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.
Nation Jun 17 Israel and Hamas Agree to Truce in Gaza Strip, Officials Say Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip starting Thursday, Egyptian officials reported Tuesday.
World Jun 16 Iowa Residents Wait to Return Home As Flood Waters Move On Flood fears eased in Iowa City Monday, as a string of towns in the state's south and east along the Mississippi River prepared for new problems caused by a recent bout of torrential rains and bad weather.
Politics Jun 16 Britain, E.U. to Tighten Sanctions Against Iran Britain will freeze assets of Iran's largest bank in a new move to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday as President Bush continued his farewell trip to Europe with a visit to London.
Science Jun 13 Low Levels of Vitamin D Tied to Numerous Health Ailments, Studies Find Men with low vitamin D levels are more likely to suffer heart attacks than men with healthy levels of the vitamin, according to a study released this week.
Nation Jun 13 NBC’s Tim Russert Is Dead at Age 58 NBC Washington Bureau Chief and longtime "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert died Friday afternoon from an apparent heart attack. He was 58 years old.
World Jun 13 Flooding in Iowa Reaches Record Levels Record rainfall and rising water inundated the town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, forcing large-scale evacuations, including a hospital with more than 170 ill patients.
Economy Jun 13 Inflation Jumps 0.6 Percent in May; Core Rate Remains in Check Inflation shot up at the fastest rate in some six months, the U.S. government reported Friday. The jump in prices was blamed largely on soaring gas and food prices.
Politics Jun 13 War Veterans Ready to Fight for Mugabe in Zimbabwe Runoff Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said war veterans he commanded during his country's war for liberation are prepared to take up arms to prevent the opposition from winning a June 27 run-off presidential election.