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.
Nation Nov 24 Suicide Bomber Attacks Hospital Near Baghdad An explosives-laden car detonated outside a hospital south of Baghdad Thursday as U.S. troops were visiting the facility, killing at least 30 people, officials said.
Politics Nov 23 Chile's Pinochet Charged With Tax Evasion Former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was put under house arrest and charged with evading taxes on $26 million related to his overseas accounts, state television said Wednesday.
Science Nov 23 New Cracks Found in Shuttle's Tank Foam NASA officials still puzzling over what caused a section of foam insulation to break off the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank during its launch in July.