World Mar 07 Arms Control Expert Chosen As Next U.N. Ambassador Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced Monday that Undersecretary of State John Bolton, an outspoken arms control expert, is President Bush's choice to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Nation Mar 07 Syria Announces Partial Lebanon Troop Pullback Syria will immediately begin a phased troop pullback in Lebanon, the presidents of both countries announced Monday in a joint statement.
Nation Mar 04 U.S. Troops Fire on Car of Freed Hostage, Killing Italian American forces manning a checkpoint fired on the car carrying an Italian journalist who had just been released by her captors, killing an Italian secret service agent and wounding at least two others, including the hostage, Giuliana Sgrena.
Nation Mar 04 Syria to Annouce Partial Withdrawal of Troops From Lebanon Former Lebanese government officials announced that Syria will soon begin a partial withdrawal of troops from Lebanon, but President Bush said the United States would not accept anything other than a full withdrawal of Syrian troops and officials.
Science Mar 04 President Selects Career EPA Employee to Lead Agency President Bush announced Friday that he has picked career government employee Stephen Johnson, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to take on the position full-time.
Politics Mar 02 Gunmen Kill Judge, Lawyer in Saddam Tribunal Gunmen in Baghdad shot and killed a lawyer and judge working for the Iraqi Special Tribunal set up to try Saddam Hussein and his top lieutenants, while car bombs killed at least 10 Iraqi soldiers in two separate attacks on…
Politics Mar 01 Supreme Court Strikes Down Death Penalty The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that applying the death penalty to offenders under the age of 18 is unconstitutionally cruel, ending the practice nationwide.
Politics Mar 01 Mideast Quartet Urges Palestinian-Israeli Dialogue World leaders meeting in London called on the newly elected Palestinian government to crack down on attacks on Israelis.
Politics Feb 28 Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns Amid Mass Protests Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami announced that he and his government would resign from office Monday, bringing cheers from more than 25,000 people gathered outside the Parliament to protest against the government and its ties to Syria.
Economy Feb 28 Department Stores to Merge in $11 Billion Deal Federated Department Stores Inc., parent to high-end retailers Bloomingdale's and Macy's, is buying rival May Department Stores Co. for $11 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced Monday.