Politics Jul 10 Top McCain Team Out as Campaign Purge Continues Arizona Sen. John McCain's campaign manager Terry Nelson and chief strategist John Weaver issued their resignations Tuesday from the Republican presidential candidate's campaign.
Politics Jul 10 Former Food and Drug Regulator Executed in China China said Tuesday it executed its former chief food and drug regulator for accepting bribes to approve unsafe medicines as Beijing sought to salvage its export market's tarnished reputation.
Nation Jul 09 U.N. Weapons Inspectors to Enter North Korea The United Nations' nuclear agency decided Monday to dispatch inspectors to North Korea to oversee the shutdown of the country's plutonium-producing facility.
Nation Jul 04 Six Canadians Killed as Violence Continues in Southeastern Afghanistan Six Canadian soldiers and their interpreter were killed Wednesday in a deadly roadside bombing near the restive city of Khandahar in the southeastern part of Afghanistan.
Politics Jul 03 Libby's Cancelled Prison Term Evokes Strong Response Reactions to President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's prison sentence ran the gamut from full support from some Republicans to outrage from Democrats.
Politics Jul 03 Iraqis Move Step Closer to Approving Oil Law Iraq's cabinet unanimously approved a draft oil revenue-sharing law Tuesday, sending it to parliament for debate on Wednesday and moving toward a key political goal set by the United States.
Politics Jun 29 Police Defuse Two Car Bombs in London London police defused two car bombs early Friday morning, one near Piccadilly Circus, the city's theater and entertainment district, and the other in the Hyde Park area.
Politics Jun 27 Nigerian Leader Seeks Unity Government with Main Opposition Since the controversial election of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua in April, leaders in the Nigerian government have been feuding over the electoral process and oil decisions made by the outgoing administration.
Politics Jun 27 Former Prime Minister Tony Blair Named Middle East Envoy Just hours after stepping down as British prime minister Wednesday, Tony Blair was tapped by the European Union, Russia, the United States and the United Nations to head international efforts to bring peace to the Middle East.
Economy Jun 22 Kurds Get Piece of Oil Wealth; Foreign Investment Questions Linger Kurdish officials and Iraq's central government reached an agreement on conditions for sharing oil revenue Wednesday, clearing one obstacle for an oil law anxiously awaited by the U.S. government.