Politics Mar 11 Judge Cites Trade Secrets in Ruling Against Bloggers A judge on Friday ordered three bloggers to reveal confidential sources in a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc., ruling that they were not protected by the First Amendment because they published trade secrets.
Nation Mar 11 U.S. to Offer Iran Incentives to End Nuclear Weapons Pursuit Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that the administration will offer Iran modest economic incentives if Tehran abandons its nuclear enrichment program.
Nation Mar 11 Suicide Bomber Strikes Mosque in Mosul A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque during a funeral in the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 47 people and injuring more than 100.
Politics Mar 09 Lebanon Reinstates Pro-Syrian Prime Minister A majority of Lebanon's parliament Wednesday voted to reinstate pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami who resigned in February in the face of opposition protests.
Nation Mar 09 Iraqi Police Find 41 Corpses; Minister Escapes Ambush Iraqi police found the bodies of 41 Iraqis either beheaded or shot by insurgents at two sites, officials said Wednesday.
Politics Mar 08 Pro-Syrian Protesters Rally in Beirut About 500,000 pro-Syrian demonstrators gathered in the Lebanese capital of Beirut Tuesday, chanting anti-American slogans in response to a call from the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group to counter anti-Syrian rallies held earlier this week.
Nation Mar 08 Russian Forces Kill Chechen Rebel Leader Chechen rebel leader and former Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov was killed during a "special operation," Russian military officials announced Tuesday.
World Mar 07 Arms Control Expert Chosen As Next U.N. Ambassador Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Monday that Undersecretary of State John Bolton, an outspoken arms control expert, is President Bush's choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Nation Mar 07 Syria Announces Partial Lebanon Troop Pullback Syria will immediately begin a phased troop pullback in Lebanon, the presidents of both countries announced Monday in a joint statement.
Nation Mar 04 U.S. Troops Fire on Car of Freed Hostage, Killing Italian American forces manning a checkpoint fired on the car carrying an Italian journalist who had just been released by her captors, killing an Italian secret service agent and wounding at least two others, including the hostage, Giuliana Sgrena.