Politics Dec 04 Venezuela's President Chavez Easily Wins Re-election Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez swept to victory in Sunday's elections and pledged to increase socialist reforms in the South American country.
World Dec 04 U.S. Ambassador to U.N. John Bolton to Resign U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires in the coming weeks, a White House spokesman said Monday.
Politics Dec 01 Hezbollah Leads Protest Against Lebanese Government A mass of protestors led by Hezbollah gathered outside Lebanon's governmental offices in Beirut Friday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Fuad Saniora and the creation of a national unity government.
Nation Nov 30 Rice Urges Expansion of Fragile Israeli-Palestinian Cease-fire U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the Middle East on a mission to revive peace talks, urged Israelis and Palestinians to extend a tentative cease-fire implemented this week.
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…