World Jun 23 European Union Imposes New Sanctions on Iran European Union nations agreed on Monday to impose new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank, which is suspected of providing services to Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Politics Jun 23 Tsvangirai Withdraws from Zimbabwe Runoff, Seeks Refuge in Dutch Embassy Police in Zimbabwe raided the opposition party's headquarters and took away about 60 people Monday, a party spokesman said. The raid came a day after the party's presidential candidate withdrew from a runoff against longtime President Robert Mugabe.
Politics Jun 20 House Easily Approves New Wiretapping Law After a prolonged partisan standoff, the House easily approved a bill Friday to overhaul wiretapping powers in the war on terrorism -- a measure President Bush had urged action on as an essential security tool.
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.