Politics Sep 28 DeLay Indicted in Texas Grand Jury Probe A Texas grand jury indicted House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and two of his political aides Wednesday, charging them with one count of criminal conspiracy in connection with an alleged illegal campaign finance scheme.
World Sep 28 U.N. Reform Document Just a Start, Bolton Tells Congress Two weeks after helping approve a compromise United Nations reform plan, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton told members of Congress on Wednesday that the United States "didn't get everything we wanted," but it was a start.
Nation Sep 28 U.S. Forces Ready for More Violence in Iraq, President Bush Says reaffirmed his confidence in the U.S.-led operation in Iraq in a speech Wednesday in the Rose Garden, saying troops were prepared to encounter an increase in violence by insurgents prior to next month's vote on an Iraqi constitution.
Politics Sep 27 Appellate Judge John Roberts Nominated to Supreme Court President Bush on Tuesday nominated federal judge John Roberts Jr., described as a strong conservative with an unassuming manner, to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Economy Sep 27 Iran Threatens Trade Retaliations After Nuclear Vote Iran threatened Tuesday to use its trade ties to punish countries that voted over the weekend to refer Tehran to the U.N. Security Council for failing to convince the international community that its nuclear program is peaceful.
Politics Sep 26 Irish Republican Army Gets Rid of Weapons Arsenal In a move that could end what has long been viewed as the primary obstacle to the full implementation of a political peace deal in Northern Ireland, the IRA has destroyed its vast arsenal of weapons, independent monitors announced Monday.
World Sep 26 Officials Continue Search for Stranded in Wake of Rita Police and other emergency workers continued to scour flooded communities in Louisiana and Texas Monday for those stranded after Hurricane Rita caused widespread flooding Saturday.
World Sep 24 Rita Roars Ashore Along Mostly Deserted Gulf Coast Hurricane Rita plowed into the Gulf Coast along the Texas-Louisiana border early Saturday, causing significant wind damage and some flooding.
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.