Politics Apr 01 Zimbabwe's Mugabe May Face Runoff Vote Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will beat President Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe's closely-watched election, but be forced into a runoff vote in three weeks, according to a ruling party projection.
Politics Mar 31 Vote Rigging Fears Cloud Zimbabwe Election As officials began to release election results Monday, showing a split between Zimbabwe's ruling party and the opposition, accusations of President Robert Mugabe's government rigging returns to hide a loss threatened to throw the country into chaos.
Science Mar 28 Phone, Satellite Companies to Redevelop Airwaves for New Wireless Products Last week, the Federal Communications Commission finished auctioning off $19 billion worth of public airwaves after a federally mandated switch to digital television freed up large sections of the nation's wireless "spectrum."…
Nation Mar 28 North Korea Missile Test Renews Nuclear Jitters North Korea test-fired a battery of short-range missiles Friday in what some analysts viewed as a show of the reclusive state's anger at Washington and South Korea's new conservative government.
Economy Mar 28 Treasury Calls for Sweeping Oversight Changes The Bush administration unveiled the most sweeping plan to overhaul the U.S. financial regulatory system since the Great Depression on Monday, but admitted that the next president's administration will need to hammer out many details with Congress.
Nation Mar 27 Iraqi Crackdown on Militants Continues in Basra Iraqi security forces continued to battle Shiite militants in the port city of Basra and in the capital Baghdad on Thursday, as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki vowed to fight "until the end," despite mounting protests against his actions.
Economy Mar 27 Economy's Growth Nearly Halted By End of 2007 New numbers released by the government Thursday highlighted the continued weak performance of the national economy, with the Commerce Department reporting an anemic 0.6 percent increase in the gross domestic product in the final three months of 2007.
World Mar 26 Somali Islamists Capture Town; Aid Agencies Call for Action Islamist fighters took control of the town of Jowhar, Somalia, on Wednesday in an ongoing insurgency against the Western-backed government that has gathered steam in recent months.
Science Mar 26 U.S. Seeks AIDS Vaccine Research Overhaul The head of the federal government's AIDS vaccine research program said Tuesday that the focus should shift from large-scale human vaccine trials back to basic research.
Nation Mar 26 Iraq Leader Gives Basra Gunmen Ultimatum As fighting continued between Iraqi security forces and Shiite militia fighters in the oil-rich port city of Basra, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki gave an ultimatum Wednesday for gunmen to lay down their arms and forsake violence by week's end.