Politics Jan 19 Former Rep. Bob Ney Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison Former Ohio Republican Rep. Bob Ney was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison Friday for his role in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal.
World Jan 17 Secret Court to Monitor Surveillance Program The Justice Department said Wednesday a secret but independent panel of federal judges will oversee the government's controversial domestic spying program.
World Jan 17 U.N. Agencies Say Aid Efforts in Darfur Could Collapse Fifteen U.N. agencies warned Wednesday that their relief operations in the volatile Darfur region of Sudan may collapse unless the government and rebel groups end the violence there.
Health Jan 16 Bird Flu Resurfaces Among Birds in Asia; Indonesia Death Toll Rises Concerns over the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu surfaced again across Asia Tuesday after scientists confirmed outbreaks among birds in Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, and a woman in Indonesia died.
Politics Jan 11 Despite Threat of Veto, House Votes to Expand Stem Cell Research Funding The House voted Thursday to expand taxpayer-funded research on embryonic stem cells, but fell short of the two-thirds majority the measure would need to override an expected presidential veto. The bill passed by a vote of 253 to 174.
Nation Jan 10 President Bush Outlines New Strategy for Iraq Asking Americans for their patience, sacrifice and resolve, President Bush laid out a new plan Wednesday night for U.S. military strategy in Iraq.
Politics Jan 10 Venezuela’s Chavez Installed for Second Term Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was sworn in for a second six-year term Wednesday, vowing "socialism or death" in a move reminiscent of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, as he pledged to continue the country's movement toward a socialist state.
Nation Jan 09 Sunni-Shiite Power Struggle Driving Iraq Violence In December 2006, the Pentagon reported that violence in Iraq had hit at an all-time high. Between August and November, attacks against U.S. forces, Iraqi security forces and Iraqi civilians increased nearly 30 percent, to an average of 959 per…
Nation Jan 09 U.S. Forces Battle Insurgents in Central Baghdad U.S. and Iraqi forces fought suspected insurgents for hours Tuesday around the volatile Haifa Street in central Baghdad, killing 50 militant fighters, the Defense Ministry reported.
Nation Jan 08 Somali President Returns Government to Embattled Capital Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf returned to Mogadishu on Monday, reclaiming the capital as the seat of his government for the first time since taking office in 2004.