Nation May 02 Karzai Denounces Reported Civilian Deaths from U.S., NATO Raids Afghan President Hamid Karzai declared Wednesday that his government could not tolerate the continuing civilian deaths caused by international military operations, even as thousands protested his government and the U.S. presence.
Politics May 01 Turkish Court Annuls Presidential Vote Amid National Tension Amid large-scale protests, Turkey's highest court Tuesday annulled the parliamentary vote held last week to elect the ruling party's controversial presidential candidate.
Economy May 01 Venezuela Takes Control of Final Privately Run Oil Fields In a move meant to advance and fund his nationalism agenda, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday nationalized the remaining privately operated oil fields valued at $30 billion.
Arts Apr 30 Years after Widespread Looting of Museums, Iraq's Antiquities Remain Vulnerable Although home to some of the world's earliest civilizations, Iraq's basic security needs have overshadowed efforts to protect the country's treasured archeological sites, resulting in an increase in vandalism and theft.
Politics Apr 30 Israeli Report Criticizes Olmert's Judgment in Lebanon War In a harsh assessment of Israel's war with Hezbollah last July, an independent panel accused Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of "severe failure in the lack of judgment, responsibility and caution."…
Politics Apr 27 Democratic Anti-war Voting Bloc Grows as Diverse Groups Join Cause Long-time peace advocates, joined by some military personnel and their families, are strengthening the anti-Iraq-war movement, which is gaining traction in the general public and producing a valuable voting bloc for Democrats in 2008.
Nation Apr 27 Taliban Militants Briefly Capture District in Eastern Afghanistan Taliban militants briefly captured an Afghan district government headquarters in the Ghazni province 100 miles southwest of Kabul Thursday, killing the district mayor, police chief and three policemen during several hours of fighting.
Politics Apr 26 New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote to Allow Civil Unions The New Hampshire Senate voted Thursday to authorize civil unions for gay couples, paving the way for the state to join nearly a dozen others in offering domestic partnerships or other legal protections to couples of the same sex.
Nation Apr 26 Somali Leader Declares Victory in War with Militants Despite Violence After a nine-day offensive by Ethiopian and Somali forces to clear Islamic militants from the capital city Mogadishu, Somalia's prime minister declared victory over the insurgents Thursday.
Nation Apr 25 Russia Buries Former President Yeltsin Amid Pageantry Boris Yeltsin was laid to rest in Moscow's famed Novodevichy Cemetery on Wednesday, after a ceremony at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in the first full Orthodox funeral for a Russian leader since the death of Czar Alexander III…