Nation Nov 18 Congo Rebels Announce Pullback to Aid Peace Bid In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, rebels announced a military pullback Tuesday to support a U.N. peace initiative and the government ousted its armed forces chief following a string of defeats.
Nation Nov 18 NATO Troops Fire at Insurgents in Pakistan NATO forces based in Afghanistan fired 20 artillery rounds at insurgent fighters within Pakistan in an attack coordinated with the Pakistani government, NATO officials said Tuesday.
Politics Nov 18 Senate Democrats Allow Lieberman to Remain Committee Chair Senate Democrats decided Tuesday to allow Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat turned independent, to keep his post as a committee chair despite having supported Republican John McCain's failed run for the White House.
Economy Nov 18 Bernanke, Paulson Defend New Bailout Strategy One week after the Bush administration changed the focus of the $700 billion rescue plan for Wall Street, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson defended the new strategy Tuesday when they testified before House members.
Nation Nov 17 Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Headed for U.S. Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi-owned supertanker Saturday hundreds of miles off the Horn of Africa, seizing the ship loaded with crude oil and its 25-member international crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday.
Economy Nov 17 Citigroup Plans to Slash Another 50,000 Jobs Banking giant Citigroup Inc. announced Monday that it plans to trim approximately 50,000 more jobs as it struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt.
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.