Politics Jun 27 Former Prime Minister Tony Blair Named Middle East Envoy Just hours after stepping down as British prime minister Wednesday, Tony Blair was tapped by the European Union, Russia, the United States and the United Nations to head international efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.
Nation Jun 18 At Least 100 Killed in Afghanistan Violence; 7 Children Dead in Airstrike Fighting in southern Afghanistan has resulted in at least 100 deaths in the past three days, Afghan officials said Monday, just hours after coalition forces reported seven children were killed Sunday in a U.S.-led airstrike aimed at al-Qaida members.
Nation Jun 14 Abbas Disbands Unity Government After Hamas Takes Control of Gaza Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dissolved the Palestinian Unity government Thursday as the Islamic Hamas movement took control of the Gaza Strip, defeating rivals from Abbas' Fatah party.
Nation Jun 13 Bombers Again Hit Golden Dome Mosque in Samarra Suspected al-Qaida militants blew up two towers of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra Wednesday in a repeat of the 2006 attack that triggered retaliatory violence against Sunnis.
Science May 31 President Bush Urges Nations to Set Emissions Targets President Bush, in a counter-offer to European leaders, said Thursday that 15 nations with the world's largest economies should set common targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2008.
Health May 30 President Bush Proposes Doubling Money to Fight AIDS to $30 Billion President Bush on Wednesday asked Congress for $30 billion to renew and double the funding to combat the global spread of AIDS, calling the disease a "modern-day plague."…
World May 23 Nuclear Watchdog Reports Iran Expanded Nuclear Program Iran defied another U.N. Security Council deadline to end uranium enrichment and has expanded its enrichment capacity, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency report released Wednesday.
Nation May 15 Fighting Among Palestinians Reignites in Gaza Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for implementation of the government's security plan as clashes between rival factions Hamas and Fatah left at least 11 Palestinians dead Tuesday.
World May 10 Racial Divide Persists in New Orleans’ Katrina Recovery More than a year after Hurricane Katrina inundated the city, New Orleans residents remain economically and psychologically affected by the storm, according to a survey released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Politics May 09 Economic Conservatives Hunt for Likeminded Candidate While the Iraq war continues to dominate the current political debate, Republican candidates are jockeying to position themselves as the true fiscal conservative in the race. The question is whether voters are satisfied with what they are hearing.