Politics May 01 Vote Checks Begin for Zimbabwe Election Results Zimbabwe's electoral commission is presenting initial results from the March 29 presidential vote to the candidates on Thursday, a day after international media outlets reported the opposition party won the vote by a four-point margin.
Nation May 01 U.S. Airstrikes Kill al-Qaida Leader in Somalia U.S. war planes killed the suspected head of al-Qaida in Somalia and as many as 30 other people Thursday in an overnight airstrike, a U.S. defense official said. The head of the Islamic insurgent group confirmed the attack killed its…
Economy Apr 30 Federal Reserve Trims Key Interest Rate In a smaller move than in past months, the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in what could be the last in a line of reductions aimed at boosting an economy hit hard…
Nation Apr 30 U.S. Deaths Hit Seven-Month High in Iraq The killings of three American soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday brought the monthly death toll for U.S. troops in Iraq to 47, the highest since September, the military reported.
Politics Apr 29 China Sentences 30 to Prison for Roles in Protests A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced 30 people, including six monks, to jail terms ranging from three years to life in prison for their alleged roles in deadly riots in the Tibetan capital last month, state media reported.
Economy Apr 29 Number of Homes Headed to Foreclosure Doubles The number of U.S. homes headed toward foreclosure in the first quarter of the year more than doubled from the same period a year ago, a real estate data firm announced Tuesday.
World Apr 28 Afghan President Escapes Assassination Attempt Afghan security officials on Monday hunted for suspects in the attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai during an attack that killed three people.
Science Apr 25 Social Status is Hard-Wired into the Brain, Study Shows Our world is defined by social hierarchies: parent and child, teacher and student, employee and boss. From the playground to the office, our place in the pecking order helps us decide how to behave.
Politics Apr 25 Zimbabwe Opposition Headquarters Raided Armed Zimbabwe riot police raided the headquarters of the opposition party embroiled in an election standoff with President Robert Mugabe Friday, forcing hundreds of people into the streets, news agencies report.
Politics Apr 25 China to Hold Talks With Dalai Lama Aide China agreed Friday to hold talks with an envoy of exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, a move that follows weeks of calls for dialogue after a wave of anti-government protests have rocked Tibet and disrupted the worldwide Olympic torch…