World Dec 11 Blasts Kill Scores at U.N. Buildings in Algiers The North African wing of al-Qaida is suspected of detonating twin car bombs that killed as many as 67 people near U.N. buildings in the Algerian capital Tuesday.
Politics Dec 10 Putin Eyed for PM Role in Likely Successor's Government Dmitry Medvedev, the man tapped as the likely successor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, offered the outgoing president a role in his government as prime minister once Putin is forced to step down in the spring.
Science Dec 10 U.S., China Reject Emission Caps at Bali Summit Both the United States and China -- the world's biggest polluters -- have rejected the idea of including specific emissions limits in the final document that will come out of the talks at the United Nations climate change conference in…
Politics Dec 10 Crack Sentences Can Be Lowered, Justices Rule Judges who disagree with federal sentencing guidelines can issue lighter sentences for defendants in crack cocaine cases, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in two cases that will provide judges more leeway in determining punishments for drug violations.
World Dec 07 Democrats Seek Probe of CIA Tapes' Destruction Democratic lawmakers demanded a Justice Department investigation Friday into whether the Central Intelligence Agency obstructed justice when it destroyed at least two videotapes of two alleged terrorists being interrogated.
Politics Dec 07 Russian Official Asserts Goal of Nuclear Parity with U.S. Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, a possible candidate in the country's upcoming presidential election, said Friday that Russia must be on par with the United States in terms of military and nuclear arms.
Science Dec 06 Despite Veto Threat, House Passes Energy Bill The U.S. House of Representatives ignored the White House's threat of a veto and approved an energy bill Thursday that would raise vehicle fuel economy standards for the first time since 1975 and mandate more renewable energy generation.
Politics Dec 05 Gunman Kills at Least 8, Then Self, at Omaha Mall A gunman killed at least eight people and wounded five, two critically, inside an Omaha, Neb., shopping mall Wednesday afternoon before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Politics Dec 03 Sudanese President Pardons British Teacher A British teacher who was jailed in Sudan for allowing her students to name their class teddy bear "Muhammad" left the country on Monday after she was pardoned by the Sudanese president and released from jail.
Politics Dec 03 Venezuela Rejects Chavez Re-election Bid, Socialist Reforms In a surprising move, Venezuelan voters defeated a referendum over the weekend that would have allowed President Hugo Chavez to run for re-election indefinitely and would have imposed a socialist system in the country.