Politics Nov 17 Iraq-U.S. Security Pact Faces Parliament's Approval Iraqi lawmakers began debate Monday over a security pact with the United States that will allow U.S. forces to remain for three more years, a day after the Iraqi Cabinet signed off on the deal.
Politics Nov 17 Congress Set to Debate U.S. Auto Industry Bailout Congress returns to Washington Monday to convene a lame-duck session with the struggling auto industry as its first priority. Democrats want to use part of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout for emergency loans to help the Big Three carmakers.
Economy Nov 15 G-20 Leaders Outline Joint Efforts to Avoid Future Economic Crises As the G-20 economic summit drew to a close Saturday, President Bush and the leaders of nearly two dozen countries agreed to flag risky investing and regulatory loopholes in the hopes of preventing future financial meltdowns.
Science Nov 14 Astronomers Capture First Images of Distant Planets Two teams of astronomers have for the first time captured direct images of planets orbiting faraway stars.
Economy Nov 14 G-20 Leadership Information The G-20, which is comprised of leaders and financial officials from industrial and developing countries plus the European Union holds talks on Nov. 15 in Washington's National Building Museum. Following is a look at the group's membership.
Economy Nov 14 Leaders Gather to Assess Global Financial Woes Leaders and central bank officers from more than 20 developed and emerging economies will gather this weekend in Washington to strategize on fixing major financial markets and assess the state of the global economic crisis.
Economy Nov 14 FDIC: Plan Could Avert 1.5 Million Foreclosures About 1.5 million American households could stave off foreclosures under a revised loan-guarantee program unveiled Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said.
Economy Nov 14 Retail Sales Suffer Record Plunge as Consumers Hunker Down Retail sales endured a 2.8 percent drop last month -- their largest plunge on record, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
Nation Nov 13 Suicide Blast Strikes U.S. Military Convoy in Afghanistan A suicide car-bomber attacked a U.S. military convoy as it passed through a crowded market in eastern Afghanistan Thursday killing a U.S. soldier and at least eight bystanders, U.S. military and Afghan officials said.
Economy Nov 13 New Jobless Claims Nearly Hit Post-Sept. 11 Level After skyrocketing in recent months, the number of newly laid-off U.S. workers seeking unemployment benefits jumped last week to the highest level since just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.