Nation May 16 45 Bodies Found in Iraq; Cleric Demands Coalition Forces Leave Three Iraqis were found shot dead in Baghdad Monday and a slain Kurd was left in a garbage dump in northern Iraq, raising to 45 the number of bodies found in recent days. The Iraqi government has vowed to find…
Nation May 13 Pentagon Recommends U.S. Base Closures The Pentagon proposed Friday closing about 180 U.S. military installations, including 33 major bases, launching the first round of base closures and realignments in a decade.
Nation May 11 U.S. Forces Push Toward Syria; Car Bombs Shake Iraq A series of suicide bombers killed at least 60 people and wounded 100 in several Iraqi cities Wednesday as U.S. forces continued an offensive aimed at uprooting insurgents near the Syrian border.
Nation May 10 Former Iranian President Enters Presidential Race An experienced politician with ties to the West and a moderate platform entered Iran's presidential race Tuesday.
Nation May 09 New York Times Panel Issues Recommendations to Boost Credibility An internal committee at The New York Times has recommended a number of steps to improve readers' trust in the newspaper.
Nation May 09 U.S. Forces Launch Major Operation Against Foreign Insurgents In one of its largest ground operations since the taking of Fallujah six months ago, U.S. Marines and other American forces launched a major operation targeting insurgents operating in Western Iraq, near the Syrian border.
Politics May 06 British Prime Minister Blair Wins Historic Third Term British Prime Minister Tony Blair won a historic third successive term in office, but with a significantly smaller parliamentary majority for his Labour Party due to voter backlash over his support of the war in Iraq.
Nation May 05 Insurgents Strike Iraqi Security Forces Insurgents continued a bloody series of assaults Thursday, targeting Iraq's security forces and recruits in four separate attacks in Baghdad that killed at least 21 people and wounded another 26.
Nation May 04 U.S. Broadcast Industry On Christmas Eve 1906, Canadian inventor Reginald Fessenden conducted the first radio broadcast in history, sending a recording of Handel's Largo, Christian hymns and a "Merry Christmas" to United Fruit Co. boats in the Atlantic Ocean.