World Jul 31 U.N. Approves Peacekeeping Force in Darfur The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to send a peacekeeping force of up to 26,000 troops and police to Sudan's conflict-ridden Darfur region.
Politics Jul 31 Chief Justice Released from Hospital After Seizure Chief Justice John Roberts was released from a hospital in Maine Tuesday morning, a day after he was admitted for suffering an unexplained seizure.
Nation Jul 30 Master Filmmaker Ingmar Bergman Dies at Age 89 Ingmar Bergman, a titan of modern cinema, died Monday in his home on the island of Faro, Sweden. He was 89 years old.
Politics Jul 27 Poverty and Crime Flourish in Oil-Rich Niger Delta Beset by poverty, corruption, violent political agitation and rampant lawlessness, the Niger Delta region continues to languish, despite being one of the most oil-rich regions in the world.
Nation Jul 26 U.S. Adapts Efforts to Counter Iraq Insurgency While the military is constantly adjusting its tactics to deal with roadside explosives, suicide bombers and other attacks in Iraq, diplomatic efforts to address the root of the violence are evolving as well.
Politics Jul 26 Federal Judge Strikes Down Hazleton’s Illegal Immigration Law A U.S. District judge overturned an immigration law in Hazleton, Pa., that punished landlords who rented to illegal immigrants and businesses that that hired them, saying the law was unconstitutional.
Politics Jul 24 U.S. Criticizes Iranian Role in Iraqi Violence as Security Talks Continue Three-way talks with U.S., Iranian and Iraqi officials held in Baghdad's Green Zone Tuesday over security in Iraq took a tense turn when U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker accused Iran of contributing to the violence by arming Shiite militias.
Politics Jul 20 Israel Frees 250 Palestinian Prisoners in Nod to Moderate Leadership Israel released 256 Palestinian prisoners Friday as part of a plan to help bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his ongoing power struggle with Hamas militants who now run the Gaza Strip.
Politics Jul 19 Judge Dismisses Plame Lawsuit Against Government Officials A U.S. District judge on Thursday dismissed the lawsuit former CIA agent Valerie Plame brought against Vice President Dick Cheney and other administration officials over the leak of her identity to the media.
Politics Jul 18 Iraqi Government Slow to Reintegrate Baathists More than four years after military forces toppled Saddam Hussein's Baathist government, Iraq is wrestling with reintegrating former members of his party, a policy trumpeted by American leaders but met with tough resistance by some Iraqi factions.