Nation Mar 25 Fighting Rages for Control of Oil-Hub Basra Iraqi police and soldiers battled Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi fighters Tuesday for control of key neighborhoods in Basra, the country's second-largest city, as the radical Shiite cleric threatened a countrywide campaign of civil revolt.
Politics Mar 24 Bhutto Ally Elected Prime Minister in Pakistan Pakistan's National Assembly elected Yousaf Raza Gilani, a top official in slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party, as prime minister Monday. Gilani then ordered the release of dozens of judges detained by President Pervez Musharraf.
Economy Mar 24 JP Morgan Hikes Offer for Troubled Bear Stearns Stock indexes rose in early Monday trading after banking giant JP Morgan Chase & Co. confirmed reports that it had quadrupled its offer for troubled investment bank Bear Stearns Co.
Science Mar 21 Scientists Tie Chemical Reaction to Creation of Smog Just one week after the Bush administration announced its first new ozone standards in more than a decade, chemists have discovered that a chemical reaction in the atmosphere once thought to be insignificant may be a major contributor to smog.
World Mar 20 Rain-soaked Midwest Braces for More Flooding Rescue workers conducted emergency evacuations and rivers continued to swell Thursday after heavy rains soaked parts of the Midwest, leading to 13 weather-related deaths in the region.
Nation Mar 20 China Sends More Troops to Tibet to Curb Protests China sent 80 trucks carrying paramilitary police to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa Thursday to quell anti-government protests, while the Dalai Lama offered to meet with Chinese leaders.
Economy Mar 18 Federal Reserve Cuts Key Interest Rate The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut a key interest rate by three-fourths of a percentage point, moving to contain a credit crisis threatening to push the country into a recession.
Politics Mar 18 China Accuses Dalai Lama of Starting Violent Riots Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao accused the Dalai Lama Tuesday of planning violent protests in Tibet and parts of China to taint the upcoming Olympics in Beijing.
Politics Mar 17 Justices to Hear Broadcast Indecency Case The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear arguments regarding the use of profanities on radio and television broadcasts, the first time the court will rule on such indecency matters in 30 years.
Politics Mar 17 Serbs Clash with U.N., NATO Forces in Kosovo Hundreds of Serbians protesters fought with U.N. and NATO forces Monday at a Kosovska Mitrovica courthouse in the worst violence since Kosovo claimed its independence a month ago.