Politics Jul 31 Olmert's Resignation Stirs Political Uncertainty in Israel After months of being dogged by corruption scandals and calls for his resignation, Israeli President Ehud Olmert's decision to step down in September has stirred political uncertainty in Israel and plunged the stalled peace talks into confusion.
Science Jul 31 Scientists Find Liquid Lake on Saturn's Moon Researchers have spotted a liquid lake on Saturn's moon Titan, making that moon the first celestial body shown to have fluid on its surface. But this isn't a lake you'd want to swim in -- it's made up of ethane,…
Politics Jul 30 Turkey's High Court Says Ruling Party Can Stay After three days of deliberation, Turkey's Constitutional Court decided Wednesday to keep the ruling AK Party in place, despite charges it engaged in Islamist activities.
World Jul 30 U.N. Reports Says North Korea Is in Food Crisis Flooding and poor harvests have caused North Korea's worst food crisis in nearly a decade and have put millions at risk, the U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next…
Politics Jul 30 Karadzic Spirited Out of Serbia to Face Tribunal Under cover of night and amid tight security, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was whisked out of Serbia early Wednesday to face genocide and war crimes charges in U.N. war crimes court in The Hague.
Politics Jul 29 Alaska Sen. Stevens Indicted in Corruption Probe Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Senate's longest-serving Republican, has been indicted on seven counts of making false statements about receiving more than $250,000 from an oilfield services company that helped renovate his home.
Politics Jul 29 Zimbabwe Talks Adjourn; Mbeki Denies a Deadlock South African President Thabo Mbeki denied Tuesday that talks between Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai had deadlocked, saying instead that the talks are "doing very well."…
Economy Jul 29 Home Prices Slid 15.8% in May, Survey Finds Home prices slid by a steep 15.8 percent in 20 U.S. cities in May, according to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller home-price index released Tuesday, offering the latest evidence of continuing struggles in the nation's housing market.
Economy Jul 28 White House Announces Record Budget Deficit Whoever wins the presidency in November will be saddled with a record budget deficit of $482 billion, according to a Bush administration estimate released Monday.
Politics Jul 28 DOJ Hiring Marred by Politics, New Report Finds Top aides to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales violated federal law by allowing politics to influence the hiring of career prosecutors and judges, a new Justice Department investigation concludes.