Politics Feb 21 Tens of Thousands Protest Syrian Presence in Lebanon One week after former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was assassinated, tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets to call on Syria, whom many blame for the attack.
Politics Feb 21 Israel Releases Prisoners, Redraws West Bank Barrier in Goodwill Gesture Israel, following through with an earlier pledge, released 500 Palestinian prisoners Monday in a move seen as part of a continuing effort to revitalize peace efforts between the two sides.
Nation Feb 18 Boston Herald Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million in Libel Case The Boston Herald was ordered Friday to pay $2.1 million for libeling a Superior Court judge in articles that portrayed him as lenient toward defendants and quoted him making insensitive comments about a 14-year-old rape victim.
Nation Feb 18 String of Bombings Kills Dozens Ahead of Shiite Holiday A series of explosions at Shiite mosques and a religious procession in Iraq Friday killed more than 35 people and injured dozens more during events marking the eve of Ashoura, the holiest day of the year for Shiites.
Politics Feb 17 Shiites Win Slim Majority in New Iraqi Parliament Iraq's electoral commission awarded the Shiite alliance a slim majority of seats in the new National Assembly on Thursday, giving the party a powerful voice as the parliament takes up the issues of choosing new leaders and drafting a constitution.
Politics Feb 17 President Names Negroponte National Intelligence Chief President Bush on Thursday named his top representative in Iraq John Negroponte as the new director of national intelligence, a position created as part of the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Politics Feb 16 President Refuses to Rule Out Payroll Tax Hike President Bush said Wednesday that he has not ruled out raising taxes on people who earn more than $90,000 a year to help boost Social Security's finances.
Nation Feb 16 House Approves Higher Fines for Broadcast Indecency The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to dramatically increase fines for "indecent" programming, rejecting criticism the tougher penalties will stifle free speech and creativity on radio and TV broadcasts.
Politics Feb 15 Chertoff Confirmed As Homeland Security Chief The Senate unanimously confirmed federal judge Michael Chertoff as the nation's next Homeland Security secretary Tuesday, despite wrangling over whether he had any connection to a Justice Department memo on the treatment of terror suspects.
Politics Feb 15 Appeals Court Says Reporters Must Testify in CIA Leak Case A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling Tuesday saying two reporters must testify in the federal probe on whether Bush administration officials leaked the identity of an undercover CIA officer to the news media.