Nation Sep 23 Violent Clashes in Sudan Threaten Darfur Peace Talks A surge in violence between rebel groups and the Sudanese army in Sudan's western Darfur region is threatening to derail peace talks in the Nigerian capital of Abuja and putting a shaky cease-fire in peril.
Politics Sep 23 Key Shiite Cleric Urges Supporters to Back Constitution Support for the Iraqi constitution got a boost Friday when aides to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said the powerful cleric would call on his followers to vote to support the document in a referendum next month.
World Sep 23 Hurricanes Mark Unusual Spike in Already Active Storm Cycle Although residents of the Gulf Coast need little confirmation, meteorologists say 2005 is already an unusual year for the North Atlantic Ocean in terms of the number and strength of hurricanes originating there.
World Sep 23 Hurricane Rita Weakens Slightly; Bus of Evacuees Catches Fire Hurricane Rita bore down on Texas and southwestern Louisiana with 135 mph winds Friday, creating widespread traffic jams as hundreds of thousands of residents raced to safer ground and raising fears of another catastrophic flood in New Orleans.
Politics Sep 22 Senate Committee Sends Roberts Nomination to Full Senate In a 13-5 vote Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended that Judge John Roberts' nomination to serve as chief justice of the United States be approved by the full Senate.
World Sep 22 Texans Evacuate As Hurricane Rita Approaches Drawing upon the harsh lessons of Hurricane Katrina, hundreds of thousands of Texans -- many from Houston -- continued to evacuate the southeast corner of the state Thursday as Hurricane Rita spun toward the Gulf Coast.
Politics Sep 19 Parliamentary Elections Proceed With Few Disruptions In spite of threats of violence, millions of voters went to the polls across Afghanistan on Sunday, choosing representatives to fill national and provincial legislatures.
Health Sep 19 Hurricane Victims Added to Flu Vaccine Priority List Federal health officials are adding Hurricane Katrina evacuees living in close quarters to the list of high-priority groups scheduled to receive the flu vaccine first, in a tiering method created following flu vaccine shortages last year.
World Sep 16 U.N. Summit Wraps Up With Prospects of More Reforms World leaders prepared to end a U.N. summit in New York on Friday by endorsing a reform document.
World Sep 15 President Vows Massive Federal Rebuilding Effort in Wake of Hurricane In a prime-time address to the nation Thursday, President Bush promised the federal government "will do what it takes" to rebuild areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina and took responsibility for the response effort many have criticized as too slow.