Politics Jan 19 Rice Nomination Heads to Senate Floor for Final Vote The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-2 Wednesday to approve Condoleezza Rice's nomination as secretary of state, clearing the way for a full Senate vote expected by Thursday.
Politics Jan 17 New Palestinian Cabinet Orders Halt to Militant Attacks New Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, backed by his cabinet, ordered Palestinian security forces Monday to stop attacks against Israeli targets by armed militant groups.
Politics Jan 14 Sharon Severs Contact With Abbas Over Militant Attacks Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cut communication with newly elected Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas until the Palestinian leader takes action against militant groups, an Israeli government spokesman said Friday.
Nation Jan 13 U.S. Ends Search for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq The search for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons in Iraq officially ended just before Christmas with nothing substantial found, members of the Iraq Survey Group said in interviews this week.
Politics Jan 12 High Court Makes Sentencing Guidelines ‘Advisory’ In a blow to the Justice Department, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that federal judges do not have to abide by the controversial federal criminal sentencing code adopted in 1987.
Politics Jan 11 President Picks Federal Judge to Lead Homeland Security President George W. Bush tapped federal Judge Michael Chertoff Tuesday to head the Department of Homeland Security, replacing outgoing Secretary Tom Ridge.
World Jan 10 World Leaders Hail Sudanese Peace Deal, Warn of Challenges Leaders from across Africa attended a signing ceremony in Kenya Sunday of a comprehensive peace agreement formally ending more than 20 years of civil war between the Sudanese government and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army.
Nation Jan 10 CBS Ousts Four Executives Over Disputed 60 Minutes Report CBS News forced three staffers to resign and fired a fourth Monday following the release of an independent review into a disputed 60 Minutes Wednesday report about President Bush's National Guard service.
Politics Jan 10 Baghdad Police Official Assassinated; Ukraine Considers Pullout The daily attacks that have intensified ahead of national elections this month continued Monday with the assassination of the deputy police chief in Baghdad and a massive roadside bombing that killed two American soldiers.
Politics Jan 10 Abbas Declared Winner in Historic Palestinian Election Moderate former premier Mahmoud Abbas was declared the winner Monday in the election to replace the late Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat.