Politics Oct 27 In Waning Days, Pa. 6th District Slugfest Too Close to Call After months of negative ads and bitter campaign literature, two-term Republican Rep. Jim Gerlach and Democratic challenger for the House Lois Murphy remain deadlocked in a critical suburban Philadelphia district.
Nation Oct 24 Iraqi Government Agrees to Timeline for Stabilization, U.S. Says U.S. officials said Tuesday Iraqi leaders have agreed to develop a timeline by the end of the year toward stabilizing Iraq and taking control of security from U.S. forces in the next 12 to 18 months with some level of…
World Oct 23 Sudan Expels Top U.N. Official After Critical Web Posting The United Nations envoy to Sudan prepared to leave the troubled nation Monday after the Sudanese government ordered him to leave over comments made on his Web site critical of the country's army.
Politics Oct 12 Missouri Senate Candidates Debate Stem Cell Policy, Iraq Candidates for the Missouri Senate, Republican incumbent Jim Talent and state auditor Claire McCaskill, debated for the third time Wednesday, highlighting their differences on Iraq, stem cell research and the question of talks with North Korea.
Nation Oct 10 Bomb Attacks Kill at Least 18 in Iraq as Security Plan Proceeds Scattered explosions left at least 18 dead in Iraq Tuesday, as the Iraqi government went ahead with plans aimed at ending the sectarian violence.
Politics Oct 03 Internal Palestinian Fighting Threatens to Derail Government A new wave of internal fighting among Palestinian factions over the last two days has left at least a dozen people dead and threatened to unravel the Palestinian Authority.
Politics Sep 29 7th District Candidates Trade Personal, Political Barbs Colorado Democrat and candidate for the state's 7th Congressional District seat Ed Perlmutter was forced to defend himself Thursday against charges that the work of his lobbyist wife could create a conflict of interest if he is elected.
Politics Sep 14 Syria’s Assad Regime For Syria, a nation wracked by nearly three decades of political turbulence following its independence from France, Hafez Assad and his son Bashar represent a dramatic change.
Politics Sep 14 A History of Syrian Nationalism For Syria, its relationship with the West and most of its regional neighbors remains deeply scarred by a colonial land-grab deal signed by a French and British diplomat some 90 years ago.
Politics Sep 11 Hamas, Fatah Agree to Unity Government Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas, agreed Monday to form a coalition government.