Nation Mar 31 Nightline Anchor Ted Koppel to Leave Abc News in December Veteran journalist Ted Koppel, the host of the award-winning late-night news program Nightline for 25 years, will leave ABC News when his contract expires in December, the network said Thursday.
Nation Mar 31 Terri Schiavo Dies 13 Days After Feeding Tube Removed Terri Schiavo, 41, died Thursday in a Florida hospice 13 days after her feeding tube was removed -- a decision allowed by the courts after years of legal wrangling between Schiavo's husband and parents.
World Mar 30 European Ministers Endorse Wolfowitz to Head World Bank European Union governments Wednesday endorsed World Bank president nominee Paul Wolfowitz, whose reputation as a hawk in the Bush administration made him a contentious choice.
World Mar 29 Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Reaches 330, Expected to Rise As Indonesians searched through rubble left behind from Monday's 8.7-magnitude earthquake that struck near the island of Nias, officials warned the death toll, already at more than 330 people, could rise as high as 2,000.
Politics Mar 29 Contentious Iraqi Assembly Fails to Elect Speaker The new 275-member Iraqi assembly abruptly adjourned a contentious and sometimes chaotic meeting Tuesday after failing to elect a speaker to head the body.
Politics Mar 28 Opposition Leader Named Prime Minister in Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan's parliament named Kurmanbek Bakiyev -- the key figure behind the overthrow of veteran President Askar Akayev -- as prime minister in an effort to end the chaos surrounding last week's coup.
Politics Mar 24 Opposition Seizes Control of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan's opposition declared itself in control of the Central Asian country Thursday after days of violent protests seeking the ouster of President Askar Akayev.
Politics Mar 24 Supreme Court Rejects Schiavo Parents' Appeal The Supreme Court in a one-page order on Thursday refused Terri Schiavo's parents' request to reinsert their severely brain-damaged daughter's feeding tube. The order ends a four-day rush to get her case reviewed by federal courts.
Politics Mar 23 U.S. Court Rejects Appeal in Schiavo Case A federal appeals court refused early Wednesday to order the reinsertion of a feeding tube into the brain-damaged woman, Terri Schiavo, rejecting the request of her parents and their supporters who have battled to keep the Florida woman alive.
Politics Mar 22 Teen Opens Fire in Minnesota High School A high school student on an Indian reservation in northern Minnesota went on a shooting rampage Monday, killing nine people including five students, before turning the gun on himself in the worst U.S. school shooting since Columbine.