Nation Jul 04 Divisive Conservative Firebrand Jesse Helms Dies at 86 Former Sen. Jesse Helms, one of the staunchest conservative champions in politics for more than 50 years, died Friday after a period of declining health, ending the life of one of the most divisive politicians in generations.
Nation Jul 04 U.S. Attack Kills 22 Civilians, Local Officials Claim A U.S.-led airstrike killed 22 civilians in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province local officials said on Friday. American officials said the targets had been insurgents attacking their soldiers.
Politics Jul 03 U.S. Submits Sanctions Against Zimbabwe to U.N. U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad submitted a U.S.-drafted resolution to the U.N. Security Council against Zimbabwe after a flawed election marred by violence saw President Robert Mugabe claim another term.
Economy Jul 03 U.S. Employers Cuts Payrolls by 62,000 in June The Labor Department announced the sixth consecutive month of job cuts as U.S. employers cut 62,000 non-farm workers from their payrolls in June, creating the longest-running decline since 2002.
Nation Jul 02 Betancourt and Americans Rescued from Colombian Rebels Colombia's military announced Wednesday it rescued French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans who were held hostage for years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
World Jul 02 Bulldozer Attack Kills 3 on Jerusalem Street A Palestinian driving a 20-ton construction vehicle attacked cars, buses and pedestrians on Jerusalem's main Jaffa Road on Wednesday, killing at least three, wounding 45 and causing panic on the busy downtown street.
Science Jul 01 Study: HIV Mortality Rates Continue to Drop as Treatments Improve More than a decade after antiretroviral treatments for HIV first debuted, HIV mortality rates have declined dramatically and they continue to drop in countries where patients have access to the drugs.
Economy Jul 01 Nearly Every U.S. Automaker Posts Double-digit Sales Losses in June Amid record-high gas prices, a slumping economy and consumer jitters, U.S. auto sales plummeted in June, but General Motors managed to retain its No. 1 spot ahead of Toyota thanks, in part, to a six-day sale featuring zero-percent financing offers.
Politics Jul 01 China, Tibetan Envoys Open New Round of Talks Envoys of Tibet's exiled government met with Chinese officials in Beijing on Tuesday in the second round of informal talks over the disputed region of Tibet, an area governed by China since the 1950s that was the site of violent…
Politics Jul 01 African Leaders Seek Common Ground on Zimbabwe Election Dispute African leaders meeting in Egypt are debating how to handle the disputed re-election of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, as the longtime leader's spokesman told Western critics who blasted the recent vote to "go hang."…