Nation Apr 18 Cardinals End First Day of Conclave Without Selecting New Pope The 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church eligible to vote for the next pope ended their first day of secret balloting Monday without choosing a successor to Pope John Paul II.
Nation Apr 18 Activist Killed in Car Blast; Iraqi Forces Search for Hostages As Iraqi security forces continued to search for more than 100 Shiites reportedly held hostage south of Baghdad, officials reported the death of a young founder of a humanitarian group aimed at helping civilian casualties in Iraq.
Politics Apr 15 Lebanon Names Moderate Pro-Syrian Premier Lebanon's president appointed moderate pro-Syrian lawmaker Najib Mikati as prime minister Friday, breaking a political deadlock that helps pave the way for parliamentary elections in May.
Nation Apr 14 FCC Warns Broadcasters to Identify Source of Video News Releases Responding to public criticism over government-sponsored videos, the Federal Communications Commission reminded broadcasters Wednesday that they must disclose the origins of material that their audiences are viewing.
Politics Apr 14 Malawi Launches Major Land Redistribution Program The government of Malawi in southern Africa Wednesday announced the launch of a $28 million land redistribution program aimed at giving land to 20,000 poor families.
World Apr 14 Three Indicted in U.N. Oil-For-Food Scandal A Houston oilman and two traders from Texas and England paid millions of dollars in secret kickbacks to Saddam Hussein, cheating the United Nations' oil-for-food program out of humanitarian aid funds, authorities said Thursday.
Nation Apr 14 Dual Car Bomb Blasts Kill At Least 18 in Baghdad Two car bombs detonated outside an Iraqi police ministry in Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 18 and wounding 36. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for this latest in a recent upswing in attacks.
Politics Apr 13 Former Fugitive Pleads Guilty to String of Deadly Bombings Former fugitive Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to carrying out the bombing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks across the South that killed two people and injured more than 120 others.
World Apr 13 U.N. Approves Global Nuclear Terrorism Treaty Members of the U.N. General Assembly approved a global treaty Wednesday aimed at preventing the illicit trafficking or possession of radioactive materials and atomic devices by terrorists.
Nation Apr 13 Iraqi Police Die Trying to Defuse Bomb As U.S. Official Visits A second senior U.S. official made an unannounced visit to Iraq Wednesday on a day of violence, including a bombing that killed 12 Iraqi policemen and the airing of a video showing a hostage pleading for his life.