Nation May 03 Louis Rukeyser, Longtime Wall Street Week Host, Dies at 73 Louis Rukeyser, for years a fixture on Friday nights as the host of the PBS series "Wall $treet Week," died Tuesday at his home in Connecticut after a battle with a rare bone marrow cancer.
Politics May 02 U.S. and UK Diplomats Enter Darfur Talks as Deadline Slips In an effort to forge an agreement between the Sudanese government and rebels, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick traveled to the Nigerian capital of Abuja to help facilitate peace talks that continued past the midnight deadline.
World Apr 28 Report Shows Terrorism Increasing in Iraq, Worldwide The State Department issued an update on terrorist activities around the world Friday and tallied over 11,000 attacks in the past year, a fourfold increase from 2004. The report also said terrorist organizations in Iraq are strengthening.
Politics Apr 27 Senators Propose Eliminating FEMA, Creating New Agency The senators who investigated the administration's performance during last year's Hurricane Katrina recommended the government dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency and create a new, stronger agency in its place.
Politics Apr 27 Haitian Leader's Party Falls Short of Majority in Parliament President-elect Rene Preval's Lespwa Party failed to win a majority of seats in runoff parliamentary elections, meaning he cannot choose a prime minister and Cabinet…
Politics Apr 26 Key Player: Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert, a detail-oriented millionaire and a savvy backroom politician, ascended to the leadership of Israel on Jan. 4, 2006 after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was incapacitated by a stroke.
Politics Apr 26 Key Player: Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh After gaining control of the Palestinian Authority in January 2006 elections, the radical Islamic group Hamas selected Ismail Haniyeh as the government's prime minister.
Politics Apr 25 China-Sudan Trade Relations Complicate Darfur Crisis When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the White House last week, among other things, President Bush urged Hu to cooperate with the U.S. government in its effort to end the ongoing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region.
World Apr 25 Syrian Leader Meets With U.N. in Assassination Probe Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met Tuesday with U.N. investigator Serge Brammertz to discuss Syria's alleged role in the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Politics Apr 24 New Iraqi Premier Urged to Quickly Form Government Over the weekend, leaders of seven political parties under the United Iraqi Alliance nominated Jawad al-Maliki to be the country's prime minister. He is tasked with forming a cabinet and unity government.