Nation Apr 04 Mourners Gather to View Pope As Cardinals Converge on Rome A vast crowd of faithful and tourists prepared to file past Pope John Paul II's body in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy Monday as the College of Cardinals started to meet ahead of a secret vote to name his…
Politics Apr 04 Former House Majority Leader Delay Resigns From Congress Dogged by an ongoing corruption investigation, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, once viewed as one of the most powerful Republicans in Washington, announced he was resigning his seat and would not run again this fall.
Nation Apr 03 Millions Around World Mourn Pope's Passing Pope John Paul II's body, clad in crimson and white vestments, lay in state at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace in Rome Sunday as millions around the world gathered to pray and mourn his passing.
Nation Apr 02 Pope John Paul II Dies After 27 Years At Head of Catholic Church Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who headed the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century, died Saturday night at age 84 after his health degenerated in the past three days.
World Apr 01 Sudan Disputes U.N. Resolution on Darfur Sudan on Friday called a U.N. resolution referring Sudanese war crimes suspects to the International Criminal Court "unfair, ill-advised and narrow-minded" and did not say whether it would comply, Reuters reported.
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.