Nation Dec 06 Suicide Bombers Strike Iraqi Police Academy Two suicide bombers attacked the Iraqi police academy in Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 40 people, mostly officers and cadets. As many as 70 others were reportedly wounded.
Politics Dec 05 One Count Against DeLay Dismissed; Money Laundering Charges Remains The judge presiding over the case against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay handed the Texas Republican a partial victory Monday when he tossed out conspiracy charges but allowed money laundering charges to remain.
World Dec 05 9/11 Commission Report Finds U.S. Unprepared for Terror Attack A report released by the former Sept. 11 Commission on Monday found serious shortcomings in the federal government's progress to safeguard the United States against future attacks.
World Dec 05 Suicide Bombing Heightens Israeli / Palestinian Tensions A suicide attack that killed five outside a mall Monday prompted the Israeli government to order new strikes against the leaders of the militant group Islamic Jihad and raised the specter of increased violence in the Middle Eastern nation.
World Dec 04 U.N. Team to Question Syrian Witnesses in Hariri Murder Probe U.N. officials investigating the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will question five Syrian witnesses in Vienna starting Monday, a senior U.N. official said.
Nation Dec 02 Roadside Bombing Kills 10 Marines in Fallujah A roadside bombing killed 10 U.S. Marines who were patrolling the uneasy Sunni town of Fallujah.
Politics Dec 02 Security Administration Eases Some Airport Screening Procedures Airport screeners will increase random searches of passengers and focus more on detecting explosives, while loosening restrictions on what passengers can carry on board aircraft, the Transportation Security Administration announced Friday.
Politics Nov 30 Alito Submits Questionnaire to Senate Committee Alito submitted written statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee in which he said judges should take a limited, "self-disciplined" approach when considering cases.
Politics Nov 29 Sides Resume Peace Talks As Violence Continues in Darfur Efforts to end the two-and-a half year conflict in Darfur, Sudan that has claimed more than 200,000 lives and displaced two million people opened a new chapter Tuesday as the opposing sides entered the seventh round of peace talks in…
Economy Nov 28 Embattled Drugmaker Merck Announces 7,000 Job Cuts In an effort to recover from major financial losses sustained by controversy over its bestselling painkiller Vioxx, drugmaker Merck & Co. announced it would cut 7,000 jobs over the next three years and close five of its manufacturing plants.