Politics May 29 Nigerian President Sworn In Following Controversial Election Even as opposition parties continued calls for a new election, Nigeria's new president Umaru Yar'Adua was inaugurated Tuesday following elections in April that international observers derided as being largely rigged.
Science May 24 Regulatory Questions Continue to Plague Cape Wind Project For six years, Cape Wind -- a proposed 130 turbine wind energy project in Nantucket Sound -- has polarized residents of Cape Cod and mobilized advocacy groups both for and against what would be the nation's first offshore wind energy…
World May 23 Nuclear Watchdog Reports Iran Expanded Nuclear Program Iran defied another U.N. Security Council deadline to end uranium enrichment and has expanded its enrichment capacity, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency report released Wednesday.
Politics May 22 Panel Tours Virginia Tech Buildings, Seeks Records on Cho The gubernatorial panel investigating the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech University visited the buildings where 33 people died and sought access to private records on the gunman Seung-Hui Cho.
Nation May 21 Lebanese Army, Militants Clash at Palestinian Refugee Camp Two days of gun battles in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon have left dozens of Lebanese soldiers, Palestinian militants and civilians dead in the worst internal fighting since Lebanon's civil war ended 17 years ago.
Science May 17 New Antarctic Marine Species Surprise Scientists An international team of researchers has found more than 700 new species in the extreme depths of Antarctica's Weddell Sea, surprising scientists who had thought the region was largely devoid of life.
Nation May 15 Television Evangelist, Conservative Activist Jerry Falwell Dies at 73 The Rev. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority and used it to create a political force from the ranks of conservative Christians, died Tuesday in his office at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
Economy May 15 Sectarian Violence Slows U.S. Private Investments in Iraq Iraqi lawmaker Yunadem Kanna recently pleaded for international investors at Rebuild Iraq, an international trade fair being held in Jordan, but the waning interest from American companies was apparent among the attendees.
Nation May 15 Fighting Among Palestinians Reignites in Gaza Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for implementation of the government's security plan as clashes between rival factions Hamas and Fatah left at least 11 Palestinians dead Tuesday.
Nation May 14 Senior Taliban Commander Killed in Afghanistan The Afghan government and NATO have confirmed that Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah was killed during a U.S.-led operation in southern Afghanistan Saturday night.