Nation Feb 07 Afghan War Troop Levels Strain NATO Alliance NATO is struggling to remain unified over the war in Afghanistan after the United States raised concerns that some members of the Western alliance were not willing to let their troops "fight and die" to defeat the Taliban.
Politics Feb 06 After Coup Attempt, Chad’s President Asserts He’s in Control Chad President Idriss Deby reemerged Wednesday to declare that his government was in total control of the country after a failed coup attempt last weekend.
World Feb 06 Deadly Storms Pound Southern States Tornadoes and thunderstorms ripped across several southern states Tuesday night, killing at least 44 people and injuring hundreds more.
Politics Feb 06 McCain Cemented as GOP Front-runner; Democrats Trade Wins Despite breathless reporting around the results in 24 states on Super Tuesday, the storyline in both the Democratic and Republican races remained largely the same as it had been earlier this week.
World Feb 05 CIA Chief Confirms Waterboarding; Al-Qaida Regrouping in Pakistan Top intelligence officers publicly confirmed for the first time that three suspected terrorists were waterboarded and warned that al-Qaida is establishing cells in other countries, particularly Pakistan, to plan attacks within the United States.
Politics Feb 05 Early Voting Adds Yet Another Note of Uncertainty to Super Tuesday For millions of Americans, Super Tuesday has been over for weeks. That is because they cast their ballots in many of the critical states ahead of time, a fact that could help shape the results of the multi-state contest.
Politics Feb 04 Serbian President Wins Re-election, Vows Pro-Western Course Serbian President Boris Tadic edged out his nationalist rival to win re-election in a weekend vote and pledged Monday to continue his pro-Western course as questions loomed over Kosovo's impending declaration of independence.
Science Feb 01 Scientists, Journalists Push for Science-based Election Debate With a handful of primaries behind them and Super Tuesday fast approaching, presidential candidates have stumped and debated and cheered until their throats were sore and their voices hoarse.
World Feb 01 Pet Bazaar Bombings Kill Dozens in Baghdad Bombs attached to two women killed at least 60 people and wounded scores more in separate blasts Friday morning on Baghdad pet bazaars, ending a relative lull in violence in the Iraqi capital.
Economy Feb 01 Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo for $44.6B Microsoft Corp made an unexpected bid to buy struggling Internet icon Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion in cash and stock late Thursday, raising a new effort to challenge the dominance of search-engine giant Google Inc.