Health Apr 17 FDA Approves First Bird Flu Vaccine for U.S. to Stockpile The Food and Drug Administration granted approval Tuesday to the first bird flu vaccine intended as a stopgap measure until a better immunization is developed.
Politics Apr 17 Professor Saw Suspected Shooter as ‘Troubled’ Cho Seung-Hui, a 23-year-old South Korean student from the western suburbs of Washington, D.C., has been identified as the gunman in the April 16 shooting rampage at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va.
Politics Apr 17 Virginia Tech Shooter Identified as 23-year-old Student The Virginia Tech Police Department on Tuesday identified the gunman responsible for shooting 32 people on campus before taking his own life the previous day as a student at the university.
Science Apr 16 Global Warming Poses National Security Threat, Report Finds Global climate change could have an increasing effect on U.S. strategic interests and will likely pose "a serious threat to America's national security," a panel of retired generals and admirals said Monday.
Politics Apr 16 Nigerian Court Reinstates Key Opposition Candidate as Election Looms Nigeria's Supreme Court on Monday cleared Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a valid presidential candidate, less than a week before elections are set to take place.
Politics Apr 11 First Virtual Town Hall Engages Voters Through Internet Using Internet technology to advance voter participation in the 2008 election, seven Democratic candidates participated in a "virtual town hall" Tuesday night to answer questions about the war on Iraq.
World Apr 11 Suicide Bombers Strike Algerian Capital A North African al-Qaida affiliate claimed responsibility for the Wednesday bombings of the Algerian prime minister's office and a police station that left at least 23 people dead and injured more than 160.
Politics Apr 09 Iran Defies U.N. Resolution; Announces “Industrial Scale” Uranium Enrichment Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that Iran has begun enriching uranium "on an industrial scale," an expansion of the nuclear program that has drawn U.N. sanctions and condemnation from the United States.
Politics Apr 09 Sadr’s Ties to Maliki Government Complicate Political Picture Thousands of Iraqis heeded Muqtada al-Sadr's call to protest the U.S. occupation on Monday, highlighting the rift between the Shiite leader and U.S. forces that has further complicated relations between Washington and Iraqi leader Nouri al-Maliki.
Politics Apr 09 North Korea Waiting on Funds to Act on Nuclear Program A North Korean official told a visiting U.S. delegation Monday that the deadline to shut down the country's reactor will be difficult to meet because of delays from a dispute over $25 million in funds.