World Apr 14 Three Indicted in U.N. Oil-For-Food Scandal A Houston oilman and two traders from Texas and England paid millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to Saddam Hussein, cheating the United Nations' oil-for-food program out of humanitarian aid funds, authorities said Thursday.
Nation Apr 14 Dual Car Bomb Blasts Kill At Least 18 in Baghdad Two car bombs detonated outside an Iraqi police ministry in Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 18 and wounding 36. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for this latest in a recent upswing in attacks.
Politics Apr 13 Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to String of Deadly Bombings Former fugitive Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks across the South that killed two people and injured more than 120 others.
World Apr 13 U.N. Approves Global Nuclear Terrorism Treaty Members of the U.N. General Assembly approved a global treaty Wednesday aimed at preventing the illicit trafficking or possession of radioactive materials and atomic devices by terrorists.
Nation Apr 13 Iraqi Police Die Trying to Defuse Bomb As U.S. Official Visits A second senior U.S. official made an unannounced visit to Iraq Wednesday on a day of violence, including a bombing that killed 12 Iraqi policemen and the airing of a video showing a hostage pleading for his life.
Nation Apr 12 Rumsfeld Urges Swift Formation of Iraqi Government During a surprise visit to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met with U.S. troops and urged new Iraqi government leaders to move quickly towards developing a constitutional government to avoid charges of corruption and insurgent activity.
Politics Apr 11 China, India Alliance to End Longstanding Dispute In a landmark deal aimed at increasing cooperation between the two most populous countries in the world, India and China signed a strategic alliance Monday in New Delhi.
Nation Apr 11 Iraqi-U.S. Forces Round Up Dozens of Suspected Insurgents U.S. and Iraqi forces launched their biggest raid in Baghdad in recent weeks, sweeping though a central neighborhood Monday and detaining dozens of suspected insurgents, the military said.
Nation Apr 08 Millions Gather in Rome to Bury Pope John Paul II Millions of pilgrims joined Roman Catholic Church leaders, kings, princes and heads of state to celebrate the life and mourn the passing of Pope John Paul II, in what many are calling the largest funeral in history.
Nation Apr 07 Pope Considered Resigning, Funeral in Poland Pope John Paul II wrote in his last will and testament that he considered resigning in 2000 when he was already ailing and when the Roman Catholic Church was entering a new millennium.