Nation Nov 09 Judith Miller Retires From New York Times Embattled reporter Judith Miller reached an agreement with the New York Times Wednesday that ends her 28-year career with the paper.
Nation Nov 09 Explosions Rock Three Hotels in Amman, Jordan Explosions shook three hotels in the capital of Jordan Wednesday night, killing at least 53 people and wounding over 120, the Associated Press reported.
Politics Nov 09 Rioting Slows As France Declares State of Emergency Riots and car burning in France eased somewhat Wednesday, although incidents of looting and vandalism continued unabated, after the country declared a state of emergency covering Paris, its suburbs and 30 other cities.
Health Nov 09 Health Experts Unveil Global Strategy to Tackle Bird Flu International health experts met for three days ending Wednesday in Geneva to hammer out a global strategy against bird flu.
Politics Nov 08 Government Profile: Iran The very structure of Iran's government is built upon a foundation split by a power struggle between reformists and Islamic hard-liners.
Economy Nov 07 U.S. Push for Latin American Free Trade Agreement Falls Short President Bush ended a five-day trip to Latin America in Panama Monday, two days after a U.S. initiative to establish a hemisphere-wide free trade zone faltered during a 34-nation summit in Argentina.
Politics Nov 04 Alito Hearings Scheduled for January 9 The head of the Judiciary Committee announced Thursday that hearings on Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court will begin at noon on January 9th with opening statements from the senators and the nominee.
Politics Nov 02 Senate Democrats Push for Probe Into Prewar Iraq Intelligence The Senate this week launched a bipartisan review of the investigation into whether the administration manipulated intelligence prior to invading Iraq in 2003 after Democrats used a rare procedural move that temporarily closed the Senate.
Politics Nov 02 Iranian Diplomatic Shake-up Signals Hard-Line Path Iran said Wednesday it was going to replace 40 ambassadors and senior diplomats, including a supporter of improving ties with the West, in a move many consider in keeping with new President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hard-line stance.
World Nov 01 FDIC Head to Lead Gulf Coast Recovery Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff tapped Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Donald Powell Tuesday to head the federal government's effort to rebuild areas of the Gulf Coast devastated by hurricanes Rita and Katrina.