Jul 31 Chief Justice Released from Hospital After Seizure Chief Justice John Roberts was released from a hospital in Maine Tuesday morning, a day after he was admitted for suffering an unexplained seizure.
Politics Jul 24 U.S. Criticizes Iranian Role in Iraqi Violence as Security Talks Continue Three-way talks with U.S., Iranian and Iraqi officials held in Baghdad's Green Zone Tuesday over security in Iraq took a tense turn when U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker accused Iran of contributing to the violence by arming Shiite militias.
Politics Jul 20 Israel Frees 250 Palestinian Prisoners in Nod to Moderate Leadership Israel released 256 Palestinian prisoners Friday as part of a plan to help bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his ongoing power struggle with Hamas militants who now run the Gaza Strip.
Politics Jul 19 Judge Dismisses Plame Lawsuit Against Government Officials A U.S. District judge on Thursday dismissed the lawsuit former CIA agent Valerie Plame brought against Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials over the leak of her identity to the media.
Politics Jul 03 Libby’s Cancelled Prison Term Evokes Strong Response Reactions to President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence ran the gamut from full support from some Republicans to outrage from Democrats.
Politics Jun 27 Nigerian Leader Seeks Unity Government with Main Opposition Since the controversial election of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua in April, leaders in the Nigerian government have been feuding over the electoral process and oil decisions made by the outgoing administration.