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.
Nation Apr 06 First Ombudsmen Named to Critique Public TV, Radio The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversees National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, on Tuesday named two veteran journalists as its first two ombudsmen to critique the work of public radio and television.
Politics Apr 05 State Department Tightens U.S. Entry Rules In an effort to tighten border security, Americans re-entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, Panama and Bermuda will have to show their passports, administration officials said Tuesday.
Nation Apr 05 ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Diagnosed With Lung Cancer ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, the only of the "Big Three" veteran network anchors not to have recently retired from the post, has been diagnosed with lung cancer but plans to keep working through chemotherapy treatment, the network said Tuesday.
Nation Apr 05 U.S.-Iraqi Forces Battle Insurgents; Iraqis Settle Some Cabinet Posts Four U.S. troops and one Iraqi soldier died in clashes that erupted across Iraq this week, the U.S. military said, while Iraqi politicians struggled to form a new government.
Politics Apr 04 Ousted Kyrgyz President Akayev Resigns Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev, removed from power late last month amid mass protests, signed a resignation agreement Monday, opening the way for new elections in the former Soviet republic.