Nation Feb 13 Former Chechen Leader Killed in Qatar Bomb Blast Former Chechen President Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, suspected of having terrorist ties and wanted by Moscow, died Friday after an explosion ripped apart his car in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, police said.
Health Feb 12 FDA Approves New Colon Cancer Drug The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the cancer drug Erbitux, which is at the center of the ImClone insider-trading scandal, for the treatment of colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
Science Feb 12 Scientists Cull Stem Cells From Cloned Human Embryo Researchers in South Korea succeeded in extracting stem cells from a cloned human embryo.
Politics Feb 11 Gen. Wesley Clark Ends Campaign for President Following disappointing third place finishes in Virginia and Tennessee Tuesday night, retired Gen. Wesley Clark decided to abandon his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Politics Feb 10 Kerry Sweeps Primaries in Virginia, Tennessee Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, riding high on a weekend sweep of three caucuses, proved his presidential campaign had regional depth, winning both the Virginia and Tennessee primaries Tuesday.
Politics Feb 10 Police Reclaim Towns From Haitian Rebels Haitian police this week were able to reclaim two of 11 towns taken over by armed rebels in protests that have been broiling over the past five days aimed at ousting President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from office.
Politics Feb 09 Violent, Antigovernment Protests Spread Through Haiti Pressure for Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to end his troubled rule escalated over the weekend as growing opposition turned to mass uprisings in several of the island nation's cities.
Economy Feb 09 U.S. and Australia Agree to Free Trade Pact The United States and Australia reached a free trade agreement Sunday that supporters said would increase U.S. manufacturing exports to Australia by $2 billion a year.
Politics Feb 08 Kerry Sweeps Weekend Caucuses in Michigan, Washington and Maine Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry scored his third double-digit victory of the weekend Sunday, winning the Maine caucuses and taking another step in his effort to garner the Democratic presidential nomination.
Politics Feb 07 John Kerry Wins Washington and Michigan Caucuses Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry scored two double-digit victories Saturday in the Michigan and Washington caucuses, building on the momentum that has taken him to the head of the pack seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.