Politics Mar 15 Ebbers Convicted on All Charges in Worldcom Case Former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, who built a small Mississippi telephone company into the second largest U.S. long-distance provider, was convicted Tuesday of leading an $11 billion fraud that triggered the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Politics Mar 14 California Judge Rules Ban on Gay Marriage Unconstitutional San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer ruled Monday that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional.
Politics Mar 14 Demonstrators Seek Syrian Withdrawal, Probe Into Hariri's Death In the largest anti-Syrian protest since the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Beirut's Martyrs' Square on Monday to rally for a full Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon.
Politics Mar 11 Judge Cites Trade Secrets in Ruling Against Bloggers A judge on Friday ordered three bloggers to reveal confidential sources in a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc., ruling that they were not protected by the First Amendment because they published trade secrets.
Nation Mar 11 U.S. to Offer Iran Incentives to End Nuclear Weapons Pursuit Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that the administration will offer Iran modest economic incentives if Tehran abandons its nuclear enrichment program.
Nation Mar 11 Suicide Bomber Strikes Mosque in Mosul A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque during a funeral in the northern city of Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 47 people and injuring more than 100.
Politics Mar 09 Lebanon Reinstates Pro-Syrian Prime Minister A majority of Lebanon's parliament Wednesday voted to reinstate pro-Syrian Prime Minister Omar Karami who resigned in February in the face of opposition protests.
Nation Mar 09 Iraqi Police Find 41 Corpses; Minister Escapes Ambush Iraqi police found the bodies of 41 Iraqis either beheaded or shot by insurgents at two sites, officials said Wednesday.
Politics Mar 08 Pro-Syrian Protesters Rally in Beirut About 500,000 pro-Syrian demonstrators gathered in the Lebanese capital of Beirut Tuesday, chanting anti-American slogans in response to a call from the militant Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group to counter anti-Syrian rallies held earlier this week.
Nation Mar 08 Russian Forces Kill Chechen Rebel Leader Chechen rebel leader and former Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov was killed during a "special operation," Russian military officials announced Tuesday.