Politics May 21 Massachusetts Moves to Stop Out-of-State Gay Marriages The Massachusetts attorney general warned clerks on Friday in four communities to stop granting marriage licenses to out-of-state gay couples.
Nation May 20 U.S.-Iraqi Force Raids Home, Offices of Iraqi Council Member U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police raided the offices and home of one-time American ally Ahmad Chalabi on Thursday, taking documents and computers, but offering no reasons for the move.
Politics May 19 Soldier Gets Maximum Sentence in First Iraq Abuse Court-Martial A court-martial sentenced Spc. Jeremy Sivits to the maximum penalty of one year in prison, a reduction in rank and a bad conduct discharge Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to charges linked to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at the…
World May 19 Panel Questions Response to 9/11 Attacks in New York Two days of sometimes stormy hearings by the independent panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks relived the horror and chaos of the day and pointed out mistakes that possibly led to more lost lives.
Politics May 18 Gandhi Declines Post As Prime Minister of India Sonia Gandhi, whose Congress party won a landslide election, announced Tuesday she will not accept the post of prime minister of India. Gandhi made her decision following protests from Hindu nationalists over the fact that she was born in Italy.
Politics May 18 At Least 18 Palestinians Dead in Gaza Raid Israeli forces pounded the Rafah refugee camp with missiles and machine gun fire Tuesday, killing at least 18 Palestinians in the largest raid inside the Gaza Strip in years.
Politics May 17 State-Sanctioned Gay Marriages Begin in Massachusetts Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to grant gay couples marriage licenses Monday, with hundreds of couples lining up overnight to fill out marriage applications.
Politics May 13 Judge Blocks Last-Minute Bid to Stop Mass. Gay Marriages A federal judge Thursday rejected an 11th hour attempt by conservative groups to prevent Massachusetts from granting the first state-sanctioned gay marriage licenses beginning next week.
Politics May 13 Indian Prime Minister Resigns After Surprising Party Defeat Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned in the wake of the crushing defeat of his governing Bharatiya Janata Party in India's general elections. Close to 380 million voters turned out for the elections held over three weeks.
Nation May 12 Video Shows Beheading of U.S. Hostage As Violence Continues in Iraq Islamic extremists released video Tuesday depicting the grisly decapitation of an American civilian held hostage in Iraq, saying the act was in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison.