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.
Economy Nov 20 U.S.-Russia Trade Pact Paves Way for Russia to Join WTO A trade agreement signed by the United States and Russia over the weekend clears a major hurdle for the former communist country's entry into the World Trade Organization, the international body that regulates trade rules and disputes.
Science Nov 17 Scientists Sequence Part of Neanderthal Genome Scientists announced Wednesday that they had mapped sections of the Neanderthal genetic code, using DNA extracted from a 38,000-year-old fossilized femur bone found in a Croatian cave.
Nation Nov 17 Senate Passes U.S.-India Nuclear Deal The Senate on Thursday approved a controversial bill allowing the United States to trade civil nuclear material with its one-time foe India, a victory for President Bush who hailed the plan as a major boost for trade with a key…
Politics Nov 17 Drug Trade, Resurgent Taliban Fuel Intensified Attacks in Afghanistan Funded largely by a flourishing drug trade, Taliban fighters have stepped up their attacks on Afghan and international forces, killing more than 300 people a month on average in Afghanistan.
Economy Nov 17 Slow Housing Market Affects Economic Growth After many years of unprecedented growth, the housing industry's fortune is changing as various indicators show a significant downturn in the market. Economics correspondent Paul Solman investigates what the shifts in the housing market may mean for economic growth.
Politics Nov 15 Kabila Re-elected in Congo Presidential Runoff Congo's President Joseph Kabila won re-election Wednesday in a runoff vote that is being disputed by his main opponent, ex-rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba.
Politics Nov 13 Iraq Study Group Develops Policy Options as More Attacks Scar Country President Bush met Monday with members of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group and said he would not "prejudge" the forthcoming report, though he did praise the commission for asking good questions.