Nation Apr 25 Iraq Postpones Naming Government; Insurgents Launch More Attacks Iraqi politicians failed again Monday to break a three-month deadlock over naming a transitional government, as the death toll from a weekend of coordinated insurgent attacks targeting police and civilians reached 29.
Economy Apr 21 Former Gangster Tells His Story of Reform In the second of a two-part series on how families are faring in the era of welfare reform, business correspondent Paul Solman of WGBH-Boston looks at the role of fathers and one man's success story.
Politics Apr 21 Senate Passes $81 Billion in Extra Funding for Afghanistan, Iraq The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved $81 billion in additional emergency funding for security and rebuilding efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Nation Apr 20 Scores of Bodies Found in Tigris River; 19 Executed in Separate Killing Iraqi authorities pulled the bodies of more than 50 people believed to be Shiite hostages seized in the Madain region south of Baghdad from the Tigris River Wednesday.
Nation Apr 19 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Named Next Pope On the second day of voting, cardinals in the Roman Catholic church elected 78-year-old Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany the 265th pope. He took the name Pope Benedict XVI and called himself a "simple, humble worker."…
Nation Apr 19 Nation Marks 10th Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing More than 1,000 people, joined by Vice President Dick Cheney and former President Clinton, gathered in Oklahoma City Tuesday to remember the victims of the federal building bombing that occurred 10 years ago.
Nation Apr 18 Cardinals End First Day of Conclave Without Selecting New Pope The 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church eligible to vote for the next pope ended their first day of secret balloting Monday without choosing a successor to Pope John Paul II.
Nation Apr 18 Activist Killed in Car Blast; Iraqi Forces Search for Hostages As Iraqi security forces continued to search for more than 100 Shiites reportedly held hostage south of Baghdad, officials reported the death of a young founder of a humanitarian group aimed at helping civilian casualties in Iraq.
Politics Apr 15 Lebanon Names Moderate Pro-Syrian Premier Lebanon's president appointed moderate pro-Syrian lawmaker Najib Mikati as prime minister Friday, breaking a political deadlock that helps pave the way for parliamentary elections in May.
Nation Apr 14 FCC Warns Broadcasters to Identify Source of Video News Releases Responding to public criticism over government-sponsored videos, the Federal Communications Commission reminded broadcasters Wednesday that they must disclose the origins of material that their audiences are viewing.