Nation Jun 20 Beijing to Impose Odd-Even Car Ban During Olympics From July 20 to Sept. 20, Beijing will alternate the days that vehicles with even and odd registration numbers will be allowed on the road in order to reduce traffic and air pollution during the Olympic Games.
Economy Jun 19 More than 400 Arrested in Mortgage Fraud Sting More than 400 real estate industry workers have been indicted since March in a Justice Department crackdown on incidents of mortgage fraud nationwide -- a key contributing factor to the country's housing crisis.
Politics Jun 19 Court Rules for Workers in Age Bias Lawsuit In a 7-1 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that when older workers are disproportionately affected by an employment decision, the employer bears the burden of explaining whether there was a reasonable explanation other than age for the action.
Politics Jun 19 Fragile Cease-fire Between Israel and Hamas Takes Effect The truce between Israel and Hamas took effect on Thursday, with both sides halting fighting in the Gaza Strip. But even as it begun, the truce between the two warring sides is said to already be in jeopardy.
Politics Jun 18 President Urges Congress to Lift Offshore Oil Drilling Ban Amid soaring gas prices and increased debate over energy policy, President Bush urged Congress Wednesday to end a 27-year ban on offshore drilling in U.S. coastal waters before its Fourth of July recess.
Nation Jun 18 Report Details Alleged Abuse of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib Detainees The alleged abuse of 11 men, captured by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, is detailed in a report released Wednesday by the advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights.
Politics Jun 18 Israel Reaches Out to Lebanon Amid Regional Peace Efforts Following news of a truce with Hamas, peace talks with Syria and prisoner-swap negotiations with Lebanon's Hezbollah, the Israeli government announced Wednesday that it is interested in opening negotiations with Lebanon.
Nation Jun 18 Political Leaders, Media Pay Tribute to Tim Russert Presidential hopefuls Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain joined other political and media heavyweights Wednesday morning at a private funeral mass for influential NBC political journalist Tim Russert.
Nation Jun 18 NATO, Afghan Troops Clash With Taliban Fighters Afghan and NATO forces, backed by helicopter gunships, moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday, killing at least 36 suspected Taliban fighters as part of an assault on insurgents holed up in the valley in southern Afghanistan.
Nation Jun 17 More Than 50 Killed in Iraq Car Bomb Attack A car bomb exploded in a crowded market area in a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding 75 others, officials said. It was the deadliest such attack in the Iraqi capital in months.