Nation Feb 18 Two Days of Attacks Leave Over 100 Dead in Afghanistan A suicide car bomber plowed into a Canadian military convoy, killing 37 people at a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a day after a bomber blew himself up at a dog fight outside Kandahar, leaving more than 100…
Politics Feb 18 Pakistanis Count Votes Following Parliamentary Elections Ballot counting began Monday night after Pakistanis cast their votes in relatively calm parliamentary elections that could reshape President Pervez Musharraf's government.
Science Feb 15 Astronomers Discover Solar System That Might Mimic Our Own A global team of professional and amateur astronomers has found a solar system thousands of light years away that looks like a scaled-down version of our own.
Politics Feb 15 Pakistan Braces for Parliamentary Elections As Pakistanis prepared to head to the polls for Monday's parliamentary elections, President Pervez Musharraf issued a warning against protests and opposition party members voiced concerns over possible vote-rigging.
Science Feb 14 2 Flesh-Eating Dinosaur Species Discovered Two new and unusual dinosaur species have been discovered in Africa, scientists announced Wednesday.
World Feb 14 Hurricane Victims Should Leave Toxic Trailers, CDC Says Federal officials said Thursday they will intensify efforts to move Gulf Coast hurricane victims out of some 38,000 government-issued trailers as quickly as possible after tests found toxic levels of formaldehyde fumes.
World Feb 13 Top Hezbollah Keader Killed in Syrian Bombing Imad Mughniyeh, a senior leader of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and one of the world's most wanted terrorists, was killed Tuesday night in a car bombing in Syria, according to media reports.
Politics Feb 12 Obama Sweeps Potomac Primaries, Takes Aim at McCain’s Record Riding a wave of eight straight victories, Sen. Barack Obama took aim at Republican front-runner Sen. John McCain Tuesday night, largely ignoring his still-close battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Economy Feb 12 GM Reports Record Loss, Offers Round of Buyouts In an effort to stave off record losses, General Motors Corp. announced Tuesday it was offering a new round of buyouts to all 74,000 of its U.S. hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers.
Nation Feb 12 Defense Secretary Backs ‘Pause’ in Iraq Troop Withdrawal Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that he supports a brief pause in U.S. troop reductions once the initial pullout of five combat brigades is completed in July.