Science Nov 30 Bali Talks to Set Stage for Further Climate Negotiations Nearly 20,000 policymakers, activists and journalists will gather on the island of Bali, Indonesia Monday to open talks aimed at crafting a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations treaty on climate change.
Nation Nov 30 Sudanese Protest British Teacher's Sentence A day after a British teacher was convicted of insulting Islam in a Sudanese court by letting her young students name a teddy bear "Muhammad" as part of a lesson, thousands of protesters called for more severe punishment - including…
Economy Nov 29 White House Lowers Economic Outlook for 2008 U.S. economic news hit a downbeat note Thursday as the White House lowered its outlook for 2008 and a mortgage research company announced that last month's foreclosure filings nearly doubled those in October 2006.
Health Nov 28 Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Black Women, Experts Find The calculator that doctors have used for nearly 20 years to predict women's risk of breast cancer underestimates the risk for black women, according to a reassessment of the tool published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Politics Nov 28 Pakistan's Musharraf Quits Army Chief Role Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf stepped down as army chief Wednesday -- a day before he will be sworn in as a civilian president -- in response to mounting opposition to his dual leadership role.
Politics Nov 27 Opposition Parties Line Up to Challenge Musharraf in January Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to impose emergency rule on Nov. 3 gave opposition parties a rallying point and prompted Western allies to call on him to quit the army and become a civilian leader at last.
Politics Nov 26 Musharraf on Verge of Relinquishing Military Title, Officials Say Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf will quit his post as army chief and take the oath of office as a civilian leader, aides said Monday, as Musharraf navigated a political scene roiled by the return of another exiled former prime…
Politics Nov 23 Lebanese President Calls In Military amid Political Impasse President Emile Lahoud said Friday that Lebanon is in a "state of emergency" and called for the army to take charge of security hours before he was set to step down. The pro-Western government of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora rejected…
Politics Nov 21 N.H. Settles on Jan. 8 Primary Date After months of hand-wringing, New Hampshire officials announced Wednesday they would hold the first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Jan. 8, five days after Iowa's leadoff caucuses.
Health Nov 20 U.N. Report Reduces AIDS Estimates by Millions UNAIDS, the United Nation's group working on the AIDS epidemic, released a report Tuesday admitting that figures on the spread of HIV were over-estimated for the past decade.