Nation Apr 20 Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks on oil installations and kidnapped four oil workers to protest the Nigerian government and foreign oil companies.
Politics Apr 19 Richardson Sees Upset in Nevada; Obama Looks to Organize Along a stretch of suburban homes and law offices in sprawling downtown Las Vegas, a core group of New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's staff are looking to history for inspiration in their campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Politics Apr 18 U.S. Warns of New Sanctions Against Sudan if Darfur Violence Continues President Bush said Wednesday the United States would seek to tighten economic sanctions and impose new ones on the Sudanese government if it does not take firm steps to end the fighting in Darfur.
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.