Nation Jul 07 Al-Qaida Says Egyptian Envoy Killed Al-Qaida in Iraq said on a Web site Thursday that it had killed the Egyptian top envoy in Iraq, Ihab al-Sherif, who had been abducted days earlier.
World Jul 07 London Rocked by Series of Explosions London was hit by an apparently coordinated terrorist attack on its transportation system during the morning rush hour Thursday.
Politics Jul 06 Sudan's Government, Rebels Reach Tentative Peace Deal Representatives of the Sudanese government and rebel groups fighting government forces signed a declaration of principles Tuesday in a tentative deal aimed at bringing peace to the war-ravaged Darfur region of the East African nation.
Nation Jul 06 London to Host 2012 Olympic Games London beat Paris in the final round of balloting Wednesday to secure the Olympic Games in 2012.
World Jul 05 World Leaders Prepare for G-8 Summit President Bush left Washington, D.C. Tuesday for Europe, where he will meet this week with the leaders of the world's top industrial nations for a three-day summit on international economic issues.
Nation Jul 05 Insurgents Target Arab Diplomats in Iraq Insurgents attacked Arab and Muslim diplomats in Iraq over the past few days, seizing Egypt's top envoy to Iraq in Baghdad and wounding Bahrain's top envoy in a kidnapping attempt.
Politics Jul 01 Settlers, Israeli Army Clash in Lead Up to Gaza Strip Pullout The Israeli Army reopened the Gaza Strip's Jewish settlements area Friday.
Politics Jul 01 Sandra Day O'Connor, First Female Justice and Moderate Swing Vote, Retires Associate Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a critical moderate swing vote in many of the court's decisions, announced Friday she was retiring after some 24 years of service.
Politics Jul 01 Profile: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Born to Henry and Ada May Day on March 26, 1930, in El Paso, Texas, O'Connor spent her early years on her parents' 155,000-acre ranch, known as Lazy B, in southeastern Arizona.
Science Jun 30 NASA Plans July 13 Shuttle Launch The space shuttle Discovery is set to rocket into orbit on July 13, two-and-a-half years after the Columbia disaster claimed the lives of seven astronauts, NASA announced Thursday.