Nation Dec 08 Former U.N. Ambassador Kirkpatrick Dies at Age 80 The first woman U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Jeane Kirkpatrick, died late Thursday in her Bethesda, Md., home at age 80.
Science Dec 06 Orbiter Images Suggest Water Flowed Recently on Mars NASA images of Mars unveiled Wednesday showed bright new sediment deposits in craters that suggest the presence of water -- at least briefly -- within the last several years.
Science Dec 05 NASA Aims for Permanent Base on Moon by 2024 Two years after President Bush proposed to return astronauts to the moon, NASA announced plans Monday for manned trips there by 2020 and the construction of a permanent base, most likely near the Shackleton crater on the moon's south pole,…
Politics Dec 04 Venezuela’s President Chavez Easily Wins Re-election Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez swept to victory in Sunday's elections and pledged to increase socialist reforms in the South American country.
World Dec 04 U.S. Ambassador to U.N. John Bolton to Resign U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires in the coming weeks, a White House spokesman said Monday.
Politics Dec 01 Hezbollah Leads Protest Against Lebanese Government A mass of protestors led by Hezbollah gathered outside Lebanon's governmental offices in Beirut Friday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and the creation of a national unity government.
Nation Nov 30 Rice Urges Expansion of Fragile Israeli-Palestinian Cease-fire U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the Middle East on a mission to revive peace talks, urged Israelis and Palestinians to extend a tentative cease-fire implemented this week.
Nation Nov 28 Pope Urges Peace During Visit to Turkey Pope Benedict XVI made his first trip to a Muslim country as pontiff Tuesday when he visited Turkey, where he urged religious leaders to reject all acts of violence in the name of faith.
Politics Nov 21 Gunmen Kill Anti-Syrian Lebanese Cabinet Minister Lebanon's Christian, anti-Syrian Cabinet Minister Pierre Gemayel was assassinated Tuesday as he was leaving church in a predominantly Christian neighborhood near Beirut.
Politics Nov 21 Peace Deal Ends Nepal’s Decade Long Civil War The government of Nepal and Maoist guerrillas signed an historic peace accord Tuesday, ending 10 years of fighting and human rights abuses on both sides that killed over 13,000 people and displaced over 100,000.