Nation Apr 11 Assassination of Al-Sadr Aide Threatens Cease-fire A relative and senior aide of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed Friday in the holy city of Najaf. The assassination threatens to raise tensions amid a violent standoff between al-Sadr's Mahdi Army and the U.S.-backed Iraqi government.
Politics Apr 10 Mugabe, Opposition to Attend Emergency Summit Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai will meet with leaders of southern African nations this weekend in an emergency summit to discuss the deepening political standoff in the country.
Nation Apr 10 Flight Cancellations Continue Amid FAA Checks Flight delays continued Thursday as American Airlines moved to cancel another 900 flights and expectations grew that cancellations are likely to spread to other U.S. carriers as regulators tighten their safety audits of airlines.
Nation Apr 09 San Francisco Braces for Olympic Torch Protests Security was tightened around San Francisco Wednesday as city officials braced for a wave of protests in response to the Olympic torch's only North American appearance on its journey to Beijing.
Nation Apr 09 American Airlines Cancels 850 Flights Due to Wiring Concerns American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, cancelled 850 additional flights on Wednesday after cancelling nearly 500 on Tuesday in order to reinspect and possibly rework the wiring of its widely-used MD-80 fleet.
Science Apr 08 After 25 Years, AIDS Vaccine Research Makes Mid-course Correction It took 47 years to develop a polio vaccine, 42 to develop a measles vaccine and 105 for typhoid. So historically speaking, at 24 years in, research on the AIDS vaccine is still young.
Politics Apr 08 Opposition: ‘Massive Violence’ Sweeps Zimbabwe Opposition party officials in Zimbabwe said Tuesday that the country has been plagued by "massive violence" since the March 29 presidential election. Still, no winner has been announced as President Robert Mugabe holds a tenuous grip on his power.
Nation Apr 07 Olympic Torch Extinguished Briefly in Relay Marred by Protests Officials were forced to extinguish the Olympic torch twice Monday as protests against China's human rights record and its rule of Tibet turned a relay through Paris into a scene of disruption.
Nation Apr 07 Aide Says Cleric Al-Sadr Willing to Disband Militia An aide to Muqtada al-Sadr said Monday the Shiite cleric will consult with top religious leaders and disband his Mahdi Army if they order it. The militia has been fighting government forces in several places in Iraq.
Politics Apr 04 Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Agrees to Runoff Zimbabwe's ruling party ZANU-PF announced Friday it would back President Robert Mugabe in a runoff vote against opposition presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai, while the opposition party demanded an official tally from the first vote.