Arts Apr 30 Years after Widespread Looting of Museums, Iraq's Antiquities Remain Vulnerable Although home to some of the world's earliest civilizations, Iraq's basic security needs have overshadowed efforts to protect the country's treasured archeological sites, resulting in an increase in vandalism and theft.
Politics Apr 30 Israeli Report Criticizes Olmert's Judgment in Lebanon War In a harsh assessment of Israel's war with Hezbollah last July, an independent panel accused Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of "severe failure in the lack of judgment, responsibility and caution."…
Politics Apr 27 Democratic Anti-war Voting Bloc Grows as Diverse Groups Join Cause Long-time peace advocates, joined by some military personnel and their families, are strengthening the anti-Iraq-war movement, which is gaining traction in the general public and producing a valuable voting bloc for Democrats in 2008.
Nation Apr 27 Taliban Militants Briefly Capture District in Eastern Afghanistan Taliban militants briefly captured an Afghan district government headquarters in the Ghazni province 100 miles southwest of Kabul Thursday, killing the district mayor, police chief and three policemen during several hours of fighting.
Politics Apr 26 New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote to Allow Civil Unions The New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday to authorize civil unions for gay couples, paving the way for the state to join nearly a dozen others in offering domestic partnerships or other legal protections to couples of the same sex.
Nation Apr 26 Somali Leader Declares Victory in War with Militants Despite Violence After a nine-day offensive by Ethiopian and Somali forces to clear Islamic militants from the capital city Mogadishu, Somalia's prime minister declared victory over the insurgents Thursday.
Nation Apr 25 Russia Buries Former President Yeltsin Amid Pageantry Boris Yeltsin was laid to rest in Moscow's famed Novodevichy Cemetery on Wednesday, after a ceremony at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the first full Orthodox funeral for a Russian leader since the death of Czar Alexander III…
Nation Apr 23 Yeltsin, First President of Russian Federation, Dies Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who helped steer the final collapse of the Soviet Union and the creation of the Russian Federation, died Monday of heart failure at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow. He was 76.
Politics Apr 23 Ruling Party Candidate Declared President in Disputed Election Umaru Yar'Adua was named the victor of Nigeria's presidential election Monday, as election observers continued to criticize the fairness of the polls and the legitimacy of the results.
Politics Apr 20 War Supporters Continue to Back President Despite Low Poll Numbers After the Democrats won control of Congress in November 2006, fueled largely by public discontent over the continued violence in Iraq, the Republican base of support for the war seemed to have lost some of its leverage.