Politics Sep 19 Katrina May Claim Another Victim as Landrieu Struggles in Re-Election Bid Demographic changes and a steady march to the right by the post-Katrina electorate in Louisiana has helped make two-term Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu the GOP's top target in this year's election.
Politics Sep 19 North Korea Says Reactor Could Be Restarted North Korea said Friday it has stopped disabling its nuclear reactor in Yongbyon and that it no longer wants to be taken off a U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism.
Economy Sep 19 Fed, Congress, President Review Plans to Aid Flailing Financial Markets President Bush and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson pushed Congress Friday to cooperate with a plan to rescue the country's markets by authorizing the government to purchase failing mortgages at highly discounted rates.
Politics Sep 18 Rice Slams 'Aggressive' Russian Policies in Speech U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered sharp criticisms of Russia Thursday, saying that the West must stand up to its "bullying" and that Russia's policies have put it on a path to isolation and irrelevance.
World Sep 18 Sweep Nets 25 Arrests After U.S. Embassy Attack At least 25 militants with suspected links to al-Qaida were arrested in connection with Wednesday's coordinated ambush of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen's capital that killed 17, including a young Yemeni-American woman and her Yemeni husband.
Economy Sep 18 World Banks Add Liquidity to Markets, Speculation Grows Over New Mergers The world's central banks injected $180 billion into markets early Thursday to revive a global financial system that had nearly ground to a halt amid a crisis on Wall Street and to ensure the banks can access enough cash for…
Politics Sep 17 Livni Narrowly Wins Israeli Election, Eyes Coalition Government Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni edged out opponent Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz Wednesday night in a surprisingly tight race to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as the head of the governing party.
Economy Sep 17 Stocks Plunge Despite Fed's $85B Bailout of AIG Even though the U.S. government threw an $85 billion lifeline to troubled insurer American International Group, Inc. Tuesday, U.S. stocks took another beating Wednesday led by plummeting shares of investment banks Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
Politics Sep 17 Israel's Top Party Voting on Olmert Replacement Israel's governing party, Kadima, is voting on a new leader Wednesday with polls indicating that the country's foreign minister, Tzipi Livni, will be the likely winner.
World Sep 17 Attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen Leaves 16 Dead Militants attacked the U.S. embassy in Yemen Wednesday, assaulting the structure with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and at least one suicide car bomb. Officials said the attack killed at least 16 people, including six assailants.