Politics Aug 08 Israel Proceeds With Gaza Pullout Despite Netanyahu Resignation Israeli security officials on Monday continued with preparations for the highly controversial Gaza settlement pullout, despite Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's surprise resignation in protest to the plan.
Nation Aug 08 ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Dies At 67 Peter Jennings, the journalist and ABC anchorman whose career spanned more than four decades, died of lung cancer at his home in New York late Sunday. He was 67.
Politics Aug 07 Iran Rejects European Proposal to End Its Nuclear Effort Iran remained defiant Sunday, one day after rejecting a European offer of increased economic and nuclear assistance in return for promises that the Islamic republic would not pursue elements of an atomic weapons program.
Nation Aug 05 EU Demands End to Iranian Fuel Enrichment In a push to persuade Iran to abandon activities that could lead to the development of a nuclear bomb, Britain, France and Germany on Friday promised to help the country instead develop a civilian nuclear energy program.
Nation Aug 04 North Korea Sticks to Demand for Civilian Nuclear Program North Korea's representative at six-nation talks said Thursday the country insists on retaining the right to a "peaceful nuclear program," standing by its decision that has become the major sticking point in negotiations.
World Aug 04 Al-Qaida Leader Threatens U.S., Britain in Tape Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaida's second-in-command, said in a videotape broadcast Thursday that attacks against Britain and the United States would not stop until British and American troops withdrew from Iraq and other Muslim nations.
Science Aug 03 Astronaut Pulls Strips From Shuttle’s Tile Belly Astronaut Stephen Robinson gently plucked two protruding and potentially dangerous fiber strips from the space shuttle Discovery's underbelly Wednesday in an unprecedented emergency repair.
Nation Aug 02 Air France Jet Crashes While Landing in Toronto, Passengers Escape An Air France jet carrying more than 300 passengers burst into flames Tuesday after sliding off the runway during an intense thunderstorm at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
Economy Aug 02 Chinese Oil Company Withdraws Unocal Bid Amid Political Pressure Chinese oil company CNOOC withdrew its $18.5 billion bid for U.S. oil and gas producer Unocal on Tuesday, surrendering to political opposition and leaving American oil company Chevron poised to take over Unocal for about $17.3 billion.
Nation Aug 02 6 Marines Killed in Iraq, U.S. Death Toll Tops 1,800 American military officials on Tuesday announced that six U.S. Marines were killed in combat in western Iraq, pushing the death toll for U.S. military personnel over 1,800.