Politics Mar 08 Pro-Syrian Protesters Rally in Beirut About 500,000 pro-Syrian demonstrators gathered in the Lebanese capital of Beirut Tuesday, chanting anti-American slogans in response to a call from the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group to counter anti-Syrian rallies held earlier this week.
Politics Mar 01 Supreme Court Strikes Down Death Penalty The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that applying the death penalty to offenders under the age of 18 is unconstitutionally cruel, ending the practice nationwide.
Nation Jan 24 Top Zarqawi Aide Arrested in Iraq Iraqi security forces have arrested the top lieutenant to al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who is blamed for orchestrating some of the deadliest attacks on international missions, politicians and police, the prime minister's office said Monday.
Politics Jan 12 High Court Makes Sentencing Guidelines ‘Advisory’ In a blow to the Justice Department, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal judges do not have to abide by the controversial federal criminal sentencing code adopted in 1987.
Politics Jan 10 Abbas Declared Winner in Historic Palestinian Election Moderate former premier Mahmoud Abbas was declared the winner Monday in the election to replace the late Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat.
Politics Dec 09 President Names Veterans Secretary, Completes Cabinet Reshuffle President Bush nominated Jim Nicholson, the former Republican Party chairman and an ex-Army ranger, to replace retiring Anthony Principi as Veterans Affairs secretary, finishing a Cabinet reorganization that saw the departure of nine secretaries.
Politics Dec 03 Ukrainian Supreme Court Invalidates Election Ukraine's Supreme Court ruled Friday that the disputed presidential election officially won by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, but challenged by opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko, was invalid and that a "repeat vote" is required.
Politics Nov 04 Karzai Pledges Crackdown on Warlords, Drug Dealers Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's first elected president, pledged in his victory speech on Thursday to crack down on warlords and the country's booming drug economy during his five-year presidency.
Politics Nov 03 Bush Camp Declares Victory Despite Ohio Ballot Dispute The race for the White House appeared to be at a stalemate early Wednesday morning with President Bush's chief of staff saying the president had clearly won re-election.
Politics Oct 29 Campaigns Blast Bin Laden Statement, Pledge to Defeat Al-Qaida Coming just four days ahead of the U.S. presidential election, the videotaped statement by al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden sparked unanimous denunciation from both President Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on Friday evening.