Economy Aug 02 Chinese Oil Company Withdraws Unocal Bid Amid Political Pressure Chinese oil company CNOOC withdrew its $18.5 billion bid for U.S. oil and gas producer Unocal on Tuesday, surrendering to political opposition and leaving American oil company Chevron poised to take over Unocal for about $17.3 billion.
Nation Aug 02 6 Marines Killed in Iraq, U.S. Death Toll Tops 1,800 American military officials on Tuesday announced that six U.S. Marines were killed in combat in western Iraq, pushing the death toll for U.S. military personnel over 1,800.
Politics Aug 01 Riots Follow Death of Sudanese Vice President Riots broke out in the Sudanese capital Monday after the country's newly installed vice president, who joined the government after agreeing to a peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war, was killed in a helicopter crash.
Economy Aug 01 South Africa to Speed Up Land Reform, End Market-based System A national land summit, called by the South African government to assess the success of its program to return land confiscated during apartheid to black farmers, ended Sunday with a resolution.
Politics Aug 01 Saudi Arabia King Fahd Dies, Replaced by Half Brother Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, who moved the world's largest oil producing country closer to the United States, died Monday at the age of 84.
World Aug 01 President Bush Appoints John Bolton to United Nations Despite ongoing opposition by many Democrats, President Bush on Monday circumvented Senate approval and appointed embattled former State Department official John Bolton to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Politics Jul 29 Police Reportedly Arrest Final Three Suspected London Bombers In a series of raids in London and Rome Friday, police arrested the final three of four men suspected of having carried backpack bombs on to trains and a bus during the failed terrorist attacks in London on July 21.
Politics Jul 29 President Set to Sign $14.5 Billion Energy Bill The Senate overwhelmingly approved a sweeping energy bill that provides billions in tax breaks and other incentives to boost domestic production from traditional and alternative sources by a vote of 74-26 Friday.
World Jul 28 IRA Vows to End Armed Campaign in Northern Ireland The Irish Republican Army announced Thursday it would end all armed campaigns and work purely through political channels in what could be a historic step forward in advancing the stalled 1997 peace deal.
Politics Jul 28 British Police Arrest Nine Men Linked to Failed Bombings British police arrested nine men Thursday in connection with last week's attempted bomb attacks on London's transit system, bringing to 20 the number of people police have in custody, including one suspected bomber.