Politics Mar 02 Iran's Relationship with Iraq Causes U.S. Concern Recent accusations by President Bush and other U.S. officials that Iran is supporting Iraqi insurgents added yet another layer to the complex web of relationships between the countries.
World Mar 02 New Orleans Files $77 Billion Claim Against Army Corps The city of New Orleans filed a claim against the Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday, seeking $77 billion for damages sustained when the corps-built levees broke during Hurricane Katrina, flooding 80 percent of the city.
Nation Feb 27 Bombing at U.S. Base in Afghanistan Kills at Least 23 A suicide bomber struck the main entrance to a U.S. military base in Bagram, Afghanistan, Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, killing at least 23 people.
World Feb 27 First Darfur War Crimes Suspects Announced International Criminal Court prosecutors on Tuesday named a Sudanese minister and a militia leader as the first two official suspects of war crimes in Darfur.
Science Feb 23 U.S. Government Looks to List Polar Bear as Threatened The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the polar bear -- a species whose survival depends on the sea ice that is melting as the Earth's temperature rises -- as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act.
World Feb 22 IAEA Finds Iran Continuing to Enrich Uranium Iran has continued to develop its uranium enrichment program, failing to meet a Feb. 21 U.N. deadline to halt the operation, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report issued Thursday.
World Feb 21 U.N. Security Council Approves AU Force in Somalia The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved an African Union peacekeeping mission for Somalia on Tuesday, after a day of mortar attacks left at least 15 people dead in the capital.
Politics Feb 20 Supreme Court Overturns $79.5 Million Tobacco Award The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a $79.5 million jury award levied against the Philip Morris tobacco company, ruling in a 5-4 decision Tuesday that the verdict was invalid because the jury had overstepped its bounds.
World Feb 19 Indian, Pakistani Leaders Pledge to Continue Talks despite Deadly Train Bombing At least 66 people were killed Monday when a pair of bombs sparked an inferno on an Indian train headed for Pakistan. Leaders of both nations condemned the attacks and pledged to continue their peace talk despite the carnage.
Science Feb 16 Next Generation of Emissions-Cutting Bills Emerges Over the last few months, new legislation has been introduced in Congress that aims to reduce the effects of global warming by midcentury.